2025 is coming to a close, which means 2026 is just around the corner. You know what else is around the corner? The Award Show Season. The award show season takes place between December and March and celebrates all of the movies, songs, and TV shows that you love. Now, let’s take a deep dive into each of these award shows.

Critics’ Choice Movie Awards- January 4, 2026

A Brief History into The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

The Critic’s Choice Movie Awards (previously known as ‘The Critics’ Choice Awards’) is an award show that is held annually by the American Critics’ Choice. It was established in 1996 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) The BFCA celebrates the finest achievements in filmmaking and television.

Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominees for 2026

Here are a few categories and their nominees for 2026:

BEST PICTURE
Bugonia (Focus Features)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Marty Supreme (A24)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent (Neon)

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)

The Golden Globes – January 11, 2026

A Brief History into The Golden Globes

The Golden Globes was the first awards presentation for distinguished achievements in the film industry granted by Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association. The Golden Globes started in 1944 as an informal event by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize film achievements. The HFPA celebrates excellence in film and television through the annual Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globes Nominees for 2026:

Here are a few categories and their nominees for 2026:

BEST MOTION PICTURE- ANIMATED
Arco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE-MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

BEST ORIGINAL SONG-MOTION PICTURE
“Dream As One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash
“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Sinners
“No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good
“Train Dreams” – Train Dreams

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
KPop Demon Hunters
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good
Zootopia 2

The Grammys – February 6, 2025

A Brief History into The Grammys

The GRAMMY Awards (which began as the Gramophone Awards) are the most prestigious music award show featured each year. The GRAMMYs are presented by The Recording Academy and recognize musicians of every age and every genre.

Grammy Nominees for 2026:

Here are a few categories and nominees for 2026:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“CHROMAKOPIA” – Tyler, The Creator
“MUTT” – Leon Thomas
“GNX” – Kendrick Lamar
“MAYHEM” – Lady Gaga
“Let God Sort Em Out” – Clipse
“Man’s Best Friend” – Sabrina Carpenter
“SWAG” – Justin Bieber
“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” – Bad Bunny

SONG OF THE YEAR
“WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar
“Golden [From \”KPop Demon Hunters\”]”
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“APT.” – Rose and Bruno Mars
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga

BEST NEW ARTIST
Lola Young
Alex Warren
Leon Thomas
Sombr
Addison Rae
The Marias
KATSEYE
Olivia Dean

The Oscars – March 15, 2026

A Brief History into The Oscars

The Academy Awards (casually called ‘The Oscars’) is a formal awards ceremony to honor the best achievements in filmmaking from the previous year. From the nomination and voting processes to the ceremony itself, are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy has more than 10,000 members and is a professional honorary society of people involved in all aspects of making movies.

The Oscars Shortlist for 2026

VISUAL EFFECTS
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Civil War”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Gladiator II”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
“Twisters”
“Wicked”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“The Apprentice”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“A Different Man”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”
“The Substance”
“Waltzing with Brando”
“Wicked”

What to Expect

Here’s what to expect at each different award show. For the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Chelsea Handler is hosting for the fourth time in a row. There will be major competition in Sound, Editing, and Makeup and Hairstyling, specifically between Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, and Wicked: For Good.

For The Golden Globes, the predictions are: One Battle After Another is expected to lead alongside Frankenstein and Sinners. On the TV side, shows that are expected to shine are The Pitt, The Studio, Adolescence, and White Lotus.

For the Grammys, the big names this year are Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny (a huge deal because it is the first album entirely in Spanish to be nominated for Album Of the Year), Tyler the Creator, Doechii, and Justin Bieber. For Best New Artist, it is expected to be a tight race between Sombr, Alex Warren and KATSEYE.

Finally, for The Oscars, the key contenders this year are One Battle After Another, Sinners, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, It Was Just an Accident, and Wicked: For Good.