The Golden Globes: Winners, Losers, and Academy Awards

You have what it takes to win a Golden Globe, but is that enough to take home an Academy Award? On January 11, 2026, the 83rd Golden Globes were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, who hosted the year prior as well.

Hollywood Humor

Throughout the evening, Glaser charmed the audience of Hollywood’s greatest with her congenial candor. Her jokes spanned from cheeky commentary on the fraught state of the Warner Bros. Discovery corporation to quick quips about Timothée Chalamet’s role as table tennis player Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie’s 2026 picture “Marty Supreme.” She humorously postulated that he had to put on an astounding sixty ounces just for the role.

In the same vein, comedian, actress and podcaster Mary Beth Barone made her Golden Globes red carpet debut as an interviewer. Barone is best known for her podcast “Ride,” which she co-hosts with fellow actor and comedian Benito Skinner, and her role as Grace in Skinner’s Prime Video original series, “Overcompensating.” Her trademark off-kilter humor was on full display on the red carpet, and the fans could not get enough. Her fast-paced and unorthodox interview style definitely set the tone for the evening. Unpredictable interview questions — like asking Dylan Efron who he thought would win in a fight between himself and Frankie Grande — were almost as unforeseen as some of the awards taken home that night.

The Winners

The Golden Globes are a night that celebrates the best in movies, television, and as of recently, podcasts. With the Oscars closely approaching on March 15, all eyes were on the winners and losers of the fateful evening, hoping to gain even a modicum of insight into what is likely to take place on Oscar night.

Though the Golden Globes and the Oscars differ in a few crucial ways, the most principal of those being that the Globes differentiate between nominees for drama and musical/comedy, meaning there does not exist a solitary winner of best picture or best actor/actress. Best motion picture (drama) went to Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet.” Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) was awarded to Jessie Buckley of “Hamnet,” and best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) went to Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent.”

As it pertains to the musical or comedy category, “One Battle After Another” took home the award for best motion picture, Rose Byrne won best performance by a female actor for her performance in “If I had Legs I’d Kick You,” and Timothée Chalamet was awarded best performance by a male actor for his role in “Marty Supreme.” Paul Thomas Anderson went on to win both best director (motion picture) and best original screenplay (motion picture) for “One Battle After Another,” and “Sinners” took home the award for best cinematic and box office achievement. The question that remains is whether these pictures and performances will be competitive enough to take on each other in one selection pool at the Oscars.

On to the Oscars

Nominations for the Academy Awards were just released, and soon the academy will decide which amongst the best they deem to be the best. Timothée Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”), Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”) and Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”) are all in the running for best performance by an actor in a leading role. The actresses nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role include Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”), Rose Byrne (“If I had Legs I’d Kick You”), Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”), Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”) and Emma Stone (“Bugonia”). Lastly, “Bugonia,” “F1,” “Frankenstein,” Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “One Battle After Another,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value,” “Sinners” and “Train Dreams” are all nominated for best picture. Notably, among the best picture nominees, “Sinners” amassed some 16 total Oscar nominations, winning it the title of most nominated film in the history of the academy.

In just a few weeks, these films and masters of their respective crafts will see if their work is able to stand the test of the academy. Regardless of winners and losers, every annual Academy Awards and award season in general ignites a conversation on the significance of award recognition in a medium supposedly focused more on victories of edifying artistic exploration than those of bronze and gold.

Let us know @VALLEYmag on X with who you think will take home awards on Oscar night, and your thoughts on what it means to be a “winner” in a creative industry.

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