2025 Golden Globes Nominations Predictions! 'Wicked', 'Emilia Perez' and 'The Brutalist' Among Our Picks

 

by Evan L. Jackson 

A little less than two hours from now we are going to get our look at the 2025 Golden Globes nominations! We are really rooting for Nickel Boys. As its picked up tremendous momentum. My dark horse pick for Best Director in a Motion Picture is Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” (Mubi). 

I feel she did a wonderful job with directing "The Substance". An unsettling feeling through out which adds to the tension and horror of the film. Will the Golden Globes committee be turned off by the gore and body horror of film overall? Maybe. But I do feel she is one of the best six selections of directing this year. I'm basing it on the directing choices not on who is popular. I would like to see the one two punch of John David Washington being nominated for Actor, The Piano Lesson and his iconic father Denzel Washington be nominated for Supporting Actor, Gladiator II. Will that be the first time a father-son duo be nominated in their respective categories?! We shall see. 

Motion Picture (Drama) 

• “The Brutalist” (A24)
• “Conclave” (Focus Features)
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
• “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
• “Nickel Boys" (Amazon MGM Studios)
• “Sing Sing” (A24)

Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) 

• “Anora” (Neon)
• “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
• “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures)
• “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

Actor (Drama) 

• Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Daniel Craig, “Queer” (A24)
• Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” (A24)
• Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” (Focus Features)
• John David Washington, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)

Actor (Comedy or Musical) 

• Jesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Hugh Grant, “Heretic” (A24)
• Jesse Plemons, “Kinds of Kindness” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Gabriel LaBelle "Saturday Night" (Sony Pictures)
• Glen Powell, “Hit Man” (Netflix)
• Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man” (A24)

Actress (Drama) 

• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
• Angelina Jolie, “Maria” (Netflix)
• Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl” (A24)
• Tilda Swinton, “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Saoirse Ronan, “The Ourtun” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Kate Winslet, “Lee” (Roadside Attractions)

Actress (Comedy or Musical) 

• Amy Adams, “Nightbitch” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
• Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• Mikey Madison, “Anora” (Neon)
• Demi Moore, “The Substance” (Mubi)
• Zendaya, “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Alternate: June Squibb, “Thelma”

Supporting Actor 

• Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” (Briacliff Entertainment)
• Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” (A24)
• Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Stanley Tucci, “Conclave” 
• Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II” 

Supporting Actress 

• Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
• Selena Gomez. “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• Ariana Grande, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
• Saoirse Ronan, “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
• Jennifer Lopez, “Unstoppable” (Amazon MGM Studios)
• Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)

Director 

• Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• Sean Baker, “Anora” (Neon)
• Ridley Scott, "Gladiator II (Paramount)
• Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” (Mubi)
• Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist” (A24)
• Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)

Screenplay 

• “Anora” (Neon) — Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist” (A24) — Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) — Peter Straughan
• “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures) — Jesse Eisenberg
• “The Room Next Door” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Pedro Almodóvar
• “The Substance” (Mubi) — Coralie Fargeat

Original Score 

• “The Brutalist” (A24) — Daniel Blumberg
• “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• “Conclave” (Focus Features) — Volker Bertelmann
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) — Hans Zimmer
• “Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures) — Jon Batiste
• “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation) — Kris Bowers

Original Song 

• “Forbidden Road” from “Better Man” (Paramount Pictures)
• “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “Folie à Deux” from “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.)
• “Sick in the Head” from “Kneecap” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Beautiful That Way” from “The Last Showgirl” (Roadside Attractions)

Animated Feature  

• “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
• “Inside Out 2” (Pixar)
• “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
• “Piece by Piece” (Focus Features)
• “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
• “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)

Non-English Language Film 

• “All We Imagine as Light” from India 
• “Emilia Pérez” from France 
• “The Girl with the Needle” from Denmark
• “Kneecap” from Ireland 
• “I’m Still Here” from Brazil 
• “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” from Germany  

• Cinematic Box Office Achievement 

  • “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.)
  • “Deadpool and Wolverine” (Marvel Studios)
  • “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
  • “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
  • “Inside Out 2” (Pixar)
  • “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century Studios)
  • “Twisters” (Universal Pictures)
  • “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

  TV Series (Drama)

  • “Fallout” (Prime Video)
  • “House of the Dragon” (HBO/Max)
  • “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
  • “Presumed Innocent” (Apple TV+)
  • “Shōgun” (FX)
  • “Squid Game” (Netflix)

  TV Series (Comedy or Musical)

  • "The Bear" (Hulu)
  • “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
  • “Agatha All Along” (Disney+)
  • “Hacks” (HBO/Max)
  • “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
  • “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

  TV Series (Limited or TV Movie)

  • “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
  • “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+)
  • “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
  • “The Penguin” (HBO/Max)
  • “Ripley” (Netflix)
  • “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max)

  TV Actor (Drama)

  • Jake Gyllenhaal, “Presumed Innocent” (Apple TV+)
  • Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game” (Netflix)
  • Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
  • Eddie Redmayne, “The Day of the Jackal”
  • Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun” (FX)
  • Billy Bob Thornton, “Landman” (Paramount+)

  TV Actor (Comedy or Musical)

  • Brian Jordan Alvarez, “English Teacher” (Hulu)
  • Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
  • Antony Starr, “The Boys” (Amazon Studios)
  • Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
  • Theo James, “The Gentlemen” (Netflix)
  • Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” (FX)

  TV Actor (Limited Series or Movie)

  • Nicholas Alexander Chavez, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
  • Colin Farrell, “The Penguin” (HBO/Max)
  • Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
  • Cooper Koch, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
  • Josh Andres Rivera, “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” (FX)
  • Andrew Scott, “Ripley” (Netflix)

  TV Actress (Drama)

  • Maya Erskine, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
  • Kathy Bates, “Matlock” (CBS)
  • Nicola Coughlan, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
  • Myha’la Herrold, “Industry” (HBO/Max)
  • Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
  • Anna Sawai, “Shōgun” (FX)

  TV Actress (Comedy)

  • Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
  • Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
  • Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” ‘(FX)
  • Kathryn Hahn, “Agatha All Along” (Disney+)
  • Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO/Max)
  • Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)

  TV Actress (Limited Series or Movie)

  • Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer” (Apple TV+)
  • Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max)
  • Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin” (HBO/Max)
  • Lola Petticrew, “Say Nothing” (FX)
  • Natalie Portman, “Lady in the Lake” (Apple TV+)
  • Sofía Vergara, “Griselda” (Netflix)

  Supporting Actor (Television)

  • Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
  • Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
  • Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
  • Peter Sarsgaard, “Presumed Innocent” (Apple TV+)
  • Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  Supporting Actress (Television)

  • Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)
  • Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” (FX)
  • Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
  • Patti LuPone, “Agatha All Along” (Disney+)
  • Nava Mau, “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
  • Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

  Stand Up Comedy Performance

  • Ellen Degeneres, “For Your Approval” (Netflix)
  • Alex Edelman, “Just For Us” (HBO/Max)
  • Nikki Glaser, “Someday You’ll Die” (HBO/Max)
  • Adam Sandler, “Love You” (Netflix)
  • Ramy Youssef, “More Feelings” (HBO/Max)
  • Ali Wong, “Single Lady” (Netflix)