WINNERS OF THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS

The 2025 Golden Globes have been presented in a ceremony that was a tasteful and glamourous event full of the expected star-power. Gone are the days of drunken antics, rude, off-color jokes and controversial statements. After years of debauched gatherings while still trying of be taken seriously, these Globes are apparently now meant to be halcyon affairs. Yet this award show has blended in to simply become routine, a deeply serious Golden Globes that has managed to make the Academy Awards seem like a wild and crazy party.

The Globes still has the distinction of being the first of the major award shows and the 83rd edition created buzz for the potential winners (and nominees) that will lead us to the close of award season with the still distinguished, all-important Oscars.

Nikki Glaser returned as host and once again delivered stinging yet harmless jokes at the glittering crowd, making sure to let them know she was kidding following her punchline. She brought some much needed levity to the staid ceremony but the only other moment really occurred when director Judd Apatow came out to present the Best Director prize, offering a rambling yet humorous stand-up routine. No musical numbers (Sorry, Nikki but your brief attempt at a musical-comedy segment, thankfully stopped by Fran Drescher, was strained at best) and not even a brief in-memoriam. All we got from the show was Glaser's brief comedy bits, the announcement of the award winners and their acceptance speeches.

Surprisingly, the tense and troubling political atmosphere we're currently in now made little noise at this event beyond the subtle "Be Good" buttons that some stars wore. I was really expecting somebody to go off, angry and defiant to deliver fiery words that would inspire and offer some much needed encouragement. But that did not happen. We just got people sounding off the traditional laundry list of thanking family members, work colleagues and their fellow nominees. Not only did the Golden Globes play it safe but so unexpectedly did Hollywood.

Here are a list the winners of the 2025 Golden Globes Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Picture (Drama): "Hamnet"
Best Picture (Musical or Comedy): "One Battle After Another"
Best Director (Motion Picture): Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture): Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama): Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy): Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama): Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy): Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You"
Best Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture: Stellan Skarsgård, "Sentimental Value"
Best Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture: Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"
Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language): "The Secret Agent" (Brazil)
Best Picture (Animated): "KPop Demon Hunters"
Best Original Song (Motion Picture): "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" (Music by: Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun Lyrics by: Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick)
Best Original Score (Motion Picture): Ludwig Göransson, "Sinners"
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement: "Sinners"

MORE 2025 AWARDS NEWS

Award season is moving into high gear with the guilds announcing their nominees for the best in cinema of 2025. The actors, cinematographers, directors and producers have revealed their selections of nominations as well as another major critics group, the National Society of Film Critics selected their winners.

"One Battle After Another" continues its awards sweep with Paul Thomas Anderson's black comedy thriller was named Best Picture during the 2025 awards by the National Society of Film Critics. Anderson received Best Director while co-stars, Teyana Taylor and Benicio del Toro won Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor for their work in the film. Now in their sixtieth year, the NSFC, which has consists of more than sixty of the most prominent film critics in the country, voted on January 3rd during in-person gatherings and virtually. Kathleen Chalfant, the veteran performer was awarded Best Actress for her performance in "Familiar Touch", an indie drama that follows a woman as she transitions to life in assisted living while contending with her cognitive decline while Best Actor went to Ethan Hawke for his transformative work in "Blue Moon" where he plays musical theater composer, Lorenz Hart.

Here is the complete list of winners from the 2025 National Society of Film Critics:

Best Picture: "One Battle After Another"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Best Screenplay: Jafar Panahi, "It Was Just an Accident"
Best Actress: Kathleen Chalfant, "Familiar Touch"
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, "Sinners"
Best Film Not in the English Language: "The Secret Agent" (Brazil)
Best Nonfiction Film: "My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow"
Best Experimental Film:"Morning Circle"
Special Award for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution: "Landmarks"

SAG-AFTRA announced the nominations for their 2025 acting awards with them now being called "The Actor Awards" in their 31st year. "One Battle After Another" leads in the nominations with seven while Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" follows with five. The most glaring outcome from these nominations is the complete omission of the acclaimed performances by actors in films that are not in the English language like "The Secret Agent", "Sentimental Value" and "No Other Choice". I'm fairly certain that when the Oscar nominations are revealed in a few weeks that we will see a few actors from some of these films being recognized in the acting categories. Netflix will stream the Actor Awards on March 1st.

Here is the list of nominations for the 2025 Actor Awards (Motion Picture):

Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture:

"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"Sinners"

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role:

Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You"
Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue"
Chase Infiniti, "One Battle After Another"
Emma Stone, "Bugonia"

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role:

Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another"
Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"
Jesse Plemons, "Bugonia"

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role:

Odessa A’zion, "Marty Supreme"
Ariana Grande, "Wicked: For Good"
Amy Madigan, "Weapons"
Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"
Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role:

Miles Caton, "Sinners"
Benicio Del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"
Paul Mescal, "Hamnet"
Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture:

"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning"
"One Battle After Another"
"Sinners"

The Directors Guild of America revealed their feature film nominees on January 8th for the 78th DGA Annual Awards and the filmmakers behind "One Battle After Another", "Sinners", "Frankenstein", "Marty Supreme" and "Hamnet" were recognized for Best Direction of a Feature Film. Nominations for direction in Feature Documentaries and First-time Feature film were also announced. The DGA Awards ceremony is set to be presented on February 7th at the Beverly Hilton.

Here are the nominations of the 2025 DGA Awards (Feature Films):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film:

Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Guillermo Del Toro, "Frankenstein"
Josh Safdie,"Marty Supreme"
Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet"

First Time Theatrical Feature Film:

Ava Victor, "Sorry, Baby"
Hasan Hadi, "The President’s Cake"
Harry Lighton, "Pillion"
Charlie Polinger, "The Plague"
Alex Russell, "Lurker"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Feature Film:

Mstyslav Chernov,"2000 Meters to Andriivk"
Getta Gandbhir,"The Perfect Neighbor"
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, "Cutting Through Rocks"
Elizabeth Lo, "Mistress Dispeller"
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, "Cover-Up"

The American Society of Cinematographers have delivered their nominees for the year’s best in cinematography for the 2025 ASC Awards. The technicians behind the camera of the films, "Frankenstein", "One Battle After Another", "Sinners", "Marty Supreme" and "Train Dreams" were honored. The winners of the 40th annual ASC Awards will be revealed at the Beverly Hilton on March 8th.

Here are the nominations for the 2025 ASC Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Theatrical Feature Film Cinematography:

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, "Sinners"
Michael Bauman "One Battle After Another"
Darius Khondji, "Marty Supreme"
Dan Laustsen, "Frankenstein"
Adolpho Veloso, "Train Dreams"

Best Documentary Cinematography:

Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko, "2000 Meters from Andriivka"
Brandon Somerhalder, "Come See Me in the Good Light"
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen, "Folktales"

And today, the Producers Guild of America has released their picks for the 37th Annual PGA Awards. The producers behind the feature films, "Bugonia", "F1", "Frankenstein", "Hamnet", "Marty Supreme", "One Battle After Another", "Sentimental Value", "Sinners", "Train Dreams" and "Weapons" have been nominated this year. The PGA Awards will be held on February 28th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Here are the nominations for the 2025 PGA Awards (Motion Picture):

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, "Bugonia"
TBD, "F1"
Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, "Frankenstein"
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda, "Hamnet"
TBD, "Marty Supreme"
Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, "Sentimental Value"
Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, "Sinners"
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, "Train Dreams"
Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon, "Weapons"

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Damon Ross, "The Bad Guys 2"
TBD, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle"
Mary Alice Drumm, "Elio"
Michelle L.M. Wong, "KPop Demon Hunters"
Yvett Merino, "Zootopia 2"

COMING SOON

Happy 2026 and here’s to a new year filled with more exciting and intriguing movies. One of the upcoming films I’m looking forward to seeing is "Mother Mary", the latest feature from David Lowery, the director behind the innovative features, "Ain't Them Bodies Saints", "A Ghost Story" and "The Green Knight". This psychological thriller takes place in the outlandish world of modern pop music.

Anne Hathaway plays Mother Mary, a pop superstar who is in need of a show-stopping dress for an upcoming tour. Mary approaches Sam (Michaela Coel), a costume designer that she had previously worked with but they hadn't spoken to each other in many years due to a falling out. Sam, who had a very close friendship with Mary, agrees to do this project however the dress will be created under her terms.

Original songs in "Mother Mary" have been provided by pop musicians, Charli XCX, FKA Twigs (who also makes an appearance in the film) and one of current top producers working in popular music today, Jack Antonoff. Hunter Schafer and Kaia Gerber also co-star in the film.


"Mother Mary" will be in US theaters on April 17, 2026