Blog Post | January 6th, 2025
The 2025 Golden Globes : A Informational Recap
By Nicholas O'Connor
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The actress Karla Sofía Gascón, center, accepts the best picture, musical or comedy award for “Emilia Pérez.”
This year's Golden Globes finally unfolded with glamour, upsets, and a testament to Hollywood's perseverance through the most trying times. Among the top winners for the night were film entries Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist, alongside Shōgun in television, proving a lively mixture of ground-breaking storytelling with the skills of outstanding performances.
Top Film Honors: A Night for Bold Narratives
Emilia Pérez, the musical about a drug lord who gets gender-affirming surgery, topped the night with four awards, including Best Musical or Comedy. The boldness of its narrative, combined with the dynamism in its performances, set this musical as a cultural touchstone. Zoe Saldaña won Best Supporting Actress for her idealistic lawyer in the film. An emotional acceptance speech underlined the movie's mark on representation in Hollywood.
Best Drama went to The Brutalist, a historical drama about the immigrant experience in the post-World War II era. Best Actor in a Drama went to Adrien Brody, who played a Holocaust survivor and architect trying to design his magnum opus in the film, while Best Director went to Brady Corbet for his seven-year passion project. One of the night's most touching moments came from Brody, in a speech dedicating his award to his mother and the many immigrants who have flocked to America for a better life.
Upsetting in the Best Actress in a Drama category was Fernanda Torres for her gut-wrenching performance as a woman searching for her husband during Brazil's military dictatorship in I'm Still Here. This upset win beat heavyweights Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie; Torres called the film "a reminder of how we survive in dark times.".
Comedy categories brought the maiden Golden Globe to Demi Moore with her appearance as a middle-of-the-career actress who gambled everything on eternal youth in The Substance. Moore looked at how such description from one of the producers-who referred to her then as a "popcorn actress"-would be reversed, over decades, as a triumphant moment. Sebastian Stan won Best Actor in a Comedy with A Different Man, and in a stirring acceptance, he spoke for more inclusion and understanding about disability and disfigurement.
Winners: Shōgun and Streaming Triumphs
Shōgun, an epic period drama set in feudal Japan, topped the television haul with four wins, including Best TV Drama. Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai won acting for the roles of nobleman and translator, respectively. In the meantime, Richard Gadd's harrowing tale of stalking, Baby Reindeer, took Best Limited Series as Netflix reaped the rewards of bold storytelling.
Comedian's delight: Hacks won once more for Best TV Comedy. In that category, Jean Smart took home Best Actress playing the role of a stand-up legend at the end of an era. Jeremy Allen White didn't need to attend to take home Best Actor in a Comedy for The Bear, in which he stars as a hot-tempered chef.
Colin Farrell, Best Actor in a Limited Series, played The Penguin, an ominously dark, edgy take on Gotham's most notorious gangster, while Jodie Foster scored Best Actress for True Detective: North Country-a triumph as the former superstar leaped back into prestige TV.
This revamped Golden Globes brought forward, for the first time this year, two new categories. Ali Wong's Single Lady took the award for Best Standup Special as an increasingly critical medium in art starts to gain increasing traction. While the most eagerly awaited movie from a hit Broadway version, Wicked, was feted as the Best Box Office Achievement, the movie director Jon M. Chu termed "the most radical act of optimism" an essentially cynical industry beheld. Nikki Glaser, Sharp-Tongued as Ever, as Host
Comedian Nikki Glaser lit up the ceremony with her fearless humor. From making fun of Timothée Chalamet's facial hair to quips about Ozempic addiction in Hollywood, Glaser had the audience giggling with quick-witted lines. She also framed serious topics light-heartedly-Donald Trump seeking re-election and Hollywood's attempts to change politics: "You can do anything, except tell the country who to vote for," she joked.
A Resilient Industry in Transition
The Globes also reflected Hollywood's struggles of the past two years-the hangover of the pandemic, the shifting business models, and the aftershocks of the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes-in the face of layoffs and restructuring, the ceremony made it clear the industry is resilient and in flux.
A Different Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association was reformed after controversies over diversity and governance. It is now a for-profit organization, under Penske Media and Eldridge, expanding the voting body to 300 international journalists so that the awards become more inclusive and representative worldwide.
Champagne flowing, the moments of hilarity and heartfelt emotion-the 2025 Golden Globes celebrated power in storytelling, resilience, and innovation within the world of entertainment. From the game-changing feats of Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist to the sweeping success of Shōgun, the night was a testament to the enduring magic of film and television.
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