Snubbed by Golden Globes! 'Wicked 2,' JLo shut out of nominations

• Not everyone was honored to be nominated: Jennifer Lopez, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Day-Lewis were all shut out when the Golden Globe Awards announced 2026 nominees.
• The Golden Globes air live Jan. 11 on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
• Nikki Glaser returns as Golden Globes host for a second year in a row.

With a Golden Globes lineup this stacked, there were bound to be some eyebrow-raising snubs. 

This year, a slew of major awards heavyweights have multiple actors in the hunt for gold, including “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” and “Sentimental Value.” Some of those films’ stars ‒ including Regina Hall ("One Battle After Another") and Delroy Lindo ("Sinners") ‒ missed out on well-deserved Globes nominations, as did A-listers Sydney Sweeney ("Christy") and Daniel Day-Lewis ("Anemone"), whose Oscar campaigns quickly fizzled after celebrated festival debuts, in part because of abysmal box-office receipts. 

These are the most surprising names who will be sitting out next month's show, which airs live Jan. 11 on CBS and Paramount+ (8 p.m. ET/5 PT).

'Wicked: For Good'

In perhaps the most shocking snub of this year’s lineup, the “Wicked” sequel was omitted from the Globes’ best musical or comedy category, in favor of surprise nominations for Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague.” Directed by Jon M. Chu, the fantasy musical received mediocre reviews compared with last year’s beloved hit, although the Oz prequel has still cast a spell on the box office. “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande also managed nods for their turns as witches Elphaba and Glinda, while the film received two additional nods for best original song (“No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble”).

Sydney Sweeney

The polarizing young star earned a standing ovation and ecstatic reviews out of Toronto Film Festival for her transformation in “Christy,” a sports biopic about real-life boxer Christy Martin. But the film’s glowing reception was overshadowed by poor box office and headlines around Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle jeans campaign, and ultimately has been a nonstarter this awards season.

Will Arnett and Laura Dern in ‘Is This Thing On?’

Bradley Cooper has directed two awards heavyweights in 2018’s “A Star is Born” and 2023’s “Maestro,” both of which earned multiple Oscar and Globes nominations across categories. But the actor-turned-filmmaker may not have such luck with “Is This Thing On?,” a scrappier, lighter dramedy about a man (Arnett) who discovers stand-up comedy after splitting from his wife (Dern). Neither Arnett or Dern made it into the drama acting categories, and the film was blanked across the board.

Hugh Jackman

The Australian showman is out on the Oscar campaign trail for “Song Sung Blue,” an agreeable yet middling biopic about Mike and Claire Sardina, who fronted the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder. Hudson earned a best actress nomination for her winning turn as a tragedy-stricken singer, but Jackman’s dramatic turn was ignored by the Globes.

Wunmi Mosaku

The "Sinners" standout has picked up awards momentum this last week, winning best supporting performance at the Gotham Awards and earning a nomination from the Critics Choice Awards. But the Nigerian-British breakout was passed over for a Globes nod, while Emily Blunt ("The Smashing Machine") surprised in the best supporting actress category.

Rachel Zegler

Say what you will about Disney’s much-maligned “Snow White”: Zegler was absolutely enchanting in this live-action reimagining, bringing gumption and warmth to an otherwise two-dimensional character. In a year that is short on genuine comedies and musicals, voters could have made room for this Golden Globe-winning “West Side Story” star.

Daniel Craig

Craig has been nominated for three best actor Golden Globes, two of which were for “Knives Out” movies. But his latest stint as Southern-fried detective Benoit Blanc in “Wake Up Dead Man” was curiously absent from this year’s nominations. If we had to guess, there may have been category confusion, since Craig's singular sleuth takes a backseat to Josh O’Connor’s reformed bad-boy priest.

Jennifer Lopez

There’s an alternate universe where Lopez gets her long-overdue first Oscar nomination for “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” in which she soars in some of the most spectacular song-and-dance numbers in years. But the big-screen musical was a box-office calamity, and her Globes snub sadly feels like a nail in the coffin for her chances this season.

Gwyneth Paltrow

In "Marty Supreme," the Oscar winner delivers a true movie-star performance as a fading icon who just can’t shake Timothée Chalamet’s puckish social-climber. But not even Paltrow could squeak into this year’s most competitive category, with multiple supporting actress contenders vying for slots from “Sinners,” “Sentimental Value” and “One Battle After Another.”

Dakota Johnson

In a less-crowded year, Johnson would be a Globes shoo-in for her wry work as a New York matchmaker in “Materialists” – one of the year’s few indie films that was a legit box-office phenomenon. But with flashier performances in the comedy or musical category, Johnson’s thoughtful showing went unnoticed.

Liam Neeson

If you need further proof that the awards engine is broken, look no further than Neeson’s inspired work in “The Naked Gun” reboot. The laugh-a-minute spoof showed up nowhere in this season’s nominations, while more dramatic turns from Jesse Plemons (“Bugonia”) and George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”) sneaked into the comedy category.

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst in 'Roofman'

Chalk it up to poor marketing and a crowded opening weekend, but this gentle charmer has mostly vanished from the Oscar conversation, save for a supporting actress nod for Dunst from the Independent Spirit Awards. That’s a shame, because both Dunst and Tatum do career-best work in this low-key, true-life tale, which was totally blanked at the Globes.

Jeremy Strong

In the afterglow of fall festivals, Strong seemed poised to ride the goodwill for Jeremy Allen White in the solemn biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” Strong was the film’s highlight as Bruce Springsteen’s attentive manager Jon Landau, although the “Succession” actor was unfortunately passed over on Globes nomination morning.