The 2025 Awards Season is off to an impressive start, following notable wins for musicals like Wicked and Emilia Perez—alongside well-deserved nods for Challengers and several other films. This year’s iteration of one of the season’s buzziest awards shows honored some of the best contributions to film and television over the past year, including the works of several popular musicians.
One of the night’s biggest wins came with Jon M. Chu’s beloved adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, which took home the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as the first winner of the brand-new category. Aside from Wicked, fellow musical Emilia Perez dominated this year’s awards show with four wins throughout the night, including nods for Best International Film, Best Film (Musical or Comedy), Best Original Song for “El Mal”, and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Zoe Saldaña—becoming the frontrunner as she outperformed Ariana Grande, also nominated for her role.
Notably, for the highly-coveted Best Original Score award, Nine Inch Nails’ frontmen Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross took home the trophy for their work on Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers—a win marking their third after their successes for The Social Network (2011) and Soul (2020).
Several notable wins were highlighted throughout the night, including multiple awards for A24’s The Brutalist and FX’s network series Shogun. The former secured three awards, such as Best Film (Drama), Best Actor in Motion Picture (Drama) for Adrien Brody, and Best Director for Brady Corbet.
On the other hand, Shogun was awarded four awards, including Best Television Show (Drama), Best Actor in Television Series (Drama) for Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actress for Anna Sawai, and Best Supporting Actor for Tadanobu Asano. “This is a very big present for me!” exclaimed Sanada upon receiving his award, as he made history being the first Japanese lead actor to win.
For the other film awards, Demi Moore was crowned Best Actress in Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) for her work on the horror satire The Substance, with Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres winning for her drama-adjacent role in I’m Still Here. Sebastian Stan of Marvel fame also won Best Actor for A Different Man, with honors for Kieran Culkin claiming Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain.
On the television front, HBO’s Hacks took home the award for Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy), with its lead actress Jean Smart also winning Best Actress. Meanwhile, on the streaming side, Jeremy Allen White won Best Actor for The Bear, illustrating the stiff competition across genres.
Other standout performances included Jessica Gunning’s recognition for her work on Baby Reindeer, which also won Best Limited Series. Colin Farrell took home Best Actor for his role on HBO’s The Penguin, with Jodie Foster winning for lead actress for True Detective’s fourth season.
Here’s the full list of winners and nominees from the 2025 Golden Globes:
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) (WINNER)
Anora (Neon)
Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)
A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
The Substance (Mubi)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist (A24) (WINNER)
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 – Animated
Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films) (WINNER)
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
Wicked (Universal Pictures) (WINNER)
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
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France (WINNER)
All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – France / India / Luxembourg / Netherlands
The Girl With the Needle (Mubi) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark
I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Neon) – Germany / France / Iran
Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in Motion Picture – Drama
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) (WINNER)
Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)
Angelina Jolie (Maria)
Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in 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 Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Demi Moore (The Substance) (WINNER)
Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man) (WINNER)
Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
Hugh Grant (Heretic)
Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night)
Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness)
Glen Powell (Hit Man)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) (WINNER)
Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) (WINNER)
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) (WINNER)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Sean Baker (Anora)
Edward Berger (Conclave)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Straughan (Conclave) (WINNER)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Sean Baker (Anora)
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)
Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers) (WINNER)
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
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez; Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard (WINNER)
“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 Television Series – Drama
Shogun (FX/Hulu) (WINNER)
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hacks (HBO/Max) (WINNER)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
The Gentlemen (Netflix)
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 a Female Actor in Television Series – Drama
Anna Sawai (Shogun) (WINNER)
Kathy Bates (Matlock)
Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon)
Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
Keira Knightley (Black Doves)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in Television Series – Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun) (WINNER)
Donald Glover (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal)
Billy Bob Thornton (Landman)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart (Hacks) (WINNER)
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)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) (WINNER)
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)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country) (WINNER)
Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer)
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 Limited Series, Anthology Series or 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 Supporting Role on Television
Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer) (WINNER)
Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Dakota Fanning (Ripley)
Allison Janney (The Diplomat)
Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in Supporting Role on Television
Tadanobu Asano (Shogun) (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
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)