We’ve mentioned it earlier than, and we’ll say it once more: The voting teams for the Golden Globes and the Oscars are very completely different. The former is made up of 300 journalists, a lot of them primarily based internationally. The latter is made up of 9,905 voters, who work within the business as executives, actors, crew, filmmakers, and extra. Still, the Golden Globes usually affect the continuing Oscar race as a result of they occur simply forward of Oscar-nominations voting.
The 2025 Golden Globes had been no completely different. As mentioned on this week’s Little Gold Men (hear beneath), listed below are three of probably the most notable moments from the Globes that would have an effect on the Oscar race.
Best Actress Is Anyone’s Game
No race is extra aggressive this 12 months than finest actress. Because the Globes divide movies into comedy/musical and drama, there have been 12 actress nominees—and solely 5 could make the Oscars’ checklist. While a few Globes nominees aren’t being thought of critical Oscar contenders this 12 months, the checklist of actual potentialities consists of Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Amy Adams, Fernanda Torres, and Zendaya. So whoever received on the Globes can be given a little bit of a bonus on this very tight race.
Moore, the star of The Substance, primarily solidified her slot as an Oscar nominee by giving an impeccable acceptance speech after she received finest actress in a musical/comedy. Her phrases reminded insiders how lengthy she’s been on this enterprise and the way a lot adversity she’s overcome. But it was Torres’s shock win for finest actress in a drama—besting A-list stars like Kidman and Jolie—that can trigger the most important shakeup within the total best-actress race. Starring within the Brazilian movie I’m Still Here, Torres delivers a simmering efficiency, however was vulnerable to being overlooked of consideration if not sufficient individuals noticed her movie. Watching her settle for a Globe will encourage Academy voters to hunt out the film in the event that they haven’t already.
Adrien Brody Is Back
It was manner again in 2003 that Adrien Brody received the Oscar for his position in The Pianist. Since then, he’s struggled to return to the awards race, as he acknowledged onstage when accepting his Globe on Sunday. “There was a time not too long ago that I felt this may never be a moment afforded to me again, so thank you,” he mentioned.
Brody, who stars in The Brutalist, has been thought of a frontrunner for the Oscar this 12 months, however can be dealing with stiff competitors from A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet. His speech, which gracefully thanked his mother and father and likewise highlighted his household’s immigrant journey, fantastically tied into the movie’s themes. Brody, who was practically moved to tears whereas onstage, gave the sort of acceptance speech that you simply’d wish to see on the Oscars—and we’re positive voters seen.
Emilia Pérez Dances to the Top
Emilia Pérez had a robust night time, profitable finest non-English language function, finest supporting actress in a movie (for Zoe Saldaña), and finest musical/comedy. The Netflix film has been broadly acclaimed since Cannes, however has additionally suffered from some backlash on-line. The movie’s wins right here had been pivotal as a result of they present that voters assist the undertaking. The Globes now have a really worldwide voting physique, however the Academy is more and more worldwide as effectively. The movie will nonetheless have stiff competitors from The Brutalist (which received for finest movement image, drama), however these wins assist Netflix—which remains to be on the lookout for an Oscar best-picture win—to show it has an actual frontrunner on its palms, even when it’s a musical crime drama carried out principally in Spanish.
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