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‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Shōgun’ win big at 2025 Golden Globe Awards

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That’s a wrap: The Brutalistwon best drama film and “Emilia Pérez” took home the award for best musical or comedy at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, setting up both films for a busy award season. “Emilia Pérez” had a particularly strong night with four wins.

Other big winners: Shōgun” had a dominant showing in the TV categories, winning four awards, and the comedy “Hacks” nabbed best series and a Globe for lead Jean Smart. In the film categories, Demi Moore won her first Globe, while “Conclave” took best screenplay.

Blockbusters get their moment: Musical mega-hit “Wicked” won a recently added category recognizing box office hits, as award shows aim to honor films that get viewers into theaters despite the rise of streaming.

• “Hollywood’s party of the year”: Host Nikki Glaser opened the night with jokes about Ozempic and politics before ribbing several of the celebrities in attendance. And fashion fans had plenty to enjoy: Check out our photo gallery of the standout looks from the red carpet.

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Diversity and first-timers made for a golden night at the Globes

Anna Sawai poses with her Golden Globe award for best female actor in a drama series.

The Golden Globes this year welcomed plenty of newbies, even as some of the veterans got their roses.

From Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres — who won her first Golden Globe more than 20 years after her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was at the awards — to Demi Moore, who scored her first ever trophy more than 45 years after she started acting, the night celebrated both those who have been toiling in Hollywood for a minute and the newer performers breaking through, including Jessica Gunning and Anna Sawai.

Torres won in the actress in a drama movie category and seemed to speak for many of the winners, even though she was referencing her mother’s acclaim for 1998’s “Central Station,” when Torres noted in her acceptance speech that, “Art can endure.”

Diverse storylines and casts received recognition, with drama series “Shōgun” — a Japanese feudal epic based on James Clavell 1975 novel of the same name — and “Emilia Pérez,” a musical thriller about a Mexican cartel leader faking their own death to undergo gender-affirming care, garnering the most awards in TV and film, respectively.

“Hacks,” a comedy series about an aging female comedian played by Jean Smart who sets out to reinvent herself, also did well.

“Baby Reindeer,” a tale about a stalker based on the real life experience of its star, Richard Gadd, took home two awards. In his acceptance speech for the best television limited series, Gadd touched on why his show — which also explores the trauma of grooming and abuse — resonated with the audience.

The evening ended with an emotional speech from trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who accepted the best comedy or musical award for “Emilia Pérez,” and touched hearts with her rally cry of celebrating authenticity and individuality.

“And I want to say to you, raise your voice, freedom, and say: ‘I won, I am who I am — not who you want.’”

In pictures: Behind the scenes at the Golden Globes

Get a peek at the stars mingling and celebrating their wins backstage at the Golden Globe Awards.

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie backstage after Stan won best male actor in a comedy for "A Different Man."
Cynthia Erivo and Ke Huy Quan greet each other near the red carpet.
Host Nikki Glaser waits backstage.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, center left, greets Jeremy Strong during the ceremony.
Brandi Carlile kisses Elton John.
Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore speak backstage before presenting the award for best male actor.
Jesse Plemons takes a photo while standing next to Kirsten Dunst.
Zoe Saldana wipes her eyes backstage after winning best supporting actress for “Emilia Pérez."
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco pose for a photo.
Tilda Swinton and Emma Stone greet each other.

It was a big night for mom and dad at the Globes

Adrien Brody poses with his parents after winning the Golden Globe for best male actor in a drama film.

There were a lot of big winners at tonight’s ceremony, of course, but nobody won bigger than the moms and dads who proudly accompanied their Golden Globe-nominated – and winning – children to the big show.

Among the parental units on site were Glen Powell’s mom and dad Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr., who even participated in interviews with Powell on the red carpet.

In one of the more moving moments of the evening, Adrien Brody gave his parents a special shoutout during his acceptance speech when he won the award for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – drama for “The Brutalist.”

In Brody’s acceptance speech, he acknowledged how his family’s roots parallel his character’s in the film, saying that his 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.”

Brody’s mother and grandparents immigrated to America from Hungary, as his “Brutalist” character did, in the late 1950s.

“I owe so much to my mother and my grandparents for their sacrifice,” he added.

Zoe Saldana, Margaret Qualley, Ariana Grande and more also made the evening a family night, bringing their parents as their plus-ones.

"Emilia Pérez" closes out the night with a win for best musical or comedy film

Karla Sofía Gascón gives an acceptance speech after "Emilia Pérez" won the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy film.

“Emilia Pérez” entered the night with the most nominations of any film at the Golden Globes, and it just closed out with a strong showing, winning the award for best musical or comedy movie.

In the film, which director Jacques Audiard originally wrote as an opera, a menacing cartel boss named Manitas enlists the help of Rita Moro Castro (Zoe Saldaña) with a secret he has long held private — his desire to become a woman.

Portrayed by Karla Sofía Gascón, Manitas’ journey to becoming Emilia Pérez is the heart of the movie, shepherded by Saldaña’s Rita and set against the struggles of Manitas’ uninformed and disillusioned wife Jessi (Selena Gomez).

Karla Sofía Gascón in "Emilia Pérez."

At the Globes, Audiard began an acceptance speech before realizing he hadn’t prepared anything to say. Instead, Gascón stepped forward with a powerful speech about freedom.

“You can maybe put us in jail, you can beat us up but you never can take away our soul or resistance or identity. And I want to say to you, raise your voice, freedom and say: ‘I won, I am who I am not who you want’.”

"The Brutalist" notches another huge win, taking home award for best film, drama

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist.”

“The Brutalist” has won the Golden Globe for best motion picture in the drama category, notching another win shortly after star Adrien Brody earned the award for best male actor in a dramatic film.

“I’m incredibly moved,” director Brady Corbet said.

He thanked the cast and producers of the movie, and then discussed how crucial directors are and described the obstacles he faced in creating the film and distributing it.

“Films don’t exist without the filmmakers,” he said. “Please let’s support them.”

“No one was asking for a three-and-a-half hour film about a mid-century designer, on 70 mm, but it works,” Corbet said.

“The Brutalist” is a vast portrait of fictional architect László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States.

The Venice Film Festival winner is considered a strong award season contender, including for Corbet and the movie’s lead actor, Adrien Brody, who won the Globe tonight. It is both a new American epic and cinematic throwback, shot on VistaVision (a film stock which hasn’t been used by an American movie since 1961).

CNN’s Thomas Page contributed reporting.

"I will cherish this moment forever": Adrien Brody takes home best male actor in a drama award

Adrien Brody accepts the Golden Globe award for best male actor in a drama film.

Adrien Brody has won the Golden Globe for best male actor in the drama film “The Brutalist,” a three-and-a-half-hour epic about a fictional architect.

Brody acknowledged his fellow category nominees while accepting his award, as well as the film’s cast and crew, film company A24 and his friends and family, gradually becoming tearful as he did so.

This is the actor’s second nomination and first Globe win.

Brody shares a similar personal story with his “Brutalist” character: his parents immigrated to America from Hungary in the late 1950s.

“My mother and my grandparents fled Hungary during the revolution,” Brody told CBS News in an interview. “There was so much unknown, and a lot of loss. And all of those sacrifices have kind of laid the foundation for my own existence and what has been accessible to me.”

In Brody’s acceptance speech, he acknowledged his family’s roots.

“I owe so much to my mother and my grandparent’s for their sacrifice,” he added. “I hope that this work stands to lift you up and to give you a voice.”

Brody in “The Brutalist.”

About the film: Director Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” — a vast portrait of fictional architect László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States — is both a new American epic and cinematic throwback that was shot on VistaVision (a film stock which hasn’t been used by an American movie since 1961).

CNN’s Thomas Page and Alli Rosenbloom contributed reporting.

Fernanda Torres wins her first Golden Globe, taking home award for best female actor in a drama film

Fernanda Torres accepts the Golden Globe for best female actor in a drama film.

Actor Fernanda Torres was a surprise win on Sunday night, taking home her first Golden Globe for best female actor in a drama motion picture for Brazilian film “I’m Still Here.”

Torres told the red carpet ahead of the awards that she was the second Brazilian to be nominated, her mother Fernanda Montenegro being the first. Her mother is also her costar in the Walter Salles-directed film.

She then acknowledged her fellow nominees, which included Pamela Anderson and Tilda Swinton, while accepting her award.

Fernanda Torres in "I’m Still Here.”

Torres paid tribute to her mother in her speech, dedicating the award to her.

“You have no idea she was here 25 years ago and this is like a proof that art can endure through life, even in difficult moments like this.”

“The same thing that is happening now in the world, with so much fear and this is a film that helps us to think how to survive in tough times like this. So to my mother, to my family… thank you very much,” she said.

“I’m Still Here” is based on a true story, following a mother of five who is forced to reinvent herself amid escalating violence under Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s.

"Shōgun" continues its big night, winning the award for best TV drama

Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada in "Shōgun."

It’s beginning to look a lot like the last Emmys: “Shōgun” has bagged another win, this time for best drama television series.

“Thank you so much to the Golden Globe voters,” co-creator Justin Marks said.

“Shōgun,” the historical drama based on James Clavell’s bestselling novel, broke a record with 25 Emmy nominations and won in 18 categories. The series also became the first non-English TV show to win for outstanding drama series at the Emmy’s.

CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez contributed reporting.

Anna Sawai wins best female actor in a drama TV series — another win for the acclaimed "Shōgun"

Anna Sawai accepts the Golden Globe for best female actor in a drama series on Sunday, January 5.

Anna Sawai has won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a television drama for her portrayal as Lady Mariko in FX’s hugely popular “Shōgun.”

Bates was nominated in the same category for her role in “Matlock.”

Last year Sawai became the first person of Asian descent to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the same role.

Anna Sawai in "Shōgun."

"Hacks" takes home another award, winning best TV comedy

Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Paul W. Downs pose with their award in the Golden Globes press room.

“Hacks” has won the Golden Globe for best television series — musical or comedy, continuing a strong night for the series about an aging stand-up comedian reclaiming her career.

The comedy series follows comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) who joins forces with young comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). The third season of the Emmy-winning show finds Vance trying to secure a gig as a late-night host, an opportunity she lost earlier in her career over sexism.

Co-creator Paul W. Downs accepted the award for “Hacks,” saying the team was “so lucky to get to tell this story and you know, since language was created we’ve all been telling stories and we’re so honored to be in this room with all of these storytellers.”

He also made a playful joke about filming Season 4 early on Monday morning.

Hannah Einbinder, Jean Smart in “Hacks.”

CNN’s Tori B. Powell contributed reporting.

That's another win for "Baby Reindeer," this time for best limited series

Richard Gadd accepts the Golden Globe for best limited series for "Baby Reindeer."

“Baby Reindeer,” Netflix’s tale of a comedian and his crazed stalker, has won the Golden Globe for best television limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television.

Speaking to the success of “Baby Reindeer,” creator and actor Richard Gadd said “we need stories that speak to the complicated and difficult nature of our times.

“I think in a lot of way people were kind of crying out for something that kind of spoke to the kind of — painful inconsistencies, of the — of being human. I think for a while now, there’s been this kind of belief in television that stories that are too dark and complicated wouldn’t sell and no one would watch them. So, I hope that ‘Baby Reindeer’ has done away with that theory.

Richard Gadd, left, and Jessica Gunning in "Baby Reindeer."

What to know about the series: “Baby Reindeer” is a dramatized version of real events that happened to Gadd. In the show, Gadd’s character, Donny, meets Martha at the pub where he bartends. After he offers her tea on the house, Martha begins to stalk and harass Donny, sabotaging his life.

CNN’s Sydney Bishop contributed reporting to this post.

"Wicked" takes home its first award of the night in category recognizing blockbusters

Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu and Ariana Grande embrace on stage at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 5.

Musical mega-hit “Wicked” is on the board. The “Wizard of Oz” prequel, which was a hit at movie theaters across the country and spawned a million memes, has won in the cinematic and box office achievement in motion pictures category.

Director Jon M. Chu thanked his family, fans, the cast and crew of the film as well as the original “Wicked” actors while accepting the award.

“We saw your videos. We saw your sing-alongs. We saw your makeup, your hair products, your bakery items,” he addressed to the film’s fans. “It shows us how important making this stuff is in a time when pessimism and cynicism sort of rules the planet right now.”

Chu went on to say that “we can still make art that is a radical act of optimism.”

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in "Wicked."

“Wicked,” which opened on Broadway in 2003, was itself adapted from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch.”

The movie premiered in theaters on November 22 of last year and has raked in over $640 million at the global box office, also nabbing the third highest-grossing opening weekend of 2024 behind “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2.”

The second installment of the film will be titled “Wicked: For Good,” in a nod to one of the original musical’s popular songs, and will premiere in theaters on November 21, 2025.

This is only the second year the Golden Globes have awarded a film in this category, as award shows aim to capture the significance of popcorn flicks at a time where getting viewers to the theaters is harder than ever.

Last year’s inaugural winner of the award was “Barbie.”

"El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" wins best original song

Selena Gomez as Jessi in "Emilia Pérez."

“Emilia Pérez” has another win, this time for best original song, with the film’s “El Mal” taking home the Golden Globe.

Accepting the award, Parisian singer Camille described the Golden Globes as “such an American experience.”

She thanked “all singer songwriters in the world” for their work in her acceptance speech, as well as the “Emilia Perez family.”

Camille also thanked Zoe Saldaña, who who starred in the film, and described director Jacques Audiard as “such a visionary artist.”

“Zoe… ‘El Mar’ wouldn’t be what it is without your performance. You just shake the house and shake our souls, Salud!”

"I really wasn't expecting that": Demi Moore takes home her first Golden Globe for film "The Substance"

Demi Moore accepts the award for Female Actor - Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Hear Demi Moore's moving speech after winning her first award for acting
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Iconic actor Demi Moore has won her first Golden Globe! She is taking home the award for best female actor in a film — musical or comedy for her role in “The Substance.”

“I really wasn’t expecting that. I’m just in shock right now,” she said while accepting her award. “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 and I’m just so humbled and so grateful.”

While accepting her first Golden Globe, Moore recalled a producer 30 years ago who called her a “popcorn actress.”

She said that the script for “The Substance” came to her while she was in “this low point” of her life.

Demi Moore in “The Substance.”

More about the film: “The Substance” is a feminist fable that warns — quite graphically — of the pitfalls of blindly chasing youth.

In the film, celebrated actress and fitness guru Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore, in a scenery-chewing performance) has a star on the Walk of Fame and a popular exercise show. At the top of the movie, she is celebrating her 50th birthday and discovers that she is being fired by her boss Harvey (Dennis Quaid), a vile and crude entertainment executive.

From there, an increasingly distraught Elisabeth comes to learn of a mysterious black market drug known as the Substance, which promises to deliver her a younger and more vital version of herself – with certain caveats. Enter Sue, played by Margaret Qualley, a voluptuous and vivacious younger “self” who plots to reclaim Elisabeth’s former glory. The pair just have to follow a few simple but non-negotiable rules, as dictated by the shadowy company that provides the Substance. The equilibrium doesn’t last very long.

CNN’s Dan Heching contributed reporting to this post.

Elton John makes light of his eyesight issues while presenting an award

Elton John and Brandi Carlile speak on stage at the Golden Globes.

Elton John doesn’t want us worrying about him, you guys.

The legendary music man presented the award for original film score with fellow singer Brandi Carlile on Sunday.

“It’s a very special night for me to be here because I don’t know if you know, but there’s been a lot of stories going around about my regressive eyesight and I just wanted to reassure everybody that it’s not as bad as it seems,” John said.

“So I’m so pleased to be here with my cohost, Rihanna,” he jokingly added in reference to Carlile.

Last month he shared that his vision has been failing.

“I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France and it’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see, and my left eye is not the greatest,” he said during an interview with “Good Morning America.”

Days later the “Rocketman” singer told attendees at a gala performance of the “The Devil Wears Prada” musical in London (for which he wrote the score) that he hadn’t “been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight.”

“So it’s hard for me to see it,” John said. “But I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight.”

Pulsing soundtrack to "Challengers" wins best original score at the Globes

Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor accept the award for best original score for "Challengers."

“Challengers” has won best original score at the Golden Globes.

“Thank you to the Golden Globes, this really means a lot, particularly in this special moment,” composer Atticus Ross said during his acceptance speech.

He then thanked his “best friend a musical partner, the great talent, Trent Reznor.”

Ross said that the music created for the movie “never felt like a safe choice, but it always felt like the right one.” He then thanked the director, Luca Guadagnino, the cast and crew.

More about the film: “Challengers” is a tennis drama that serves up a thrilling love triangle and seductive performances by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. It was released in April last year after being delayed from its initial September 2023 release date due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

CNN’s Rochelle Beighton contributed reporting.

"The Brutalist" director Brady Corbet wins Golden Globe for his architecture epic

Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist.”

Brady Corbet has won the Golden Globe for best director of a motion picture, earning recognition for his film “The Brutalist.”

He thanked an array of people while accepting his award, including his family, film company A24 and the movie crew.

Corbett concluded his speech by sending regards to Aubrey Plaza, whose husband Jeff Baena died on Saturday.

What to know about the film: “The Brutalist” is a vast portrait of fictional architect László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States.

It is both a new American epic and cinematic throwback, running over three-and-a-half hours, plus an intermission, and shot on VistaVision (a film stock which hasn’t been used by an American movie since 1961).

The thrust of the movie is Tóth’s commission to design a public institute for industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce). Tóth, a notable Jewish architect in Europe before World War Two, was interned in a concentration camp and relocates to America in 1947 at the start of the film. Once there, he learns his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) has survived the camps, too, and longs to be reunited. Van Buren can assist with this, and help Tóth revive his career, but their relationship and its power imbalance comes at great personal cost.

CNN’s Thomas Page contributed reporting.

"Flow" wins Golden Globe for best animated film, the first time a Latvian film has won the award

Director Gints Zilbalodis accepts the award for best animated film on January 5.

“Flow” has won best animated film at the Golden Globes.

Director Gints Zilbalodis accepted the award, which he said was the first time a film from Latvia had won the Golden Globes.

Zilbalodis also said it was a “very personal story” for him, as he had to learn to work with others where he usually worked alone.

Still from the film “Flow.”

Nikki Glaser jokingly scolds "Godless town" during mid-show scorecard

Host Nikki Glaser speaks on stage at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 5.

Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser took stock of how the show is going so far by presenting a mid-show scorecard, where she presented the results of who has so far been thanked during acceptance speeches.

Cast and crew came out on top with 11 mentions, and moms came in a close-ish second with three “shout outs.” But Glaser pointed out that “God, creator of the universe,” got zero mentions.

“No surprise in this Godless town,” Glaser joked.

Glaser acknowledged nominee Pamela Anderson and winner Demi Moore for having “comebacks” this year, saying, “Turns out, if you’re a woman over 50 in a lead role, they call it a comeback.”

“If you’re a guy in a lead role, congratulations, you’re about to play Sydney Sweeney’s boyfriend,” she added.

That was it for the first half, Glaser concluded, going on to joke that they’re still nowhere near “picking a new Pope” in a nod to best screenplay winner “Conclave.”

Here’s hoping moms come out with the most mentions by the end of the night because, well, we love you, mom.