Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another wins 2026 Golden Globe for Comedy or Musical

Collider reports that Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical at the 2026 Golden Globes.

The film, long seen as the frontrunner, delivered the expected victory, and Anderson also took home the award for Best Director. The nearly three-hour epic was described in the piece as an IMAX-scale, politically charged mainstream blockbuster that blends political thriller, action, dark comedy and a father‑daughter drama, and it earned a box-office return of $200 million that "didn't actually break even."

Reviewer Ross Bonaime praised the film as Anderson operating at "full beast mode," calling it one of the director’s biggest and most emotionally rich works with standout performances led by Leonardo DiCaprio. The article quoted Steven Spielberg calling the film "insane" and "a concoction of things that are so bizarre and at the same time so relevant," and Jennifer Lawrence saying it was "the best movie [she's] ever seen" and "the most incredible movie [she's] ever seen in [her] entire life." The report lists the release date as September 26, 2025, a runtime of 162 minutes, and credits Paul Thomas Anderson and Thomas Pynchon as writers.

The report did not provide vote totals or a full list of nominees; further coverage of the 2026 Golden Globes is expected.

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