In an unprecedented move that spotlighted two entertainment giants, the Golden Globes celebrated Viola Davis and Ted Danson’s remarkable careers during an exclusive black-tie gala in Beverly Hills on Friday evening, per dailymail.co.uk.
Davis, receiving the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award, delivered a powerful 16-minute acceptance speech that laid bare the realities of being a Black actress in Hollywood.
The evening’s most poignant moment came as Davis reflected on her journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming one of Hollywood’s most respected performers.
The Oscar winner candidly discussed how financial necessity often drove her career choices, particularly as a “dark-skinned Black woman with a wide nose and big lips.”
“If I waited for a role that was written for me, well crafted, then I wouldn’t be standing up here,” Davis revealed to an audience that included industry luminaries Carol Burnett, Jane Fonda and Anthony Anderson.
Her impressive body of work, including acclaimed performances in Fences, The Woman King and How to Get Away with Murder, exemplifies her commitment to crafting compelling characters regardless of the role’s size.
The separate celebration, held two nights before the 82nd annual Golden Globes, marked the first time the organisation hosted a dedicated event for both the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award, the latter presented to television icon Ted Danson.
The star-studded gathering comes at a pivotal moment for the Golden Globes, which has undergone significant reforms following controversy over its voting body’s lack of diversity. The awards show, now under new ownership by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries, features an expanded voting membership of 334 entertainment journalists worldwide.
Sunday’s main ceremony, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, airs on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime, where the French film Emilia Pérez leads with 10 nominations. Television contenders include FX’s The Bear with five nominations, while Shōgun and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building follow with four nominations each.
Below are 2025 Golden Globes nominees with winners so far announced.
Best motion picture, drama
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Best motion picture, animated
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best motion picture, non-English language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
The Girl With the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Best director, motion picture
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Edward Berger, Conclave
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best screenplay, motion picture
Winner: Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Moana Fast The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Best actress in a motion picture, drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best actor in a motion picture, drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Zendaya, Challengers
Best actress in a supporting role in any motion picture
Winner: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Best actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
Winner: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best original score, motion picture
The Brutalist
Conclave
Challengers
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
The Wild Robot
Best original song, motion picture
The Last Showgirl – “Beautiful That Way”
Challengers – “Compress/Repress”
Emilia Pérez – “El Mal”
Better Man – “Forbidden Road”
The Wild Robot — “Kiss the Sky”
Emilia Pérez – “Mi Camino”
Cinematic and box office achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator 2
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot
On the TV side
Best television series, drama
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Squid Game
Best television series, musical or comedy
Abbott Elementary
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Nobody Wants This
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Best limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Best actor in a television series, drama
Winner: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
Best actress in a television series, drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best actress in a television series, musical or comedy
Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Best actor in a television series, musical or comedy
Winner: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Best actress in a supporting role in a TV series
Winner: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best actor in a supporting role in a TV series
Winner: Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Máquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best performance in stand-up comedy on television
Winner: Ali Wong, Single Lady
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
