Golden Globes 2026 final predictions: Will One Battle After Another dominate? Key favourites to win

The first major awards night of the year has arrived. The 83rd Golden Globes will take place this Sunday (January 11), and the star-studded event will see the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Michael B Jordan, as all their films are in contention. Who will win? One Battle After Another, Sinners, Hamnet and Marty Supreme are some of the most critically acclaimed films of the year and are expected to claim multiple wins.

Here are our predictions for the top movie awards of the night:

Frankenstein

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

Predicted winner: Sinners – The horror film directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan has been universally acclaimed, and is the hot favourite to win.

Bugonia

Marty Supreme

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

One Battle After Another

Predicted winner: One Battle After Another– Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy has swept the critics circle and is expected to rule at the Golden Globes too.

Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love

Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

Julia Roberts, After the Hunt

Tessa Thompson, Hedda

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Predicted Winner- Jessie Buckley. After the Critics Choice win, she is the frontrunner to win, and it helps that no one has stopped talking about her shattering performance of a grieving mother in the film.

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

Predicted Winner: Wagner Moura– After Fernanda Torres’ win last year, can the Golden Globes award another Brazilian actor? That would be historic. Moura’s performance, so rich and resonant, more than deserves it.

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

Predicted winner: Rose Byrne– This is for Rose to win. There is no competition, to be honest. She has swept the critics circle awards and this one will seal the deal for her first Oscar nomination.

George Clooney, Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Lee Byung Hun, No Other Choice

Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Predicted winner: Timothée Chalamet – In Marty Supreme, Timothée breathes fire and soul, delivering his best performance to date.

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Paul Mescal, Hamnet

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Predicted winner: Jacob Elordi– The Australian actor deserves the win for his soulful portrayal of the creature, caught in the midst of greed and ego.

Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan, Weapons

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Predicted winner: Elle Fanning– Elle’s wonderfully nuanced performance as the American actor who wants to fit in the dysfunctional family drama is nothing short of magic. It is such a complicated role, but Elle makes it look effortless.

Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident

Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Predicted winner: Paul Thomas Anderson- He has been long overdue, and I feel it’s finally time for PTA to get his flowers. One Battle After Another is a giant of a film, and it is PTA’s vision that gives it all the bite.

F1

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Sinners

Weapons

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Predicted Winner: KPop Demon Hunters -The animated film was a box office juggernaut, shattering records and making it the best to win in this category.

For Indian audiences, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards will stream live exclusively on Lionsgate Play.