Golden Globes 2026: Scores and Songwriters Shine, with Nick Cave, Jonny Greenwood, and Max Richter Leading the Way
December 8, 2025
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The 2026 Golden Globes nominations have been announced, spotlighting a strong slate for original music in film. Jonny Greenwood and Max Richter are cited for Best Original Score in Motion Picture, recognized for the acclaimed One Battle After Another and Hamnet, respectively. For Best Original Song in a Motion Picture, Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner of the National earned their first-ever Globe nods with the title track from the Netflix drama Train Dreams, joining a lineup that includes Miley Cyrus for Avatar: Fire and Ash and Raphael Saadiq for Sinners. Deliver Me From Nowhere, Bruce Springsteen’s biopic, earned a single nomination for Jeremy Allen White in the Best Actor – Drama category.
One Battle After Another leads the pack with nine nominations, tying as one of the joint-third most-nominated films in Globe history. Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier, follows with eight nominations, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is close behind with seven, including a nomination for Ludwig Göransson in Best Original Score. Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s ping-pong-themed film, secured three nominations, though its score by Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) did not receive a nomination in the score category. Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine also earned acting nominations for its leads, but Nala Sinephro’s score did not gain recognition.
Visit the Golden Globes official site to view the complete list of nominees: https://goldenglobes.com/nominations/2026
Jazz Monroe, a music and culture writer based in London, contributed to Pitchfork and writes for The Guardian, The Independent, and other outlets. Read more at Pitchfork.
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