'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' and 'Shogun' win big at the 2025 Golden Globes

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News on Jan 5, 2025

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“The Brutalist,” “Emilia Perez” and “Shogun” won the biggest awards of the night at the Golden Globes on Sunday as comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the unofficial kickoff of Hollywood awards season.

Best Film Drama, Best Director and Best Lead Actor in a Drama Film all went to “The Brutalist,” a searching, lengthy film about a Holocaust survivor — played by Adrien Brody — trying to make his way in the U.S.

Director Brady Corbet, a 36-year-old first-time major award winner from Scottsdale, Ariz., delivered an inspired speech about how he was told the film was “undistributable.”

“Emilia Perez,” which led the way with 10 nominations, won four awards for Best Film Musical or Comedy, Best Original Song, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, who acts, sings and raps entirely in Spanish. It was the first Golden Globe — and first big award — for Saldaña.

Another first-time major award winner, Demi Moore delivered a powerful speech about knowing your worth after winning Best Lead Actress in a Film Comedy or Musical for “The Substance.” The 62-year-old told the audience she was shocked to finally win after being nominated for one Emmy and three Golden Globes in the past.

Elsewhere in the film categories, Fernanda Torres won Best Lead Actress in a Drama for her work in “I’m Still Here.” Sebastian Stan won for Best Lead Actor in a Film Musical or Comedy for “A Different Man,” while former “Succession” star Kieran Culkin nabbed a Globe for the second straight year, taking home Best Supporting Actor in a Film for “A Real Pain” after winning last year for Lead Actor in a TV Drama.

On television, HBO series “Shogun” cleaned up, winning in all four categories it was nominated. The series won Best TV Drama, Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress in the category — Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai — and Best Supporting Actor on TV for Tadanobu Asano.

For the third straight year, “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White won Best Lead Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy. But “The Bear” couldn’t repeat as Best TV Musical or Comedy, which instead went to HBO show “Hacks.” Series star Jean Smart also won Best Lead Actress in the category.

The awards for performances in a limited TV series went to Colin Farrell for the titular role in “The Penguin” and Jodie Foster for her work in “True Detective: Night Country.” Foster called out the Indigenous people who shared their stories with those who worked on the show, saying they “changed my life.”

However, Best Limited TV Series went to Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer,” and star Jessica Golding won Best Supporting Actress on TV, following up on an Emmy win.

Two ceremonial awards were announced ahead of the show, as Viola Davis was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Ted Danson received the Carol Burnett Award. Those trophies were handed out at a gala on Friday night.

This year’s ceremony continued a comeback of sorts for the Golden Globes, after the entire show and organization faced significant criticism in 2021 and 2022 for a lack of diversity.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which previously ran the show, was rebranded into the Golden Globe Foundation, and Dick Clark Productions acquired all the assets and intellectual property of the show.

Three years after a massive boycott and untelevised ceremony, the stars were back on the red carpet and inside the Beverly Hilton hotel, while CBS aired the festivities live.

Sunday’s red carpet was packed with A-listers, including Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, Glen Powell and “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

One person who was not in attendance was “White Lotus” star Aubrey Plaza, who had been slated to present an award. Her husband, Jeff Baena, died by suicide on Friday night in Los Angeles.