The British and Irish stars of Hollywood have had huge sway in the industry this year judging by the names being announced for the 2026 Golden Globe nominations.
The names shortlisted for the awards were revealed on Monday, ahead of the January 11 ceremony and many actors from across the UK are being considered.
Adolescence's Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty all received nominations for their roles in the Netflix hit, which already received awards success at the Emmys earlier this year.
The first category to be announced was for for Best Male Actor in a Television Drama, with Gary Oldman securing an early nomination and leading the way for the Brits.
The first major ceremony in the awards season calendar honours the best of film, TV and, for the first time this year, podcasts, across 28 categories.
In the next acting category, Best Supporting Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Irish star Paul Mescal was commended for his part in Hamnet.
The Best Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or TV Motion Picture category was packed with British nominees.
Stephen Graham for his leading role in Adolescence, Charlie Hunnam for Monster: The ED Gein Story, Jude Law in Black Rabbit and Matthew Rhys for The Beast in Me.
In the Best Supporting Male Actor for TV section, Owen Cooper and Ashley Walters for Adolescence and Jason Isaacs for The White Lotus.
Fellow Adolescence star Erin Doherty earned a nomination in the Best Supporting Female Actor in TV section. Erin is up against fellow Brit Aimee Lou Wood for her part as Chelsea in The White Lotus.
Best Female Actor in the TV drama category nods were received by Helen Mirren for Mobland and Bella Ramsey for The Last Of Us.
Elsewhere in the Best Support Female Actor in a Motion Picture category, Emily Blunt was nominated for her role in The Smashing Machine.
Meanwhile, Cynthia Erivo picked up a nomination in the Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture Musical Comedy section for her role as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good.
Irish actress Jessie Buckley has received a nod in the Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture Drama category.
The Stand Up Comedy award, saw Brett Goldstein and Ricky Gervais chosen for their shows The Second Best Night Of Your Life and Mortality respectively.
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood will contend in the Best Original Score in a Motion Picture category for One Battle After Another, alongside fellow Brit composer Max Richter for Hamnet.
The nominations for the 83rd annual ceremony were read by actors Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall.
This year, all 28 award categories have six nominees, with the exception of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, which features eight.
Netflix hit Adolescence lead the nods for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture, alongside All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex and The Girlfriend.
Dame Helen will be presented with the prestigious gong, whose previous recipients include Meryl Streep, Alfred Hitchcock and last year's winner Viola Davis, in a ceremony on January 8, three days before the main Golden Globes take place.
'Helen Mirren is a force of nature, and her career is nothing short of extraordinary,' said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes.
'Her transcendent performances and commitment to her craft continue to inspire generations of artists and audiences alike. It is a profound honour to present her with the Cecil B DeMille award.'
The January 8 Golden Eve ceremony will also include the presentation of the Carol Burnett award for TV work to Sarah Jessica Parker.
The 83rd annual Golden Globes will take place on Sunday January 11 and will be hosted for the second year in a row by comedian and actress Nikki Glaser.
Last year, Emilia Pérez scored the most film nominations with a record-breaking 10 nods.
It went on to scoop best motion picture - musical or comedy, best supporting actress for Zoe Saldana, best non-English language film and best song.
The Brutalist won best motion picture - drama and best director.
In the TV categories, The Bear led with five nods, followed by Only Murders in the Building and Shogun.
At the January 2025 ceremony Shogun won best drama series and Baby Reindeer was named best limited series.
Golden Globe 2026 nominations
Best Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Blue Moon
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
No Other Choice
Nouvelle Vague
Best Picture – Drama
Frankenstein
Hamnet
It Was Just An Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson, Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Timothee 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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
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 Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
Best Original Song
“Dream as One,” Avatar: Fire and Ash
“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“No Place Like Home,” Wicked: For Good
The Girl in the Bubble,” Wicked: For Good
"Train Dreams,” Train Dreams
Best Original Score– Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another
Kangding Ray, Sirāt
Max Richter, Hamnet
Hans Zimmer, F1
Best Director – Motion Picture
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
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
Outstanding Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2
Best Podcast
Armchair Expert
Call Her Daddy
Good Hang
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Smartless
Up First
Best TV Series – Drama
The Diplomat
The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Best Limited TV Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Adolescence
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series — Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Britt Lower, Severance
Helen Mirren, MobLand
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Claire Danes - The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried - Long Bright River
Sarah Snook - All Her Fault
Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex
Robin Wright - The Girlfriend
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Glen Powell, Chad Powers
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Jude Law, Black Rabbit
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Jason Isaac, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best non-English Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Best Animated Film
Arco
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV
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
Ricky Gervais, Mortality
Sarah Silverman, Postmortem
