The 2025 Golden Globe Awards nominations are here, showcasing a wide range of talent in both film and television. The musical Emilia Pérez leads the pack with a stunning 10 nominations. Other standout entries include The Brutalist with seven nominations and Conclave with six. Meanwhile, Anora and The Substance each received five nominations, with Wicked, A Real Pain, Challengers, and The Wild Robot securing four each.
Best Film Categories
In the Best Film - Drama category, the nominees are The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and September 5. Competing in the Best Film - Musical or Comedy category are Anora, Challengers, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, The Substance, and Wicked.
International and Animated Features
For Best Non-English Language Film, the nominees are All We Imagine as Light, Emilia Pérez, The Girl with the Needle, I'm Still Here, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, and Vermiglio. Animated films competing for the award include Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Moana 2, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, and The Wild Robot.
Box Office Achievements
Cinematic and box office achievement nominees include blockbuster hits such as Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Inside Out 2, Twisters, Wicked, and The Wild Robot.
Acting Nominees
Drama
The Best Actress - Drama nominees include Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Angelina Jolie (Maria), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door), Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here), and Kate Winslet (Lee). In the Best Actor - Drama category, the contenders are Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).
Musical or Comedy
For Best Actress - Musical or Comedy, the nominees are Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), and Zendaya (Challengers). Competing for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy are Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Hugh Grant (Heretic), Gabriel LaBelle (Saturday Night), Jesse Plemons (Kinds of Kindness), Glen Powell (Hit Man), and Sebastian Stan (A Different Man).
Supporting Roles
For Best Supporting Actress, the nominees include Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez). Best Supporting Actor nominees are Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), and Denzel Washington (Gladiator II).
Direction and Writing
The Best Director category includes Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), and Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light). Nominees for Best Screenplay are Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), and Peter Straughan (Conclave).
Music Categories
For Best Original Song, nominees include Beautiful That Way (The Last Showgirl), Compress/Repress (Challengers), El Mal (Emilia Pérez), Forbidden Road (Better Man), Kiss The Sky (The Wild Robot), and Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez). Best Original Film Score nominees are Conclave, The Brutalist, The Wild Robot, Emilia Pérez, Challengers, and Dune: Part Two.
Television Categories
Drama and Comedy
For Best TV Series - Drama, the nominees are The Diplomat, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shōgun, Squid Game, Slow Horses, and The Day of the Jackal. Competing for Best TV Series - Comedy or Musical are Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Gentlemen, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, and Only Murders in the Building.
Limited Series
The Best Limited Series category includes Baby Reindeer, Disclaimer, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin, Ripley, and True Detective: Night Country.
Performances in TV
Best TV Actress - Drama nominees are Kathy Bates (Matlock), Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Anna Sawai (Shōgun), and Keri Russell (The Diplomat). Competing for Best TV Actor - Drama are Donald Glover (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Eddie Redmayne (The Day of the Jackal), Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun), and Billy Bob Thornton (Landman).
For Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical, the nominees include 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), and Jean Smart (Hacks). Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical contenders are 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), and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear).
Conclusion
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards nominations shine a spotlight on an incredible year for film and television, recognizing diverse stories, groundbreaking performances, and creative brilliance. From high-stakes dramas like The Brutalist and Conclave to musical spectacles like Emilia Pérez and Wicked, this year’s nominees reflect the depth and range of the entertainment industry. Television is equally celebrated, with standout series such as The Bear and Shōgun taking center stage. As the countdown to the awards begins, fans and creators alike eagerly anticipate seeing which of these exceptional nominees will take home the coveted honors.
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