If ever you need proof of just how quickly time is slipping by… awards season for 2026 is officially underway.
Yes, while some of us are still only a quarter of the way through our Christmas shopping and putting together our New Year’s Eve “sorry I can’t come” excuses, Hollywood is already insisting that we look further into the future with the news that next year’s Golden Globes nominees have been announced.
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Unsurprisingly, One Battle After Another is leading the way when it comes to the most-nominated films with nine nominations, ahead of Sentimental Value’s eight and Sinners’ seven.
In the TV categories, meanwhile, The White Lotus is the most-recognised TV show, with six nominations to Adolescence’s five.
While none of that comes as a huge shock, that’s not to say that the Golden Globe nominees for 2026 are without their surprises, whether that’s an unexpected addition to the shortlist, an outsider leapfrogging their more obvious competition or a frontrunner failing to make the cut for one reason or another.
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Here are nine of the stand-out surprises and snubs…
SURPRISE
Amy Madigan

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We’re starting off with one that really put a big smile on our face. Weapons is undoubtedly one of our favourite movies of 2025, and when you think Weapons, you can’t help but think of Amy Madigan as Aunt Gladys, can you?
Her performance was so striking and transformative that Gladys was completely kept out of the film’s promotional materials, while Amy didn’t start doing any interviews to talk about the movie until enough people had seen it that it wouldn’t constitute a spoiler.
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It didn’t take long for fans of Weapons to begin loudly calling for Amy to get some recognition when awards season came around, although given the various bodies’ reluctance to show love to the horror genre, we weren’t sure quite how seriously to take it.
Amy’s Golden Globe nomination is further proof that horror films are worth considering alongside their mainstream peers – and we’re thrilled that she’s now one step further to that Oscar nomination (not to mention how excited we are at the prospect of what brooch she might sport on the red carpet).
SNUB
Wunmi Mosaku

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Moving on to something we’re a lot less pleased about…
The unanimous acclaim and inarguable box office success of Sinners meant that it was clear the part-horror, part-period drama, part-musical was going to be hard for the various powers-that-be to ignore it when awards season rolled around.
Our concern was always that because of its ensemble cast, the filmmakers and those behind-the-scenes would be the ones who got the recognition over the actors on screen.
Don’t get us wrong, we’re thrilled to see Michael B Jordan among the Best Actor In A Musical/Comedy nominees, particularly as he had the challenge of playing two distinct characters in the movie.
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However, it’s a shame that Sinners’ supporting cast members aren’t up for any Golden Globes, and hopefully the immediate outcry over Wunmi Mosaku’s omission will be enough for future awards shows to realise how much people want her to get the flowers she so deserves for her performance as Annie.
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Delroy Lindo

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Similarly, aside from Michael B Jordan, it was Delroy Lindo that many movie fans considered the most likely candidate from Sinners’ ensemble cast for awards buzz after the movie came out.
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For his performance as harmonica devotee Delta Slim, Delroy gave the movie some comic relief, adding even more strings to the bow of a film that was already so ambitious in its scope.
Like co-star Wunmi, Delroy’s work in Sinners hasn’t been acknowledged by the Golden Globes, but we’re very, very early into awards season, and there’s still plenty of time for other ceremonies to show him some love.
SNUB
Gwyneth Paltrow

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Marty Supreme marks Gwyneth Paltrow’s return to the big screen after six years away (and her first time appearing on screen in a movie that wasn’t under the Marvel umbrella in over a decade), during which time she’s mostly been focussed on her work with Goop and the occasional TV role.
In other words, there was a lot riding on the Oscar winner’s Hollywood comeback – and the reviews for her performance have already suggested that more awards love could be in her future.
With stiff competition this year, Gwyneth is not up for a Best Supporting award at the Golden Globes, but we definitely wouldn’t count her out for future awards shows later in the season just yet…
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