'One Battle After Another' was the big winner of this year's Golden Globes, taking home four trophies, including Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and Best Director. British drama Adolescence also won four prizes in the TV categories. Here’s everything you need to know.
The stars of film and TV gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday for the 83rd Golden Globes ceremony, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Netflix miniseries Adolescence emerged as the big winners on the night, earning four Globes apiece.
One Battle After Another won Best Film (Comedy or Musical), Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, Best Director and Best Screenplay, both for Anderson, who has become only the second filmmaker after Oliver Stone to collect Best Director, Screenplay and Film (as a producer) at the Globes.
Loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon's postmodern countercultural novel “Vineland”, Anderson’s tenth feature centers around a dishevelled revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is forced out of retirement when a former enemy (Sean Penn) threatens his daughter (Chase Infiniti) in a bid to revive an old grudge. Euronews Culture ranked it our Number 1 Movie of 2025 and it is the clear front-runner this awards season.
In one of the evening’s best speeches, singer and actress Teyana Taylor sent a message to "my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight".
"Our light does not need permission to shine," she told them. "We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space."
While many were betting on Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners to take Best Film in the Drama section, Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, a speculative drama about William and Agnes Shakespeare based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, pulled off an upset by winning the Best Film (Drama). Its star, Jessie Buckley, also won Best Actress in a Drama.
At the Oscars, Buckley will have to compete against Rose Byrne, who was rewarded for her lead performance in Mary Bronstein’s punishing parental drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
Sinners – another one of our 2025 favourites - did end up winning Best Score and the Cinematic and Box-office Achievement award, beating the likes of Avatar: Fire and Ash, F1, Weapons and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
Other big winners of the evening include Timothée Chalamet, who nabbed his first Golden Globe for Marty Supreme, beating George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio. The 30-year-old is poised to win his first Oscar for his role in Josh Safdie’s first solo outing behind the camera. Loosely inspired by the life and career of US ping-pong player Marty Reisman, Marty Supreme is a coming-of-age film about scheming and whatever-it-takes determination in the face of adversity.
“My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up: Always be grateful for what you have,” said Chalamet. “It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here. I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter.”
Elsewhere, Brazilian actor Wagner Moura was the surprise winner in the Drama category for his role in the political thriller The Secret Agent, becoming the first Brazilian to win the award. His win follows Fernanda Torres’ success last year for I’m Still Here.
"This is a film about memory – or the lack of memory - and generational trauma," Moura said. “I think that if trauma can be passed along generations, values can too. So this is to the ones that are sticking with their values in difficult moments."
The Secret Agent also won Best Film (Non-English language), beating favourite Sentimental Value.
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, 74, did win Best Supporting Actor for Sentimental Value. He joked that he hadn't prepared a speech "because I thought that I was too old", before making an impassioned plea for people to see films like his on the big screen.
"Cinema should be seen in cinemas," he said to cheers from the audience.
In the television awards, The Pitt took Best Drama Series, while Netflix’s Adolescencewon four awards: Best Limited Series, and acting awards for Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham and 16-year-old Owen Cooper.
Cooper told the assembled A-listers: "I'm still very much an apprentice. I'm still learning every day. I'm still learning from the people that are sitting in front of you and sitting in front of me."
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne delivered an impassioned speech, reminding the audience: “Some people think our show is about why we should be afraid of young people. It’s not. It’s about the filth and the debris we’ve left in their way.”
Other winners included Rhea Seehorn for her stunning performance in Pluribus, Jean Smart for Hacks, Michelle Williams for Dying for Sex, and Seth Rogen's The Studio, which picked up two prizes.
This year’s Globes also saw the introduction of a podcast category, with nominees drawn from the list of the 25 most-listened-to podcasts. Amy Poehler, a former Golden Globes host, ended up winning the inaugural award for Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
Here is the full list of the 2026 Golden Globe Awards winners:
Film
Best Film - Drama
- WINNER: Hamnet
- Frankenstein
- It Was Just an Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Best Film - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: One Battle After Another
- Blue Moon
- Bugonia
- Marty Supreme
- No Other Choice
- Nouvelle Vague
Best Non-English Language Film
- WINNER: The Secret Agent
- It Was Just an Accident
- No Other Choice
- Sentimental Value
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Animated Film
- WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters
- Arco
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Elio
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Zootopia 2
Best Actress - Drama
- WINNER: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
- Jennifer Lawrence - Die, My Love
- Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
- Julia Roberts - After the Hunt
- Tessa Thompson - Hedda
- Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby
Best Actor - Drama
- WINNER: Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
- Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams
- Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein
- Dwayne Johnson - The Smashing Machine
- Michael B Jordan - Sinners
- Jeremy Allen White - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
- Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good
- Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
- Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
- Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
- Emma Stone - Bugonia
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
- George Clooney - Jay Kelly
- Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
- Lee Byung-Hun - No Other Choice
- Jesse Plemons - Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
- WINNER: Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
- Emily Blunt - The Smashing Machine
- Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
- Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan - Weapons
Best Supporting Actor
- WINNER: Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
- Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal - Hamnet
- Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler - Jay Kelly
Cinematic and box office achievement
- WINNER: Sinners
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Zootopia 2
Best Director
- WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler - Sinners
- Guillermo del Toro - Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
- Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
- Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
Best Screenplay
- WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
- Ryan Coogler - Sinners
- Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
Best Original Song
- WINNER: Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick - KPop Demon Hunters; Golden
- Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen - Avatar: Fire and Ash; Dream as One
- Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson - Sinners; I Lied to You
- Stephen Schwartz - Wicked: For Good; No Place Like Home
- Stephen Schwartz - Wicked: For Good; The Girl in the Bubble
- Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner - Train Dreams; Train Dreams
Best Original Score
- WINNER: Ludwig Göransson - Sinners
- Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein
- Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another
- Kanding Ray - Sirāt
- Max Richter - Hamnet
- Hans Zimmer - F1
TV
Best Series - Drama
- WINNER: The Pitt
- The Diplomat
- Pluribus
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Series - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER: The Studio
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
Best Limited Series
- WINNER: Adolescence
- All Her Fault
- The Beast In Me
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Girlfriend
Best Actress - Drama
- WINNER: Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus
- Kathy Bates - Matlock
- Britt Lower - Severance
- Helen Mirren - Mobland
- Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us
- Keri Russell - The Diplomat
Best Actor – Drama
- WINNER: Noah Wyle - The Pitt
- Sterling K Brown - Paradise
- Diego Luna - Andor
- Gary Oldman - Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo - Task
- Adam Scott - Severance
Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER: Jean Smart - Hacks
- Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
- Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
- Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
- Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
- WINNER: Seth Rogen - The Studio
- Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell - Chad Powers
- Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White - The Bear
Best Actress - Limited Series
- WINNER: Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex
- Claire Danes - The Beast in Me
- Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
- Amanda Seyfried - Long Bright River
- Sarah Snook - All Her Fault
- Robin Wright - The Girlfriend
Best Actor - Limited Series
- WINNER: Stephen Graham - Adolescence
- Jacob Elordi - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Paul Giamatti - Black Mirror
- Charlie Hunnam - Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law - Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys - The Beast in Me
Best Supporting Actress
- WINNER: Erin Doherty - Adolescence
- Carrie Coon - The White Lotus
- Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
- Catherine O'Hara - The Studio
- Parker Posey - The White Lotus
- Aimee-Lou Wood - The White Lotus
Best Supporting Actor
- WINNER: Owen Cooper - Adolescence
- Billy Crudup - The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins - The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs - The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman - Severance
- Ashley Walters - Adolescence
Best Stand-up Comedy Performance
- WINNER: Ricky Gervais - Mortality
- Bill Maher - Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
- Brett Goldstein - The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Kevin Hart - Acting My Age
- Kumail Nanjiani - Night Thoughts
- Sarah Silverman - Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Best Podcast
- WINNER: Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
- Up First from NPR
