The 2025 Golden Globes officially marked the start of this year's award season. The prestigious ceremony, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honored the best films, television shows, and actors from the past year.

Before the awards show even began, two legendary stars were already honored. Viola Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, while Ted Danson took home the Carol Burnett Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television.

Television

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – Winner
• 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

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Jean Smart, Hacks – Winner
• 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

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun – Winner
• 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

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Anna Sawai, Shōgun – Winner
• Kathy Bates, Matlock
• Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
• Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Keira Knightley, Black Doves
• Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or 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 Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country – Winner
• Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
• Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
• Sofía Vergara, Griselda
• Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
• Kate Winslet, The Regime

Best Television Series – Drama

• Shōgun – Winner
• The Day of the Jackal
• The Diplomat
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Slow Horses
• Squid Game

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Hacks – Winner
• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• The Gentlemen
• 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 Supporting Role on Television

• Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – Winner
• Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
• Dakota Fanning, Ripley
• Allison Janney, The Diplomat
• Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun – 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

• Ali Wong, Single Lady – Winner
• 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

Film

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Emilia Pérez – Winner
• Wicked
• Anora
• Challengers
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• The Brutalist – Winner
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nickel Boys
• September 5

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

• Emilia Pérez – Winner
• All We Imagine as Light
• The Girl With the Needle
• I’m Still Here
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Vermiglio

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Conclave – Winner
• Emilia Pérez
• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – Winner
• “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl
• “Compress/Repress” from Challengers
• “Better Man” from Forbidden Road
• “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot
• “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – Winner
• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
• Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – Winner
• Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Margaret Qualley, The Substance
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Sebastian Stan, A Different Man – Winner
• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Hugh Grant, Heretic
• Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
• Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
• Glen Powell, Hit Man

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Demi Moore, The Substance – Winner
• Amy Adams, Nightbitch
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Zendaya, Challengers

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – Winner
• Timothée 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 – Drama

• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here – Winner
• Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
• Angelina Jolie, Maria
• Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
• Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
• Kate Winslet, Lee

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist – Winner
• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
• Sean Baker, Anora
• Edward Berger, Conclave
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light

Best Motion Picture Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

• Wicked – Winner
• Alien: Romulus
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Gladiator 2
• Inside Out 2
• Twisters

Best Motion Picture – Animated

• The Wild Robot
• Flow – Winner
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• Moana 2

Source: Golden Globes