The 82nd Golden Globe Awards kicked off the Hollywood award season on Sunday, January 5, with “The Brutalist”, “Emilia Pérez”, “Hacks”, “Shōgun” and “Baby Reindeer” being the biggest winners on the night.
The ceremony, which honours some of the best film and television entertainment of the year, was held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.
Meanwhile, Demi Moore (“The Substance”), Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”), Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”), Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”) and Jodie Foster “(True Detective: Night Country”) were among the stars who took home the biggest honours.
Period drama film“The Brutalist” led the pack with a whopping seven prizes, including Brady Corbet winning Best Director, Adrien Brody walking away with the win for Male Actor in a Drama.
The movie also won the Best Motion Picture for Drama, with the production also set to be a big winner at the 2025 Oscars, which is set to take place in March.
Meanwhile, this is Brody’s first Golden Globe win. He was previously nominated for “The Pianist” in 2003. In his heartfelt speech, the film-maker said he hopes that The Brutalist” will inspire those who immigrate to this country.
“I hope this work stands to lift you up a bit and give you a voice,” he said.
Demi Moore also won her first acting award for her role in “The Substance” in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy.
The 62-year-old actress beat out the likes of “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascon (“Emilia Perez”), Mikey Madison (“Anora”) and Zendaya (“Challengers”).
She said on stage: “Oh wow. I really wasn’t expecting that. I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been doing this a long time, like over 45 years and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor. I'm just so humbled and so grateful.
"30 years ago I had a producer tell me I was a popcorn actress and at that time I made that mean that I wasn’t allowed to have this, that I could do movies that were successful and made a lot of money but that I wouldn’t be acknowledged and I bought in and I believed that, and 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've done what I was supposed to do.
"And 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."
Meanwhile, “Shōgun” also received several awards, including for its leading stars, Anna Sawai winning Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series: Drama and Hiroyuki Sanada walking away with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series: Drama.
It was also a good night for Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” which received the Best Television in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for Jessica Gunning.
Its lead star Richard Gadd said on stage that he hopes that the show’s wins would dissuade creators of the notion that “stories that are too dark and complicated won’t sell and no one will watch them.”
“With the world in the state that it’s in and people are really struggling, we need shows that speak to the complicated and difficult nature of our times,” he said.
Here an abridged Golden Globes 2025 winners list:
Best Motion Picture: Drama
“The Brutalist”
Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
“Emilia Pérez”
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
“Wicked”
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
Fernanda Torres: “I’m Still Here”
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
Adrien Brody: “The Brutalist”
Best performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
Demi Moore “The Substance”
Best performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy
Sebastian Stan (“A Different Man”)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez)
Best Director: Motion Picture
Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”)
Best Screenplay: Motion Picture
Peter Straughan (“Conclave”)
Best Television Series: Drama
“Shōgun”
Best Television Series: Musical or Comedy
“Hacks”
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Baby Reindeer”
Best performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series: Drama
Anna Sawai (“Shōgun”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series: Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)
Best performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Tadanobu Asano (“Shōgun”)