With the end of the year comes awards season, a time when we celebrate the best films and TV programs that made our entire year! The Golden Globes is considered one of the most coveted awards in Hollywood and next month, it’s set to return with a slew of major celebrity nominees including Zendaya, Angelina Jolie, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, and more!
Last Dec. 9, the Golden Globes announced the list of nominations. The first major awards show of the season will take place at the Beverly Hilton and will air live on Jan. 5, 2025 at 5 PM(Pacific Time) via CBS and Paramount+ in the U.S. The show will be hosted by actor and comedian, Nikki Glaser, who’s making history as the first woman tosolo host the show. Previous female hosts who took the Golden Globes stage, including Amy Pohler, Tina Fey, and Sandra Oh, did it in tandem.
So who are the biggest nominees at Hollywood’s “party of the year?” Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” emerged as the top contender in the film category with ten nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Performance by a Female Actor. No comedy or musical has ever received more Globe nominations, which puts it ahead of other smash musicals like “The Brutalist” which acquired seven nominations, six for the “Conclave,” and four for the adaptation of the Broadway musical, “Wicked.”
Another highlight in the film nominations is actor Sebastian Stan who received a double nomination for Best Actor for his performances in Aaron Schimberg's “A Different Man” and the Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice.” Meanwhile, Denzel Washington is nominated for Best Supporting Actor, rounding up his total nominations to eleven and making him the most nominated black actor in Globes history!
The psychological comedy-drama, “The Bear” leads the TV categories with five noms for its third season. It also dominated the 2024 Globes and will most likely be going head-to-head with another big winner from the previous ceremony, “Shogun” who holds four nominations.
Leading the comedy and musical category once again is “Only Murders in the Building” with nominations for its stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez — who is also nominated for Supporting Actor for “Emilia Pérez.”
Thirteen-time nominee and three-time winner of the Golden Globes, Ted Danson, will be receiving the 2025 Carol Burnett Award, which is presented to a person who has made outstanding contributions to TV on or off screen, while EGOT winner Viola Davis has been named the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for 2025.
Among the veteran actors are also twenty-six first-time nominees including Ariana Grande (“Wicked"), Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”), Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”), Seth Meyers (“Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking”), and Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”).
For the complete list of nominees, click here.
Did your favorite film or TV show make the cut? Will Cynthia Erivo’s gravity-defying performance get her a Globe or will Demi Moore clinch the award for her chilling performance in “The Substance?” Will Steve Martin finally get his first win after being nominated for the same show and category for four consecutive years? Stay tuned to know who will reign supreme in January.
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