Golden Globes 2025: The winners revealed

The 2025 Golden Globes delivered a night to remember, celebrating the best in film and television with a mix of victories and heartfelt speeches. From The Brutalist clinching Best Drama to Emilia Pérez shining in both film and non-English categories and Shōgun leading the TV pack, this year’s awards showcased an impressive range of talent and storytelling.

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the event, making history as the first woman to solo host the Golden Globes.

List of the 2025 Golden Globe winners

Film nominations and winners

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

Wicked won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category.

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

In her acceptance speech, Moore reminisced about being labeled "a popcorn actress" by a producer 30 years ago. Reflecting on her journey, she shared, "When The Substance came, the universe told me, 'You're not done.'"

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 & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson – The Last Showgirl “Compress / Repress,” Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino – Challengers “El Mal,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez — WINNER “Forbidden Road,” Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – Better Man “Kiss The Sky,” Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi – The Wild Robot “Mi Camino,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez

TV nominations and winners

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

“The way you guys have embraced this show is unbelievable. It means the absolute world to me, to us,”Richard Gadd (left) said. “We’re so grateful to Netflix, by the way, for this story. For giving me the chance to tell this messed up kind of story to the world.”

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

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