The winners from the 2025 Golden Globes have now kicked the awards season into full gear. After the success of last year’s event, the 82nd annual Golden Globes telecast was aired live on CBS while simultaneously streaming on Paramount+ as part of their continued deal. The recently restructured Globes organization has made notable efforts to reflect diversity and inclusion in the projects they choose to award and spotlight over the past few ceremonies. Such efforts include greatly revamping the Globes voting pool and adding the “Box Office Achievement” movie category. Were any of these changes reflected in the final list of 2025 Golden Globe winners? The answer leans over to yes.
Netflix’s Emilia Pérez came out on top with the most wins from any movie. It had previously broken a Golden Globe record for the most nominations in the Musical or Comedy film categories. From its 10 nominations, it took home 4 awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Original Song for “El Mal,” Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña. In case it wasn’t already clear, Emilia Pérez is definitely now a frontrunner in the Oscars race. Saldaña’s Golden Globe win, specifically, feels long overdue considering her long and respectable career in the industry, being the first actor to star in four of the top-grossing films of all time.
The Brutalist cemented itself as an Oscar frontrunner that should not be underestimated as well, winning 3 Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Brady Corbet, and Best Actor for Adrien Brody. A24’s three-and-a-half-hour American epic has yet to be distributed nationwide (January 10) but has found no trouble in gaining praise as one of the best films of 2024 and perhaps the most unique recent cinematic experience, implementing a 15-minute intermission that acts as a crucial piece of its gut-wrenching story about the ugly side of pursuing the American dream.
Demi Moore and Sebastian Stan also won big, winning Best Actor and Actress in a Musical or Comedy, respectively, for The Substance and A Different Man. Seeing their individual awards campaigns grow in the coming weeks should be exciting! Other notable 2025 Golden Globe highlights, on the side of movies, include Peter Straughan’s Best Screenplay win for Conclave, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Best Original Score win for Challengers, and Flow winning Best Animated Film, making it the first independent animated production ever to be awarded by the Globes.
Many eyes were on Wicked going into the 2025 Golden Globes, considering it was one of the most successful musicals of 2024. However, it only walked away with the Globe for “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement,” an award that was only put into effect last year and was won by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Pop star Ariana Grande failed to win Best Supporting Actress as many fans were hoping for, but her awards prospects are not all lost, with many more competitions to come. Moreover, Sean Baker’s Anora winning in none of its 5 categories might be the real upset of the night.
Whereas other favorites like A Real Pain and I’m Still Here — Fernanda Torres becoming the first Brazilian ever to win Best Actress for her performance in the latter — managed to sneak in one Golden Globe win, Anora walked away empty-handed along with a few others, meaning that their Oscar potential may not be as strong as predicted. Moving on to television, FX’s Shōgun dominated the Drama categories, winning all four Golden Globes that it was nominated for: Best Drama Series, Best Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actress for Anna Sawai, and Best Supporting Actor for Tadanobu Asano. This landmark success for Asian representation continues the show’s sweep from last year’s Emmys, where it took home 18 awards.
More notable 2025 Golden Globe winners on the side of TV include HBO/Max’s Hacks, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, FX’s The Bear, and HBO’s The Penguin. Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards took place on Sunday, January 5, live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Check out the full 2025 Golden Globes winners list below!
Golden Globes 2025 Winners List
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Shōgun (FX/Hulu) — WINNER
Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
The Gentlemen (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO/Max) — WINNER
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) — WINNER
Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO/Max)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO/Max)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — WINNER
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun — WINNER
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Jean Smart, Hacks — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun — WINNER
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell, The Penguin — WINNER
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country — WINNER
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady) — WINNER
Jamie Foxx (Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was)
Nikki Glaser (Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die)
Seth Meyers (Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking)
Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler: Love You)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy Youssef: More Feelings)
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist — WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez — WINNER
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Flow — WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Director – Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist — WINNER
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here — WINNER
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man — WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance — WINNER
Zendaya, Challengers
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez — WINNER
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol, Camille, Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers — WINNER
Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Beautiful That Way,” The Last Showgirl, Music and Lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt
“Compress/Repress,” Challengers, Music and Lyrics by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez, Music and Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard — WINNER
“Forbidden Road,” Better Man, Music and Lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek
“Kiss The Sky,” The Wild Robot, Music and Lyrics by Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez, Music and Lyrics by Clément Ducol and Camille
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Wicked — WINNER
Twisters
The Wild Robot
