Golden Globes Awards 2026
Golden Globes 2026 is shaping up as one of those “you probably should clear your Sunday night” events: the 83rd Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in 2025 film and American television on January 11, 2026, live from the Beverly Hilton.
It’s the first big awards show of the year, which always gives it a slightly chaotic, party‑starter energy; nobody’s fully burned out on speeches yet, the campaigns are still fresh, and everyone’s still pretending they’re just “happy to be nominated.”
One Battle After Another leads the film field with 9 nominations, followed by Sentimental Value with 8 and Sinners with 7, while The White Lotus tops the TV side with 6 nods.
This year also feels like a bit of a turning point. The Globes are trying to modernize and repair their reputation at the same time, and you can see that in the mix of nominees, prestige dramas, big studio tentpoles, streaming darlings, and now even podcasts sitting side by side.
It’s still “Hollywood’s party,” but the guest list has expanded to include people who made you cry in a three‑hour movie and people who kept you company in your headphones on the commute.
Golden Globes Date and Time
The 2026 Golden Globes air on Sunday, January 11, 2026, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific).
That’s classic awards‑night primetime: late enough that people on the East Coast can get home, early enough that Los Angeles isn’t trying to balance red carpet photos with sunset.
The nominations were announced a little earlier in the cycle, on December 8, 2025, in a morning press conference at the Beverly Hilton, with Skye P. Marshall and Marlon Wayans reading out the names live on CBS platforms and social streams.
If you watched any part of that, you probably experienced the usual emotional roller coaster, shock snubs, pleasant surprises, and at least one film you quietly added to your “okay, fine, I’ll watch it this weekend” watchlist.
There’s also a fun pre‑game twist this year: the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett lifetime honors were presented separately at a special “Golden Eve” event on January 8, 2026, also at the Beverly Hilton, and then broadcast in primetime ahead of the main show, with Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker receiving the top honorary awards.
It’s a little bit like stretching awards season across the whole week instead of cramming everything into one overstuffed night.
When And Where To Watch the Golden Globes 2026?
You can watch the Golden Globes 2026 live on CBS, with streaming available on Paramount+ in the U.S. at the same 8–11 p.m. ET window.
If you have Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, you can stream the live CBS feed directly; Paramount+ Essential subscribers get on‑demand access the day after.
In practical terms, that means:
- Turn on CBS if you have a regular TV.
- Open Paramount+ if you’ve gone full streaming and forgot what channel numbers even are.
The Globes also tend to spill across social media in real time, clips, reaction shots, and someone’s slightly unhinged speech.
The official Golden Globes site and CBS/Paramount pages will push red‑carpet looks, winner lists, and backstage interviews pretty fast, so even if you can’t sit down for all three hours, it’s easy to dip in and out.
It’s the kind of show where half the fun is watching live, and the other half is reading group chats reacting to surprise wins.
Golden Globes 2026 Host
Nikki Glaser is returning as the Golden Globes 2026 host, marking her second straight year steering the ceremony.
She was the first solo female host in Globes history and got strong reviews in 2025 for walking that tricky line between sharp and mean, pointed jokes, but with enough self‑awareness that the room didn’t turn icy.
Having the same host back‑to‑back gives the show a bit of continuity, and honestly, awards nights are just better when the person on stage feels like they’re in on the weirdness of the whole enterprise.
Glaser’s style leans conversational and slightly roasted‑marshmallow: there’s a burn, but it’s wrapped in warmth. Expect her to have fun with streaming wars, franchise fatigue, and probably at least one joke about podcasts now crashing the party.
Speaking of podcasts, the Globes are introducing a new Best Podcast category for 2026, recognizing shows that made a significant impact over the last year, with a shortlist pulled from listening data across Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and more.
The final nominees are a mix of big, recognizable titles like Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and NPR’s Up First, basically, people you might have already spent hundreds of hours with, now getting invited to the same party as movie stars.
Golden Globes 2026 Nominations List
The Golden Globes 2026 nominations are led on the film side by One Battle After Another with 9 nods, Sentimental Value with 8, and Sinners with 7, while Hamnet follows close behind with 6.
Those titles pop up across major categories, Best Motion Picture, directing, acting, screenplay, and score, which usually mark them as serious threats on the night.
Here’s a quick, very human‑sized snapshot rather than a giant wall of categories:
Big film players
- One Battle After Another – 9 nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and multiple acting nods for Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor, plus director and score.
- Sentimental Value – 8 nominations, rooted in the drama categories, with recognition for its ensemble and creative team.
- Sinners – 7 nominations, mixing genre elements with awards‑friendly craft in directing, acting, and music.
- Hamnet and Frankenstein round out the heavyweights, along with titles like Wicked: For Good, It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, and several animated contenders including Zootopia 2 and KPop Demon Hunters.
Television standouts
- The White Lotus leads TV with 6 nominations, proving the series still has a tight grip on awards voters.
- Adolescence follows with 5, while Only Murders in the Building, Severance, The Bear, Black Mirror, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, and The Studio all show up multiple times across series and acting categories.
Digital audio
- Best Podcast nominees: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and Up First.
Add in honorary awards like the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Helen Mirren and the Carol Burnett Award for Sarah Jessica Parker, and the Golden Globes 2026 end up feeling like a snapshot of where pop culture really lived in 2025: prestige dramas, oddball comedies, water‑cooler TV, and the podcasts that filled in all the quiet spaces in between.
Disclaimer: The information above is based on officially announced details, early nominations, and broadcast schedules available at the time of writing. Dates, timings, nominees, or broadcast plans may change due to network decisions or unforeseen circumstances. Viewers are advised to check the official Golden Globes and CBS/Paramount+ platforms for the latest updates.
