Golden Globes 2025 recap: Shogun and Baby Reindeer score as Nikki Glaser roasts ‘Ozempic’s biggest night’
The 82nd Golden Globes has wrapped up.
The biggest stars of film and television kicked things off with elegant fashion on the red carpet.
Musical Emilia Perez was the most nominated film of this year, followed by The Brutalist and Conclave. All three films will be released in Australia later this month.
Comedian Nikki Glaser was host for 2025, Best known for her Comedy Central roasts, particularly against Tom Brady, she held no punches while grilling the room.
Scroll down for all of the biggest moments from what can often be the industry’s loosest awards event.
Conclave wins screenplay gong
That’s a great win for Conclave, which has been nominated for a ton of awards during the season but has rarely converted.
The drama is about a papal election (it’s actually super entertaining, it’s out this Thursday in Australia) and stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rosselini and John Lithgow. It’s also directed by Edward Berger, who made the recent German version of All Quiet on the Western Front.
In a nutshell, it’s great, book your tickets for this weekend.
Screenplay – Motion Picture
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jeremy Allen White wins for The Bear
But he’s a no show at the ceremony.
Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Shogun wins second gong
After losing at the Emmys, Tadanobu Asano has won the Golden Globe for Shogun, which is amazing because his performance is so pivotal to the creative success of the series.
He was super excited to win, introducing himself to the crowd as an actor from Japan, and adding that this is a whistle stop for him, he has to be back in Tokyo in the morning to shoot something else.
“This is a very big present for me, thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you everybody, I am very happy!”’.
He’s all charm.
Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Television
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Jessica Gunning victorious for Baby Reindeer
Jessica Gunning wins for her role in Baby Reindeer as Martha, the stalker who may or may not be based on a real person, let’s not get into that, too many lawsuits flying about.
Gunning said, “Baby Reindeer changed my life in ways I cannot even explain. Thank you for everything. I cannot believe this is happening to me and I know 8-year old me would not either. She would be chuffed to bits.”
Do you think Americans will need “chuffed” explained to them or will the context clues be enough?
Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Television
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Shogun’s Hiroyuki Sanada claims another gong
Japanese acting legend Hiroyuki Sanada can add another trophy to his haul for his role in Shogun, a truly fantastic series that everyone should watch. If you haven’t, get on it.
Sanada beat out some heavyweights in his category, including two former Oscar winners.
He said in his speech, “I would like to say thank you to everyone in my life, all of you have brought me here.
“I would like to say to the young actors and creators in the world, please be yourself, believe in yourself and never give up. Good luck. Thank you!
Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Donald Glover, Mr & Mrs Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Kieran Culkin beats out his Roy brother Jeremy Strong
Kieran Culkin just won for his performance in A Real Pain in the best supporting actor in a motion picture category.
One of his competitors was Jeremy Strong, who played his brother and rival on Succession.
Culkin is always good for a chaotic awards speech and he didn’t disappoint.
He started with, “My wife and I did this shot of tequila with Mario Lopez. Definitely feeling that, the speech is gone. Terrific Kieran, you are doing fine.”
He added, “I am here because Jesse Eisenberg wrote a incredible script. He is a fantastic director and scene partner so anybody that has an opportunity to work with him in any category, just leapt at it. Thank you, sir.
“A couple of quick thank yous, and then I will piss off. Everyone at Searchlight, you guys are amazing. Nicole Caruso, you rule. My gorgeous wife, of course, thank you for putting up with what you call my mania. I’m working on it. It’s not fine, it is still a lot of work. We will see where that goes.”
Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Jean Smart wins for Hacks
Jean Smart has repeated her Emmys win for her performance in the third season of Hacks.
She said in her acceptance speech, “I never thought I would be so happy to be called a hack. No, I mean, I have the most brilliant show on earth, I have a cast and crew that was sent from heaven, especially my co-star Hannah Einbinder. Without Ava there would be no Deborah.”
Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Jean Smart, Hacks
Social media casts verdict on first-time host Nikki Glaser
First-time host Nikki Glaser has “owned” the stage in her opening monologue, with social media erupting at the star’s hilarious and strong start.
“OK, Nikki Glaser owned that stage for the Golden Globes opening monologue,” one user posted on X.
“Nikki Glaser going off on the Golden Globes. She’s electric,” said another.
“Golden Globes host, Nikki Glaser, is funny,” a third said.
Zoe Saldana wins first Globe of the night
Zoe Saldana has won the award for best supporting actor in a motion picture for her role in Emilia Perez.
Overcome with emotion, Saldana paid tribute to her fellow nominees and to her Emilia Perez family, especially director Jacques Audiard, who she called, “So French and so chic”.
“I am so blessed that I am sharing this moment with Selena and Jacque and all of my fellow nominees. I am in awe of you, your strength, complexity, undeniable talent. I know it is a competition but all I have witnessed is just us showing up for each other and celebrating each other and it is just so beautiful.
“Selena, Ariana, Margaret, Felicity, Isabella, I had lunch one time in your house and I thought I had made already. You are all magic. The experience was magic on the set of Emilia Perez and it is because of you. Thank you so much for trusting me to play Rita.
“You are a character I admire so much, you created rich and complex characters and you are so French and so chic and kind, I love it. Emilia Perez cast and crew, thank you, and thank you Karla, thank you so much, the entire cast. I am sharing this with you. No-one other than you could have played Emilia Perez, no one.”
Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Selena Gomez, Emilia Perez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Ozempic’s biggest night
Nikki Glaser, the first woman to ever host the Golden Globes solo, knows what the vibe is about - a little bit cheeky, a little bit irreverent.
She started with welcoming everyone to Ozempic’s biggest night, and then quickly referenced the Wicked press tour, asking Ariana Grande to hold her finger.
She gave the celebrities flack for their lack of influence in the recent US election.
“You are also famous and talented and so powerful. You could do anything except tell the country to vote for. It is OK, you will get them next time. If there is one. I am scared. Ariana, hold my finger. Thank you.”
Speaking of politics, Glaser couldn’t resist a zinger aimed at Robert Kennedy Jr.
“Wicked, Queer, Nightbitch, these are not just words Ben Affleck yells after he orgasms. These are the incredible movies nominated tonight. The Bear, The Penguin, Baby Reindeer, are not just things found in RFK’s freezers. These are TV shows nominated tonight.”
Glaser couldn’t help but throw some shade at one of the biggest cinematic disasters of 2024, Joker: Folie a Deux.
“Some people complained Wicked was ruined by people singing. And at Joker, some people say the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompany them. I’m sorry, Joker 2, where is their table?
“Oh right, they are not here.”
And you can’t finish a monologue without pointing out some gender truths.
“I predict five years from now when you watch old clips of the show on YouTube, you will see someone in one of the crowd shots and think ‘My God, that was before they caught that guy’.
“We could be making history. It’s a night and we don’t even know with whom. He knows, or she. It could be a woman, I think 100 per cent of the time it is a man but it could be a woman. It won’t be, it never is. Kind of like Best Director.”
