The 2026 Golden Globes – what an evening.
Toward the finish of the night, Julia Roberts claimed it had been “a beautiful night to be an artist,” and that was very a lot the case – even when the actuality of the outdoors world didn’t fairly break into the room prefer it typically does.
It was an unforgettable night time for many, together with 11 actors and one director who took dwelling their very first Golden Globes, in response to the group.
Speaking of that director…
‘One’ huge step for Paul Thomas Anderson
Let the battle to upset “One Battle After Another’s” award season momentum start.
The acclaimed movie from director Paul Thomas Anderson scooped up 4 awards on Sunday, incomes the award for greatest musical or comedy movie, as effectively as a greatest supporting actress in a movement image win for Teyana Taylor. Anderson additionally picked up two particular person honors, one for greatest director and one for greatest screenplay. The Globe wins have been the first for the “Phantom Thread” director, who was beforehand nominated for writing 2021’s “Licorice Pizza.”
Anderson – an 11-time Academy Award-nominee – additionally directed awards darling “There Will Be Blood,” as effectively as acclaimed ’90s titles “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia.” But may this yr be his to lastly decide up an Oscar? The indicators are trying good thus far.
Not solely do the 4 statues bode effectively for the movie’s future, however the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t attempt to conceal his glee.
While accepting the honor for greatest director, his second award of the night, Anderson stated, “You guys are being so generous with this affection for me and this film, and I’ll take it. I’ll take it with the love that it’s given and the appreciation.”
“One Battle After Another” stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed up revolutionary who finds himself going through off in opposition to nefarious entities led by a daunting colonel (Sean Penn). Both DiCaprio and Penn have been additionally nominated at the Globes this yr, together with newcomer Chase Infiniti, who performed DiCaprio’s on-screen daughter, and an uproarious Benicio del Toro in the position of a well-connected karate instructor. The movie was additionally up for greatest authentic rating.
One query that appeared to dominate dialog on Sunday had nothing to do with the genre-scrambling movie’s Oscar probabilities, however, slightly, its categorization as a comedy in the first place, which is a complete different can of worms.
Those who’ve seen “One Battle After Another” — an edge-of-your-seat thriller/political manifesto — in all probability wouldn’t instantly put it in a “comedy or musical” class, however the Globes gonna Globe. This yr was no exception.
This is, in fact, an issue distinctive to this show as it makes a distinction between drama and comedy/musical classes – one thing that has lengthy prompted many to scratch heads, notably amongst movie honorees.
Presenter Judd Apatow took an extended second on stage to speak about his “beef” with the Globes stemming from this very subject. In 2015, the Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi odyssey “The Martian” ended up in the greatest musical or comedy class and beat out Apatow’s precise comedy “Trainwreck,” starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader.
“You know Ridley Scott – America’s favorite comedy director. Director of such hilarious comedies as ‘Gladiator,’ ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Alien,’” Apatow joked on stage.
The class confusion continued this yr. Rose Byrne, who won in the greatest feminine actor for a musical or comedy class for the harrowing movie “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” – a portrait of an especially overextended mom delivered to the brink – famous throughout her acceptance speech that she “didn’t sing” in the position.
One factor the Globes can say: its polarizing field workplace achievement class – irritating as some would possibly discover it {that a} Netflix film with a restricted theatrical run (“KPop Demon Hunters”) was nominated alongside a film that earned the distinction earlier than it even hit theaters (“Avatar: Fire and Ash”) – did work as meant, with box office behemoth “Sinners” taking dwelling the statue. So possibly there is – typically – a way to the insanity.
Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser’s monologue was as self conscious as they arrive, with the night time’s emcee joking that the show was “without a doubt the most important thing happening in the world right now.”
And that’s about as political as the ceremony obtained for fairly some time.
Though some years previous have been ripe with political commentary on stage, the subject was notably absent this yr, with speech givers opting to shout-out their households and individuals inside the Globes ballroom as against the weighty points outdoors of it.
The purple carpet was a barely totally different story. Several celebrities together with Mark Ruffalo and Jean Smart wore “Be Good” pins in assist of Renee Nicole Good, the Minnesota mom who was shot and killed by ICE agents final week.
Smart, who won a Globe for greatest actress in a musical or comedy, later spoke to Extra about her determination to make a political assertion at an award show, saying that she understands why individuals could not all the time need to hear what celebrities must say about what’s happening in the world.
“I have mixed feelings about, you know, getting political or making social commentary at an awards event,” she stated, later including that she feels “we’ve gotten to a point now that is so important that everybody wakes up and opens their eyes, and is brave and calm, but at the same time try to be active.”
“Go with your conscience and stay involved,” she stated.
“Adolescence” author Jack Thorne additionally touched on social commentary throughout his acceptance speech, saying that “removing hate is our generation’s responsibility.”
“It requires thought from the top down,” he added. “The possibility seems remote now, but hope is a beautiful thing.”
And whereas presenting the award for greatest director, Apatow quipped that “we’re in a dictatorship now,” however instantly lightened the tone by joking that he was principally targeted on looking for justice for his movie’s loss ten years in the past.
The night on the TV facet was largely predictable, with Noah Wyle wining greatest actor in a TV drama for “The Pitt” and Jean Smart profitable the Globe for greatest actress in a TV comedy for “Hacks,” a job for which she additionally won in 2022 and 2025.
One first-time winner did squeeze into the lineup, nevertheless: Rhea Seehorn, who took dwelling her first-ever Globe for her efficiency in the Apple TV sci-fi drama “Pluribus,” a stunning second in the night time’s TV realm contemplating she went up in opposition to Hollywood vets together with Kathy Bates and Helen Mirren.
During her speech, she thanked “Pluribus” creator Vince Gillian – who additionally created “Better Call Saul,” on which Seehorn starred – for “writing me the role of a lifetime.”
As for different first-time winners, the night time was kicked off on an emotional observe due to “One Battle” standout Taylor, who won for her position as the fierce Perfidia Beverly Hills.
In her teary acceptance speech, Taylor addressed her “brown sisters and (the) little brown girls watching tonight,” saying “our softness is not a liability.”
“Our depth is not debt, it’s not too much,” she stated. “Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space.”
Other notable speeches included Timothée Chalamet’s, who final yr overtly admitted he needed to be “one of the greats” whereas on an awards podium. When he once more discovered himself in the limelight on Sunday after profitable the award for greatest male actor in a musical or comedy for his position as a ping pong prodigy in “Marty Supreme,” he selected a considerably humbler tone in his acceptance speech, sharing a life lesson that his father taught him.
“My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up. Always be grateful for what you have. It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty handed with my head held high, grateful just to be here,” Chalamet stated. “I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter.”
Speaking of speeches, we heard a number of from the stars of “Adolescence” — three to be actual, after the collection’ stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Dougherty all took dwelling awards of their respective classes.
It does at this level type of really feel like we’ve been watching these actors win awards for this show ceaselessly although, so it’s price noting that tonight could also be the night time that concludes the “Adolescence” victory lap in the show’s vastly profitable award circuit run.
One one who me might even see subsequent yr? Sophomore Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, whose searing opening monologue had everybody from Leonardo DiCaprio to Julia Roberts taking jabs in stride.
Here’s an inventory of all the winners:
Best movement image, drama
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“Frankenstein”
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“Hamnet” – *WINNER
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“It Was Just an Accident”
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“The Secret Agent”
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“Sentimental Value”
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“Sinners”
Best movement image, musical or comedy
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“Blue Moon”
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“Bugonia”
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“Marty Supreme”
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“No Other Choice”
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“Nouvelle Vague”
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“One Battle After Another” – *WINNER
Best director — movement image
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Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
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Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” – *WINNER
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Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein”
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Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just An Accident”
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Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”
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Chloe Zhao, “Hamnet”
Best efficiency by a male actor in a movement image — drama
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Dwayne Johnson, “The Smashing Machine”
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Jeremy Allen White, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
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Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams”
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Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”
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Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein”
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Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent” – *WINNER
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a movement image – drama
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Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love”
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Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” – *WINNER
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Julia Roberts, “After The Hunt”
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Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”
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Tessa Thompson, “Hedda”
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Eva Victor, “Sorry Baby”
Best male actor — movement image, musical or comedy
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Timothee Chalomet, “Marty Supreme” – *WINNER
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George Clooney, “Jay Kelly”
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Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”
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Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”
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Lee Byung-hun, “No Other Choice”
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Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia”
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a movement image — musical or comedy
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Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee”
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Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”
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Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
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Emma Stone, “Bugonia”
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Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”
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Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” – *WINNER
Best supporting male actor in a movement image
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Benicio del Toro, “One Battle After Another”
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Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
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Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
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Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
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Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly”
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Stellan Skarsgard, “Sentimental Value” – *WINNER
Best supporting feminine actor in a movement image
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Emily Blunt, “The Smashing Machine”
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Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”
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Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good”
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Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”
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Amy Madigan, “Weapons”
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Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” – *WINNER
Best screenplay — movement image
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Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell — “Hamnet”
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Jafar Panahi — “It was Just An Accident”
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Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt — “Sentimental Value”
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Paul Thomas Anderson — “One Battle After Another” – *WINNER
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Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie — “Marty Supreme”
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Ryan Coogler — “Sinners”
Best movement image — animated
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“Arco”
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“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle”
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“Elio”
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“KPop Demon Hunters” – *WINNER
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“Little Amelie or the Character of the Rain”
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“Zootopia 2”
Best movement image – non-English language
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“It Was Just An Accident”
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“No Other Choice”
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“Sentimental Value”
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“Sirat”
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“The Secret Agent” – *WINNER
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“The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Best authentic rating — movement image
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Alexandre Desplat, “Frankenstein”
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Hans Zimmer, “F1”
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Jonny Greenwood, “One Battle After Another”
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Kangding Ray, “Sirat”
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Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners” – *WINNER
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Max Richter, “Hamnet”
Best authentic music — movement image
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“Dream as One,” Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen, “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
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“Golden,” Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick, “KPop Demon Hunters” – *WINNER
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“I Lied to You,” Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson, “Sinners”
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“No Place Like Home,” Stephen Schwartz, “Wicked: For Good”
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“The Girl in the Bubble,” Stephen Schwartz, “Wicked: For Good”
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“Train Dreams,” Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner, “Train Dreams”
Cinematic and field workplace achievement
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“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
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“F1”
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“KPop Demon Hunters”
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“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”
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“Sinners” – *WINNER
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“Weapons”
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“Wicked: For Good”
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“Zootopia 2”
Best tv collection — drama
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“The Diplomat”
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“Pluribus”
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“Severance”
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“Slow Horses”
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“The Pitt” – *WINNER
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“The White Lotus”
Best tv collection — musical or comedy
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“Abbott Elementary”
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“The Bear”
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“Hacks”
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“Nobody Wants This”
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“Only Murders in the Building”
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“The Studio” – *WINNER
Best restricted collection, anthology collection, or a movement image made for tv
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“Adolescence” – *WINNER
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“All Her Fault”
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“The Beast in Me”
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“Black Mirror”
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“Dying for Sex”
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“The Girlfriend”
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a tv collection – drama
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Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
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Britt Lower, “Severance”
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Helen Mirren, “MobLand”
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Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
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Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
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Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” – *WINNER
Best efficiency by a male actor in a tv collection – drama
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Sterling Ok. Brown, “Paradise”
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Diego Luna, “Andor”
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Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
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Mark Ruffalo, “Task”
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Adam Scott, “Severance”
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Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” – *WINNER
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a tv collection – musical or comedy
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Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
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Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
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Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
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Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
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Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
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Jean Smart, “Hacks” – *WINNER
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a restricted collection, anthology collection, or a movement image made for tv
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Amanda Seyfried, “Long Bright River”
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Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”
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Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex” – *WINNER
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Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
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Robin Wright, “The Girlfriend”
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Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
Best efficiency by a male actor in a tv collection – musical or comedy
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Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
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Glen Powell, “Chad Powers”
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Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
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Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
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Seth Rogen, “The Studio” – *WINNER
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Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Best efficiency by a feminine actor in a supporting position on tv
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Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
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Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
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Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
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Erin Doherty, “Adolescence” – *WINNER
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Hanna Einbinder, “Hacks”
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Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
Best efficiency by a male actor in a restricted collection, anthology collection, or a movement image made for tv
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Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
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Jacob Elordi, “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”
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Jude Law, Black Rabbit
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Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”
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Paul Giamatti, “Black Mirror”
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Stephen Graham, “Adolescence” – *WINNER
Best efficiency by a male actor in a supporting position on tv
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Owen Cooper, “Adolescence” – *WINNER
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Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
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Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”
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Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”
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Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
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Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
Best podcast
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd
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Call Her Daddy
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Good Hang with Amy Poehler – *WINNER
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
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Smartless
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Up First
Best efficiency in stand-up comedy on tv
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Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
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Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
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Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
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Ricky Gervais: Mortality – *WINNER
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Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Several movies (together with “Sinners,” “Weapons” and “One Battle After Another”) and TV collection (like “The Pitt,” “The White Lotus” and “Hacks”) talked about on this story come from entities that, like NCS, are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.