Battle and Lotus Dominate GG Noms

One Battle After Another and HBO's The White Lotus earned the most Golden Globe nominations in film and TV categories respectively. Battle, which already been named Best Picture by the NY Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assoc. and the National Board of Review garnered 9 noms while Lotus picked up 6. The awards will be presented on Jan. 11 on CBS in a ceremony hosted by Nikki Glaser, repeating her stint from last year. In addition to the competitive categories, Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in film and Sarah Jessica Parker will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award for Lifetime Achievement in TV. These will be presented in a prime time special on Jan. 8 also on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus. The GGs are voted on by about 300 international journalists. It used to be a much smaller number and the awards were administered by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In 2023, the HFPA was disbanded after numerous controversies and the assets were acquired by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries. Former HFPA members were allowed to resume their voting duties as salaried employees of the production companies. But in Feb. 2025, the practice of paying the previous HFPA members ended. (according to Wikipedia, they were being paid $75,000 a year!)

This year, the new category of Best Podcast has been added. (The only one I'm listening to now is Newcomers with Nicole Byer (Nailed It!) and Lauren Lapkus.)

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet.
Lead or Supporting?

The GGs often act as a forecaster for the Oscars and Battle's strong showing indicates it as an Oscar front runner. However, Hamnet, Chloe Zhou's film based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell about young William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway, look likes its nearest competitor. Also, Hamnet is lot more emotional and involving while Battle is technically brilliant, but violent and cold IMHO. The GGs divide the major categories into Drama and Comedy or Musical, so Battle (Comedy) and Hamnet (Drama) could both be winners. And another thing, why is Paul Mescal who plays Shakespeare in the Supporting Actor category? Probably the Hamnet producers think he stands a better chance of winning there and yes, he has a few minutes less screen time than Jessie Buckley who plays Anne (or Agnes) Hathaway who is the focus of the story. But he's definitely the leading male of the film.

A complete list of GG nominees follow:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix)
• HAMNET (Focus Features)
• IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON)
• THE SECRET AGENT (NEON)
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON)
• SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

• BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics)
• BUGONIA (Focus Features)
• MARTY SUPREME (A24)
• NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON)
• NOUVELLE VAGUE (Netflix)
• ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED

• ARCO (NEON)
• DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
• ELIO (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix)
• LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (GKIDS)
• ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

• AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• F1 (Apple Original Films)
• KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (Netflix)
• MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (Paramount Pictures)
• SINNERS (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• WEAPONS (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
• WICKED: FOR GOOD (Universal Pictures)
• ZOOTOPIA 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (NEON) - FRANCE
• NO OTHER CHOICE (NEON) - SOUTH KOREA
• THE SECRET AGENT (NEON) - BRAZIL
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE (NEON) - NORWAY
• SIRĀT (NEON) - SPAIN
• THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (WILLA) - TUNISIA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA 

• JESSIE BUCKLEY (HAMNET)
• JENNIFER LAWRENCE (DIE MY LOVE)
• RENATE REINSVE (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
• JULIA ROBERTS (AFTER THE HUNT)
• TESSA THOMPSON (HEDDA)
• EVA VICTOR (SORRY, BABY)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• JOEL EDGERTON (TRAIN DREAMS)
• OSCAR ISAAC (FRANKENSTEIN)
• DWAYNE JOHNSON (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
• MICHAEL B. JORDAN (SINNERS)
• WAGNER MOURA (THE SECRET AGENT)
• JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY 

• ROSE BYRNE (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
• CYNTHIA ERIVO (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
• KATE HUDSON (SONG SUNG BLUE)
• CHASE INFINITI (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• AMANDA SEYFRIED (THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE)
• EMMA STONE (BUGONIA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY 

• TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET (MARTY SUPREME)
• GEORGE CLOONEY (JAY KELLY)
• LEONARDO DICAPRIO (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• ETHAN HAWKE (BLUE MOON)
• LEE BYUNG-HUN (NO OTHER CHOICE)
• JESSE PLEMONS (BUGONIA)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

• EMILY BLUNT (THE SMASHING MACHINE)
• ELLE FANNING (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
• ARIANA GRANDE (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
• INGA IBSDOTTER LILLEAAS (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
• AMY MADIGAN (WEAPONS)
• TEYANA TAYLOR (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE 

• BENICIO DEL TORO (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• JACOB ELORDI (FRANKENSTEIN)
• PAUL MESCAL (HAMNET)
• SEAN PENN (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• ADAM SANDLER (JAY KELLY)
• STELLAN SKARSGÅRD (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• RYAN COOGLER (SINNERS)
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO (FRANKENSTEIN)
• JAFAR PANAHI (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)
• JOACHIM TRIER (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
• CHLOÉ ZHAO (HAMNET)

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• RONALD BRONSTEIN, JOSH SAFDIE (MARTY SUPREME)
• RYAN COOGLER (SINNERS)
• JAFAR PANAHI (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)
• ESKIL VOGT, JOACHIM TRIER (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
• CHLOÉ ZHAO, MAGGIE O'FARRELL (HAMNET)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE 

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (FRANKENSTEIN)
• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON (SINNERS)
• JONNY GREENWOOD (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
• KANGDING RAY (SIRĀT)
• MAX RICHTER (HAMNET)
• HANS ZIMMER (F1)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

"DREAM AS ONE" –– AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

• Music by: Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen
• Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen

"GOLDEN" –– KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

• Music by: Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun
• Lyrics by: Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick

"I LIED TO YOU" –– SINNERS

• Music by: Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
• Lyrics by: Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

"NO PLACE LIKE HOME" –– WICKED: FOR GOOD

• Music by: Stephen Schwartz
• Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

"THE GIRL IN THE BUBBLE" –– WICKED: FOR GOOD

• Music by: Stephen Schwartz
• Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

"TRAIN DREAMS" –– TRAIN DREAMS

• Music by: Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
• Lyrics by: Nick Cave

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

• THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX)
• THE PITT (HBO MAX)
• PLURIBUS (APPLE TV)
• SEVERANCE (APPLE TV)
• SLOW HORSES (APPLE TV)
• THE WHITE LOTUS (HBO MAX)

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

• ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC)
• THE BEAR (FX ON HULU)
• HACKS (HBO MAX)
• NOBODY WANTS THIS (NETFLIX)
• ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (HULU)
• THE STUDIO (APPLE TV)

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• ADOLESCENCE (NETFLIX)
• ALL HER FAULT (PEACOCK)
• THE BEAST IN ME (NETFLIX)
• BLACK MIRROR (NETFLIX)
• DYING FOR SEX (FX ON HULU)
• THE GIRLFRIEND (PRIME VIDEO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

• KATHY BATES (MATLOCK)
• BRITT LOWER (SEVERANCE)
• HELEN MIRREN (MOBLAND)
• BELLA RAMSEY (THE LAST OF US)
• KERI RUSSELL (THE DIPLOMAT)
• RHEA SEEHORN (PLURIBUS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 

• STERLING K. BROWN (PARADISE)
• DIEGO LUNA (ANDOR)
• GARY OLDMAN (SLOW HORSES)
• MARK RUFFALO (TASK)
• ADAM SCOTT (SEVERANCE)
• NOAH WYLE (THE PITT)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY 

• KRISTEN BELL (NOBODY WANTS THIS)
• AYO EDEBIRI (THE BEAR)
• SELENA GOMEZ (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING)
• NATASHA LYONNE (POKER FACE)
• JENNA ORTEGA (WEDNESDAY)
• JEAN SMART (HACKS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY 

• ADAM BRODY (NOBODY WANTS THIS)
• STEVE MARTIN (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING)
• GLEN POWELL (CHAD POWERS)
• SETH ROGEN (THE STUDIO)
• MARTIN SHORT (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING)
• JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (THE BEAR)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

• CLAIRE DANES (THE BEAST IN ME)
• RASHIDA JONES (BLACK MIRROR)
• AMANDA SEYFRIED (LONG BRIGHT RIVER)
• SARAH SNOOK (ALL HER FAULT)
• MICHELLE WILLIAMS (DYING FOR SEX)
• ROBIN WRIGHT (THE GIRLFRIEND)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

• JACOB ELORDI (THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH)
• PAUL GIAMATTI (BLACK MIRROR)
• STEPHEN GRAHAM (ADOLESCENCE)
• CHARLIE HUNNAM (MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY)
• JUDE LAW (BLACK RABBIT)
• MATTHEW RHYS (THE BEAST IN ME)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION 

• CARRIE COON (THE WHITE LOTUS)
• ERIN DOHERTY (ADOLESCENCE)
• HANNAH EINBINDER (HACKS)
• CATHERINE O'HARA (THE STUDIO)
• PARKER POSEY (THE WHITE LOTUS)
• AIMEE LOU WOOD (THE WHITE LOTUS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION 

• OWEN COOPER (ADOLESCENCE)
• BILLY CRUDUP (THE MORNING SHOW)
• WALTON GOGGINS (THE WHITE LOTUS)
• JASON ISAACS (THE WHITE LOTUS)
• TRAMELL TILLMAN (SEVERANCE)
• ASHLEY WALTERS (ADOLESCENCE)

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

• BILL MAHER (BILL MAHER: IS ANYONE ELSE SEEING THIS?
• BRETT GOLDSTEIN (BRETT GOLDSTEIN: THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE)
• KEVIN HART (KEVIN HART: ACTING MY AGE)
• KUMAIL NANJIANI (KUMAIL NANJIANI: NIGHT THOUGHTS)
• RICKY GERVAIS (RICKY GERVAIS: MORTALITY)
• SARAH SILVERMAN (SARAH SILVERMAN: POSTMORTEM)

BEST PODCAST

• ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD (WONDERY)
• CALL HER DADDY (SIRIUSXM)
• GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER (SPOTIFY)
• THE MEL ROBBINS PODCAST (SIRIUSXM)
• SMARTLESS (SIRIUSXM)
• UP FIRST (NPR (NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO))