The 82nd Golden Globes kicked off the 2025 awards season in spectacular style, celebrating the best in film and television from 2024. Hosted by the irreverent Nikki Glaser, the ceremony aired live on CBS from The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, drawing Hollywood’s brightest stars and an eager global audience.
Netflix’s crime musical Emilia Pérez dominated the nominations with ten nods, while A24’s The Brutalist and Conclave followed with seven and six nominations, respectively. In television, FX/Hulu’s The Bear once again led with five nominations, showcasing its continued cultural relevance. Let’s dive into the night’s biggest winners and celebrate the incredible talent recognized.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: The Brutalist (A24)
Nominees:
- A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
- Conclave (Focus Features)
- Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
- September 5 (Paramount Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Nominees:
- Anora (Neon)
- Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)
- A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
- The Substance (Mubi)
- Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Winner: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)
Nominees:
- Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)
- Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
- Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)
- Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez)
- Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Winner: “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez) – Music & Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard
Nominees:
- “Beautiful That Way” (The Last Showgirl) – Music & Lyrics by Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson
- “Compress / Repress” (Challengers) – Music & Lyrics by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino
- “Forbidden Road” (Better Man) – Music & Lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek
- “Kiss the Sky” (The Wild Robot) – Music & Lyrics by Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
- “Mi Camino” (Emilia Pérez) – Music & Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Winner: Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)
Nominees:
- Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
- Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
- The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Winner: Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Nominees:
- Alien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
- Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Twisters (Universal Pictures)
- The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Winner: Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France
Nominees:
- All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / France / India
- The Girl With the Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark
- I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – USA / Germany
- Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performances in Motion Picture Categories
Drama – Female
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)
Drama – Male
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)
Musical or Comedy – Female
Winner: Demi Moore (The Substance)
Nominees:
- Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
- Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
- Mikey Madison (Anora)
- Zendaya (Challengers)
Musical or Comedy – Male
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)
Supporting Roles
- Female: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
- Male: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Best Performances in Television Categories
Drama
- Female: Anna Sawai (Shōgun)
- Male: Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)
Musical or Comedy
- Female: Jean Smart (Hacks)
- Male: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Limited Series or Anthology
- Female: Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
- Male: Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
Supporting Roles
- Female: Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)
- Male: Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun)
Standout Television Moments
Winner: Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady) for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.
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