Here are the most surprising stars who missed out on nominations and will be absent from this year’s Golden Globes.
Was ‘Wicked: For Good’ removed from Golden Globe nominations?
Golden Globe Award nominations have been announced. USA TODAY’s Ralphie Aversa looks at some of the most notable snubs, including “Wicked: For Good.”
- Not everyone was honored to be nominated, with Jennifer Lopez, Sidney Sweeney and Daniel Day-Lewis all being shut out when the 2026 Golden Globe nominations were announced.
- The Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live on January 11th on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
- Nikki Glazer will return as host of the Golden Globe Awards for the second year in a row.
With such a complete lineup for the Golden Globes, some detractors may raise their eyebrows.
This year, many major awards heavy hitters, including “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” and “Sentimental Value,” have cast multiple actors in their bid for gold. Some of these movie stars, such as Regina Hall (One Battle After Another) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners), missed out on well-deserved Globe nominations, as did megastars Sidney Sweeney (The Christie) and Daniel Day-Lewis (Anemone), whose Oscar campaigns fell apart shortly after their laudable film festival debuts. Box office receipts.
These are the most surprising names absent from next month’s show (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT), which airs live on January 11 on CBS and Paramount+.
“Wicked: For Good”
Perhaps the most shocking snub in this year’s lineup was the surprise nominations for Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague, with the sequel to Wicked left out of the Globes’ Best Musical or Comedy category. The Jon M. Chu-directed fantasy musical received mediocre reviews compared to last year’s blockbuster, but the Oz prequel still continues to cast box office magic. “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were also nominated for their roles as Elphaba and Glinda, and the film also won two nominations for best original song (“No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble”).
sidney sweeney
The polarizing young star earned a standing ovation and rave reviews from the Toronto Film Festival for his transformation in “Christy,” a sports biopic about real-life boxer Christy Martin. However, the film’s glowing reviews were overshadowed by box office flops and headlines about Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle Jeans campaign, and it ultimately failed to be a starter this year’s awards season.
Will Arnett and Laura Dern appear on ‘Is This Sing On?’
Bradley Cooper directed two film awards heavyweights in 2018’s A Star Is Born and 2023’s The Maestro, both of which earned him multiple Oscar and Globe nominations across categories. But the actor-turned-filmmaker turned his attention to the wittier, lighter drama “Is This Sing On?”, about a man (Arnett) who turns to stand-up comedy after breaking up with his wife (Dern). ‘ Then you might not be so lucky. Neither Arnett nor Dern made it into the drama acting category, and the film was completely canceled.
hugh jackman
The Australian showman is in the Oscar campaign with Song San Bleu, an entertaining but middling biopic about Mike and Claire Sardina who fronted the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder. Hudson was nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal of a singer stricken by tragedy, but Jackman’s dramatic turn was ignored by the Globes.
Shigesaku Bunmi
“Sinners”‘ outstanding work gained awards momentum last week, winning Best Supporting Actor at the Gotham Awards and earning a Critics’ Choice Award nomination. But the Nigerian-British breakout was passed over in the Globe nominations, with Emily Blunt (Smashing Machines) surprising in the supporting actress category.
Rachel Zegler
Say what you like about Disney’s much-maligned “Snow White.” Zegler was absolutely charming in this live-action reimagining, bringing courage and warmth to the two-dimensional character. In a year lacking in true comedies and musicals, voters may have given the Golden Globe-winning “West Side Story” star some room.
daniel craig
Craig has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor three times, including two for the film Knives Out. However, his most recent role as Southern detective Benoît Blanc in “Wake Up Dead Man” was mysteriously omitted from this year’s nominations. If I had to guess, there might have been some category confusion, with Craig’s idiosyncratic detective taking a backseat to Josh O’Connor’s reformed bad boy priest.
jennifer lopez
There’s an alternate universe where Lopez gets her coveted first Oscar nomination for Kiss of the Spider-Woman, and she soars with some of the most spectacular song and dance in years. But the big screen musical was a box office disaster, and her snub at the Globes sadly feels like the nail in the coffin for her chances this season.
gwyneth paltrow
In Marty Supreme, the Oscar winner gives a true movie star performance as a fading icon who can’t shake off Timothée Chalamet’s mean-spirited socialite climber. But even Paltrow couldn’t make it into this year’s most competitive category. Multiple supporting actress candidates were vying for spots in “Sinners,” “Sentimental Value,” and “One Battle After Another.”
dakota johnson
In a less crowded year, Johnson would be a Globe winner for his harrowing work as a New York matchmaker in The Materialist, one of the year’s few box-office phenomenon indie films. However, as there were many flashy performances in the comedy and musical categories, Johnson’s thoughtful performance was not noticed.
Liam Neeson
If you need further proof that the awards engine is broken, look no further than Neeson’s inspiration for the rebooted “The Naked Gun.” Funny parodies were nowhere to be found in this season’s nominations, but dramatic twists from Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”) and George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”) slipped into the comedy categories.
Roofman starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst
Perhaps due to poor marketing and a crowded opening weekend, this kind-hearted charmer has largely disappeared from the Oscar conversation, save for a supporting actress nomination for Dunst at the Independent Spirit Awards. It’s a shame, since both Dunst and Tatum are doing the best work of their careers in this modest true story, which was completely blanked at the Globes.
Jeremy Strong
In the afterglow of the fall festivals, Strong seemed poised to curry favor with Jeremy Allen White in the grim biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” Strong was a highlight of the film as Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen’s attentive manager, but unfortunately the Succession actor dropped out on the morning of the Globe nominations.
