Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favourite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros. A victory amid its deal to be acquired by Netflix.
“One Battle After Another” landed nominations for its cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti — along with nods for Anderson’s screenplay and direction. It’s competing in the Globes’ category for comedy and musicals.
Close on its heels was Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” a Norwegian family drama about a filmmaking family. The Neon release’s eight nominations included nods for four of its actors: Stellan Skarsgard, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. The Globe nominations, a tattered but persistent rite in Hollywood, are coming on the heels of a potentially seismic shift in entertainment.
On Friday, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for USD 72 billion. If approved, the deal would reshape Hollywood and put one of its most storied movie studios in the hands of the streaming giant. Both companies are prominent in this year’s awards season. Along with “One Battle After Another,” Warner Bros. Has “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed vampire hit.
It was nominated for seven awards by the Globes, including box office achievement. Netflix’s contenders include Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”, and the streaming smash hit, “KPop Demon Hunters.” Nominations were read by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall, from Beverly Hills, California.
As the Globes continue to transition out of their scandal-plagued past, there’s one notable change this year. For the first time, the Globes are giving a best podcast trophy. The inaugural nominees are “Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard,” “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” “SmartLess”, and NPR’s “Up First.”
After a series of controversies for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that previously put on the ceremony, the Globes were sold in 2023 to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, a part of Penske Media. A new, larger voting body of more than 300 people now votes on the awards, which moved from NBC to CBS on a shorter, less expensive deal.
Nikki Glaser is returning as host to the Jan. 11 Globes, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount plus. This past January, Glaser won good reviews for her first time emceeing the ceremony. Ratings were essentially unchanged, slightly dipping to 9.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen, from 9.4 million in 2024.
In the early going in Hollywood’s awards season, Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has dominated and is seen as the Oscar best picture front-runner. Also in the mix are Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” Trier’s “Sentimental Value”, and Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme.” Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award in a separate prime-time special airing Jan.
