Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet won big at the 83rd Golden Globes. The Pitt and Adolescence led TV, while Amy Poehler took home first-ever Best Podcast award.

In a ceremony marked by landmark moments and prevailing cinematic accomplishments, the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards formally kicked off the 2026 awards season at the iconic Beverly Hilton. The event, which Nikki Glaser hosted for the second year in a row, mirrored the evolving nature of the business by acknowledging streaming-first content and introducing new categories, such as Best Podcast (won by Amy Poehler for Good Hang). One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson was the night's biggest winner, taking home statuettes for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The evening marked a huge win for auteur-driven cinema. The evening's most esteemed award, Best Motion Picture—Drama, went to Hamnet by Chloé Zhao.
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When it came to television, Apple TV+ and Netflix were unrivalled. While Adolescence was the undisputed winner in the Limited Series category, The Pitt took first place in the Drama category, and The Studio took first place in the Musical/Comedy category for its satire of the entertainment industry. The animated hit KPop Demon Hunters and the Brazilian film The Secret Agent both won several accolades, demonstrating a renaissance in global storytelling. As the winners were announced live on JioHotstar (OTTplay Premium) in India the results established a clear roadmap for the upcoming Academy Awards, signalling a year when independent visions and international narratives took centre stage.
Teyana Taylor commanded the 83rd Golden Globes stage to claim the evening's first trophy, delivering a tearful and empowering speech for her breakout performance as a revolutionary in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.
The legendary Stellan Skarsgård added another golden trophy to his mantle, winning Best Supporting Male Actor for his transformative role as a patriarch grappling with legacy in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value.
Bringing his career full circle from the halls of County General to the gritty shifts of Pittsburgh, Noah Wyle secured the Best Male Actor in a TV Drama trophy at the 83rd Golden Globes for his tour-de-force performance in The Pitt.
Proving that some things only get better with age, the incomparable Jean Smart took home her third Best Female Actor in a TV Musical/Comedy trophy for her legendary turn as Deborah Vance in Hacks.
Continuing a historic streak that began with his record-breaking Emmy win, 16-year-old breakout star Owen Cooper captured the Best Supporting Male Actor—Television trophy for his haunting and transformative performance in the Netflix sensation Adolescence.
Life and art collided in the most meta way possible as Seth Rogen took home the Best Male Actor in a TV Musical/Comedy trophy for his Apple TV+ satire The Studio.
History was made as Amy Poehler stepped onto the stage to accept the first-ever Golden Globe for Best Podcast, securing a milestone victory for her hit, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
Proving that K-pop's global dominance has officially moved from the charts to the cinema, the anthem Golden from the animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters took home the Best Original Song trophy.
In a night where the supernatural met the symphonic, Ludwig Göransson took home the Best Original Score trophy for his "blood-chilling and soul-stirring" work on Ryan Coogler’s vampire-blues thriller Sinners.
Solidifying his status as the primary architect of 2026’s most ambitious "juggernaut," Paul Thomas Anderson claimed the Best Screenplay trophy at the 83rd Golden Globes for his kaleidoscopic and subversive script for One Battle After Another.
Rose Byrne took home the Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy trophy for her raw, unraveling performance in the indie sensation If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.
Cementing his status as the defining star of his generation, Timothée Chalamet secured his first-ever Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy trophy for his monomaniacal turn as a 1950s table tennis pro in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
Completing an unprecedented awards sweep, the powerhouse Stephen Graham captured the Best Male Actor in a Limited Series trophy for his soul-baring performance as Eddie Miller in the technical marvel Adolescence.
Michelle Williams captured the Best Female Actor in a Limited Series trophy for her fearless and boundary-breaking performance in FX’s Dying for Sex.
Defying the industry's "vampire-blues" skeptics, Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending masterpiece Sinners has officially been crowned the winner of the Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
Paul Thomas Anderson swept the Best Director category at the 83rd Golden Globes, solidifying One Battle After Another as the undisputed titan of the 2026 awards season.
In a triumph for "maximalist, demon-slaying chaos," KPop Demon Hunters swept the Best Motion Picture – Animated category, solidifying its place as a generational cultural phenomenon.
In a historic win for Brazilian cinema, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s neo-noir masterpiece The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) captured the Best Non-English Language Motion Picture trophy.
In a win that left both the audience and the critics breathless, Erin Doherty solidified her status as the "finest actor of her generation" by taking home the Best Supporting Female Actor – Television trophy for her staggering performance in Adolescence.
Proving that the "Gervais effect" is still in full force, the sharp-tongued Ricky Gervais won the Golden Globe for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his Netflix special, Ricky Gervais: Mortality.
Rhea Seehorn finally claimed her crown, winning Best Female Actor in a TV Drama for her masterclass performance in Apple TV+’s sci-fi sensation Pluribus.
Best Drama Series
The Pitt secured the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama, marking the definitive arrival of TV's new favourite medical powerhouse.
In a final coronation that confirms it as the definitive television event of the year, Adolescence captured the Golden Globe for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television.
In a night where Hollywood laughed at its own reflection, Apple TV+’s razor-sharp industry satire The Studio secured the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Series.
Jessie Buckley claimed the Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama trophy for her staggering, earth-shattering portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet.
Wagner Moura claimed the Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama trophy for his magnetic and soul-shattering performance in The Secret Agent.
Capping off a dominant evening that began with a trailblazing win for Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson’s kaleidoscopic comedy-thriller One Battle After Another was officially crowned Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
In a breathtaking victory for Chloé Zhao’s "tender and moving new creation myth," Hamnet ascended to the evening’s highest peak to claim Best Motion Picture – Drama, a win that honours the film's profound exploration of love and the alchemy of grief.
Q: Who won Best Motion Picture at the 2026 Golden Globes?
A: At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao, won Best Motion Picture – Drama. The award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy went to Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another.
Q: Did Timothée Chalamet win a Golden Globe for Marty Supreme?
A: Yes. Timothée Chalamet secured his first-ever Golden Globe win for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance as a 1950s table tennis pro in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
Q: What was the first podcast to win a Golden Globe?
A: History was made this year as Good Hang with Amy Poehler claimed the inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast, a new category introduced for the 2026 awards season.
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