Golden Globes 2025 winners: ‘All We Imagine As Light’, ‘Anora’ go empty-handed as ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘The Brutalist’ sweep

The Golden Globes 2025 concluded with ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Perez’ bagging the most trophies and ‘Anora’ and ‘All We Imagine As Light’ being shut out entirely. Here’s a complete list of winners and what they mean for the Oscar race

The Golden Globes 2025 kicked off awards season with a mix of triumphs, surprises, and calculated clinches, leaving Hollywood, critics and prognosticating cinephiles pondering what it all means for the impending Oscars, now that the race is officially underway. 

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, a dense historical epic exploring postwar immigrant struggles, clinched Best Drama, while Jacques Audiard’s flamboyant Emilia Pérez strutted away with Best Musical or Comedy. The two films dominated the night, racking up three and four wins respectively, and emerging as early frontrunners for the Academy’s affections. But if history has taught us anything, Golden Globe glory often leads not to Oscar gold but to a smug sense of overconfidence.

Adrien Brody, portraying an embattled architect in The Brutalist, took home Best Actor in a Drama, delivering a tear-soaked acceptance speech that drew parallels between his character’s struggles and his own family’s immigrant experience. 

On the flip side, Emilia Pérez sparkled with a standout performance from Zoë Saldaña, who snagged Best Supporting Actress for her turn as a spirited lawyer in the gender-bending musical. The Spanish-language Netflix production positioned itself as both a crowd-pleaser and an inclusive darling — a potent combination for a Hollywood still grappling with its diversity reckoning.

Demi Moore’s Best Actress win for the dark comedy The Substance marked a moving comeback, but her acceptance speech — a sardonic jab at being labeled a “popcorn actress” decades ago — was the evening’s most cutting moment. Moore revealed how she once believed commercial acclaim and awards recognition were mutually exclusive, a notion she dismantled with her triumphant performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading star battling the literal and metaphorical splits of reinvention.

In a parallel narrative of resilience, Fernanda Torres delivered an understated yet powerful acceptance for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, for her role in the politically charged I’m Still Here — Brazil’s official selection at the Oscars this year. Torres became the first Brazilian actress to win this award and her victory carries echoes of her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated for the same Globe 25 years prior. 

Both actress wins may complicate the Oscar race, particularly for frontrunners like Mikey Madison.