Golden Globes 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 82nd annual awards show

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony.

Golden Globes 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 82nd annual awards show
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Last Updated: January 6, 2025, 12:01 AM EST

The 2025 Golden Globes kicked off awards season Sunday night as the best in film and television were honored.

Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" and Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez" were big winners of the night on the film side, winning best motion picture (drama) and best motion picture (musical or comedy), respectively. "Wicked" took home the award for cinematic and box office achievement.

On the television side, "Shōgun," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" won the top prizes.

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony, which was held at Los Angeles' famed Beverly Hilton.

Check out a recap of how the night unfolded below.

Jan 05, 2025, 10:47 PM EST

'Shōgun' wins best television series (drama)

"Shōgun" won the Golden Globe for best television series (drama).

"Nothing about this show has ever been expected," said co-creator Justin Marks, before thanking several people involved with the show's production.

Anna Sawai, left, and Hiroyuki Sanada are seen in a still from the FX show "Shogun."
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Other nominees in the category included "The Day of the Jackal," "The Diplomat," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "Slow Horses" and "Squid Game."

Jan 05, 2025, 10:44 PM EST

Anna Sawai wins best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama)

Anna Sawai won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama) for her role as Toda Mariko in "Shōgun."

This is Sawai's first Golden Globe win and her first nomination.

"Thank you to the voters for voting for me, even though I would vote for Kathy Bates any day," she said in her acceptance speech.

Anna Sawai arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Sawai's win comes nearly 44 years after Yoko Shimada won the Golden Globe for the same role in the original television adaptation of "Shōgun" in 1981.

Other nominees in this year's category included Kathy Bates for "Matlock," Emma D'Arcy for "House of the Dragon," Maya Erskine for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," Keira Knightley for "Black Doves" and Keri Russell for "The Diplomat."

Jan 05, 2025, 10:29 PM EST

'Hacks' wins best television series (musical or comedy)

"Hacks" won the Golden Globe for best television series (musical or comedy).

Other nominees in the category included "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "The Gentlemen," "Nobody Wants This" and "Only Murders in the Building."

(L-R) Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul Downs pose with the Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy for "Hacks" in the press room during the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Paul W. Downs accepts the award for TV Series - Musical or Comedy at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Jan 05, 2025, 10:29 PM EST

'Baby Reindeer' wins best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

"Baby Reindeer" won the Golden Globe for best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television.

Star and creator Richard Gadd accepted the award on the show's behalf. Gadd said he believed the show was successful because "people were crying out for something that spoke to the kind of painful inconsistencies of being human."

"We need stories that speak to the complicated and difficult nature of our times," he said.

Other nominees in the category included "Disclaimer," "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," "The Penguin," "Ripley" and "True Detective: Night Country."

British actor Richard Gadd arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 5, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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