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The 82nd Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place in Beverly Hills, California. The event aired live on January 5, 2025. This event was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser. She became the first solo female host in Golden Globes history.
82nd Golden Globe Awards 2025: Key Highlights
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- The awards were presented live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
- The nominees for both film and television were determined by the firm KPMG, and Netflix led the nominations with 36 across both categories.
- Motion Picture Awards
- Best Motion Picture – Drama: The Brutalist
- Best Performance by an Actor – Drama: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
- Best Performance by an Actress – Drama: Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
- Best Performance by an Actor – Musical or Comedy: Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)
- Best Performance by an Actress – Musical or Comedy: Demi Moore (The Substance)
- Best Director: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Best Screenplay: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
- Best Original Score: Clement Dufour & Camille (Emilia Pérez)
- Best Original Song: “El Mal” (Emilia Pérez)
- Television Awards
- Best Television Series – Drama: Shogun (FX/Hulu)
- Best Performance by an Actor – Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
- Best Performance by an Actress – Drama: Anna Sawai (Shogun)
- Best Performance by an Actor – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
- Best Performance by an Actress – Musical or Comedy: Jean Smart (Hacks)
- Best Supporting Actor: Tadanobu Asano
- Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Gunning (The Penguin)
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Cecil B. DeMille Award: Viola Davis
- Carol Burnett Award: Ted Danson
The Origins and Evolution of the Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are prestigious honors given for excellence in both film and television. This annual ceremony was established in 1944 to honor outstanding achievements by artists and professionals in the entertainment industry.
- The event is typically held every January.
- The eligibility period for the Golden Globes runs from January 1 to December 31.
- The Golden Globes were not held in 1969-1972, 1979, and 2022. The 2008 ceremony was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike.
- The Golden Globe Awards are currently presented by the Golden Globe Foundation, an organization representing international journalists who report on the American entertainment industry.
- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 by foreign journalists in Los Angeles, who aimed to create a more organized process for gathering and distributing cinema news to non-American markets.
- The first Golden Globe Awards took place in January 1944 at 20th Century Fox Studios.
- Over the next decade, subsequent ceremonies were held at various locations, including the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
- In 1950, some HFCA journalists broke away to form the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (FPAH).
- In January 1954, both organizations held a joint ceremony, and they officially merged under the name Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
- In 2021, the HFPA faced criticism for lacking Black representation among its members. In response, the HFPA announced a reform package on June 12, 2023, the HFPA officially rebranded as the Golden Globe Foundation.
- The rights and intellectual property of the Golden Globe Awards were acquired by DCP (owned by Penske Media Corporation, which also owns Deadline Hollywood and Variety), and Eldridge.
Rules for the Golden Globe Awards
- Eligibility: The eligibility period for all nominations spans the calendar year from January 1 to December 31.
- Films must be at least 70 minutes long and released in the Greater Los Angeles area.
- The Best Foreign Language Film category must have at least 51% of their dialogue in a language other than English.
- TV programs must be aired between 8 PM to 11 PM (or 7 PM to 11 PM on Sundays) in the United States. Shows may be broadcast on basic or premium cable.
- TV series actors must appear in at least six episodes during the qualification year. For TV films or miniseries, actors must appear for at least 5% of the total screen time.
- Nominations and Voting
- Film entry forms must be submitted within ten days of the official screening.
- TV programs must be submitted as soon as possible before the deadline.
- TV programs must be made available for the voters to view in their original TV broadcast format or any standard format.
- Voters receive a ballot in November, along with a reminder list of eligible films and TV shows.
- Voters rank their top five choices in each category, assigning points from 5 to 1 (with 5 being the highest). The nominees are those who receive the most votes in each category.
- After the nominations announcement in mid-December, voters receive a final ballot to select the winner from the nominated individuals in each category. In the case of a tie, the nominee with the most votes on the nomination ballot wins.
- For the 2024 ceremony, the voting body consisted of 310 members, including 95 HFPA members and representatives from 76 countries, all being international journalists.
Categories of Golden Globe Awards
- Motion Picture Awards
- Best Drama: Since 1943 (separated from genre in 1951)
- Best Musical or Comedy: Since 1951
- Best Foreign Language: Since 1948
- Best Animated: Since 2006
- Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Since 2024
- Best Director: Since 1943
- Best Actor in Drama: Since 1943 (separated from genre in 1951)
- Best Actor in Musical or Comedy: Since 1951
- Best Actress in Drama: Since 1943 (separated from genre in 1951)
- Best Actress in Musical or Comedy: Since 1951
- Best Supporting Actor & Actress: Since 1943
- Award for Lifetime Achievement: Since 1951
- Television Awards
- Best Drama: Since 1961
- Best Musical or Comedy: Since 1961
- Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Since 1971
- Best Actor in Drama: Since 1961
- Best Actor in Musical or Comedy: Since 1961
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Since 1981
- Best Actress in Musical or Comedy: Since 1961
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Since 1981
- Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television: Since 2018
- Retired Awards
- Best Documentary: Awarded from 1972 to 1976
- Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture: Awarded from 1957 to 1973
- New Star of the Year – Actor: Awarded from 1948 to 1983
- New Star of the Year – Actress: Awarded from 1948 to 1983
- Henrietta Award (Male & Female): Awarded from 1950 to 1979
Notable Achievements and Records at the Golden Globe Awards
- In the acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive wins, with eight Golden Globe Awards.
- In the Best Director category, Elia Kazan leads with four awards.
- Barbra Streisand set a record for the most Golden Globes won by a single person, with ten awards, including both competitive and honorary categories.
- Meryl Streep also holds the record for the most nominations with 33, followed by composer John Williams with 27 nominations.
- A film that won seven Golden Globe awards: La La Land (2016).
- Two films won six Golden Globe awards: Midnight Express (1978)
- La La Land holds the record for the highest sweep, winning all seven Golden Globe awards for which it was nominated.
- Ricky Schroder, won the youngest person Golden Globe Award.
- The oldest person to win a Golden Globe Award: Ennio Morricone.
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