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Dark comedy One Battle After Another and Hamnet, a story about William Shakespeare and grief, claimed the top prizes on Sunday at the Golden Globes, one of the first major events in Hollywood’s annual awards season.

One Battle was named best movie musical or comedy, and Hamnet earned the best movie drama prize.

Timothee Chalamet triumphed in one of the most competitive categories, taking the trophy for best male actor in a movie musical or comedy for his role as a professional table tennis player in Marty Supreme.

Chalamet defeated Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and other big names at the red-carpet ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. “This category is stacked. I look up to all of you,” Chalamet said to his fellow nominees.

The actor noted that he had left the Globes in previous years without a win. “I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments made this moment that much sweeter,” he said.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler won a new Globes honour for podcasts.

“This is an attempt to try to make a very rough and unkind world filled with a little bit more love and laughter, and laughing with people, not at them,” Poehler said. “We just have such a good time making it.”

‘Golden,’ the catchy tune from Netflix phenomenon K-Pop Demon Hunters, was named best original song.

“It’s never too late to shine like you were born to,” Korean-American singer Ejae said as she accepted the award.

Host Nikki Glaser joked that the Globes were “without a doubt the most important thing that’s happening in the world right now.”

She took light-hearted jabs at the stars seated inside a Beverly Hills ballroom. Glaser joked about DiCaprio’s reputation for dating young women before apologising for the “cheap” remark. “We don’t know anything else about you, man,” she said.

Full list of awards (Film)

Best Drama

Hamnet

Best Comedy or Musical

One Battle After Another

Best Male Actor, Drama

Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Female Actor, Drama

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Best Male Actor, Comedy or Musical

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Best Female Actor, Comedy or Musical

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Male Supporting Actor

Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Female Supporting Actor

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Animated Film

KPop Demon Hunters

Best Non-English Language Film

The Secret Agent

Best Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Best Original Score

Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Best Original Song

‘Golden,’ KPop Demon Hunters

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Sinners

HBO Max’s The Pitt, a medical drama which puts a spotlight on America’s strained emergency rooms, won best drama series at the Golden Globes on Sunday, while The Studio, a Hollywood satire from Apple TV, earned the award for best comedy.

The Pitt follows Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle, who works at the often-daunting Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre’s emergency room.

“We live in a very divided country in the world right now, but I think cinema brings us all together not only as an audience but as a community,” said The Pitt creator, R. Scott Gemmill.

“What you do, the stories you tell, they make a difference,” the ER writer added.

The Pitt also won the best actor award for Noah Wyle.

“What a truly humbling moment this is,” Wyle said on stage during his acceptance speech.

“I was raised in a family that put a high priority on art and on curiosity,” he added, noting that he has benefited from “incredible teachers” and advice from “good friends.”

Wyle concluded his speech by thanking healthcare workers.

In addition to the best comedy award, Seth Rogen won best actor in a comedy for The Studio.

Rogen joked about an episode of the satirical series that was set at the Golden Globes. “The only way I could win was to do a show where I got a fake one,” he said.

The Studio follows Hollywood executive Matt Remick, portrayed by Rogen, who must balance the corporate demands of the film industry and his desires for creative content.

Other noteworthy winners included Adolescence, and Jean Smart for best female actor in a comedy for Hacks.

The White Lotus, which led with six TV nominations, came away empty-handed.

Full list of awards (Television)

Best Drama Series

The Pitt

Best Comedy/Musical Series

The Studio

Best Male Actor, Drama

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Best Female Actor, Drama

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Best Male Supporting Actor

Owen Cooper, Adolescence

Best Female Supporting Actor

Erin Doherty, Adolescence

Best Male Actor, Comedy/Musical

Seth Rogen, The Studio

Best Female Actor, Comedy/Musical

Jean Smart, Hacks

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

Adolescence

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

Stephen Graham, Adolescence

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

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Best Podcast

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

The Globes are among the first of the 2026 Hollywood accolades to be handed out before the film industry’s top honours, the Academy Awards, in March.

Globe voters do not have a say in the Oscars, but a win at the Globes can help bring attention to potential Academy Awards contenders.

Cover photo: Reuters