“One Battle After Another” won four prizes at the 2026 Golden Globes Awards on Sunday night, as it kicked off the awards season by bolstering its chances to win the Oscar, in what turned out to be a strong night for Warner Bros ahead of the studio’s impending sale to Netflix.
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Key Takeaways
- Warner’s “One Battle After Another” won four prizes on Sunday night, including Best Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay and the Best Supporting Actress prize for Teyana Taylor.
- Going into Sunday night, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” was the bettors’ favorite to win the Best Picture Drama prize, but “Hamnet” scored a major upset as its director, Chloé Zhao and the film’s cast appeared stunned by the victory.
- The Warner Bros-distributed “Sinners” won the “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement,” and in his acceptance speech, director Ryan Coogler said: “It was an honor on this movie to know that it was getting a theatrical release,” something that could be impacted by a Netflix acquisition.
- In her opening monologue, the show’s host and comedian Nikki Glaser joked that ‘Sinners’ strong box office performance “single-handedly saved Warner Bros. for about a month.”
- In the TV categories, HBO Max’s “The Pitt” won Best Drama Series—notching another win for Warner—while Seth Rogen’s Apple TV show “The Studio” won Best Musical or Comedy Series.
Who Won The Top Acting Prizes?
Jessie Buckley’s performance in “Hamnet” won her the Best Actress in a Drama prize, while “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” star Rose Byrne won Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Timothy Chalamet won Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for his lead role in “Marty Surpreme,” while Wagner Moura’s performance in “The Secret Agent” pipped “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan to win Best Actor in a Drama. In the TV categories, Noah Wyle won Best Actor in a Drama Series for “The Pitt,” while Rhea Seehorn scored the Best Actress prize for “Pluribus.”
How Did The Awards Impact Oscar Betting Markets?
“One Battle After Another” was already the bettors’ favorite to win Best Picture at the Oscars on both Polymarket and Kalshi, and its strong performance on Sunday night boosted its odds further. On Polymarket, bookmakers predict the Leonardo DiCaprio-led film has an 81% chance of winning the Academy Award—up by 4 points in the past 24 hours—while it has even better odds of 83% on Kalshi, rising by 5 points on Sunday. Odds of “Hamnet” overtook “Marty Supreme” after the awards on both markets, but it remains a distant second, with bettors on Kalshi and Polymarket giving it only an 8% chance of winning. The bettors’ favorite for Best Actor and Best Actress winners, Timothy Chalamet and Jessie Buckley, also scored wins on Sunday night, slightly improving their odds. Chalamet has pulled away from his rivals, including Leonardo DiCaprio, over the past few weeks and his odds rose by a further 12 points on Polymarket to 76% on Sunday.
Tangent
Sunday night’s ceremony was silent on major political issues, Glaser’s opening monologues did feature a few jabs at the Trump administration and broadcaster CBS—which was carrying the ceremony live. She began her monologue welcoming people to the awards and joking, “Yes, the Golden Globes — without a doubt the most important thing that’s happening at in the world right now.” Glaser referenced the Epstein files issue, saying: “There are so many A-Listers, and by A-listers, I do mean people who were on A LIST that’s been heavily redacted, but- yes. And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to … the Justice Department.” The comedian then said: “And the award for most editing goes to CBS News — yes. CBS News: America’s newest place to see BS News. We needed another.”
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