The 2025 Golden Globe Awards will kick off the awards season this Sunday, January 5, establishing it as a centrepiece event for cinema and television enthusiasts worldwide. Los Angeles, California, will host this gala, which has historically served as a bellwether for the Oscars and a highlight of the entertainment industry.
Since 1944, organizers have scheduled the Golden Globe Awards annually in January, officially starting the awards season. These awards, recognizing the best in cinema and television, often predict potential Oscar winners and echo the achievements celebrated at the earlier Emmy Awards.
Renowned for their extensive influence, the Golden Globe Awards shape industry trends and spotlight emerging talents in both film and television. As a highly anticipated event on the entertainment calendar, the ceremony provides unique insights into the year’s top contenders across various categories.
List of 2025 Golden Globe Awards Nominees and Winners:
| Category | Nominees | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| FILM CATEGORY AWARDS | ||
| Motion Picture – Drama | The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, September 5 | |
| Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Anora, Challengers, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, The Substance, Wicked | |
| Director | Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light) | Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) |
| Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) | |
| 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), Kate Winslet (Lee) | |
| 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) | Sebastian Stan (A Different Man) |
| 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), Zendaya (Challengers) | Demi Moore (The Substance) |
| Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), Denzel Washington (Gladiator II) | |
| Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande-Butera (Wicked), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) | Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) |
| Screenplay | Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist), Peter Straughan (Conclave), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) | Peter Straughan (Conclave) |
| Motion Picture – Animated | Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot | Flow |
| Motion Picture – Non-English Language | All We Imagine as Light (India), Emilia Pérez (France), The Girl with the Needle (Denmark), I’m Still Here (Brazil), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany), Vermiglio (Italy) | Emilia Pérez (France) |
| Original Score | Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers), Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two), Clément Ducol and Camille (Emilia Pérez), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot) | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers) |
| Original Song | “Beautiful That Way” (The Last Showgirl), “Compress / Repress” (Challengers), “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez), “Forbidden Road” (Better Man), “Kiss the Sky” (The Wild Robot), “Mi Camino” (Emilia Pérez) | “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez) |
| Cinematic and Box Office Achievement | Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Inside Out 2, Twisters, Wicked, The Wild Robot | Wicked |
| Category | Nominees | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| FILM CATEGORY AWARDS | ||
| Cinematic and Box Office Achievement | Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Inside Out 2, Twisters, Wicked, The Wild Robot | Wicked |
| TELEVISION CATEGORY AWARDS | ||
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Day of the Jackal, The Diplomat, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Shogun, Slow Horses, Squid Game | Shogun |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Gentlemen, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building | Hacks |
| Best 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 (Shogun), Billy Bob Thornton (Landman) | Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun) |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Kathy Bates (Matlock), Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon), Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), Anna Sawai (Shogun) | Anna Sawai (Shogun) |
| Best 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) | Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) |
| Best 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) | Jean Smart (Hacks) |
| Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Baby Reindeer, Disclaimer, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin, Ripley, True Detective: Night Country | Baby Reindeer |
| Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Colin Farrell (The Penguin), 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) | Colin Farrell (The Penguin) |
| Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Sofía Vergara (Griselda), Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans), Kate Winslet (The Regime) | Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Dakota Fanning (Ripley), Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer), Allison Janney (The Diplomat), Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country) | Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Tadanobu Asano (Shogun), Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Harrison Ford (Shrinking), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Diego Luna (La Máquina), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) | Tadanobu Asano (Shogun) |
| Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television | Jamie Foxx (What Had Happened Was), Nikki Glaser (Someday You’ll Die), Seth Meyers (Dad Man Walking), Adam Sandler (Love You), Ali Wong (Single Lady), Ramy Youssef (More Feelings) | Ali Wong (Single Lady) |
