After an Oppenheimer and Succession-dominated 81st edition unfortunately bogged down by a woefully unfunny host, the Golden Globes are back.
Monday, Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut convened to unveil the 2025 nominees class, with votes set to be tabulated by the KPMG firm. Luminate, meanwhile, is on board for the 82nd Golden Globes in connection with the Cinematic and Box Achievement category, a new one from last year’s ceremony that’s making its return of the 2025 broadcast.
Among the films predicted to put some serious numbers on the board is Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, which I admittedly haven’t shut up about since first seeing it at Sundance back in January. Ahead of the Globes nominees unveiling, Eisenberg’s co-star, Kieran Culkin (already a Globes winner for Succession), bagged a Best Supporting Actor win from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Sean Baker’s Anora, led by a sensational performance from Mikey Madison, is undoubtedly one of the best, and quite possibly the best, film of the year. Surely that will also translate to some Globes action, same for Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing. That film is led by the always excellent Colman Domingo, previously nominated for Best Actor for his performance in last year’s Bayard Rustin biopic.
Timothée Chalamet, meanwhile, does the impossible in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, which hits the usual biopic notes but does so in an undeniably effective and rousing way.
Another one I'd love to see get some recognition at this level is Jane Schoenbrun's unlike-anything-else-this-year I Saw the TV Glow, though that seems like a reach given major awards shows' track record when it comes to anything horror or horror-adjacent.
Below, see a continually updated list of this year's nominees, and congrats to all.
Best Performance by an Actor In a Television Series – Drama
- Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
- Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
- Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Best Score - Motion Picture
- Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
- Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
- Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
- Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers
- Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part Two
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Baby Reindeer
- Disclaimer
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- The Penguin
- Ripley
- True Detective: Night Country
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- All We Imagine as Light
- Emilia Perez
- The Girl With The Needle
- I’m Still Here
- The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
- Vermiglio
Best TV Series - Drama
- The Day of the Jackal
- The Diplomat
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Shogun
- Slow Horses
- Squid Game
Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- The Gentlemen
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Anora
- Challengers
- Emilia Perez
- A Real Pain
- The Substance
- Wicked
Best Motion Picture - Drama
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Nickel Boys
- September 5
Best Motion Picture - Animated
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- The Wild Robot
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- “Beautiful That Way,” The Last Showgirl
- “Compress/Repress,” Challengers
- “El Mal,” Emilia Perez
- “Forbidden Road,” Better Man
- “Kiss the Sky,” The Wild Robot
- “Mi Camino,” Emilia Perez
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
- Anna Sawai, Shogun
- Emma D'Arcy, House of the Dragon
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Keira Knightley, Black Doves
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Jean Smart, Hacks
- Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
- Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement
- Alien: Romulus (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
- Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Twisters (Universal Pictures)
- Wicked (Universal Pictures)
- The Wild Robot (Universal Pictures)
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
- Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
- Angelina Jolie, Maria
- Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
- Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
- Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
- Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
- Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
- 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 – Musical Or Comedy
- Amy Adams, Nightbitch
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
- Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
- Mikey Madison, Anora
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Zendaya, Challengers
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
- Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
- Hugh Grant, Heretic
- Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
- Jesse Plemons, Kinds Of Kindness
- Glen Powell, Hit Man
- Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
- Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
- Ariana Grande, Wicked
- Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance
- Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
- Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
- Yura Borisov, Anora
- Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
- Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
- Guy Pearce, The Brutalist)
- Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
- Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Edward Berger, Conclave
- Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
- Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
- Sean Baker, Anora
- Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
- Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Peter Straughan, Conclave
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy
- 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
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television
- Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
- Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
- Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
- Sofía Vergara, Griselda
- Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans
- Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television
- Colin Farrell, The Penguin
- 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 Supporting Role On Television
- Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Dakota Fanning, Ripley
- Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
- 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
- Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
- Harrison Ford, Shrinking
- Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
- Diego Luna, La Máquina
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television
- Jamie Foxx, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
- Nikki Glaser, Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
- Seth Meyers, Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
- Adam Sandler, Adam Sandler: Love You
- Ali Wong, Ali Wong: Single Lady
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy Youssef: More Feelings