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Hollywood is preparing for its first awards ceremony of 2025 with a star-studded list of nominees for the Golden Globe Awards.
The annual event recognizes both film and television hits. This year’s awards is set to take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California on Sunday.
Nominees were announced on December 9 with the divisive Emilia Peréz leading the pack at 10 nominations, while Hulu’s The Bear dominated the TV categories.
Films in contention for trophies include hit musical Wicked, Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning Anora and Brady Corbet’s epic drama The Brutalist, which was hailed a “masterpiece” after its festival premiere. The latter received seven nominations.
Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser makes history as the first woman to solo host the Golden Globes. Her appointment comes after Jo Koy became the last-minute 2024 host, delivering a widely panned performance. This year’s presenters also include We Live in Time star Andrew Garfield and The Substance’s Demi Moore.
The Awards will be broadcast on CBS, and US audiences can stream the show on Paramount+. There is no official channel to watch the ceremony in the UK.
Who will win – and who should win?
Who do The Independent’s writers think will end up going home triumphant tonight – and who do they think actually deserves to?
Louis Chilton and Adam White survey 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:
Golden Globes 2025: Who will win and who should win
Ahead of the ceremony on Sunday 5 January, 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’
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 12:00
Can Nikki Glaser be the new Ricky Gervais and give Hollywood the roasting it deserves?
Last May, Nikki Glaser tackled the greatest quarterback in the history of American football and made herself a star in the process. Even comedy greats were impressed by Glaser’s roast of Tom Brady.
“No one is gonna do a better roast set than that,” Conan O’Brien told her, adding that all future roasts will be measured against it. “Where is it on the Nikki Glaser scale? ‘It’s a 6.2.’ That’s pretty good, but it’s not her 10.”
Where will her Golden Globes set measure on the Glaser scale? Read on for more:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 11:03
Ricky Gervais on the jokes he’d tell if he were hosting this year
Five-time Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais has revealed how he’d kick off his monologue if he had Nikki Glaser’s job this year, writing on social media:
“Hello, and welcome to the 82nd Golden Globe awards. What a year it’s been. Hundreds of entertainers jumped at the chance to go to The Vatican to meet The Pope. Many from Hollywood. Obviously they weren’t content with only being part of the second biggest paedo ring in the world…”
Read more of Gervais’s non-PC jokes here:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 10:02
When and how to watch the Golden Globes
Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune into this year’s ceremony:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 09:00
Golden Globes 2025 nominations see Ariana Grande and Glen Powell up for first awards
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 08:01
Host Nikki Glaser’s most controversial jokes and roasts
“I can’t even believe I get to share this stage with you tonight, Robert De Niro. And by this stage, I mean the final one of your life.”
Read on for more of Nikki Glaser’s most daring and controversial jokes:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 07:00
Who will win – and who should win?
Louis Chilton and Adam White survey 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:
Golden Globes 2025: Who will win and who should win
Ahead of the ceremony on Sunday 5 January, 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’
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 06:10
Ricky Gervais gave new Golden Globes host a humbling piece of advice
Nikki Glaser says Ricky Gervais had some words of wisdom for her after she took the Golden Globes gig: “‘You’ve not one of them. Don’t try to walk out there acting like you’re an A-lister. Just because you’re invited—you wouldn’t be if you weren’t the host.”
Here’s what else he had to say:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 05:09
When and how to watch the Golden Globes
Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune into this year’s ceremony:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 04:08
Emilia Perez sets Golden Globes record with 10 nods — even though critics hated it
Shortly after Emilia Pérez arrived on Netflix on November 13 — following a limited theatrical run — The Atlantic called it a “film impossible to have mild feelings about.” Well, the votes are in and the Golden Globes loved it.
Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical about a transgender cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) received a record 10 nominations on Monday (December 9), making it the most nominated comedy or musical film in the awards show’s history.
Here are the rest of this year’s nominees:
Kevin Perry5 January 2025 02:30
