Jacques Audiard's surreal narco-thriller musical Emilia Pérez led today's awards with four wins, while post-war drama The Brutalist is not far behind on three.
Japanese historical drama Shōgun swept the TV categories taking home four awards.
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Where (and when) Australians can watch the 2025 Golden Globes film nominees
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Explainer: What is best drama winner The Brutalist?
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All awards have been handed out!
Final award tally
Without further ado, here's the final tally from the 82nd Golden Globes:
FILM
Emilia Pérez: 4
The Brutalist: 3
A Real Pain: 1
Conclave: 1
The Substance: 1
A Different Man: 1
Flow: 1
Challengers: 1
Wicked: 1
I'm Still Here: 1
TELEVISION
Shōgun: 4
Hacks: 2
Baby Reindeer: 2
True Detective: Night Country: 1
The Penguin: 1
The Bear: 1
Check out the full winners list below!
Ted Danson honoured with Carol Burnett Award
We didn't see it in the broadcast but Ted Danson picked up a big lifetime award at the Golden Globes.
Inaugurated in 2019, the Carol Burnett Award honours a person who has "made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen".
And tonight that person is Ted Danson. Whether you know him from Cheers or The Good Place, Danson has been a mainstay on TV for more than 40 years.
In addition to this award, Danson was also nominated for his work on Netflix sitcom Man on the Inside.
'I am who I am': Emilia Pérez wins best picture in a musical/comedy
Emilia Pérez have taken out the last award of the night after winning best picture in a musical/comedy!
In a bright orange dress, the film's star Karla Sofía Gascón told the crowd she wore the dress because she had a message.
"The light always wins over darkness."
"You never can take away our soul, our resistance or identity .And I want to say to you, raise your voice, and say I am who I am — not who you want."
Karla Sofía Gascón said she chose the colours of her dress for a reason.(Getty Images)
Where (and when) Australians can watch the 2025 Golden Globes film nominees
Watching Awards season from Australia can be frustrating, with a heap of nominees not yet available here to watch.
To save you a Google, here's where (and when) you can catch every nominated movie. Some of these will have limited releases, so best to check your local cinema listings.
If they aren't listed, that means they're readily available to stream or rent online.
Winners are bolded.
Coming soon to cinemas
- Conclave – January 9
- Sing Sing – January 16
- Emilia Perez – January 16
- A Complete Unknown – January 23
- The Brutalist – January 23
- Nightbitch – January 24 (streaming on Disney+)
- Maria – January 30
- Babygirl – January 30
- September 5 – February 6
- Queer – February 6
- The Last Showgirl – February 20
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig – February 27
- Flow – March 20
- I'm Still Here – March 27
- Vermiglio – TBD
- The Girl With the Needle – TBD
- Nickel Boys – TBD
In cinemas now
- All We Imagine as Light
- Anora
- A Real Pain
- Better Man
- Gladiator II
- Heretic
- Moana 2
- The Room Next Door
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – also streaming on Netflix
- Wicked
Explainer: What is best drama winner The Brutalist?
With seven nominations and three wins tonight for Best Film – Drama, Best Director and Best Screenplay, The Brutalist is a title you've heard a lot tonight.
But given it's not out in Australia until January 23, you might just be hearing about it for the first time.
This epic drama spans four decades, following László Tóth, a fictional Holocaust survivor and Hungarian-Jewish architect as he emigrates to America post-War.
Tóth is played by Adrien Brody, with Guy Pearce playing a wealthy client and Felicity Jones his wife. All three are nominated in acting categories.
The film was directed by Brady Corbet, the US actor-turned-director who starred in Mysterious Skin, Funny Games and Melancholia.
Corbet and Mona Fastvold, his co-writer and wife.(Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty Images)
His previous directorial efforts are The Childhood of a Leader and popstar drama Vox Lux, which, like The Brutalist, were both co-written with his wife Mona Fastvold.
At 215 minutes, this movie runs three and a half hours long, and screens with an interval. It was shot mostly with VistaVision, a widescreen film used in the 1950s and 1960s, used to capture the scope and scale of the film.
Reception is glowing, even if the US box office has been small. The Brutalist won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at Venice Film Festival in September.
The Guardian gave it five stars, with critic Peter Bradshaw writing:
This is a film with thrilling directness and storytelling force, a movie that fills its widescreen and three-and-a half-hour running time with absolute certainty and ease, as well as glorious amplitude, clarity and even simplicity – and yet also with something darkly mysterious and uncanny to be divined in its handsome shape.
Ahead of its release January 23, you can watch the trailer below.
All awards have been handed out!
Wow what an awards ceremony, a real whirlwind!
Stick around with us on the live blog as we digest what we just saw.
Emilia Pérez stunned as the big winner for the night, putting the musical in good steed for the rest of the awards season.
But we want to know what you thought! What was snubbed? what had you jumping for joy? Did you vibe Nikki Glaser as host?
Let us know in the comments below!
The Brutalist wins best drama picture!
After three wins tonight, critics are clearly loving The Brutalist.
But that's not what director Brady Corbet was told, he says in his acceptance speech for best drama picture.
"No one was asking for a three-and-a-half hour film about a mid century designer. On 70 millimetre. But it works."
"I was told that this film was undistributable. I was told that no-one would come out and see it. I was told the film would not work."
He said he wanted to use this opportunity to lift up filmmakers.
"Films do not exist without the filmmakers. Please let's support them."
Best picture — Musical/Comedy
- A Real Pain
- Anora
- Challengers
- Emilia Pérez
- The Substance
- Wicked
And that's four Golden Globes for Emilia Pérez pulling it in line for most awards with Shōgun.
Best picture — Drama
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nickel Boys
- September 5
- The Brutalist
And just like that, They Brutalist's Oscar odds just went waaaaaay up.
Some love for Fernanda Torres!
I am so thrilled that Fernanda won! As a Brazilian Australian this brings me so much joy! What a moment for her and her mother – Fernando Montenegro – that was nominated in 1998 for Brazil Central Station!
– Maria
So lovely, and such a stirring speech.
You can catch her performance in I'm Still Here in Australian cinemas March 27. Here's the trailer:
Adrien Brody gives touching speech for best actor in a drama
Adrien Brody can barely hold back the tears as he thanks his partner, his mother and grandmother after taking home best actor in a drama motion picture for The Brutalist.
"This story, really the character's journey, is very reminiscent of my mother's and my ancestral journey of fleeing the horrors of war and coming to this great country," he said.
He went on to give voice to the people who have "struggled immigrating to this country".
"My hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice."
Adrien Brody(Getty)
It's the last two awards of the night – here's the tally so far
We're almost at the endpoint.
New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan has been posting videos, photos and juicy tidbits from the room all night on X/Twitter.
My favourite might be this tally of the networks/streamers' wins so far (it's a little out of date now).
In case you'd prefer a tally of the shows and films, here it is.
Film:
3: Emilia Pérez
2: The Brutalist
1: Flow, Wicked, A Different Man, The Substance, A Real Pain, Conclave, Challengers
TV:
4: Shogun
2: Hacks, Baby Reindeer
1: The Bear, The Penguin, True Detective: Night Country, Ali Wong: Single Lady
Fernanda Torres takes home best female actor in a drama
Fernanda Torres has nabbed one of the biggest awards for the evening for her role in I'm Still Here.
Accepting her award for best female actor in a drama motion picture, Torres first thanked her fellow female nominees (I have to admit, I thought Nicole's Babygirl had it in the bag).
She dedicated the award to her mother, who was the first Brazilian to be nominated for best actress at the Golden Globes in 1999.
"She was here twenty-five years ago. This is proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments."
"This is a film that helps us to think how to survive in tough times."
Fernanda Torres(Getty)
Best actor in a motion picture — Drama
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
- Daniel Craig, Queer
- Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
- Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
- Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
That's award number two for The Brutalist.
Best female actor in a motion picture — Drama
- Angelina Jolie, Maria
- Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
- Kate Winslet, Lee
- Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
- Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
- Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Viola Davis honoured with Cecil B. DeMille Award
While we're talking legends, Viola Davis will also receive one of the Golden Globes' highest honours tonight.
Established in 1952, the Cecil B. DeMille Award recognises outstanding contributions to the entertainment world — and there's no doubt the actress has done just that.
From her painfully brilliant Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder to her roles in The Help, Fences and The Woman King, Davis' name is synonymous with powerful characters in film and television.
Not to mention that in 2023, she became the 18th person to achieve EGOT status — a term used to refer to a person who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony — truly cementing herself as one of Hollywood's greatest talents.
Shōgun goes four from four as it wins best drama series in television
Shōgun wins again! They simply can't be stopped.
This time it's for best television show, which means it has now won every Golden Globe it was nominated for.
"Nothing about this show has ever been expected," said co-creator, executive producer and writer Justin Marks said.
"It truly was made on the backs of thousands of fearless yeses that we received over the years."
Anna Sawai takes home best female actor in Shōgun's third win of the night
Anna Sawai(Getty)
Anna Sawai has just won best female actor in a drama series for her role in Shōgun.
It's the show's third win of the night!
She kept her speech short and sweet:
"Thank you to the voters for voting for me, even though I would vote for Kathy Bates any day.
Thank you to our incredible writers. Without a good script it is impossible to give a full performance. Thank you."
Best drama series
- The Diplomat
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Shōgun
- Slow Horses
- Squid Game
- The Day of the Jackal
Back to back wins for Shōgun! They take the lead in the awards tally!
Best female actor — drama television series
- Anna Sawai, Shōgun
- Emma D'Arcy, House of the Dragon
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Keira Knightley, Black Doves
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Anna's win takes Shōgun's award tally to three!