The 2025 Golden Globe nominations have arrived, and Netflix’s Emilia Pérez has emerged as the frontrunner, scoring a staggering 10 nominations. Jacques Audiard’s genre-bending musical about a drug cartel, which made waves at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, leads the film categories.
Nods include best motion picture – musical or comedy, best director for Audiard, supporting actress for both Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, lead actress for Karla Sofia Gascón, as well as recognition for a screenplay, original score, and more.
Close behind is Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, an A24 drama chronicling the struggles of a Hungarian architect under the influence of a mysterious art patron. The film garnered seven nominations, including Best Motion Picture – drama, acting nods for Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and a supporting actor nomination for Guy Pearce. It also received nominations for its screenplay and score.
Just one nomination shy is Conclave, a thriller from Focus Features about a priest navigating intrigue and betrayal during a papal election. Ralph Fiennes earned a Best Actor in a Drama nod, while Isabella Rossellini received a Supporting Actress nomination. The film also picked up nods for best picture – drama, screenplay, and score.
Other notable films receiving four or more nominations include Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, Universal’s big-budget adaptation of Wicked, and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance. The latter surprised many by earning nods for Best Musical or Comedy, lead actress for Demi Moore, Supporting Actress for Margaret Qualley, and Best Director.
This year also stood out for multiple nominees across categories. Sebastian Stan scored dual acting nominations for his performances in A Different Man (musical/comedy) and The Apprentice (drama). Kate Winslet was recognized for her portrayal in the biopic Lee and in HBO’s limited series The Regime.
Gomez achieved acting nominations for both Emilia Pérez and her comedic turn in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Audiard also received multiple nominations for directing, writing, and contributing to the original song “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez.
On the television side, FX/Hulu’s The Bear dominated with five nominations, the most for any series. The critically acclaimed dramedy earned nods for Best Musical/Comedy Series and acting nominations for Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Liza Cólon-Zayas. Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and FX’s Shogun followed with four nominations each.
Netflix’s romantic comedy Nobody Wants This made an unexpected splash, securing acting and series nominations. Newcomers like Baby Reindeer, Disclaimer, and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story earned three nods each. In a surprising twist, Netflix’s Squid Game season two was nominated for best drama series, despite its debut being scheduled for late December.
New Globe Categories in Their Second Year
This year marks the second round of nominations for two newer Golden Globes categories. The first celebrates achievements in stand-up comedy specials, with nominees including Jamie Foxx, Nikki Glaser, Seth Meyers, Adam Sandler, Ali Wong, and Ramy Youssef.
The second honors global box office achievements, featuring a lineup of blockbuster films such as Wicked, The Wild Robot, Alien: Romulus, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Twisters, Inside Out 2, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Both categories reflect the Globes’ evolving effort to recognize a broader range of entertainment formats and global cultural impact.
The full list of Golden Globes nominees are below:
Golden Globe 2025 Nominations: Full List of Nominees
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Brutalist (A24)
- 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 – Musical or Comedy
- Anora (NEON)
- Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
- A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
- The Substance (MUBI)
- Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)
- 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
- 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)
- Wicked (Universal Pictures)
- The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – USA / France / India
- Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France
- The Girl with the Needle (MUBI) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark
- I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON) – USA / Germany
- Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)
- Angelina Jolie (Maria)
- Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)
- Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
- Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
- Kate Winslet (Lee)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
- 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 a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
- Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
- Mikey Madison (Anora)
- Demi Moore (The Substance)
- Zendaya (Challengers)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
- Hugh Grant (Heretic)
- Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night)
- Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness)
- Glen Powell (Hit Man)
- Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
- Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez)
- Ariana Grande (Wicked)
- Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
- Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
- Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
- Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
- Yura Borisov (Anora)
- Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
- Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
- Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
- Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)
- Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Sean Baker (Anora)
- Edward Berger (Conclave)
- Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
- Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
- Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Sean Baker (Anora)
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist)
- Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain)
- Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
- Peter Straughan (Conclave)
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- Volker Bertelmann (Conclave)
- Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
- Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot)
- Clément Ducol, Camille (Emilia Pérez)
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)
- Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- “Beautiful That Way” (The Last Showgirl)
- “Compress / Repress” (Challengers)
- “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez)
- “Forbidden Road” (Better Man)
- “Kiss the Sky” (The Wild Robot)
- “Mi Camino” (Emilia Pérez)
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