Golden Globes: ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ Take Top Prizes; PTA Wins Director

The 2026 Golden Globes, aka The Penske Awards, are happening live — Nikki Glazer delivered a great opening monologue, even mocking Leonardo DiCaprio — who is in attendance — and his penchant for dating women under 30.

Now, will “One Battle After Another” sweep yet another awards show tonight? It’s the predictable frontrunner, and I just can’t see it not winning — but surprises happen. The Globes, which recently disbanded its voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is now a very different organization.

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Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” has won Best Motion Picture — Drama, beating out major contenders “Sinners,” “Frankenstein,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value,” and “It Was Just An Accident.” Does this mean anything in terms of Oscar odds for Zhao’s film? It’s very hard to tell. Call “Hamnet” a dark horse, for now.

The presumptive Oscar frontrunner, “One Battle After Another,” kept the momentum going as it won Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical, and Paul Thomas Anderson was heralded as Best Director — his first-ever Globes directing win. It’s hard to believe PTA never got one for “There Will Be Blood” or “The Master.” Then again, he’s never won an Oscar, and at this point, he’s practically locked in for one come March.

Timothée Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”) continued his hot streak by nabbing Lead Actor — Comedy or Musical — becoming the youngest performer ever to win the category in Golden Globes history. He beat out stiff competition, including Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”) and Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”).

Wagner Moura nabbed Best Actor — Drama for his triumphant work in “The Secret Agent,” becoming the first Brazilian actor to win a Golden Globe. This is an instance where the Globes’ dominant — and now younger — international voting body made all the difference in the world, paving the way for this win.

Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”) won Lead Actress — Comedy or Musical, because nothing says comedy quite like watching a woman spiral through a raw mental breakdown. Jokes aside, and regardless of category, Byrne absolutely deserves an Oscar — and I hope she takes it home.

However, Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) might get in the way of Byrne’s Oscar hopes — she won Lead Actress — Drama — tonight. Her stiffest competition in the category was Renate Reinsve, who isn’t even a lock to receive an Oscar nomination. That said, it’ll probably be a two-way race between Byrne and Buckley. Mark it down.

Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”) and Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”) won supporting actor and actress, respectively. It’s quite possible that co-stars Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro (“One Battle After Another”) canceled each other out, which paved the way for Skarsgård’s win. Meanwhile, come Oscar night, Taylor is in a tight race with Amy Madigan (“Weapons”), the latter of whom has been gaining momentum over the past few weeks.

Best Non-English Language Film went to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” but it’s very hard for me to believe Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” won’t win the Oscar — just look at recent headlines. Filho’s film may be the worthier achievement, but Panahi’s feels far more pertinent to the current moment.

More to come …

Best Motion Picture — Drama: “Hamnet”

Best Motion Picture — Comedy/Musical: “One Battle After Another”

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battler After Another”)

Best Non-English Language Film: “The Secret Agent”

Best Actor — Drama: Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”)

Best Actor — Comedy or Musical: Timothee Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”)

Best Actress — Drama: Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”)

Best Actress — Comedy or Musical: Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”)

Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”)

Best Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”)

Best Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another”)

Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson (“Sinners”)

Best Animated Film: “KPop Demon Hunters”

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: “Sinners”

Best Original Song: “Golden” (“KPop Demon Hunters”)