Big (and early) day in Hollywood. At 5:15 in the morning on Monday, December 8, the nominations for the Golden Globes were announced, the awards that mark the definitive start of the awards season and are popularly considered the prelude to the Oscars. Awarded by some 450 members of the foreign press, from more than 90 countries, they will be presented on January 11, 2026. The awards distribute around thirty prizes, 28 in total, both in television and film, as well as in podcasts, a novelty this year. Here, there are several Latin representatives, such as Guillermo del Toro and his recent version of Frankensteinwho won a nomination for best director; as well as Diego Luna, best actor in a drama series for Andor. In addition, the candidatures of the Spanish Sirâtwhich has achieved two: not only as best foreign film but also for its soundtrack.
In the category of best foreign language film is Sirât (Spain), which will have to compete against the Brazilian The secret agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho y with Wagner Moura as the protagonist, who is the favorite in these awards, where there are a large number of Brazilian voters. Next to them are the French a simple accidentby Jafar Panahi, which slips into the drama category; the tunisian Hind’s voicethe story of a Palestinian girl who was quite an earthquake at the Venice festival with 24 minutes of ovation; the madness around a layoff that is No Other Choice, which also falls into the general comedy category (South Korea); and the very strong and international Valor Sentimental (Norway). The Argentina BelénFinally, it has not made the cut.
This year, in the cinema segment, there have been surprises with the classification of the films, with some entering the comedy category, even though they are not particularly an arsenal of laughs. Among them are nominated One battle after anotherwhich is a favorite, along with No other choicethe French New wave, Bugonia, Blue Moon y Marty Supreme.
In addition, Guillermo del Toro also wins his nomination for best director, thanks to Frankenstein. He will compete alongside Paul Thomas Anderson (One battle after another), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Joachim Trier (Valor sentimental), Chloe Zhao (Hamnet), and Jafar Panahi (A simple accident).
As for drama films, the Hamnet by Chloe Zhao, which is on its way to becoming the most powerful drama of the season, and which shares the category with the Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro, Sinners, Valor sentimentalthe Brazilian The secret agent and the Franco-Iranian A simple accident with which Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or at the last Cannes festival.
On television, they lead The Pitt y The Studiorespectively, in drama and comedy. The HBO medical drama, whose first season already won the Emmy last September, is once again a favorite in competition against Separation, The Diplomat, Pluribus, Slow Horses and the third season of The White Lotus. For its part, Apple TV’s Hollywood comedy will take on contemporary classics like Hacks y Colegio Abbottas well as with The Bear, Only murders in the building y Nobody wants this. Regarding limited seriesAdolescence is emerging as a clear favorite, along with Your worst nightmare (All Her Fault), Dying for Sex, The beast in me, Black Mirror, y The Girlfriend.
Up to 14 acting categories
One of the strengths of the Golden Globes are the categories that reward actors. There are up to 14 different awards, with, on the one hand, drama and comedy films and, on the other, drama and comedy series and, in addition, miniseries.
In film, competing as drama actresses will be Jessie Buckley, who leads all bets for both the Globe and the Oscar for her role as Agnes, William Shakespeare’s wife, in Hamnet. Hot on his heels is Renate Reinsve, the Norwegian protagonist of Valor sentimental (winner of the best actress award at Cannes for The worst person in the worldin 2021). And they are accompanied by Julia Roberts witch huntwhich marks his 11th nomination and could be his fourth award; Jennifer Lawrence por Die, My Love; and the newest Tessa Thompson Hedda, and Eva Victor, director, screenwriter and star of Sorry, Baby.
In drama actors, Guatemalan Oscar Isaac achieves the fourth nomination of his career thanks to Frankenstein. Dwayne Johnson, known as The Rockearns his first Golden Globe nomination thanks to his role as an addicted wrestler in The Smashing Machine. They are accompanied by the Brazilian Wagner Moura, who thanks to The secret agentalong with Michael B. Jordan for Sinners; Joel Edgerton, for his sensitive portrayal of a railroad builder in Train dreams; and Jeremy Allen-White for getting into the shoes of one of the most famous musicians in the world in Springsteen: Deliver me from nowhere.
As for comedy actresses, Rose Byrne’s intense role as a desperate, insomniac mother in the indie and quite unnoticed If I Had Legs I’d Kick You leads the nominations. It’s a complex category, with the deranged executive that is Emma Stone in Bugoniathe green Elphaba by Cynthia Erivo by Wicked; the nun Amanda Seyfried in Ann Lee’s will; the down-and-out bar singer played by Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue; and the young and bright promise Chase Infiniti for One battle after another.
The comedy actors are led by Leonardo DiCaprio, precisely playing Infiniti’s father in One battle after another, and for Timothée Chalamet, for his hustler Marty Supreme in the film of the same name. They are accompanied by George Clooney practically playing himself in Jay Kelly; the foul-mouthed Ethan Hawke of Blue Moon; the crazy Jesse Plemons of Bugonia; and the devious Lee Byung-hun of the Korean No Other Choice.
In supporting actors and actresses there is no differentiation between comedy and drama, so they are two very competitive categories. In the female category, two singers with powerful film careers and opposite roles lead: Ariana Grande as Glinda from Wicked and Teyana Taylor as Porfidia Beverly Hills in One battle after another. There is a double, with Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning for Valor sentimental. They are accompanied by Amy Madigan (Weapons) and Emily Blunt manages to enter through The Smashing Machine. Among them, another double: Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro compete against each other for One battle after another. They are accompanied by Stellan Skarsgard for Valor sentimentalPaul Mescal for his Shakespeare of Hamnet; Jacob Elordi’s creature in Frankenstein; and Adam Sandler in Jay Kelly.
In television performances, in terms of drama, the actresses who achieved nominations are Kathy Bates, for Matlock; Britt Lower, Por Separation; Keri Russell, by The diplomat; Rhea Seehorn, por To many; Bella Ramsey, by The Last of Us; y, as a surprise in the category, Helen Mirren for MobLand. The actors competing for the award are Noah Wyle, who is a favorite as the long-suffering emergency manager of The PittSterling K. Brown, por Paradise; Diego Luna, for Andor; Mark Ruffalo, by Task; Adam Scott, by Separation and Gary Oldman for Old Horses.
In comedy actresses, veteran Jean Smart will have to contend with Kristen Bell, for Nobody wants this; Ayo Edebiri, por The Bear; Selena Gomez, by Only murders in the building, Jenna Ortega, by Wednesday; and Natasha Lyonne, who has surprised with her series Poker Face. Among the comedy actors, the histrionic executive played by Seth Rogen in The Studio leads the category, along with Glen Powell for Chad PowersAdam Brody, por Nobody wants this; Jeremy Allen Whitepor The Bear; and the double of Steve Martin and Martin Short, by Only murders in the building.
As for the miniseries, actress Michelle Williams is the favorite for her role as a woman with cancer willing to explore her sexual life in Dying for Sex. Compete against Sarah Snook, for Your worst nightmare (All Her Fault); Claire Danes, by The beast in me; Robin Wright, por The Girlfriend; Rashida Jones, by Black Mirror; and Amanda Seyfried, for Long Bright River. Among the actors, it seems that Stephen Graham, the long-suffering father of Adolescenceis a favorite in a list in which he is accompanied by Jude Law for Black RabbitCharlie Hunnam por MonsterMatthew Rhys Por The beast in mePaul Giamatti for Black Mirror and Jacob Elordi, who doubles in film and television, here with The narrow road to the deep north.
Also here the television supporting categories are highly disputed, because they are not divided between drama, comedy or limited series performers, but rather they all fit in the same ones. Of the actresses, there is a triplet thanks to the entry of Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Aimee Lou Wood, all for The White Lotusalthough they have serious competition in Erin Doherty, for Adolescence; Hannah Einbinder, por Hacksand Catherine O’Hara, for The Studio.
As for television supporting actors, it would be a big surprise if the award didn’t go to Owen Cooper, the fifteen-year-old protagonist of the miniseries. Adolescence. Along with him are his own partner, Ashley Walters, as well as another double, that of Walton Goggins and Jason Isaacs, for The White Lotus. Along with them, Billy Crudup, for The Morning Show and Tramell Tillman, for Separation.
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