Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has officially been nominated for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.
The Rock is nominated in the Best Performance by a Male Actor (Drama) category for his portrayal of Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. Despite the movie grossing just over $21 million on a $50 million budget, Johnson received critical acclaim for his performance.
The full list of nominees in the category includes:
- Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
- Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
- Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
- Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
- Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere)
Emily Blunt, who played Dawn Staples in the movie, is nominated in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role category.
The film did not receive any additional nominations. This is also the first Golden Globe nomination of The Rock’s Hollywood career.
The 83rd Golden Globe Award ceremony will take place on January 11, 2026.
The Rock Shared Why He’s At Peace With The Smashing Machine’s Lack of Box Office Success
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, The Rock opened up about The Smashing Machine‘s underwhelming box office performance.
The Rock noted that, despite the disappointing run, he was proud that he did something he loved after starring in big productions throughout his career.
“Even though we didn’t do well [at the box office],” The Rock began, “or as well as we wanted to, it was okay because it just represented the thing I did for me. Maybe it was because I was an only child, but all the stuff that I had experienced as a kid and as a teenager — eviction, my mom tried to take her life two months after we got evicted and I pulled her out of the middle of the highway, a whole bunch of stuff happened — I had rejected exploring any of that on film.
“For years I would do these other films that were big and fun, Jumanji and Moana, with a happy ending, and I love that still. But what this represented was, ‘Oh wait, I can do the thing I love, which is to tell stories, but I could also take all this stuff and have a place to put it.
“So you ask if I’m going to run towards this? We have a project with Scorsese, a project with Aronofsky. Yes, I’m going to run, put all my shit in that, and continue to challenge myself. Anyway, Smashing Machine, as you see, was an opportunity of a lifetime that did change my life,” The Rock said.
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