2026 Golden Globes Nominations: Most Shocking Snubs, Surprises, & Hot Takes

MsMojo

The Golden Globes nominations are here, and they're as puzzling as ever! Join us as we break down the most shocking snubs and pleasant surprises from the 2026 nominations. From "Wicked: For Good" getting Jon M. Chu snubbed again to Jennifer Lopez being overlooked for "Kiss of the Spider Woman," we're unpacking all the nomination drama!

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00:00What was a difficult decision you made recently?

00:03Oh, this one's very obvious.

00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo.

00:06And today, we're dissecting the 2026 Golden Globes nominations

00:10from the most well-deserved or surprising choices

00:13to the most wicked snubs.

00:15If only you disproved the theory

00:17that you can't improve perfection.

00:22Shocking snubs.

00:23Letter out of good intentions

00:25led where such roads always lead.

00:28No deed goes unpunished, huh?

00:31While Wicked Part 1 couldn't have had an easier time

00:33picking up nominations for Best Musical or Comedy,

00:36the critics had spoken

00:37and seemingly decided that Wicked for good

00:40had not been changed for the better.

00:42Or at least not enough to gain their votes.

00:44Getting your dreams is strange

00:47But it seems a little well complicated

00:52Look, if the wickedly talented Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

00:56had walked away empty-handed,

00:58we may have rioted.

01:00Luckily, the 2026 committee is safe on that front.

01:03However, another snub for John M. Chu?

01:05Seriously?

01:06What does the man have to do to be recognized here?

01:09Even the new songs got some love, but not him.

01:12At least the cinematic and box office achievement nom

01:15shows the fans still showed up,

01:16even if the Golden Globes committee decided otherwise.

01:19Come and be wonderful

01:21Trust me, it's fun

01:23We will be wonderful

01:26You'll make me wonderful

01:29Maybe this just isn't the moment for live-action musicals.

01:32Kiss of the Spider Woman earned some seriously glowing reviews,

01:36even though its box office run barely made a dent,

01:39pulling in just $2 million of its $30 million budget.

01:42There's so much that's beautiful

01:44Would you like to see it?

01:48Jennifer Lopez seemed tailor-made for this role,

01:51with Deadline even stamping her as born to play the part.

01:54With that kind of praise,

01:55you'd think she'd be a shoo-in for an om.

01:57Instead, the committee slipped straight through the cracks in that web.

02:00Wait, you throw us right in.

02:03We know nothing about the story or the characters.

02:05Well, it's a musical, there's not a lot to know.

02:07We sincerely hope this oversight ends up being a stray thread,

02:10not the start of a whole tangled season.

02:13Sadly, we're not sure we should be holding our breath.

02:15I'm sorry to break the news.

02:19Nobody sings in real life.

02:21Well, maybe they should.

02:23Excuse us, detective,

02:24we'd like to report a missing Golden Globe nomination.

02:27Meryl Streep, who usually gets recognized

02:29any time she even breathes near a high-quality project,

02:32got completely iced out.

02:34I want you to know one thing,

02:35not everything is gone.

02:36I know.

02:37I have you, you have me.

02:39That's really, that's all that matters.

02:42Wow, you really sold that.

02:44Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez

02:47are all nominated for only murders in the building.

02:49But unlike last year,

02:51Streep is just standing outside in the cold on her own this season.

02:54All right, I'm so sorry.

02:56Oh, you're a sweetie.

02:59But, you know,

03:00didn't fly all this way for doom and gloom.

03:02Hugh Jackman also often gets automatic Globes love,

03:05especially when he's in a musical.

03:08Not this time.

03:09I could really use for you to tell me I'm doing the right thing.

03:13I think you are.

03:14His film Song Sung Blue pulled an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes

03:18and received plenty of warm reception.

03:20Yet he still ended up on the snub list.

03:23At least Kate Hudson landed a nomination in her category.

03:26Bad things happen over and over.

03:28And I just want to sing and I want to shine.

03:30And then there's Superman,

03:32which crushed at the box office,

03:34yet somehow still didn't make the cut.

03:36Even K-pop Demon Hunters made the category,

03:39even though it didn't even have a proper theatrical release.

03:42Make it make sense.

03:43They're demons.

03:44Since we're already in the land of unexpected omissions,

03:50Gwyneth Paltrow getting nothing for Marty Supreme felt especially chilly.

03:54And someone absolutely needs to check in with the committee about The Last of Us,

03:57the third Knives Out movie,

03:59The Gilded Age,

04:00and Abbott Elementary.

04:01It's about to have Al Sharpton up in here.

04:03Who's Al Sharpton?

04:04Go back to class and learn something.

04:06My God.

04:07Quinta Brunson has been a steady awards favorite up until now,

04:10so that silence stung.

04:12We also saw The Pit's Emmy winners,

04:14Catherine Lanasa and Sean Hattesey getting shut out entirely.

04:17It's always a rough way to end the night.

04:20Must have had a reason at one time to keep coming back, but...

04:24The controversial hot take picks.

04:26New to the Golden Globes this year is the best podcast category,

04:30and it's already pretty hard to ignore the kinds of shows

04:32that got left out during its big debut.

04:34She has strict instructions as to her behavior.

04:37She's to keep to two subjects,

04:38the weather and everybody's health.

04:40Fine day, and how'd you do?

04:42And not just let herself go on things in general.

04:43Help her along, darling.

04:44You'll be quite safe.

04:45You've got Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard,

04:48Call Her Daddy,

04:49Good Hang with Amy Poehler,

04:50and Smart Less all sitting pretty with nominations,

04:53ready to make a little awards history.

04:56But the shows that lean a bit more political,

04:59or let's just say,

05:00require a very specific palette,

05:02got iced out fast.

05:04That includes The Joe Rogan Experience,

05:06even though it's literally the number one podcast of 2025.

05:09The committee really said no thank you.

05:11This is what we were talking about earlier,

05:12about everything being bad.

05:15I don't think it is.

05:16I think it's just a lot of noise.

05:18There's a lot of noise.

05:19A lot of people yelling.

05:20And speaking of divisive figures,

05:22Sydney Sweeney.

05:23I think that's why I gravitate towards characters and stories

05:27that are complicated,

05:28and are maybe morally questionable,

05:32and characters that are on the page hard to like.

05:35Christy didn't exactly land with audiences,

05:38and ended up being one of the biggest flops of the year.

05:41But critics were actually kind of united behind her performance.

05:45Most agreed she delivered her best work so far.

05:47Still not enough for a Golden Globe nomination.

05:50Hey dad,

05:50I think I want to come home.

05:53Want to lose your trainer,

05:55your career,

05:56all of it?

05:57She's had a pretty eventful year overall,

06:01and honestly,

06:02this probably comes down to the simple fact

06:04that barely anyone even watched the movie.

06:06Let's be honest,

06:07there were a lot of odds stacked against it.

06:09You think you what makes the world turn.

06:12But one day you're going to wake up and realize

06:15that it turns just fine without you.

06:18It also feels like the committee went for the underdogs this year,

06:22instead of the more popular,

06:24lar,

06:24blockbusters.

06:25We're absolutely not bitter.

06:26Something is very wrong.

06:29I didn't get in my way.

06:31I need to lie down.

06:32Independent and international productions

06:34get their moment to shine

06:35with titles like Marty Supreme,

06:37Blue Moon,

06:38No Other Choice,

06:39and Begonia on the musical and comedy side,

06:42while The Secret Agent,

06:43Sentimental Value,

06:44and Hamnet take the spotlight in drama.

06:47Even Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

06:48managed to surprise us.

06:50Yes, yes, yes,

06:51but what did you think?

06:53Hmm?

06:54I thought it was brilliant.

06:56It was, I know.

06:59There's a lot of talk that when it comes to TV especially,

07:02the committee seems to have played it safe this year,

07:04steering toward crowd pleasers instead of giving credit where it probably should have gone.

07:08The distance between what is said...

07:11Shut it down.

07:12...and what is known to be true

07:14has become an abyss.

07:18More than a few folks feel like these nominations weren't about the boldest choices

07:22or the strongest performances,

07:24but about sticking with options that felt low risk and guaranteed.

07:27In short,

07:28a very Golden Globes kind of Golden Globes year.

07:30I just don't think

07:31at this age

07:34I'm

07:34meant to live an uncomfortable life.

07:39I don't have the will.

07:41Happy surprises.

07:42Look, it's not all snubs and safe bets.

07:45There are certainly more than a fair share of names

07:47that absolutely deserve the recognition they're getting.

07:50Every up,

07:51every down,

07:51every choice,

07:52every mistake

07:53carry you here

07:54to this spot

07:55where you belong.

07:57On the TV side,

07:59Glenn Powell popped up for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series for Chad Powers,

08:03which was a pleasantly fun surprise that we did not see coming.

08:06Natasha Lyonne also landed a nomination for Poker Face,

08:10which was so unexpected because the show just got cancelled,

08:13so it felt like a sweet and well-deserved farewell nod.

08:15So, where are you headed?

08:18Oh, uh,

08:19I guess that's a deceptively profound question.

08:23Well,

08:23I'm going to Wichita.

08:25It works for me.

08:28Ray Sehorne finally got her moment, too,

08:31with a Best Actress nomination for Pluribus.

08:33After years of being overlooked for her brilliant work on Better Call Saul,

08:37finally justice where it's due.

08:39This is a place where you can trust

08:41that if you want to try something,

08:43you can do it

08:44and just give it a shot,

08:46even if it falls on its face

08:47and it wasn't a good choice.

08:48And if your director

08:50is making modulations

08:52and asks you to try something,

08:54don't be scared,

08:54just do it.

08:55Just jump off that cliff

08:56and try it.

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09:13Over in film,

09:14Julia Roberts is nominated

09:15for Best Actress

09:16in After the Hunt,

09:17which may raise some eyebrows

09:19since the movie

09:19wasn't exactly a critical darling.

09:21You've constructed a life

09:23that hides

09:23your accidental privilege,

09:27neediness,

09:28desperate desire to impress.

09:29At least I have the self-respect

09:31to be obvious

09:32about what it is that I want.

09:34Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson

09:35both scored nominations

09:36for The Smashing Machine.

09:38Given the movie's

09:39quiet box office,

09:40who saw that one coming?

09:42The Globes clearly decided

09:43performance mattered

09:44more than ticket sales

09:45in this case.

09:46Amy Madigan also joins

09:47the ranks of Best Supporting Actresses

09:49for Weapons.

09:50It's nice to see horror

09:51get some recognition this year.

09:53Then, in Sentimental Value,

09:55Inga Yves' daughter Lilos

09:56earned a nomination

09:57alongside Elle Fanning,

09:59showing that you don't

10:00just have to be

10:00a well-established global star

10:02to get The Globe's attention.

10:12Given some of the surprises

10:14to make the list

10:14and those who have been snubbed,

10:16we certainly couldn't call

10:18who might come out victorious

10:19in any of these categories,

10:20but we sure look forward

10:22to finding out in January.

10:27Who are you glad to see nominated

10:28and who are you shocked

10:30didn't get the recognition

10:31they deserved?

10:32Let us know in the comments.

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