The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held on January 5, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton, marked an electrifying start to the awards season. Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the ceremony celebrated an array of stellar performances and groundbreaking projects across film and television. Glaser, known for her sharp wit, kept the evening lighthearted and inclusive, ensuring the focus remained on the honorees.
The French musical-comedy Emilia Pérez emerged as the evening’s biggest winner, sweeping four categories, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Director for Jacques Audiard. Meanwhile, the epic historical drama series Shōgun dominated television, claiming awards for Best Television Series – Drama and individual acting accolades for Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada.
Demi Moore secured her first Golden Globe win for her captivating performance in The Substance, while Adrien Brody took home Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for The Brutalist. Other notable victories included Flow, a Latvian animated masterpiece, winning Best Motion Picture – Animated, and Wicked clinching the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award.
Below is the complete list of 2025 Golden Globe Winners:
Movies
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Winner: The Brutalist
- Nominees: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, September 5
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Winner: Emilia Pérez
- Nominees: Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance, Wicked
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Winner: Flow
- Nominees: Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- Winner: Emilia Pérez (France)
- Nominees: All We Imagine as Light (India), The Girl with the Needle (Denmark), I’m Still Here (Brazil), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany), Vermiglio (Italy)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Winner: Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
- Nominees: Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Angelina Jolie (Maria), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door), Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Winner: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
- Nominees: Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Winner: Demi Moore (The Substance)
- Nominees: Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Winner: Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
- Nominees: Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night), Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness), Glen Powell (Hit Man)
Best Director
- Winner: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
- Nominees: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Screenplay
- Winner: Conclave
- Nominees: Emilia Pérez, Anora, The Brutalist, A Real Pain, The Substance
Television
Best Television Series – Drama
- Winner: Shōgun
- Nominees: The Day of the Jackal, The Diplomat, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Slow Horses, Squid Game
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Winner: Hacks
- Nominees: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Gentlemen, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Winner: Baby Reindeer
- Nominees: Disclaimer, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin, Ripley, True Detective: Night Country
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Winner: Anna Sawai (Shōgun)
- Nominees: Kathy Bates (Matlock), Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Winner: Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)
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Nominees: Donald Glover (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal), Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)
