A number of film awards hopefuls underperformed with this year’s Golden Globe nominations. The Sydney Sweeney-starring boxing biopic Christy failed to receive any nominations, including for its superstar lead actress. The same goes for the acclaimed nuclear thriller House of Dynamite, the Jennifer Lopez- and Tonatiuh-starring Kiss of the Spider Woman, and the third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man.
Meanwhile, Wicked: For Good landed five nominations, just one short of last year’s six nods for Wicked, but it missed out on a nod for best picture (musical or comedy) and for director Jon M. Chu, who was notably snubbed in the same category last year.
And while Jay Kelly stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler were nominated for acting awards, the film itself wasn’t nominated for best picture, nor was director and co-writer Noah Baumbach in the director and screenplay categories. Laura Dern, who won a Golden Globe in 2020 for her work in Baumbach’s Marriage Story ahead of her Oscar best supporting actress win, also wasn’t nominated despite starring in two eligible films: Jay Kelly and the Bradley Cooper-directed Is This Thing On?, which was entirely shut out.
Sinners landed seven nominations but the acclaimed film, which has been racking up accolades from critics and awards groups, didn’t land any nominations for its cast beyond one for star Michael B. Jordan. Hopeful nominees left out include Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku and Hailee Steinfeld.
Other notable individual snubs include Regina Hall (One Battle After Another) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Marty Supreme).
There were also some surprise inclusions in this year’s film nominees: Sorry, Baby star Eva Victor landed an unexpected best actress in a drama nod as did Hedda‘s Tessa Thompson and Julia Roberts for the poorly-reviewed After the Hunt.
Jacob Elordi was also a surprise double nominee, landing a nod for both Frankenstein on the film side and The Narrow Road to the Deep North on the TV side.
Another surprise TV nomination went to Ashley Walters for Adolescence.
In terms of TV snubs, the Globes has often provided some of the first major recognition for acclaimed TV shows released after the end of the Emmy eligibility period and while some newcomers like All Her Fault, Pluribus and The Beast in Me were recognized, other buzzy shows that premiered this summer and fall were shut out completely including Alien: Earth, The Hunting Wives, The Paper, The Lowdown, The Chair Company, I Love LA, Death by Lightning and the latest seasons of The Gilded Age and Stranger Things.
Also while the Globes last year recognized Landman with a drama acting nomination for star Billy Bob Thornton, this year the awards failed to nominate the popular show for its second season.
Shows that surprisingly underperformed at the Emmys fared worse at the Globes, with no nominations for past Globes winner The Handmaid’s Tale, the Jon Hamm-starrer Your Friends and Neighbors and Squid Game.
In terms of individual snubs, the Globes failed to recognize Emmy winner Katherine LaNasa for her supporting role on The Pitt as well as all of the castmembers of Abbott Elementary (the show received a best comedy series nod). Also left out were The Studio supporting actors Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn; The Bear supporting actors Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas; All Her Fault actors Jake Lacy, Dakota Fanning, Sophia Lillis and Michael Peña; and The Morning Show stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.
The Golden Globes this year launched a brand-new best podcast category but despite being the most popular podcast on all major platforms in 2025, The Joe Rogan Experience wasn’t nominated. Additionally a number of conservative podcast titles on the shortlist (The Megyn Kelly Show, The Tucker Carlson Show, Candace, hosted by Candace Owens, and the Ben Shapiro Show) also didn’t make the cut. Neither did the liberal-leaning Pod Save America.
The 2026 Golden Globes, hosted by returning emcee Nikki Glaser, are set to air live on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+.
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