The 2025 Golden Globe Awards celebrated excellence in film and television, with The Brutalist emerging as the evening’s top winner. The film, which had seven nominations, earned multiple honors, including Adrien Brody’s first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the movie, won Best Director, while the film itself claimed Best Drama Motion Picture.
On the musical and comedy front, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez led the pack with 10 nominations, spanning acting, directing, writing, and music categories. Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña received acting nods, and Audiard was recognized for directing and screenwriting. The film won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while Saldaña secured the Best Actress award in that category.
In the television category, The Bear received the most nominations but managed only one win: Jeremy Allen White earned Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Meanwhile, Jean Smart won Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, and Hiroyuki Sanada triumphed in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category for his role in Shōgun.
The ceremony also marked a historic moment with comedian Nikki Glaser as the first solo female host of the Golden Globes. Glaser was nominated for her stand-up special, Someday You’ll Die, but the award went to Ali Wong for Single Lady.
The show was broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, with replays available starting Monday.
Major 2025 Golden Globe Winners
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: The Brutalist
Other Nominees: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, September 5
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Emilia Pérez
Other Nominees: Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance, Wicked
Best Director – Motion Picture
Winner: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Other Nominees: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Other Nominees: Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Other Nominees: Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Angelina Jolie (Maria), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door), Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Other Nominees: Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night), Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness), Glen Powell (Hit Man)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Winner: Demi Moore, The Substance
Other Nominees: Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Zendaya (Challengers), Mikey Madison (Anora)
Best Television Series – Drama
Winner: Shōgun
Other Nominees: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Diplomat, Squid Game, Slow Horses, The Day of the Jackal
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Winner: Hacks
Other Nominees: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Gentlemen, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building
Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Winner: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Other Nominees: 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 Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Winner: Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Other Nominees: Kathy Bates (Matlock), Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Winner: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Other Nominees: Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Jason Segel (Shrinking)
Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks
Other Nominees: 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)
Other Key Winners
Best Animated Motion Picture
Winner: Flow
Other Nominees: Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, The Wild Robot
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Winner: Emilia Pérez
Other Nominees: All We Imagine as Light, The Girl with the Needle, I’m Still Here, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Vermiglio
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Winner: Peter Straughan, Conclave
Other Nominees: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
Best Original Song
Winner: “El Mal” by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Other Nominees: Beautiful That Way, Compress/Repress, Forbidden Road, Kiss the Sky, Mi Camino
FAQs
1. Which movie won the most awards at the 2025 Golden Globes?
The Brutalist emerged as the big winner, securing multiple awards, including Best Drama Motion Picture, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, and Best Director for Brady Corbet.
2. Who was the first solo female host of the Golden Globes?
Comedian Nikki Glaser made history as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo.