At this year’s Golden Globe Awards, Emilia Perez and The Brutalist emerged as the top film winners, while Shogun and Baby Reindeer dominated the television categories.
Emilia Perez, a vibrant operatic musical about a Mexican drug lord’s journey through gender transformation, won three major awards: Best Comedy or Musical, Best Non-English Language Film, and Best Song.
Zoe Saldana secured Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. The highlight of the evening was trans actress Karla Sofia Gascon, who accepted the award for Best Comedy or Musical, delivering an emotional speech: “The light always wins over darkness. You can maybe put us in jail. You can beat us up. But you never can take away our soul or existence or identity… I am who I am. Not who you want.”
The postwar drama The Brutalist also made its mark, winning Best Drama. Adrien Brody earned Best Actor for his portrayal of a Hungarian architect striving to rebuild his life in the United States after World War II, while Brady Corbet took home the award for Best Director.
Other notable acting winners included Demi Moore (The Substance), Sebastian Stan (A Different Man), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), and Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain). Moore, visibly moved, shared how this award was the first in her 45-year career.
“Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress,” she recounted. “I felt like I’d never be acknowledged. But when I read The Substance, it felt like the universe telling me, ‘You’re not done.’”
Despite its popularity, Wicked, the much-anticipated Wizard of Oz prequel, missed out on acting awards for stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande but clinched the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Prize.
Director Jon M. Chu used his acceptance speech to reflect on the power of art in a challenging world: “In a time where pessimism and cynicism rule the planet, making art that is a radical act of optimism and joy means so much to us.”
In television, Japanese historical drama Shogun was the big winner, collecting four awards, including Best Drama and acting accolades for Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, and Tadanobu Asano. Baby Reindeer also enjoyed a triumphant night, taking home Best Limited Series and a supporting actress award for Jessica Gunning.
The dark comedy, which tells the story of a comedian stalked by an older woman, has recently faced legal challenges. Accepting the award, creator Richard Gadd reflected, “I think people crave stories that speak to the painful inconsistencies of being human. Baby Reindeer proves that dark and complex narratives can resonate deeply.”
However, Gadd lost the acting award in his category to Colin Farrell, who won for his role as Penguin in The Penguin. Farrell, known for his humor, quipped during his speech, “No one to thank—I did it all by myself!” His transformative performance, enhanced by heavy prosthetics, brought depth to the iconic Batman villain as he vied for control of Gotham’s underworld.
The ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, who infused humor into the evening with sharp observations. She joked about Hollywood’s latest obsession with Ozempic for weight loss, calling the event “Ozempic’s biggest night,” and poked fun at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal troubles and Kamala Harris’ election struggles.
Heightened security measures were in place following recent high-profile incidents, with a strong police presence securing the venue and its surroundings. Despite the tension, the Golden Globes celebrated the best in film and television, showcasing a wide array of talent and stories.
Here is the full list of the winners and who they were up against.
Film
Motion picture (drama) – The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Motion picture (comedy or musical) – Emilia Perez
Anora
Challengers
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Actor (drama) – Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothee Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Actor (comedy or musical) – Sebastian Stan, for A Different Man
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell – Hit Man
Actress (drama) – Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door
Kate Winslet – Lee
Actress (comedy or musical) – Demi Moore – The Substance
Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Zendaya – Challengers
Supporting actor – Kieran Culkin, for A Real Pain
Yura Borisov – Anora
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
Supporting actress – Zoe Saldana, for Emilia Perez
Selena Gomez – Emilia Perez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Director – Brady Corbet, for The Brutalist
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light
Screenplay – Peter Straughan, for Conclave
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Perez
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Score – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, for Challengers
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clement Ducol, Camille – Emilia Perez
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Song – El Mal, from Emilia Perez
Beautiful That Way from The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress from Challengers
Forbidden Road from Better Man
Kiss The Sky from The Wild Robot
Mi Camino from Emilia Perez
Animated feature – Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir Of A Snail
Moana 2
Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Non-English language film – Emilia Perez
All We Imagine As Light
The Girl With The Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Cinematic box office achievement – Wicked
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
The Wild Robot
Television
TV series (drama) – Shogun
The Day Of The Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr And Mrs Smith
Slow Horses
Squid Game
TV series (comedy or musical) – Hacks
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
TV series (limited or TV movie) – Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
TV actor (drama) – Hiroyuki Sanada, for Shogun
Donald Glover – Mr And Mrs Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day Of The Jackal
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
TV actor (comedy) – Jeremy Allen White, for The Bear
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man On The Inside
Steve Martin – Only Murders In The Building
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building
TV actor (limited series or TV movie) – Colin Farrell, for The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman In Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley
TV actress (drama) – Anna Sawai, for Shogun
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Emma D’Arcy – House Of The Dragon
Maya Erskine – Mr And Mrs Smith
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
TV actress (comedy) – Jean Smart, for Hacks
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
TV actress (limited series or TV movie) – Jodie Foster, for True Detective: Night Country
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Sofía Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote Vs The Swans
Kate Winslet – The Regime
Supporting actor – Tadanobu Asano, for Shogun
Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Diego Luna – La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Supporting actress – Jessica Gunning, for Baby Reindeer
Liza Colon-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country
Stand-up comedy performance – Ali Wong, for Single Lady
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers – Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler – Love You
Ramy Youssef – More Feelings
