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Quick facts for kids 82nd Golden Globe Awards
Official poster
Date	January 5, 2025
Hosted by	Nikki Glaser
Directed by	Glenn Weiss
Highlights
Best Film: Drama	The Brutalist
Best Film: Musical or Comedy	Emilia Pérez
Best Drama Series	Shōgun
Best Musical or Comedy Series	Hacks
Best Miniseries or Television movie	Baby Reindeer
Most awards	Film: Emilia Pérez (4) TV: Shōgun (4)
Most nominations	Film: Emilia Pérez (10) TV: The Bear (5)
Television coverage
Network	CBS Paramount+ (streaming)
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The 82nd Golden Globe Awards was a big event that celebrated the best movies and TV shows from 2024. The winners were announced live on TV (CBS) and online (Paramount+) on January 5, 2025. Comedian Nikki Glaser was the host. She was the first woman to host the Golden Globes by herself, which was a special moment!

The list of nominees was shared on December 9, 2024. Actors Morris Chestnut and Mindy Kaling announced them at a press conference. The movie Emilia Pérez got the most nominations for a musical or comedy film in Golden Globes history, with ten nominations. This was almost the all-time record of eleven, set by the movie Nashville in 1975. The Brutalist was next with seven nominations, and Conclave had six. For TV shows, The Bear led with five nominations. Shōgun and Only Murders in the Building each received four nominations.

About the Ceremony
Winners and Nominees
- Film Awards
  - Films with Multiple Nominations
  - Films with Multiple Wins
- Television Awards
  - TV Series with Multiple Nominations
  - TV Series with Multiple Wins
Presenters
Images for kids
See also

About the Ceremony

On August 28, 2024, it was announced that comedian Nikki Glaser would host the awards. She was the first woman to host the Golden Globes alone. Nikki Glaser was also nominated for an award herself. She was nominated for Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television for her special, Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die. However, she did not win; Ali Wong won that award.

The awards show started at 8 P.M. EST / 5 P.M. PST on January 5, 2025. It was shown live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. The show was produced by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner from White Cherry Entertainment, along with Dick Clark Productions.

This year, two special Lifetime Achievement Awards were given out. These awards celebrate people who have had a huge impact on movies and TV over many years. They were given at a special dinner on January 3, 2025, before the main TV show. Viola Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in film. Ted Danson received the Carol Burnett Award for his achievements in television.

Winners and Nominees

The company KPMG helped count all the nominations this year. Netflix received the most nominations overall, with 36 for its movies and TV shows.

Emilia Pérez made history as the first non-English language film to win Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The movie Flow was the first film from Latvia and also the first remake to win Best Animated Feature Film. Fernanda Torres became the first Brazilian actress to win a Golden Globe for acting. She won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

Karla Sofía Gascón, who starred in Emilia Pérez, was the first transgender person nominated for a Golden Globe acting award in a movie category. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Jacques Audiard, the director and writer of Emilia Pérez, was nominated for three awards: Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Song. The composers of the songs in Emilia Pérez, Camille and Clément Ducol, also received multiple nominations.

Film Awards

Best Motion Pictures
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys September 5	Emilia Pérez Anora Challengers A Real Pain The Substance Wicked
Animated	Non-English Language
Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Moana 2 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot	Emilia Pérez (France) All We Imagine as Light (India) The Girl with the Needle (Denmark) I'm Still Here (Brazil) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) Vermiglio (Italy)
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Adrien Brody – The Brutalist* as László Tóth** Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan Daniel Craig – Queer as William Lee Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G." Whitfield Ralph Fiennes – Conclave as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice as Donald Trump	*Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here* as Eunice Paiva** Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl as Shelly Angelina Jolie – Maria as Maria Callas Nicole Kidman – Babygirl as Romy Mathis Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door as Martha Hunt Kate Winslet – Lee as Lee Miller
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Sebastian Stan – A Different Man* as Edward Lemuel / Guy Moratz** Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain as David Kaplan Hugh Grant – Heretic as Mr. Reed Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night as Lorne Michaels Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness as Robert, Daniel, and Andrew Glen Powell – Hit Man as Gary Johnson	*Demi Moore – The Substance* as Elisabeth Sparkle** Amy Adams – Nightbitch as Mother Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte Mikey Madison – Anora as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Zendaya – Challengers as Tashi Duncan
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain* as Benji Kaplan** Yura Borisov – Anora as Igor Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger Guy Pearce – The Brutalist as Harrison Lee Van Buren Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice as Roy Cohn Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus	*Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez* as Rita Mora Castro** Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez as Jessi Del Monte Ariana Grande – Wicked as Galinda Upland Felicity Jones – The Brutalist as Erzsébet Tóth Margaret Qualley – The Substance as Sue Isabella Rossellini – Conclave as Sister Agnes
Other Film Awards
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora Edward Berger – Conclave Coralie Fargeat – The Substance Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light	Peter Straughan – Conclave Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Original Score	Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers Volker Bertelmann – Conclave Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot Clément Ducol and Camille – Emilia Pérez Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two	Wicked Alien: Romulus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Deadpool & Wolverine Gladiator II Inside Out 2 Twisters The Wild Robot
Best Original Song
"El Mal" (Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard) – Emilia Pérez "Beautiful That Way" (Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, and Lykke Li) – The Last Showgirl "Compress / Repress" (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Luca Guadagnino) – Challengers "Forbidden Road" (Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, and Sacha Skarbek) – Better Man "Kiss the Sky" (Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, and Ali Tamposi) – The Wild Robot "Mi Camino" (Clément Ducol and Camille) – Emilia Pérez

Films with Multiple Nominations

These films received more than one nomination:

Nominations	Films	Category	US Distributor(s)
10	Emilia Pérez	Musical or Comedy	Netflix
7	The Brutalist	Drama	A24
6	Conclave	Drama	Focus Features
5	Anora	Musical or Comedy	Neon
5	The Substance		MUBI
4	Challengers		Amazon MGM Studios
	A Real Pain		Searchlight Pictures
	Wicked		Universal Pictures
	The Wild Robot	Animated	Universal Pictures
3	A Complete Unknown	Drama	Searchlight Pictures
2	All We Imagine as Light		Janus Films
	The Apprentice		Briarcliff Entertainment
	Dune: Part Two		Warner Bros. Pictures
	Gladiator II		Paramount Pictures
	I'm Still Here		Sony Pictures Classics
	Inside Out 2	Animated	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
	The Last Showgirl	Drama	Roadside Attractions

Films with Multiple Wins

These films won more than one award:

Wins	Films	Category	Distributor
4	Emilia Pérez	Musical or Comedy	Netflix
3	The Brutalist	Drama	A24

Television Awards

Best Television Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Shōgun (FX / Hulu) The Day of the Jackal (Peacock / Sky Atlantic) The Diplomat (Netflix) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Squid Game (Netflix)	Hacks (Max) Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (FX / Hulu) The Gentlemen (Netflix) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) DISCLAIMER* (Apple TV+) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) The Penguin (HBO / Max) Ripley (Netflix) True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max)	*Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady* (Netflix)** Jamie Foxx – Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... (Netflix) Nikki Glaser – Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die (HBO / Max) Seth Meyers – Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (HBO / Max) Adam Sandler – Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) Ramy Youssef – Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO / Max)
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
*Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun* (FX / Hulu) as Lord Yoshii Toranaga** Donald Glover – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) as John Smith / Michael Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) as Rusty Sabich Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) as Jackson Lamb Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock / Sky Atlantic) as "The Jackal" Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+) as Tommy Norris	*Anna Sawai – Shōgun* (FX / Hulu) as Toda Mariko** Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS) as Madeline Kingston / "Matty" Matlock Emma D'Arcy – House of the Dragon (HBO / Max) as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen Maya Erskine – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) as Jane Smith / Alana Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix) as Helen Webb Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Ambassador Katherine "Kate" Wyler
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
*Jeremy Allen White – The Bear* (FX / Hulu) as Chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto** Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix) as Noah Roklov Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside (Netflix) as Charles Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Charles-Haden Savage Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV+) as Jimmy Laird Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Oliver Putnam	*Jean Smart – Hacks* (Max) as Deborah Vance** Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix) as Joanne Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Janine Teagues Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX / Hulu) as Sydney Adamu Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Mabel Mora Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along (Disney+) as Agatha Harkness
Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Actor	Actress
*Colin Farrell – The Penguin* (HBO / Max) as Oswald "Oz" Cobb a.k.a. The Penguin** Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) as Donny Dunn Kevin Kline – DISCLAIMER* (Apple TV+) as Stephen Brigstocke Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) as Erik Menendez Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+) as Count Alexander Rostov Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix) as Tom Ripley	*Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country* (HBO / Max) as Chief Liz Danvers** Cate Blanchett – DISCLAIMER* (Apple TV+) as Catherine Ravenscroft Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO / Max) as Sofia Gigante (née Falcone) Sofía Vergara – Griselda (Netflix) as Griselda Blanco Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (FX / Hulu) as Babe Paley Kate Winslet – The Regime (HBO / Max) as Chancellor Elena Vernham
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
*Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun* (FX / Hulu) as Kashigi Yabushige** Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) as José Menendez Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+) as Dr. Paul Rhoades Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) as River Cartwright Diego Luna – La Máquina [es] (Disney+) as Andy Pérez Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX / Hulu) as Richard Jerimovich	*Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer* (Netflix) as Martha Scott** Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu) as Tina Marrero Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (Max) as Ava Daniels Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix) as Marge Sherwood Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Vice President Grace Penn Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max) as Trooper Evangeline Navarro

TV Series with Multiple Nominations

These TV series received more than one nomination:

Nominations	Series	Category	Distributor(s)
5	The Bear	Musical or Comedy	FX / Hulu
4	Only Murders in the Building	Musical or Comedy	Hulu
4	Shōgun	Drama	FX / Hulu
3	Baby Reindeer	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	Netflix
	The Diplomat	Drama	Netflix
	DISCLAIMER*	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	Apple TV+
	Hacks	Musical or Comedy	Max
	Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	Netflix
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Drama	Prime Video
	Nobody Wants This	Musical or Comedy	Netflix
	The Penguin	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	HBO / Max
	Ripley		Netflix
	Slow Horses	Drama	Apple TV+
	True Detective: Night Country	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	HBO / Max
2	Abbott Elementary	Musical or Comedy	ABC
	The Day of the Jackal	Drama	Peacock / Sky Atlantic
	Shrinking	Musical or Comedy	Apple TV+

TV Series with Multiple Wins

These TV series won more than one award:

Wins	Series	Category	Distributor(s)
4	Shōgun	Drama	FX / Hulu
2	Baby Reindeer	Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television	Netflix
2	Hacks	Musical or Comedy	Max

Presenters

Many famous people helped present the awards at the ceremony. Here is a list of who presented which awards:

Name(s)	Role
Auliʻi Cravalho Dwayne Johnson	Presented the award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Kate Hudson Mindy Kaling	Presented the award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Ariana DeBose Ke Huy Quan	Presented the award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Margaret Qualley Demi Moore	Presented the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kathy Bates Anthony Ramos	Presented the awards for Best Supporting Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Supporting Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge	Presented the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Morris Chestnut Kaley Cuoco	Presented the award for Best Screenplay
Nate Bargatze	Presented the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Sharon Stone	Presented the award for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Anya Taylor-Joy Miles Teller	Presented the award for Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Catherine O'Hara Seth Rogen	Presented the award for Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kerry Washington Andrew Garfield	Presented the awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Anthony Mackie Harrison Ford	Presented the award for Best Motion Picture – Animated
Michael Keaton	Presented the award for Best Director
Elton John Brandi Carlile	Presented the award for Best Original Score
Michelle Yeoh Jeff Goldblum	Presented the award for Best Original Song
Vin Diesel	Presented the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Rachel Brosnahan Sarah Paulson	Presented the award for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Awkwafina< Melissa McCarthy	Presented the award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Colman Domingo Salma Hayek Pinault	Presented the award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Zoë Kravitz Colin Farrell	Presented the award for Best Television Series – Drama
Viola Davis	Presented the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Édgar Ramírez Gal Gadot	Presented the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close	Presented the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nicolas Cage	Presented the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Adrien Brody, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Fernanda Torres, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama winner
Sebastian Stan, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Demi Moore, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner
Kieran Culkin, Best Supporting Actor winner
Zoe Saldaña, Best Supporting Actress winner
Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winner
Anna Sawai, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winner
Jeremy Allen White, Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner
Jean Smart, Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy winner
Colin Farrell, Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television winner
Jodie Foster, Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television winner
Tadanobu Asano, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television winner
Jessica Gunning, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television winner
Ali Wong, Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television winner