The nominees for next year's Golden Globes have been announced

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.

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.

Here are nine of the stand-out surprises and snubs…

SURPRISE

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan as Gladys in Weapons

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.

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........

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