The 82nd Golden Globes kicked off in style on Sunday, with French director Jacques Audiard’s surreal narco-musical Emilia Perez emerging as a major early winner. The genre-defying film, which chronicles the transformation of a Mexican drug lord into a woman, entered the night with a record-breaking 10 nominations for a comedy or musical and claimed three trophies early on.
Emilia Perez secured wins for Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana, Best Original Song, Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Non-English Language Film. Saldana’s performance edged out her co-star Selena Gomez.
Demi Moore made a powerful comeback, winning Best Actress in a Comedy for her role in the satirical body horror The Substance. The film explores societal pressures on aging women through a grotesque yet poignant lens. In her acceptance speech, Moore reflected on her journey in Hollywood, sharing how she once believed a producer’s claim that she was “a popcorn actress.”
“That belief corroded me over time,” the 62-year-old actress said. “But then this magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box script called The Substance came across my desk, and the universe told me, ‘You’re not done.'”
Sebastian Stan won Best Actor in a Comedy for A Different Man, a film about a man undergoing experimental treatment for a disfiguring facial condition. In his speech, Stan called for greater representation of disability and disfigurement in media, urging audiences to embrace inclusion and understanding.
Kieran Culkin took home Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, a quirky road trip comedy about American cousins retracing their European roots.
Meanwhile, Wicked, Anora, and Challengers remain strong contenders in the Best Comedy or Musical category, with Challengers also claiming Best Original Score.
In the drama categories, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, a post-Holocaust epic about a Hungarian Jewish architect, earned seven nominations and clinched the Best Director award, Best Actor for Adrien Brody and Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Television saw big wins for the Japanese epic series Shōgun, which dominated with awards for Best Television Series (Drama), as well as acting wins for Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, and Anna Sawai.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist – WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Perez – WINNER
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked – WINNER
The Wild Robot
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Perez – WINNER
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
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 – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothee 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 Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Perez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best Director — Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
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 Perez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave – WINNER
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Clement Ducol, Camille, Emilia Perez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Challengers – WINNER
Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Beautiful That Way,” The Last Showgirl, Music and Lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt
“Compress/Repress,” Challengers, Music and lyrics by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino
“El Mal,” Emilia Perez, Music and lyrics by Clement Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard – WINNER
“Forbidden Road,” Better Man, Music and lyrics by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler & Sacha Skarbek
“Kiss The Sky,” The Wild Robot, Music and lyrics by Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren
Morris, Michael Pollack & Ali Tamposi “Mi Camino,” Emilia Perez, Music and lyrics by Clement Ducol and Camille
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun – WINNER
Slow Horses
Squid Game
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks – WINNER
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shogun – WINNER
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Donald Glover – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shogun – WINNER
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
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
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
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
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country – WINNER
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofia Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell, The Penguin – WINNER
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
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun – WINNER
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
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ali Wong, Single Lady – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
The Golden Globes, often seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards, have once again set the stage for Oscars buzz. With films like Emilia Perez and The Brutalist building momentum, the race for early March’s Academy Awards promises to be fiercely competitive.
