Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Hamnet Wins Best Motion Picture at Golden Globes
At the Golden Globes, the movie Hamnet won the award for Best Motion Picture in the Drama category.
The director, Chloé Zhao, was surprised and didn't move at first.
Her co-star, Jessie Buckley, and producer, Steven Spielberg, helped her to the stage.
Spielberg thanked another director, Sam Mendes, for recommending the book Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
The movie is about William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, and how they dealt with the loss of their son.
It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, who are both great actors.
Everyone involved in making the movie thanked each other for their teamwork.
Hamnet won Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.
Director Chloé Zhao was stunned and initially motionless upon winning.
Producer Steven Spielberg thanked Sam Mendes for recommending the novel Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
The film stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, who are praised for their performances.
The movie is a dramatization of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes' story, focusing on love and loss.
- Who
- Chloé Zhao, Jessie Buckley, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Sam Mendes, Maggie O'Farrell, Paul Mescal
- What
- Hamnet wins Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards
- When
- 83rd Golden Globe Awards
- Where
- Golden Globe Awards
- Why
- Hamnet is a moving meditation on love and loss, dramatizing the story of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, and their son Hamnet.
- Event
- 83rd Golden Globe Awards
- Category
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Winner
- Hamnet
- Director
- Chloé Zhao
- Lead Actors
- Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal
- Producer
- Steven Spielberg
- Author of the Novel
- Maggie O'Farrell