Cover Wagner Moura, Brazil’s first actor to win Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes 2026 (Photo: Getty Images)
Wagner Moura, Brazil’s first actor to win Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes 2026 (Photo: Getty Images)
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Other than ’Marty Supreme’, ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’, here are three other Golden Globes 2026-winning movies that you should watch
The Golden Globes 2026 ceremony, which took place on January 12, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, has spotlighted a dazzling range of international cinema—from Marty Supreme and Hamnet to One Battle After Another. But beyond these heavily publicised winners lies a world of equally compelling, award-winning films that deserve your attention.
This year’s event marked a turning point for global storytellers, with unprecedented recognition for artists from Latin America, Scandinavia and across the US. From noir thrillers to poetic family dramas and soulful horror, these films explore themes of memory, identity and resilience while pushing narrative boundaries.
If you’re curating your post-awards-season watchlist, here are three Golden Globe–winning movies that combine craftsmanship, heart and daring imagination.
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1. ’The Secret Agent’
Above The trailer of ‘The Secret Agent’, a winner at the Golden Globes 2026
Winning two Golden Globes—Best Actor and Best Non-English-Language Film—The Secret Agent emerged as one of this year’s most surprising triumphs. Wagner Moura, Brazil’s first actor to win Best Actor in a Drama, gives a haunting performance as Marcelo, a technology expert fleeing a corrupt 1977 regime. Seeking refuge in Recife during Carnival, he reconnects with his estranged mother while navigating a web of political danger. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho layers time and texture, blending archival footage with present-day interviews to explore memory and freedom under authoritarianism. Shot in burnished tones that evoke melancholy and menace, the film’s craftsmanship makes it an unforgettable portrait of survival.
2. ’Sentimental Value’
Above The trailer of ‘Sentimental Value’, a winner at the Golden Globes 2026
Stellan Skarsgård’s subtle brilliance anchors Sentimental Value, for which he won Best Supporting Actor in a Film. He plays Gustav, a once-celebrated director attempting to reunite with his estranged daughters, Nora and Agnes. His offer to cast Nora in his ambitious comeback project is met with resistance—until she learns he’s replaced her with an eager Hollywood upstart. What follows is a delicate exploration of ego, forgiveness and legacy, as the sisters must reconcile their creative and emotional ties with their father. Directed with quiet elegance, this nuanced drama captures the ache of lost connection through crisp cinematography and restrained performances.
3. ’Sinners’
Above The trailer of ‘Sinners’, a winner at the Golden Globes 2026
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners fuses horror and historical allegory into a darkly lyrical vision of the American South. Set in the 1932 Mississippi Delta, the film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack—played by Michael B Jordan—as they attempt to open a juke joint, only to confront vampires amid the racial terror of Jim Crow. Drawing power from blues and gospel traditions, Ludwig Göransson’s score turns music into a form of redemption, echoing the story’s central tension between salvation and corruption. Sinners brims with menace and meaning, using supernatural horror to dissect identity, freedom and the enduring cost of false promises.
Zabrina is the Senior Editor, Arts and Culture of Tatler Hong Kong. She specialises in performing arts, visual art and film. Her wanderlust was first fuelled by the Mighty Rovers Antarctica Expedition 2010. Over the years, she has interviewed A-list artists and filmmakers, including Oscar winners Chlóe Zhao and Tim Yip, Golden Horse winner Sylvia Chang, In the Mood for Love cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Pachinko author Min Jin Lee, and Coachella’s first Chinese solo singer Jackson Wang. She won gold at the WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards for her 2021 feature on the waves of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
