The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards have announced their nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score in motion pictures, highlighting tracks from films like Avatar: Fire & Ash and KPop Demon Hunters. Six songs and six scores made the list, featuring artists such as Miley Cyrus and composers like Jonny Greenwood. The ceremony is set for January 11, 2026, on CBS and Paramount+.
Overview of Nominations
The 2026 Golden Globe Awards nominations for music categories spotlight original works from several high-profile films. Announced on December 8, 2025, the list includes six contenders for Best Original Song - Motion Picture and six for Best Original Score - Motion Picture. These nods recognize songwriters and composers whose contributions enhanced the cinematic experience.
Best Original Song Nominees
The song category features diverse entries:
- "Dream As One" from Avatar: Fire & Ash, written by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, and Simon Franglen, performed by Miley Cyrus.
- "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters, written by Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), and Mark Sonnenblick, performed by HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami). This track, a Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper for 23 weeks, marks EJAE as the first Korean-American nominee in the category.
- "I Lied to You" from Sinners, written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, performed by Miles Caton.
- "No Place Like Home" from Wicked: For Good, written and performed by Stephen Schwartz and Cynthia Erivo.
- "The Girl in the Bubble" from Wicked: For Good, written by Stephen Schwartz, performed by Ariana Grande.
- "Train Dreams" from Train Dreams, written by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, performed by Nick Cave. This is Cave's first Golden Globe nomination.
Only songwriters are eligible for the award, as noted by Billboard.
Best Original Score Nominees
The score nominees include:
- Frankenstein: Alexandre Desplat
- F1: Hans Zimmer
- One Battle After Another: Jonny Greenwood
- Sirāt: Kangding Ray (first-time nominee)
- Sinners: Ludwig Göransson
- Hamnet: Max Richter (first-time nominee)
One Battle After Another leads overall with nine nominations, including Greenwood's score, while Sinners has seven, per Pitchfork.
Context and Ceremony Details
These nominations follow last year's wins, such as Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Challengers. The event, produced by Dick Clark Productions, airs January 11, 2026. Films like KPop Demon Hunters, a Netflix animated hit, continue to gain acclaim, with "Golden" also nominated for Grammys. No contradictions appear across sources, confirming the unified list.