Rose Byrne wins Best Actress at Golden Globes 2026, says why husband skipped
Some of the film industry’s most beloved actresses faced off in hopes of taking home one of the most coveted awards at the 2026 Golden Globes.
Rose Byrne ultimately won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy If I had legs, I’d kick you during the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 11 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
“Of course I didn’t prepare anything, but I didn’t sing in this movie, guys,” Bryne, 46, joked about being in the “musical or comedy” category. “Thank you so much. This is such a shock. Thank you so much.”
Byrne then thanked the writer/director Maria Bronstein and her brother George for being her date, as well as her parents who bought “Paramount+” so they could watch her from Sydney, Australia. She then gave a shoutout to her husband Bobby Cannavale and revealed why he had to skip the big event.
“I want to thank my husband, Bobby Cannavale. He couldn’t be here because we’re getting a bearded dragon and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey. Thanks honey!”
The remaining contenders in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category are included Amanda Seyfried for Ann Lee’s will, Chase Infiniti for One battle after another, Cynthia Erivo for Bad: forever, Emma Stone for Bugonia And Kate Hudson for Song sung blue.
Of the six nominees in the category, three were already Golden Globe winners before Sunday’s event. Stone, 37, previously won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy La La Land in 2017 and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Poor things in 2024. Meanwhile, Seyfried, 40, earned Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for The fallout in 2023, and Hudson, 46, took home the trophy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Almost famous in 2001.
Seyfried has been nominated for a Golden Globe four times and received an award twice this year alone. In addition to her nomination for Ann Lee’s willshe was also nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Long clear river.
Stone, meanwhile, has a total of nine Golden Globe nominations, while Hudson has three.
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For her part, Erivo, 39, has received five Golden Globe nominations over the years, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and Best Original Song – Motion Picture for Harriet in 2020, Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Genius: Aretha in 2022 and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Bad by 2025.
Byrne, 46, has been nominated three times for a Golden Globe and previously earned the nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Injury in 2008 and 2010.
The 25-year-old Infiniti earned her first Golden Globe nomination this year.
