Watch the 2026 Golden Globes Free and Live Online

If you’re on the go or don’t have cable, it’s easy to watch the Golden Globes online or live stream the event from your smartphone, computer, tablet, or a compatible streaming device. Here’s what to know before the ceremony starts.

How to Watch the Golden Globes Live Stream

CBS has exclusive rights to the Golden Globes, and there are a variety of ways to watch the show.

The three-hour ceremony will air live on CBS (via cable, satellite, or a digital antenna). It will also stream on Paramount+.

Be sure to tune in at the right time. The Golden Globes start at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.

Other Ways to Stream the Golden Globes

You can live stream CBS from subscription services you may or may not already have to watch the Golden Globes. Consider a free trial to test out a service and see if it’s a good fit for you.

DIRECTV

DIRECTV includes not only CBS for streaming the Golden Globes, but also ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS, dozens of sports networks, and features like unlimited simultaneous DVR recordings and unlimited device access.

To watch the Golden Globes for free, grab the 5-day trial from DIRECTV.

Hulu + Live TV

If you have Hulu + Live TV, you already have the perfect method for streaming the Golden Globes for free.

If you’re not a subscriber, Hulu sometimes offers a free trial that lets you stream CBS, ABC, CW, and FOX for a few days without paying. This is plenty of time to watch the Golden Globes for free.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV offers live streaming, on-demand TV, and an online digital DVR recorder. You’ll have access to CBS, NBC, AMC, HGTV, and more.

You can try YouTube TV to get the free Golden Globes stream.

Fubo

If you subscribe to Fubo, you can stream the annual award ceremony live.

Much like these other streaming services, Fubo offers a free trial with CBS access that lets you watch the Golden Globes.

Pluto TV

While not guaranteed to stream the Golden Globes, another method you can try is Pluto TV. Visit the CBS on Demand page after the event to see if it’s included in that collection.

Live Stream the Golden Globes Pre-Show

The Golden Globes red-carpet pre-show, with its fabulous and not-so-fabulous fashion and interviews, is almost as popular as the awards show itself. Watch the pre-show online from any streaming and viewing options listed above, starting at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT.

Who Are the 2026 Golden Globe Nominees?

The 2026 Golden Globe nominations were announced in early December 2025. Here’s the full list:

Movies

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• The Secret Agent

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Blue Moon
• Bugonia
• Marty Supreme
• No Other Choice
• Nouvelle Vague
• One Battle After Another

Best Motion Picture – Animated

• Arco
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
• Elio
• Kpop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or The Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

• It Was Just an Accident – France
• No Other Choice – South Korea
• The Secret Agent – Brazil
• Sentimental Value – Norway
• Sirāt – Spain
• The Voice Of Hind Rajab – Tunisia

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Kpop Demon Hunters
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• Sinners
• Weapons
• Wicked: For Good 
• Zootopia 2

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
• Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
• Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
• Julia Roberts – After the Hunt
• Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
• Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine
• Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
• Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
• Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
• Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein
• Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
• Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
• Emma Stone – Bugonia
• Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
• Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
• George Clooney – Jay Kelly
• Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
• Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice
• Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
• Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Amy Madigan – Weapons
• Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good
• Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine
• Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
• Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
• Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
• Paul Mescal – Hamnet
• Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
• Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
• Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
• Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
• Ryan Coogler – Sinners
• Jafar Panahi – It Was Just An Accident
• Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
• Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
• Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt – Sentimental Value

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

• Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein
• Max Richter – Hamnet
• Hans Zimmer – F1
• Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
• Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another
• Kangding Ray – Sirāt

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• “Dream As One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash – Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen
• “Train Dreams” – Train Dreams – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
• “Golden” – Kpop Demon Hunters – Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-Jae (Ejae), Mark Sonnenblick
• “The Girl In The Bubble” – Wicked: For Good – Stephen Schwartz
• “I Lied To You” – Sinners – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
• “No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good – Stephen Schwartz

Television

Best Television Series – Drama

• The Diplomat
• The White Lotus
• Pluribus
• The Pitt
• Severance
• Slow Horses

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Abbott Elementary 
• The Studio
• The Bear 
• Only Murders in the Building 
• Hacks 
• Nobody Wants This 

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

• Adolescence
• The Girlfriend
• All Her Fault
• The Beast in Me
• Black Mirror
• Dying for Sex

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
• Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
• Britt Lower – Severance
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat
• Kathy Bates – Matlock
• Helen Mirren – Mobland

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Adam Scott – Severance
• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
• Diego Luna – Andor
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
• Mark Ruffalo – Task

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
• Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
• Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
• Jean Smart – Hacks
• Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face

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

• Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River
• Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
• Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
• Robin Wright – The Girlfriend
• Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
• Rashida Jones – Black Mirror

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
• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus
• Parker Posey – The White Lotus
• Carrie Coon – The White Lotus
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
• Catherine O’Hara – The Studio
• Erin Doherty – Adolescence

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

• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
• Stephen Graham – Adolescence
• Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North
• Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror
• Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
• Jude Law – Black Rabbit

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Walton Goggins – The White Lotus
• Ashley Walters – Adolescence
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
• Tramell Tillman – Severance
• Owen Cooper – Adolescence
• Jason Isaacs – The White Lotus

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

• Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
• Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
• Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
• Ricky Gervais: Mortality
• Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
• Kevin Hart: Acting My Age

Best Podcast

• Call Her Daddy
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler
• Smartless
• The Mel Robbins Podcast
• Up First

2025 Winners and Nominees

You can see the most recent winners and nominees at the Golden Globes website, but the big winners were:

Movies

Best Motion Picture

• Drama: The Brutalist
• Musical or Comedy: Emilia Pérez
• Animated: Flow
• Non-English Language: Emilia Pérez

Best Performance by a Female Actor

• Lead – Drama: Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
• Lead – Musical or Comedy: Demi Moore, The Substance
• Supporting: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best Performance by a Male Actor

• Lead – Drama: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Lead – Musical or Comedy: Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
• Supporting: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Best Director: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

Best Screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave

Best Original Score: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Challengers

Best Original Song: “El Mal,” Emilia Pérez

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Wicked

Television

Best Series

• Drama: Shogun
• Musical or Comedy: Hacks
• Limited: Baby Reindeer

Best Performance by a Female Actor

• Lead – Drama: Anna Sawai, Shogun
• Lead – Musical or Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks
• Lead – Limited: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
• Supporting: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer

Best Performance by a Male Actor

• Lead – Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
• Lead – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
• Lead – Limited: Colin Farrell, The Penguin
• Supporting: Tadanobu Asano, Shogun

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy: Ali Wong, Single Lady