Awards season starts the year off with a bang with The Golden Globe Awards 2025! Last year was a year of experimental films and engaging TV shows, all of which are proudly being honoured here at the show.
We’ve got the likes of Dune: Part Two and Squid Game nominated, while big names such as Gary Oldman, Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya are competing for the top prizes in their respective acting awards. But who were the ones who walked away with the golden statue? We round up the biggest winners of the night.
Film
Best Actor, Drama – Adrien Brody
While he may have missed out on a Golden Globe for The Pianist (2002) over a decade ago, Adrien Brody finally gets his hands on the prize for his performance on The Brutalist.
Starring as László Tóth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor, Brody gives a heart-wrenching performance — earning his debut win at the Golden Globes.
Best Actress, Drama – Fernanda Torres
In what was a stacked list with big names like Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet among the nominees, it was Fernanda Torres who emerged as the surprise winner for Best Actress after her standout performance in I’m Still Here.
This win will be especially poignant for Torres considering that her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was the first Brazilian actress to be nominated for the award in 1999 with her role in Central Station. 25 years later, she becomes the first Brazilian to win it.
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy – Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan may have lost out to Adrien Brody in the Best Actor category for Drama, but he has got his win for the Musical or Comedy category.
Despite being in the category it is in, A Different Man is an unsettling look at a character who spirals downhill after transforming his appearance and achieving his dream face – and it is Stan’s performance that sells everything.
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy – Demi Moore
We’ve seen comeback stories like Mickey Rourke and Ke Huy Quan; now the most recent addition to the list is Demi Moore.
Moore has largely been out of the spotlight, but her turn as a faded star in the body horror film The Substance proved to be a brave masterstroke. As a parody to her public persona, Moore gave her all – delivering vulnerability amidst all the outrageous body horror visuals.
Best Film, Drama – The Brutalist
With a runtime of over 3 hours, The Brutalist is every bit the epic that it portrays itself to be. It is a sombre look at the American dream from an immigrant perspective and that scale is showcased throughout the film; from the engaging performances all the way to the striking cinematography. And it is why it has won Best Film (Drama) at The Golden Globe Awards 2025.
Best Film, Musical or Comedy – Emilia Pérez
It was the musical comedy film Emilia Pérez that took home the Golden Globe for Best Film (Musical or Comedy), bringing audiences a genre-bending musical crime thriller with an intimately fierce trans story as the backdrop. Propelled by the performances of Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez, the film was filled with a lot of heart and provided many memorable scenes, earning its win here.
Television
Best Actor, Drama – Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada follows up his Emmy win by snagging the Best Actor Golden Globe for his role as the cunning Lord Yoshii Toranaga – a well-deserved win as it is his performance that drove the gripping tale for Shōgun, having audiences at the edge of their seats after every episode.
Best Actress, Drama – Anna Sawai
And Shōgun had another winner in Anna Sawai, who won her maiden Golden Globe for Best Actress. A starkly different performance from Hiroyuki Sanada’s Toranaga, Sawai’s portrayal of Toda Mariko had many layers—displaying not just intelligence but also vulnerability in her character.
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy – Jeremy Allen White
It is a hat trick of Golden Globes for Jeremy Allen White, who wins his third Best Actor award; remarkably doing it in three consecutive years.
While Season 3 of The Bear may not have hit the same heights as the previous two seasons in our opinion, Jeremy Allen White continues his strong performance as the gifted but troubled chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto. We look forward to seeing how his story continues in Season 4!
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy – Jean Smart
Another returning winner is Jean Smart, who once again won the Best Actress Golden Globe as the lead for the comedy-drama show Hacks. It’s her second win for the show and with Hacks gearing up for a fourth season, there is a chance for her to add more to the cabinet for next year’s Golden Globes!
Best Actor, Limited Series – Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell truly transformed himself as he embodied the role of the iconic Batman villain The Penguin, both in physical appearance and in his acting. So, it was probably very little surprise to see him win the Best Actor Golden Globe.
Interestingly, this is his first Golden Globe for a TV series, both of his previous wins were for films (In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin). Let’s hope we see more powerhouse performance from him on the silver screen!
Best Actress, Limited Series – Jodie Foster
Many eyes were on Cristin Milioti to win the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her role as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin. However, the category produced the biggest upset of the night, with Jodie Foster instead being the recipient of the award for True Detective: Night Country.
That isn’t an indictment on Foster though, who delivers a multi-faceted performance as the antihero lead Chief Liz Danvers, offering some glimmer of entertainment in what turned out to be an unfortunately slow-paced show.
Best Supporting Actor, TV – Tadanobu Asano
If you’ve seen Shōgun, you’d be sure to recognise and love the character of Kashigi Yabushige – who is delightfully slimy and scheming throughout the show. So it was with little surprise to see Tadanobu Asano nab the award for his performance.
And it was especially touching to see him come up to receive the Golden Globe with passion. Like Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano has also been in Hollywood for some time and to see him finally be recognised brought an emotional response.
Best Supporting Actress, TV – Jessica Gunning
Baby Reindeer was the zeitgeist when it premiered in April 2024 and it had much to do with Jessica Gunning’s standout portrayal.
Playing obsessed stalker Martha Scott, Gunning provided audiences with a disturbingly twisted but engaging tale to follow that beckoned everyone to watch one more episode. Given that this is her breakout role, we’d love to see her appear in more shows following her win!
Best Television Series, Drama – Shōgun
Shōgun turned out to be 2024’s biggest show, garnering much praise from both critics and the public. And that success has driven it to win the Best Drama TV Series Golden Globe.
It’s rare to see shows like this grip audiences worldwide, but it has managed to do so with its detailed storytelling, world, and characters. It is a well-deserved winner of the award and though it may have initially been conceived as a miniseries, we’re happy to hear that the show will be expanded with two more seasons!
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy – Hacks
The Bear won the Best Musical or Comedy Television Series Golden Globe in 2024, but at the Golden Globes Awards 2025, Hacks has wrested back the award. It comes after a stellar third season, continuing the smart writing and entertaining characters that made audiences laugh and cry.
Best Television Series, Limited Series – Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer was competing against a stacked list of nominees—DISCLAIMER*, The Penguin, among others—but it has managed to stand tall and brought home the award for Best Limited Series at the Golden Globe Awards 2025.
We can’t say that the win was not justified. The story of a man dealing with an obsessive stalker proved to be an engrossing watch and made for a great series to binge on; luckily for us, it came out on Netflix.
And that’s who won the biggest awards at the Golden Globe Awards 2025! Did the ones you were rooting for win? Let us know on our socials – Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.
The next big awards show coming up is the Oscars! Check out our coverage of last year’s show to be all caught ahead of the latest one.
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