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Golden Globes 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 82nd annual awards show

By Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Mason Leib
Last Updated: January 6, 2025, 4:12 AM
PHOTO: Adrien Brody poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama  award for "The Brutalist" at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The 2025 Golden Globes kicked off awards season Sunday night as the best in film and television were honored.

Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" and Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez" were big winners of the night on the film side, winning best motion picture (drama) and best motion picture (musical or comedy), respectively. "Wicked" took home the award for cinematic and box office achievement.

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On the television side, "Shōgun," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" won the top prizes.

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Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony, which was held at Los Angeles' famed Beverly Hilton.

Check out a recap of how the night unfolded below.

Key moments:

  • 'Emilia Pérez' wins best motion picture (musical or comedy)
  • 'The Brutalist' wins best motion picture (drama)
  • 'Shōgun' wins best television series (drama)
  • 'Hacks' wins best television series (musical or comedy)
  • 'Baby Reindeer' wins best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Here's how the night unfolded. All times Eastern.

Jan 06, 2025 4:12 AM

'Emilia Pérez' wins best motion picture (musical or comedy)

"Emilia Pérez" won the Golden Globe for best motion picture (musical or comedy).

The film, directed by Jacques Audiard, tells the story of a transgender former Mexican cartel leader, the titular Emilia Pérez, played by Karla Sofía Gascón.

Speaking from the stage following the film's win, Gascón said, "The light always wins over darkness."

"I have a lot of things to say to you. You can maybe put us in jail, you can beat us up, but you can never take away our soul, our existence, our identity. And I want to say to you, raise your voice, and freedom, and say 'I am who I am, not who you want." said Gascón, who is transgender. "I want to say to you, raise your voice."

Other nominees in the category included "Anora," "Challengers," "A Real Pain," "The Substance" and "Wicked."

PHOTO: Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Emilia Perez," pose at the 82nd Golden Globes Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Emilia Perez," and Karla Sofia Gascon pose at the 82nd Golden Globes Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Jan 06, 2025 4:06 AM

'The Brutalist' wins best motion picture (drama)

"The Brutalist" won the Golden Globe for best motion picture (drama).

"I am incredibly moved," director Brady Corbet said while accepting the award.

"I was told that this film was un-distributable. I was told that no one would come out and see it. I was told the film wouldn't work," he continued. "And I don't resent that, but I want to use this as an opportunity to lift up filmmakers. Not just my fellow nominees, but all the extraordinary directors in this room. Films don't exist without the filmmakers. Please, let's support them. Let's prop them up."

Other nominees in the category included "A Complete Unknown," "Conclave," "Dune: Part Two," "Nickel Boys" and "September 5."

PHOTO: The cast of "The Brutalist pose with director Brady Corbet after winning Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 5, 2025.
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The cast of "The Brutalist pose with director Brady Corbet after winning Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 5, 2025.
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Jan 06, 2025 4:06 AM

Adrien Brody wins best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama)

Adrien Brody won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) for "The Brutalist."

"I am deeply humbled by this," Brody said in his acceptance speech.

PHOTO: Adrien Brody poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama  award for "The Brutalist" at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Adrien Brody poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama award for "The Brutalist" at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Brody said the film's story is "very reminiscent" of his mother's and his ancestors' "journey of fleeing the horrors of war and coming to this great country."

"I owe so much to my mother and my grandparents for their sacrifice, and although I do not know fully how to express all of the challenges that you have faced and experienced, and the many people who have struggled immigrating to this country, I hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice. I'm so grateful. I will cherish this moment forever. Thank you."

This is Brody's first Golden Globe win.

Other nominees in the category included Timothée Chalamet for "A Complete Unknown," Daniel Craig for "Queer," Colman Domingo for "Sing Sing," Ralph Fiennes for "Conclave" and Sebastian Stan for "The Apprentice."



Jan 06, 2025 4:01 AM

Fernanda Torres wins best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama)

Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) for "I'm Still Here."

"This is such an amazing year for female performances," Torres said in her acceptance speech.

She also dedicated the award to her mother saying, "She was here 25 years ago, and this is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments like this."

PHOTO: Fernanda Torres arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Fernanda Torres arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Torres said the film, which is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 memoir "Ainda Estou Aqui," teaches "how to survive in tough times like this."

This is Torres' first Golden Globe win and her first nomination.

Other nominees in the category included Pamela Anderson for "The Last Showgirl," Angelina Jolie for "Maria," Nicole Kidman for "Babygirl," Tilda Swinton for "The Room Next Door" and Kate Winslet for "Lee."


Jan 06, 2025 2:44 AM

Demi Moore wins best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy)

Demi Moore won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) for "The Substance."

This is Moore's first Golden Globe win.

"I'm just in shock right now," Moore said in her speech. "I've been doing this a long time … and this is the first time I've ever won anything as an actor."

PHOTO: Demi Moore arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Demi Moore arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, Beverly Hills, Calif.
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"Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress, and at that time, I made that mean that this wasn't something I was allowed to have. That I could do movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn't be acknowledged, and I bought in, and I believed that," Moore said. "That corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete, maybe I'd done what I was supposed to do."

"As I was at kind of a low point, I had this magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box, absolutely bonkers script come across my desk called 'The Substance,' and the universe told me that you're not done," she continued.

Moore expressed her thanks to her director, Coralie Fargeat, and her co-star, Margaret Qualley, for supporting her on the project.

PHOTO: Demi Moore appears in the official trailer for Coralie Fargeat's "The Substance."
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Demi Moore appears in the official trailer for Coralie Fargeat's "The Substance."
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"I'll just leave you with one thing that I think this movie is imparting. In those moments when we don't think we are smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough or basically just not enough, I had a woman say to me, 'Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick,'" she said. "So today, I celebrate this as a marker of my wholeness and of the love that is driving me and the gift of doing something I love and being reminded that I do belong. Thank you so much."

Other nominees in the category included Amy Adams for "Nightbitch," Cynthia Erivo for "Wicked," Karla Sofía Gascón for "Emilia Pérez," Mikey Madison for "Anora" and Zendaya for "Challengers."


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