LOS ANGELES, January 14, 2026
Golden Globes Upset: Skarsgard Steals Show, ‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates
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Despite leading nominations, several expected winners were shut out at Sunday night’s Golden Globes, signaling a possibly unpredictable awards season.
- Stellan Skarsgard won best supporting actor for sentimental Value, upsetting frontrunner Jacob Elordi.
- One Battle After Another secured four film awards, including best supporting actress for Teyana Taylor.
- Several critically acclaimed films,including Frankenstein and Wicked: For Good,failed to win any awards despite multiple nominations.
- Rhea Seehorn took home the best TV drama actress award for To many,surprising many industry watchers.
Stellan Skarsgard’s win for best supporting actor in Sentimental Value was a genuine surprise. What awards did Sentimental Value win at the 2026 Golden Globes? The film secured only one award-Skarsgard’s-despite entering the evening with eight nominations, second only to One Battle After Another‘s nine. just last week, Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein) had been favored over Skarsgard in the same category at the Critics Choice Awards.
Film’s Biggest Night Sees Several Snubs
While One Battle After Another lived up to expectations, winning four film awards, the night wasn’t without its share of disappointments. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, nominated in five categories and garnering support from industry guilds, went home empty-handed. Similarly, wicked: For Good, also with five nominations, was shut out, a result potentially foreshadowed by its absence from the best motion picture, musical or comedy category.
Jafar Panahi’s It was Just an Accident, nominated for best non-English-language film and screenplay, also failed to secure a win. Panahi, the film’s writer-director, was sentenced to a year in prison in absentia in Iran, yet his work continued to receive Hollywood support.
Taylor Breaks ‘One Battle’ Streak, Zhao Visibly Surprised
One Battle After Another, a Warner Bros. film that had previously won best picture at the Gotham Awards and best director at the Critics Choice Awards,saw its winning streak broken when teyana Taylor won best supporting actress in a musical or comedy.
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, considered a frontrunner for an Oscar best picture nomination alongside One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Marty Supreme, also surprised viewers with its win in the best motion picture drama category. Some pundits had predicted Sinners or Sentimental Value to take the prize, and Zhao appeared visibly surprised by the outcome.
TV upsets mirror Film’s Surprises
The television categories also saw unexpected results. Top nominees The White Lotus (six nods), Only Murders in the Building, and Severance (four each) all went home without awards. Rhea Seehorn secured best TV drama actress for Apple TV’s To many, defeating frontrunners Britt Lower and Kathy Bates.
