Two bold films, Brady Corbet’s post-war epic “The Brutalist” and Jacques Audiard’s narco-trans musical in Spanish “Emilia Pérez”, won top honors at the 82nd edition of the Golden Globes on Sunday.
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With these awards, both films immediately became favorites for the Oscars, which will announce their nominees on January 17 and will have their ceremony on March 2.
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What were the main winners of the 2025 Golden Globe Awards and who were they?
"The Brutalist" won the award for best dramatic film, putting one of the most ambitious films of 2024 on track to be one of the top contenders at the Academy Awards. The film, shot in VistaVision and premiered with an intermission, also won the best director award for Corbet and best actor for Adrien Brody.
"I was told that this film couldn't be distributed," said Corbet. "No one was asking for a three-and-a-half-hour movie about a mid-century designer in 70 mm. But it works," he added.
"Emilia Pérez" won the award for best comedy or musical film, boosting the chances of Netflix's top Oscar contender. Additionally, Zoe Saldaña won the award for best supporting actress, best song for "El Mal," and best foreign language film.
Karla Sofía Gascón, the transgender star of the movie who plays a Mexican drug trafficker undergoing gender affirmation surgery, spoke in favor of the film. "Light always conquers darkness," Gascón said, pointing to her bright orange dress. "Maybe they put us in jail. They can beat us up. But they can never take away our soul, our existence, or our identity," she asserted. "I am who I am. Not who you want me to be."
The big winners in the acting categories included some surprises. One of them was Demi Moore's victory as best actress in a comedy or musical. Her comeback performance in "The Substance," about a Hollywood star who turns to an experimental process to regain her youth, earned Moore, 62, her first Globe, a win that surpassed the highly favored Mikey Madison from "Anora."
"I'm in shock right now. I've been doing this for a long time, over 45 years, and this is the first time I win something as an actress," Moore said, who was last nominated for the Golden Globes in the 1990s. "Thirty years ago, a producer told me that I was an actress of popcorn movies."
The best actress in a dramatic film was also a surprise. Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres won for her performance in "Ainda Estou Aqui" ("I'm Still Here"), a drama based on the true story of a family dealing with the disappearance of political dissident Rubens Paiva in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.
The best supporting actor in a comedy or musical went to Sebastian Stan for another film about physical transformation: "A Different Man," in which Stan plays a man with a deformed face that is healed. Stan, who was also nominated for portraying Donald Trump in "The Apprentice," noted that both films were challenging to make.
A victory for "Wicked"
The Golden Globe award for cinematic and box office achievements went to "Wicked," directed by Jon M. Chu, which has grossed nearly 700 million dollars in theaters.
In the Oscar race, "Wicked" is easily the biggest box office success that could contend for the Best Picture award. When accepting his award, Chu advocated for "a radical act of optimism" in art.
Although few film awards have been predictable this season, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor on Sunday for his performance in "A Real Pain" by Jesse Eisenberg, his second Globe in the past year following a win for the HBO series "Succession". He called the Globes "basically the best date night my wife and I have had", and then thanked her for "putting up with what you call my mania".
The papal thriller "Conclave" won the award for best screenplay for Peter Straughan. "Flow," the Latvian film without dialogue about a cat in a flooded world, won the award for best animated film, surpassing studio blockbusters like "Inside Out 2" and "The Wild Robot."
Who were the big winners on television?
Most of the TV winners were previously awarded series, including the Emmy-winning "Shogun." The series about ancient Japan won four Globes, including Best Drama Series and acting trophies for Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, and Tadanobu Asano.
Other repeat winners were: "Hacks" (best comedy series and comedy actress for Jean Smart), "The Bear" (Jeremy Allen White as best comedy actor), and "Baby Reindeer" (best limited series).
Ali Wong won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Monologue Performance, Jodie Foster for "True Detective," and Colin Farrell for his physical transformation in "The Penguin."