Awards season has finally kicked off with the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. We finally discovered who took home a Golden Globe. This year’s show was aired on Sunday, January 5th at 8PM on CBS and Paramount+. Comedian and actress, Nikki Glaser, debuted as host at the 82nd annual show. The Golden Globe Awards celebrates the best film and television entertainment of the year. In television, FX’s Shōgun racked up four awards while for film, Netflix’s Emilia Pérez also took home four awards. Read on to see the entire list of winners for the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards is the first major show of the awards season. There were certainly strong contenders in both television and film alike. On the television side, we had shows like The Bear, Baby Reindeer, Slow Horses, and Shogun (which took home most of the awards with a total of four). And as for the movie side, nominees included Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, and more. Emilia Pérez was the movie that had 10 nominations and took home the most awards of the night — it won a total of 4 awards.
Other notable awards were given to actress Viola Davis and actor Ted Danson in a special segment during the show. The 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award was given to Davis. While Ted Danson was honored with the Carol Burnett Award. Now without further ado, here is the 2025 Golden Globe winners:
Who were the 2025 Golden Globe Winners?
Movies
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
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Alien: Romulus
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Gladiator II
- Inside Out 2
- Twisters
- Wicked – WINNER
- The Wild Robot
Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language)
- All We Imagine as Light (India)
- Emilia Pérez (France) – WINNER
- 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)
- 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 a Male 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 a Female Actor 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 a Male 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 a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- 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 Director
- 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
- Emilia Pérez
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
- Conclave – WINNER
Best Original Score
- Conclave
- The Brutalist
- The Wild Robot
- Emilia Pérez
- Challengers – WINNER
- Dune: Part Two
Best Original Song
- “Beautiful That Way,” Music and Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson – The Last Showgirl
- “Compress / Repress,” Music and Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
- “El Mal,” Music and Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez – WINNER
- “Forbidden Road,” Music and Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – Better Man
- “Kiss The Sky,” Music and Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi – The Wild Robot
- “Mi Camino,” Music and Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez
TV
Best Television Series (Drama)
- The Day of the Jackal
- The Diplomat
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Shōgun – WINNER
- Slow Horses
- Squid Game
Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- The Gentlemen
- Hacks – WINNER
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Baby Reindeer – WINNER
- 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)
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
- Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Keira Knightley, Black Doves
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Anna Sawai, Shōgun – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series (Drama)
- Donald Glover, Mr. and 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 a Female Actor 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 a Male 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 a Female Actor 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 by a Male 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 a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- 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 a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun – WINNER
- 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
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
- 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
- Ali Wong, Ali Wong: Single Lady – WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
Read more about the 2025 Golden Globe Awards winners here.
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