At a Glance
- The 83rd Golden Globe Awards air Sunday at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET on CBS and Paramount+ Premium
- The show partnered with Polymarket, a crypto prediction market under fire after a user made $400,000 on Venezuelan politics
- One Battle After Another leads film nominations with nine, while HBO’s The White Lotus tops TV picks with six
- Why it matters: The tie-up injects real-time betting odds into Hollywood’s kickoff awards show as regulators eye Polymarket for possible insider trading
The red carpet is rolling out at the Beverly Hilton for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood’s first major prizegiving of the year and the ceremony that traditionally sets the tone for the march toward the March 15, 2026 Oscars. Viewers will see more than trophies and speeches; the telecast will also flash live data from Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction platform that this week faces scrutiny over suspicious trades tied to Venezuela’s political crisis.
How to Watch and Who’s Hosting
- Time: 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET on Sunday
- TV: CBS live nationwide
- Stream: CBS app, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, or Paramount+ Premium tier at $12.99 a month after a seven-day trial
- Host: Grammy and Emmy-nominated comedian Nikki Glaser returns after widespread praise for last year’s gig
The Beverly Hilton has housed the Globes for more than four decades and will again serve as the backdrop for the star-studded ballroom ceremony.
Polymarket Partnership Raises Eyebrows
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions revealed the Polymarket integration earlier in the week. The deal calls for real-time market odds-essentially crowdsourced probability numbers-to appear during the official viewing party and across the show’s digital feeds. The arrangement landed just as Polymarket drew attention from financial watchdogs: an anonymous account netted more than $400,000 betting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would fall, doubling the position hours before Caracas was hit by a bombing. Investigators have not yet determined whether the trader possessed non-public information.
Film Front-Runners
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another towers over the film field with nine nominations. Star Leonardo DiCaprio has repeatedly told reporters the drama contains a “Star Wars theme,” though plot details remain under wraps.
Other notable nods:
- Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro’s retelling, five nominations
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler’s box-office juggernaut, seven nominations
- Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi mystery, three nominations including Best Musical or Comedy
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Nominated for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement before release; the gamble paid off as the film has already crossed $1 billion worldwide
TV Contenders
HBO’s anthology thriller The White Lotus leads all television entries with six nominations and could sweep the limited-series categories.
Sci-fi and genre favorites scored multiple mentions:
- Severance (Apple TV+) – four nominations
- Pluribus (Apple TV+) – two nominations
- Black Mirror (Netflix) – up for Best Limited Series after Netflix renewed the anthology
- Andor (Disney+) – largely shut out, though star Diego Luna earned a Best Drama Actor nod
In the acting races, Natasha Lyonne of the cancelled Peacock series Poker Face and Jenna Ortega of Netflix’s Wednesday will compete in the Best Female Actor category.
What Viewers Can Expect
Producers promise a faster-paced, more intimate show after last year’s well-received revamp. The Polymarket feed will display shifting odds in real time, letting audiences see how the crowd forecasts each category. Critics question whether that feature could encourage gambling among viewers and add pressure on voters, but organizers say the data is informational only and no wagering is available through the broadcast itself.
Key Takeaways
- The Globes remain a critical stop on the awards trail, often boosting films and series that continue on to Oscar and Emmy glory
- This year’s ceremony adds a tech twist by showcasing prediction-market odds, spotlighting crypto-based forecasting at a moment of regulatory unease
- Genre projects-especially sci-fi and fantasy-claim an unusually large slice of the nominations, reflecting Hollywood’s continued tilt toward speculative storytelling
- With streaming platforms dominating the TV slate and box-office titans like Avatar in contention, the show underscores the entertainment industry’s hybrid future split between theaters and home viewing
Whether the Polymarket partnership proves a harmless novelty or a reputational risk will likely hinge on the outcome of ongoing federal inquiries. For tonight, champagne will flow, speeches will soar, and the odds will refresh with every envelope opened at the Beverly Hilton.
