‘Emilia Perez,’ ‘The Brutalist’ lead Golden Globe film nominations

Adrien Brody attends the premiere of the film "The Brutalist" at Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent/ File Photo
Adrien Brody attends the premiere of the film "The Brutalist" at Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent/ File Photo
Musical thriller "Emilia Perez" and post-World War Two epic "The Brutalist" have topped the roster of films nominated for the 2025 Golden Globes, the Hollywood honors that kick off the awards season leading to the Oscars.

“Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language movie released by Netflix, scored 10 nods and independent distributor A24’s “The Brutalist” earned seven.

Both movies will compete for the top Globes honor – best film drama – with papal selection story “Conclave,” Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two,” historical drama “Nickel Boys” and “September 5,” the story of sports journalists who covered a hostage crisis at the Olympics.

Box office smash “Wicked,” adapted from a long-running Broadway play about the witches in “The Wizard of Oz,” landed four nominations. It faces dark romantic comedy “Anora” and others in the best movie musical or comedy category.

The Globe nominations can help movies in the race to the Academy Awards in March. Last year’s Hollywood strikes scrambled this year’s release schedule, and awards pundits say there is no clear frontrunner for best picture at the Oscars.

Winners of the Globes will be chosen by 334 entertainment journalists from 85 countries, compared with roughly 9,000 voters who select the Academy Awards. The Globes voting body was expanded in recent years and organizers instituted reforms after criticisms for ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.

Comedian Nikki Glaser will host the Jan. 5 Globes ceremony for the first time. The show, in the past a booze-fueled and more free-wheeling occasion than the Oscars, will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

Cast members Edgar Ramirez, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, and Karla Sofia Gascon pose with composers Camille Dalmais and Clement Ducol on the red carpet before “Emilia Perez” is screened as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 49th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

“Emilia Perez” stars Zoe Saldana as a lawyer who helps a drug cartel leader (Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón) fake his death and transition from a man to a woman. Selena Gomez co-stars as the cartel leader’s wife. All three were nominated by Globes voters for acting honors.

Streaming service Netflix, which gives movies only a limited run in theaters and has never won the prestigious best picture Oscar, overpowered traditional studios to grab a total of 13 film nominations from Globe voters. The company also outpaced rivals in Globe TV nods with 23.

“It is a reminder of just how dominant that streaming platform is,” said Michael Schneider, TV editor at Hollywood publication Variety.

Movie nominee “The Brutalist” features Adrien Brody, also a Globe acting nominee, in an epic tale of a Hungarian immigrant who flees the horrors of World War Two to rebuild his life in the United States.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend a premiere for the film “Wicked” in London, Britain, November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim/ File Photo

“Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande also received acting nominations, as did Angelina Jolie for her portrayal of opera singer Maria Callas in “Maria” and Zendaya for sports romance “Challengers.”

Timothee Chalamet received a nod for his portrayal of music legend Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” as did co-star Edward Norton, who plays folk singer Pete Seeger.

Sebastian Stan was nominated for his role as President-elect Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” along with Jeremy Strong who played Trump attorney Roy Cohn. Trump has called the film “a politically disgusting hatchet job.”

In TV categories, restaurant tale “The Bear” received five nominations. Mystery comedy “Only Murders in the Building” and historical epic “Shogun” earned four each.

Golden Globe statues are displayed before the announcement of nominations for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/ File Photo

Full list of Golden Globe nominees

FILM

BEST DRAMA

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

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

“Anora”
“Challengers”
“Emilia Pérez”
“A Real Pain”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”

BEST MALE ACTOR, DRAMA

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

BEST FEMALE ACTOR, DRAMA

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

BEST MALE ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

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

BEST FEMALE ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

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

BEST MALE SUPPORTING ACTOR

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”

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING ACTOR

Selena Gomez,“Emilia Pérez”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

BEST DIRECTOR

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

BEST ANIMATED FILM

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

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM

“All We Imagine As Light”
“Emilia Perez”
“The Girl with the Needle”
“I’m Still Here”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Vermiglio”

BEST SCREENPLAY

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

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Volker Bertelmann, “Conclave”
Daniel Blumberg, “The Brutalist”
Kris Bowers, “The Wild Robot”
Clément Ducol, Camille, “Emilia Pérez”
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, “Challengers”
Hans Zimmer, “Dune: Part Two”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Beautiful That Way,” “The Last Showgirl”
“Compress/Repress,” “Challengers”
“El Mal,” “Emilia Pérez”
“Forbidden Road,” “Better Man”
“Kiss The Sky,” “The Wild Robot”
“Mi Camino,” “Emilia Pérez”

CINEMATIC AND BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

“Alien: Romulus”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Gladiator II”
“Inside Out 2”
“Twisters”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”

TELEVISION

BEST DRAMA SERIES

“The Day of the Jackal”
“The Diplomat”
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
“Shogun”
“Slow Horses”
“Squid Game”

BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL SERIES

“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“The Gentlemen”
“Hacks”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Only Murders in the Building”

BEST MALE ACTOR, DRAMA

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

BEST FEMALE ACTOR, DRAMA

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

BEST MALE SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun”
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”

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING ACTOR

Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”
Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”
Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”
Kali Reis, “True Detective: Night Country”

BEST MALE ACTOR, COMEDY/MUSICAL

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”

BEST FEMALE ACTOR, COMEDY/MUSICAL

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”

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

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

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Jamie Foxx, “What Had Happened Was”
Nikki Glaser, “Someday You’ll Die”
Seth Meyers, “Dad Man Walking”
Adam Sandler, “Love You”
Ali Wong, “Single Lady”
Ramy Youssef, “More Feelings”

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