Golden Globes 2026 updates: Highlights of the night's biggest moments, winners and style

Noah Wyle won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a television series (drama) for his role in "The Pitt."

In Wyle's acceptance speech, he thanked his wife -- who is celebrating her birthday at the award show-- and the health care workers of the world.

The other stars who were nominated were Sterling K. Brown ("Paradise"), Diego Luna ("Andor"), Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"), Mark Ruffalo ("Task") and Adam Scott ("Severance").

Stellan Skarsgård won the award for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for his role in “Sentimental Value."

Other nominees included Benicio Del Toro ("One Battle After Another"), Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein"), Paul Mescal ("Hamnet"), Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another") and Adam Sandler ("Jay Kelly").

"I of course was not prepared for this, because I thought that I was too old," he said, before thanking his family he said, before thanking his family, which includes sons Alexander and Bill Skarsgård, who are also actors.

He finished by calling out the theater experience saying "Cinema should be seen in cinemas."

Teyana Taylor won best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for her role in "One Battle After Another." This is the first Golden Globe for Taylor.

She was overcome with emotion, closing out her acceptance speech by saying, "To my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight -- our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space."

The other nominees were Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine"), Elle Fanning ("Sentimental Value"), Ariana Grande ("Wicked: For Good"), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value") and Amy Madigan ("Weapons").

Nikki Glaser opened the 2026 Golden Globes with a monologue acknowledging some of Hollywood's biggest stars in attendance.

The comedian and actress poked fun at her return to the show saying "just like 'Wicked,' I'm back for a sequel."

She then shouted out celebrities including "Jay Kelly" star George Clooney, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jennifer Lawrence.

The host also called out the cast of "White Lotus" season 3 and its risqué plotline, and took jabs at Leonardo DiCaprio, before joking with his "One Battle After Another" co-stars.

Glaser touched on more best pictures nominees like "Sinners" including star Michael B. Jordan, "Wicked" and "Marty Supreme." She also joked with Timothée Chalamet, saying he's "the first actor in history to have to put on muscle for a movie about ping-pong."

She capped off the introduction with a jab at Steve Martin and Martin Short saying they, "keep proving to us that in this industry, you are never ever too old to still need money!