Golden Globes 2025 recap: Biggest moments from the 82nd annual awards show
Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony.
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.
Key moments:
- 'Emilia Pérez' wins best motion picture (musical or comedy)
- 'The Brutalist' wins best motion picture (drama)
- 'Shōgun' wins best television series (drama)
- 'Hacks' wins best television series (musical or comedy)
- 'Baby Reindeer' wins best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Celebrities are arriving on the red carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes
"Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness was one of the first celebrities to hit the red carpet. Van Ness wore a floor-length green gown.
Check out more arrivals from the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet here.
Who are the first-time Golden Globe nominees?
There are 26 performers who are first-time Golden Globes nominees this year.
They include Adam Brody, Ariana Grande, Glen Powell, Kathryn Hahn, Pamela Anderson, Zoe Saldaña and this year's Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser.
The remaining first-time nominees include Anna Sawai, Cooper Koch, Cristin Milioti, Dakota Fanning, Fernanda Torres, Gabriel Labelle, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jack Lowden, Jesse Plemons, Jessica Gunning, Kali Reis, Karla Sofía Gascón, Liza Colón-Zayas, Maya Erskine, Mikey Madison, Richard Gadd, Seth Meyers, Tadanobu Asano and Yura Borisov.
Who won at the 2024 Golden Globes?
The 2024 Golden Globes saw shows like "Succession," "The Bear," and "Beef" take home the night's top prizes in television categories, while "Oppenheimer" and "Poor Things" won the top film awards.
Paul Giamatti won best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) for "The Holdovers" while Emma Stone took home best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) for "Poor Things." Cillian Murphy won best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) for "Oppenheimer" while Lily Gladstone won best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) for "Killers of the Flower Moon."
For television, the top awards went to "Succession" actors Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook as well as "The Bear" actors Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White. "Beef" actors Ali Wong and Steven Yeun also took home trophies.
Check out a recap of the night here.
Who is nominated at the 2025 Golden Globes?
Stars like Denzel Washington, Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are up for some of the top awards at the 2025 Golden Globes.
Selena Gomez and Kate Winslet are up for awards in both the film and television categories, while Sebastian Stan is double-nominated for two separate movies.
There are 26 first-time nominees this year, including Gomez, Grande, Glen Powell, Kathryn Hahn, Pamela Anderson, Zoe Saldaña and more.
Check out the entire list of Golden Globe nominees here.