The 83rd Golden Globe nominations dropped this morning. While this year’s race is dominated by global heavyweights like Sentimental Value and One Battle After Another, Chicago still carved out its presence, thanks largely to FX’s homegrown sensation The Bear and a chilling nod to a Windy City–shot limited series.
Ayo Edebiri landed a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series, and Jeremy Allen White earned a nomination for Best Actor in the same category. The hit series itself rounded out the trio with a nomination for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. For a show that has turned Chicago into a character as essential as any member of its cast, the continued awards recognition feels like yet another hometown victory lap.
White also landed a dramatic film nod for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.
Chicago’s presence on the film and limited-series front also came via Monster: The Ed Gein Story, which shot extensively in Illinois. Though Charlie Hunnam isn’t a Chicago-based actor, his nomination for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie puts another Illinois production back in the national spotlight. The project’s awards momentum underscores the state’s growing strength as a filming destination — and the kind of prestige work that continues to choose Chicago as its backdrop.
And while Sinners doesn’t put Chicago on screen, the city still has a quiet but meaningful footprint in its DNA. Writer-director Ryan Coogler has long spoken about the influence of his father-in-law, who hails from the Windy City, and Chicago’s legacy of faith, community, and survival threads through the film’s themes. It’s not a Chicago movie, but its pulse isn’t far from here.
While this year’s nomination leaders leaned global (Sentimental Value and One Battle After Another tied with seven), Chicago-linked titles still broke through with impact. From The Bear’s continued reign to Monster boosting the state’s production profile, Illinois continues to show why filmmakers keep coming back.
Chicago may not be everywhere on this year’s ballot — but where it shows up, it shows up big.
Below is the complete list of nominees:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- Frankenstein (Netflix)
- Hamnet (Focus Features)
- It Was Just an Accident (NEON)
- The Secret Agent (NEON)
- Sentimental Value (NEON)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Bugonia (Focus Features)
- Marty Supreme (A24)
- No Other Choice (NEON)
- Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)
- One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
- Arco (NEON)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- KPOP Demon Hunters (Netflix)
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- F1 (Apple Original Films)
- KPOP Demon Hunters (Netflix)
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
- Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- It Was Just an Accident (NEON) – France
- No Other Choice (NEON) – South Korea
- The Secret Agent (NEON) – Brazil
- Sentimental Value (NEON) – Norway
- Sirāt (NEON) – Spain
- The Voice of Hind Rajab (WILLA) – Tunisia
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Julia Roberts – After the Hunt
- Tessa Thompson – Hedda
- Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
- 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
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- 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
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- George Clooney – Jay Kelly
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
- Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
- Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
- Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Amy Madigan – Weapons
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
- Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
- Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
- Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
- Ryan Coogler – Sinners
- Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
- Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
- Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
- Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
- Kangding Ray – Sirāt
- Max Richter – Hamnet
- Hans Zimmer – F1
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
- “Dream as One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash
- “Golden” – KPOP Demon Hunters
- “I Lied to You” – Sinners
- “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good
- “The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good
- “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Severance (Apple TV)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- The White Lotus (HBO Max)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- The Bear (FX on Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- The Studio (Apple TV)
BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Adolescence (Netflix)
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Black Mirror (Netflix)
- Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
- The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- Kathy Bates – Matlock
- Britt Lower – Severance
- Helen Mirren – Mobland
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
- Diego Luna – Andor
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo – Task
- Adam Scott – Severance
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Kristen Bell – Nobody 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 A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- Adam Brody – Nobody 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 A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
- Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
- Rashida Jones – Black Mirror
- Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River
- Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
- Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
- Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
- Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror
- Stephen Graham – Adolescence
- Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law – Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR ON TELEVISION
- Carrie Coon – The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty – Adolescence
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
- Catherine O’Hara – The Studio
- Parker Posey – The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR ON TELEVISION
- Owen Cooper – Adolescence
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman – Severance
- Ashley Walters – Adolescence
BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION
- Bill Maher – Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
- Brett Goldstein – Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Kevin Hart – Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
- Kumail Nanjiani – Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
- Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Mortality
- Sarah Silverman – Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
BEST PODCAST
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
- Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
- The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
- SmartLess (SiriusXM)
- Up First (NPR)
Taking place at the Hollywood Palladium, the 83rd Golden Globes will air on CBS on Sunday, January 11, 2026, from 8 to 11 PM ET and streaming on Paramount+.
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