LONDON - Netflix drama series "Adolescence," "The Smashing Machine" actress Emily Blunt, and "Hamnet" actor Paul Mescal are among the British and Irish nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, reported PA Media/dpa.
The nominations were revealed in a ceremony in the United States (US) on Monday, with "Adolescence" given five nods, Blunt nominated for her role in" The Smashing Machine" as Dawn Staples, and Mescal for his performance as William Shakespeare in "Hamnet."
Adolescence’s nominations include best limited series, anthology series or television motion picture, best male actor in a television limited series, anthology series, TV motion picture for Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters and Owen Cooper for best TV supporting actor.
The drama, which prompted a national conversation around online safety upon its release, has also seen a nod for TV's best supporting female actor for Erin Doherty.
In the best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture category, the nominees alongside Blunt are Ariana Grande for "Wicked," Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for "Sentimental Value," Amy Madigan for "Weapons," and Teyana Taylor for "One Battle After Another."
Mescal is nominated in the best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture category alongside Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn for their roles in "One Battle After Another," Jacob Elordi for his role in "Frankenstein," Adam Sandler for his role in "Jay Kelly", and Stellan Skarsgard for "Sentimental Value."
Cynthia Erivo was nominated in the best female actor in a comedy or music film for her role in "Wicked: For Good," alongside Rose Byrne for "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You," Kate Hudson for "Song Sung Blue," Chase Infiniti for "One Battle After Another," Amanda Seyfried for "The Testament Of Ann Lee," and Emma Stone for "Bugonia."
In the drama category, Jessie Buckley was nominated for best actress in a motion picture for her role in "Hamnet," alongside Jennifer Lawrence for "Die My Love," Renate Reinsve for "Sentimental Value," Julia Roberts for "After The Hunt," Tessa Thompson for "Hedda," and Eva Victor for "Sorry, Baby."
The nominations for best director are Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another," Ryan Coogler for "Sinners," Guillermo Del Toro for "Frankenstein," Jafar Panahi for "It Was Just An Accident," Joachim Trier for "Sentimental Value," and Chloe Zhao for "Hamnet."
The best picture nominees in the drama category were "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "It Was Just An Accident," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Values", and "Sinners."
In the comedy or musical best picture category, the nominees were "Blue Moon," "Bugonia," "Marty Supreme," "No Other Choice," "Nouvelle Vague", and "One Battle After Another."
The best male actor in a drama film category saw Joel Edgerton nominated for "Train Dreams," Oscar Isaac for "Frankenstein," Dwayne Johnson for his role in "The Smashing Machine," Michael B Jordan for "Sinners," Wagner Moura for "The Secret Agent," and Jeremy Allen White for "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere."
For best male actor in a comedy or musical film, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for "One Battle After Another," Timothee Chalamet for "Marty Supreme," George Clooney for "Jay Kelly," Ethan Hawke for "Blue Moon," Lee Byung Hun for "No Other Choice," and Jesse Plemons for "Bugonia."
The awards will be given out at a ceremony on Jan 11. - BERNAMA