Golden Globes 2025 latest: ‘Popcorn actor’ Demi Moore gets revenge on Hollywood sexists as Nikki Glaser shines
Host Glaser received a warm reception in a room of stars including Glen Powell, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie and Zendaya
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2025 Golden Globes have drawn to a close after a glittering night in Los Angeles, crowning the best of the past year’s TV and film.
The nominees were announced on 9 December, with divisive musical crime comedy Emilia Peréz leading the pack at 10 nominations, while Hulu’s The Bear dominated the TV categories.
On the night, it was FX’s Japan-set period drama Shogun that came out on top, winning all four awards it was nominated for.
In the film categories, The Brutalist, which was hailed a “masterpiece” after its festival premiere, took home some of the biggest awards of the evening including Adrien Brody’s victory for Best Actor in a Drama.
Emilia Pérez, too, took home four awards including a surprise win in the Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy category.
A highlight of the night saw The Substance star Demi Moore give a rousing speech, where she celebrated receiving the first major award in her 45-year career, and opened up about nearly quitting the industry following loaded criticism from a Hollywood exec.
Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser also made history as the first woman to host the awards solo. She was widely praised for jokes that were funny without bruising any egos.
Read all the updates from throughout the star-studded night, below.
Jodie Foster wins Best Actress in a Limited Series
Jodie Foster won her category for her role in True Detective: Night Country, just as The Independent’s Adam White predicted.
“The Wolf of Wall Street’s Cristin Milioti was the breakout surprise of the DC Comics show The Penguin, playing a furious and psychopathic heiress to a mob fortune,” wrote White.
“It’s annoyingly likely that she’ll be overlooked here, though, in favour of one of the bigger names in this star-stacked category. We just about give the edge to Jodie Foster, though, for working wonders in a True Detective revival that became increasingly baffling as it went on.”
Who will win at the 2025 Golden Globes, and who should win
Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, Louis Chilton and Adam White have surveyed the major categories at the Globes to determine which films and TV shows will reign supreme, from ‘The Substance’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ to ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Anora’
‘Emilia Pérez' wins Best Motion Picture: Non-English Language
Emilia Pérez takes home its second Globe of the night for Best Motion Picture: Non-English Language.
Watch live: Golden Globes 2025 winners speak backstage
Watch live: Golden Globes 2025 winners speak backstage
Watch live as 2025 Golden Globes winners speak backstage after receiving their awards on Sunday, 5 January.
Nikki Glaser criticized for ‘gross’ Diddy joke
Glaser made several safe jokes about this year’s nominees and generated huge laughter from the crowd — but one joke didn’t land so well.
After previously saying she would keep her opening monologue relatively safe, Glaser did find space for a quip about the scandal involving rapper and music mogul Diddy, which she addressed to Dune star Zendaya.
“Zendaya, you were incredible in Dune,” she said, adding: “Oh my God, I woke up for all of your scenes. You were so good... and Challengers, girl? Oh my God! That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card, I mean seriously.”
She continued: “I’m sorry, I’m upset too. The afterparty is not going to be as good this year, but we have to move on. I know a Stanley Tucci freak off doesn’t have the same ring to it. No baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil.”
The crowd of A-listers in the room sighed and groaned at the joke that has been branded “gross” and “crazy” by viewers.
Read more:
Golden Globes host slammed for ‘gross’ Diddy joke in opening monologue
The joke didn’t land so well, drawing gasps from the crowd
Winners list in full — updated live
Struggling to keep up already? The Independent has you covered with the winners list in full — updating live.
Read it here:
The full list of Golden Globe 2025 winners - updating live
All the movie and TV show award winners are on the cusp of being revealed
Kieran Culkin wins Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin wins Best Supporting Actor for his role in Jesse Eisenburg’s A Real Pain.
Culkin won a Golden Globe last year for his work on Succession, playing media empire heir Roman Roy.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively ‘to skip’ Golden Globes
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively will not attend tonight’s Golden Globe Awards, according to reports.
Reynolds’s film Deadpool & Wolverine is nominated in the category of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
However, Deadline reports that neither Reynolds or his co-star Hugh Jackman will attend the ceremony.
Reynolds’s wife Lively is currently in the midst of a legal battle with her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
Read more:
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively ‘to skip’ Golden Globes amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit
Lively is in the midst of a legal battle with her ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni
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