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Jan 12, 2026

Another triumph for "Battle After Battle," this time at the "Golden Globe 2026"

Michael Torres
By Michael Torres Video Game News and Features Editor
Last updated: Jan 12, 2026
Another triumph for battle after battle this time at the golden globe 2026

Another Triumph for "Battle by Battle," Now at the 2026 Golden Globes

Here is the list of the best films and series of 2025, announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: the spotlight is on "Battle by Battle" and "Transitional Age," with Helen Mirren receiving the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • "Frankenstein,"
  • "Gamnet,"
  • "Secret Agent,"
  • "Sentimental Value,"
  • "Sinners,"
  • "A Simple Coincidence."

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • "Blue Moon,"
  • "Bugonia,"
  • "Marty the Magnificent,"
  • "Method of Elimination,"
  • "New Wave,"
  • "Battle by Battle."

Best Motion Picture – Animated

  • "Arco,"
  • "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,"
  • "Elio,"
  • "K-Pop Demon Hunters,"
  • "Little Amelie,"
  • "Zootopia 2."

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

  • "A Simple Coincidence,"
  • "Method of Elimination,"
  • "Secret Agent,"
  • "Sentimental Value,"
  • "Sirat,"
  • "The Voice of Hind Rajab."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Jessie Buckley ("Gamnet"),
  • Jennifer Lawrence ("Die, My Love"),
  • Renate Reinsve ("Sentimental Value"),
  • Julia Roberts ("After the Hunt"),
  • Tessa Thompson ("Hedda"),
  • Eva Victor ("Sorry, Baby").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Joel Edgerton ("Train Dreams"),
  • Dwayne Johnson ("The Crusher"),
  • Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners"),
  • Jeremy Allen White ("Springsteen. Save Me from Oblivion"),
  • Oscar Isaac ("Frankenstein"),
  • Wagner Moura ("Secret Agent").

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Rose Byrne ("I'd Kick You If I Could"),
  • Cynthia Erivo ("Wicked: Part 2"),
  • Kate Hudson ("The Melody of Their Dreams"),
  • Chase Infinity ("Battle by Battle"),
  • Amanda Seyfried ("Anna Lee's Testament"),
  • Emma Stone ("Bugonia").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Timothée Chalamet ("Marty the Magnificent"),
  • George Clooney ("J. Kelly"),
  • Leonardo DiCaprio ("Battle by Battle"),
  • Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon"),
  • Lee Byung-hun ("Method of Elimination"),
  • Jesse Plemons ("Bugonia").

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Emily Blunt ("The Crusher"),
  • Elle Fanning ("Sentimental Value"),
  • Ariana Grande ("Wicked: Part 2"),
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value"),
  • Amy Madigan ("Tools"),
  • Teyana Taylor ("Battle by Battle").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Benicio del Toro ("Battle by Battle"),
  • Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein"),
  • Paul Mescal ("Gamnet"),
  • Sean Penn ("Battle by Battle"),
  • Adam Sandler ("J. Kelly"),
  • Stellan Skarsgård ("Sentimental Value").

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • Paul Thomas Anderson ("Battle by Battle"),
  • Ryan Coogler ("Sinners"),
  • Guillermo del Toro ("Frankenstein"),
  • Jafar Panahi ("A Simple Coincidence"),
  • Joachim Trier ("Sentimental Value"),
  • Chloé Zhao ("Gamnet").

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

  • Paul Thomas Anderson ("Battle by Battle"),
  • "Gamnet,"
  • "A Simple Coincidence,"
  • "Sentimental Value,"
  • "Sinners,"
  • "Marty the Magnificent."

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

  • "Frankenstein,"
  • Ludwig Göransson ("Sinners"),
  • "Battle by Battle,"
  • "Sirat,"
  • "Gamnet,"
  • "Formula 1."

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • "Dream as One" ("Avatar: The Flame and the Ash"),
  • "Golden" ("K-Pop Demon Hunters"),
  • "I Lied to You" ("Sinners"),
  • "No Place Like Home" ("Wicked: Part 2"),
  • "The Girl in the Bubble" ("Wicked: Part 2"),
  • "Train Dreams" ("Train Dreams").

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

  • "Avatar: The Flame and the Ash,"
  • "Formula 1,"
  • "K-Pop Demon Hunters,"
  • "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two,"
  • "Sinners,"
  • "Tools,"
  • "Wicked: Part 2,"
  • "Zootopia 2."

Best Television Series – Drama

  • "The Split,"
  • "The White Lotus,"
  • "Pitt Hospital,"
  • "The Diplomat,"
  • "One of Many,"
  • "Slow Horses."

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • "Abbott Elementary,"
  • "The Bear,"
  • "Hacks,"
  • "No One Wants This,"
  • "Only Murders in the Building,"
  • "The Studio."

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • "Transitional Age,"
  • "It's All Her Fault,"
  • "The Monster Inside Me,"
  • "Dying for Sex,"
  • "My Son's Girlfriend."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

  • Kathy Bates ("Matlock"),
  • Britt Lower ("The Split"),
  • Helen Mirren ("Gangsterland"),
  • Bella Ramsey ("The Last of Us"),
  • Keri Russell ("The Diplomat"),
  • Rae Sihorn ("One of Many").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

  • Sterling K. Brown ("Paradise"),
  • Diego Luna ("Andor"),
  • Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"),
  • Mark Ruffalo ("The Assignment"),
  • Adam Scott ("The Split"),
  • Noah Wyle ("Pitt Hospital").

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Kristen Bell ("No One 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 an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Adam Brody ("No One 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 an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Claire Danes ("The Monster Inside Me"),
  • Rashida Jones ("Black Mirror"),
  • Amanda Seyfried ("Scarlet River"),
  • Sarah Snook ("It's All Her Fault"),
  • Michelle Williams ("Dying for Sex"),
  • Robin Wright ("My Son's Girlfriend").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Jacob Elordi ("The Narrow Road to the Deep North"),
  • Paul Giamatti ("Black Mirror"),
  • Stephen Graham ("Transitional Age"),
  • Charlie Hunnam ("Monster: The Ed Gein Story"),
  • Jude Law ("The Black Rabbit"),
  • Matthew Rhys ("The Monster Inside Me").

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series

  • Carrie Coon ("The White Lotus"),
  • Erin Doherty ("Transitional Age"),
  • Hannah Einbinder ("Hacks"),
  • Catherine O'Hara ("The Studio"),
  • Parker Posey ("The White Lotus"),
  • Aimee Lou Wood ("The White Lotus").

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series

  • Owen Cooper ("Transitional Age"),
  • Billy Crudup ("The Morning Show"),
  • Walton Goggins ("The White Lotus"),
  • Jason Isaacs ("The White Lotus"),
  • Tramell Tillman ("The Split"),
  • Ashley Walters ("Transitional Age").