Awards season is officially underway, and the first nominations to cross our desk come courtesy of the Golden Globes. We woke this morning to news that the esteemed awards ceremony has unveiled those in the running for coveted titles like Best Picture: Drama, and Best Actress: Musical/Comedy. While the past 12 months shaped up to be some of the most stellar in the world of television and cinema, that means, when awards season comes around, it can be a particularly tight race. That being said, several productions have emerged as the frontrunners at the 2025 Golden Globes – and the results may surprise you. See who took home the most nominations – and who missed out – below. 

Emilia Perez

Leading the charge is Emilia Perez, which received a total of 10 nominations. The film stars Zoe Saldana as a high-powered lawyer, who takes on a rather unusual assignment: helping a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofia Gascón) fake their death and undergo gender-affirming procedures. It also stars stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Édgar Ramírez. 

Nominations:

• Best Picture - Musical/Comedy
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy - Karla Sofia Gascón
• Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Zoe Saldana
• Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Selena Gomez
• Best Director - Motion Picture - Jacques Audiard
• Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Jacques Audiard
• Best Picture - non-English language
• Best Original Song - Motion Picture
• Best Original Score

The Brutalist

Next in line is The Brutalist. Set in post-war Europe, the film charts László Toth (Adrien Brody), an architect who flees to America in an attempt to rebuild his work and, importantly, his marriage to wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) after being forced apart during the war.

Nominations:

• Best Picture - Drama
• Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Adrien Brody
• Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture - Guy Pearce
• Best Director - Motion Picture - Brady Corbet
• Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
• Best Original Score

Anora

Next up was fan favourite Anora, which has generated plenty of awards buzz since director Sean Baker took home the coveted Palme d’Or prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Still yet to be released in Australia, the film tells the compelling story of a young sex worker (Mikey Madison), who marries into wealth when she meets the son of a Russian oligarch (Mark Eidelstein).

Nominations:

• Best Picture - Musical/Comedy
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy - Mikey Madison
• Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture - Yura Borizov
• Best Director - Motion Picture - Sean Baker
• Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Sean Baker

The Substance

Also pulling five nominations was Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley's gruesome masterpiece, The Substance. The hit film takes aim at female beauty standards and ageism with the story of Elisabeth Sparkle, a television veteran who is fired from her show on her 50th birthday.

Nominations:

• Best Picture - Musical/Comedy
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy - Demi Moore
• Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture - Margaret Qualley
• Best Director - Motion Picture - Coralie Fargeat
• Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Coralie Fargeat

Wicked

Historically, musicals have been hit or miss when it comes to both commercial and critical success, but Wicked looks set to change that narrative. The epic first part to this story, starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jonathan Bailey, has enjoyed massive success so far, even taking home three Golden Globes nominations.

Nominations:

• Best Picture - Musical/Comedy
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy - Cynthia Erivo
• Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture - Ariana Grande

See the full list of Golden Globes 2025 nominations in the film categories, below.

Best picture — Drama

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nickel Boys
• September 5
• The Brutalist

Best picture — Musical/Comedy

• A Real Pain
• Anora
• Challengers
• Emilia Pérez
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best actress in a motion picture — Drama

• Angelina Jolie, Maria
• Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
• Kate Winslet, Lee
• Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
• Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
• Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door

Best actor in a motion picture — Drama

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Daniel Craig, Queer
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Best actress in a motion picture — Musical/Comedy

• Amy Adams, Nightbitch
• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Zendaya, Challengers

Best actor in a motion picture — Musical/Comedy

• Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
• Glen Powell, Hit Man
• Hugh Grant, Heretic
• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
• Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

Best supporting actress — motion picture

• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, Felicity Jones
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Margaret Qualley, The Substance
• Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
• Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez

Best supporting actor — motion picture

• Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Yura Borizov, Anora

Best director — motion picture

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
• Edward Berger, Conclave
• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
• Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
• Sean Baker, Anora

Best screenplay — motion picture

• Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
• Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
• Peter Straughan, Conclave
• Sean Baker, Anora

Best picture — animated

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Memoir of a Snail
• The Wild Robot
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best picture — non-English language

• All We Imagine as Light
• Emilia Pérez
• I'm Still Here
• The Girl With The Needle
• The Seed of The Sacred Fig
• Vermiglio

Best original song — motion picture

• Beautiful That Way (The Last Showgirl) — Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson
• Compress / Repress (Challengers) — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino
• El Mal (Emilia Pérez) — Clement Ducol, Camille
• Forbidden Road (Better Man) — Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek
• Kiss The Sky (The Wild Robot) — Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
• Mi Camino (Emilia Pérez) — Clement Ducol, Camille

Best original score

• Emilia Pérez
• The Brutalist
• Dune: Part Two
• The Wild Robot
• Challengers
• Conclave

Cinematic and box office achievement

• Alien: Romulus
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Gladiator II
• Inside Out 2
• The Wild Robot
• Twisters

See the full list of Golden Globes 2025 nominations in the television categories, below.

Best drama series

• The Diplomat
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• Shōgun
• Slow Horses
• Squid Game
• The Day of the Jackal

Best musical/comedy series

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• The Gentleman

Best limited series, anthology series or television motion picture

• Baby Reindeer
• Disclaimer
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Ripley
• The Penguin
• True Detective: Night Country

Best actress — drama series

• Anna Sawai, Shōgun
• Emma D'Arcy, House of the Dragon
• Kathy Bates, Matlock
• Keira Knightley, Black Doves
• Keri Russell, The Diplomat
• Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Best actor — drama series

• Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
• Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
• Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
• Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
• Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent

Best actor — musical/comedy series

• Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
• Jason Segel, Shrinking
• Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
• Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
• Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside

Best actress — musical/comedy series

• Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
• Jean Smart, Hacks
• Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
• Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Best actress — limited series, anthology series or television motion picture

• Cate Blanchett: Disclaimer
• Cristin Milioti: The Penguin
• Jodie Foster: True Detective: Night Country
• Kate Winslet: The Regime
• Naomi Watts: Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
• Sofia Vergara: Griselda

Best actor — limited series, anthology series or television motion picture

• Andrew Scott: Ripley
• Colin Farrell: The Penguin
• Cooper Koch: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Ewan McGregor: A Gentleman in Moscow
• Kevin Kline: Disclaimer
• Richard Gadd: Baby Reindeer

Best supporting actor — television series

• Best supporting actor — television series
• Diego Luna: La Máquina
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach: The Bear
• Harrison Ford: Shrinking
• Jack Lowden: Slow Horses
• Javier Bardem: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Tadanobu Asano: Shōgun