Nominations Revealed for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards (2026), Featuring New 'Best Podcast' Category

The official unveiling of nominees for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards took place on Monday, December 8, 2025, marking a significant moment in the history of this prestigious award. A major highlight of this year’s announcement is the introduction of a brand-new competitive category: Best Podcast. This addition underscores the rapidly increasing cultural relevance of audio content, placing it alongside established achievements in film and television.

The much-anticipated awards ceremony, affectionately dubbed Hollywood’s Party of the Year, is slated for Sunday, January 11, 2026. Viewers across the nation can tune in via a live broadcast on CBS, with streaming availability also confirmed through Paramount+. This schedule sets the stage for a grand celebration of industry excellence.

Actors Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall were tasked with announcing the nominees across 28 primary categories during a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton hotel. This recognition of podcasting on the global stage represents a key step in the ongoing modernization efforts following the dissolution of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) back in 2023.

The inaugural Best Podcast category initially featured 25 programs, which were initially curated by data partner Luminate. From this extensive pool, a final slate of six contenders was selected. This shortlist showcases a diverse mix of celebrity-driven conversation shows, news programming, and cultural commentary. Notable inclusions are ‘Call Her Daddy,’ ‘Good Hang with Amy Poehler,’ ‘SmartLess,’ ‘The Mel Robbins Podcast,’ and NPR’s news digest, ‘Up First.’ Interestingly, podcasts with strong political leanings, such as ‘The Ben Shapiro Show’ and ‘The Joe Rogan Experience,’ did not make the final cut of six nominees.

Beyond the competitive categories, the Golden Globes festivities will kick off with a special evening event, the Golden Eve program, scheduled for January 8, 2026. This dedicated evening will honor recipients of the prestigious honorary awards. Dame Helen Mirren has been selected as the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, recognizing her extraordinary and lasting contributions to the world of entertainment. This award, established in 1952 to celebrate cinematic legacies, places Mirren in esteemed company alongside past honorees like Walt Disney and Meryl Streep.

Simultaneously, Sarah Jessica Parker will receive the Carol Burnett Award, which acknowledges her outstanding achievements and impact on television, both as an actress and an executive producer, particularly for her iconic portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw in ‘Sex and the City.’ Parker, who already boasts six Golden Globe wins, joins an impressive roster of recipients for this award, which was first presented in 2019, including Ted Danson and Norman Lear. The Golden Eve special format promises in-depth discussions and career retrospectives for these honorees.

The main awards telecast, which will be hosted for the second consecutive year by comedian Nikki Glaser, is set to begin at 8:00 PM Eastern Time (5:00 PM Pacific Time) and is scheduled to run for three hours. This ceremony serves as the grand finale of the Golden Week, an extended, multi-platform event organized collaboratively by CBS and Dick Clark Productions, promising a comprehensive celebration across several days.