Golden Globes Nominations 2025 – ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘The Brutalist’ & More

The 2025 Golden Globes nominations have been officially revealed — Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Conclave, The Substance, and Anora lead with the most nominations.

Last year, Oppenheimer, which later won the Oscar for Best Picture, dominated the Golden Globes with five awards, including Best Picture – Drama, making it the leading film of the night. On the television side, Succession and The Bear claimed the top series honors, showcasing the strength of drama and comedy in the TV categories. These achievements highlighted a diverse range of storytelling excellence across both mediums ahead of this year’s announcements, where 27 categories’ nominees have been announced.

2025 Golden Globes Nominations:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Colman Domingo –  Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
• Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Daniel Craig – Queer

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Angelina Jolie – Maria
• Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
• Kate Winslet – Lee
• Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
• Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door
• Nicole Kidman – Babygirl

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness
• Hugh Grant – Heretic
• Glen Powell – Hit Man
• Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
• Sebastian Stan – A Different Man
• Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Zendaya – Challengers
• Demi Moore – The Substance
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Karla Sofia Gascon – Emilia Pérez
• Amy Adams – Nightbitch

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture

• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
• Denzel Washington – Gladiator 2
• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
• Yuri Borisov – Anora
• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture

• Zoe Saldana – Emilia Pérez
• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
• Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
• Margaret Qualley – The Substance
• Ariana Grande – Wicked

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – Challengers
• Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
• Clement Ducol, Camille – Emila Pérez
• Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
• Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
• Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• “Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl
• “Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez
• “Kiss The Sky” – The Wild Robot
• “Compress/Repress” – Challengers
• “Forbidden Road” – Better Man
• “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Sean Baker – Anora
• Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light
• Edward Berger – Conclave
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Sean Baker – Anora
• Peter Straughan – Conclave
• Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvoid – The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Picture – Non-English Language

• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• The Girl With The Needle
• Vermiglio
• The Seed of The Sacred Fig
• All We Imagine As Light

Best Motion Picture – Animation

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• The Wild Robot
• Moana 2
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

• Twisters
• Wicked
• The Wild Robot
• Gladiator 2
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Inside Out 2
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Alien: Romulus

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Anora
• Wicked
• Challengers
• The Substance
• A Real Pain
• Emilia Pérez

Best Picture – Drama

• A Complete Unknown
• September 5
• Nickel Boys
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• The Brutalist

Best Limited series, Anthology, or Motion Picture made for TV

• Baby Reindeer
• Disclaimer
• The Penguin
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendez Story
• Ripley
• True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Series – Drama

• Donald Glover – Mr and Mrs Smith
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
• Jake Gyllenhall – Presumed Innocent
• Hiroyuki Sanada – Shogun
• Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
• Eddie Redmayne – Day Of The Jackal

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
• Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
• Selena Gomez – Only Murders In The Building
• Jean Smart – Hacks
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• Steve Martin – Only Murders In The Building
• Jason Segel – Shrinking
• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
• Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building
• Ted Danson – A Man On The Inside
• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Series – Drama

• Emma D’Arcy – House Of The Dragon
• Keira Knightley – Black Doves
• Anna Sawai – Shogun
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat
• Maya Erskine – Mr and Mrs Smith
• Kathy Bates – Matlock

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture made for Television

• Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
• Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
• Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote Vs The Swans
• Kate Winslet – The Regime
• Jodie Foster – True Detective:Night Country
• Sofia Vergara – Griselda

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture made for Television

• Andrew Scott – Ripley
• Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman In Moscow 
• Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
• Colin Farrell – The Penguin
• Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
• Cooper Koch –  Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendez Story

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

• Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
• Ramy Youssef – Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
• Seth Meyers – Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
• Adam Sandler – Adam Sandler: Love You
• Nikki Glaser – Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
• Jamie Foxx – Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
• Liza Colon-Zayas – The Bear
• Dakota Fanning – Ripley
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat
• Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country
• Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendez Story
• Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
• Ebon Moss- Bachrach – The Bear
• Harrison Ford – Shrinking
• Tadanobu Asano – Shogun
• Diego Luna – La Maquina

Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders In The Building
• The Gentlemen

Best TV Series – Drama

• Slow Horses
• The Day of The Jackal
• Shogun
• Squid Game
• Mr and Mrs Smith
• The Diplomat

That’s all for the nominations for this year’s Golden Globes. Be sure to stay tuned here at Feature First as we cover the eventual winners of the Golden Globes and other award nominations during this year’s awards season.

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