Golden Globe Noms: ‘Emilia' Leads With 10 Nods, ‘The Substance' Surprises, Villeneuve Snubbed, Sebastian Stan Double Nominee

The 2025 Golden Globe nominations have been announced. These aren’t the same globes as they were even five years ago; the Hollywood Foreign Press Association disbanded, following Penske’s purchase, and an increase in voting membership to improve the diversity of the voting body ensued.

With that said, international voters have boosted “Emilia Perez” which led the way with 10 nominations, “The Brutalist” followed suit with 7 nods, and “Conclave” had the third most with six. “Anora” and “The Substance” each earned five.

I won’t concentrate on all of the categories, you can see them for yourself below, and instead will zero in on the surprising noms and omissions. Firstly, what everyone’s talking about is Denis Villeneuve’s snub in the directing category, and that’s despite “Dune: Part II” getting in for Best Motion Picture. Is he again going to miss out on best director at the Oscars? I still think he’ll get nominated, but the Globes snub is worrisome.

‘Dune II’ wasn’t even submitted for the dubious box office achievement category; the nominees instead were “Alien: Romulus,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Gladiator II,” “Inside Out 2,” “Twisters,” “Wicked” and “The Wild Robot.”

The HFPA had a lot of love for “The Substance,” including giving lead Demi Moore a well-deserved acting nomination; Oscar might be next for Moore. In total, “The Substance” earned five noms, including Motion Picture and Director.

Sebastian Stan was double nominated in acting categories, which ups his Oscar odds. Stan was recognized for his performances in “The Apprentice” and “Different Man” — the former will be his best shot at Oscars. Stan’s ‘Apprentice’ co-star, Jeremy Strong, also earned a Supporting nod.

Other notable snubs include Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”) and Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”). All three could still be contending for acting Oscars, despite being omitted by the Globes. Speaking of “Sing Sing,” save for Domingo Colman’s acting nod, it was completely snubbed by the HFPA.

Best Performance by a Male Actor – 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 Supporting Performance by Female Actor

Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Margaret Qualley, “The Substance” 
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave” 
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

“Emilia Pérez”, Jacques Audiard 
“Anora”, Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold 
“A Real Pain”, Jesse Eisenberg 
“The Substance”, Coralie Fargeat 
“Conclave”, Peter Straughan 

Best Director – Motion Picture

Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
Sean Baker, “Anora”
Edward Berger, “Conclave”
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” 
Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light”

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”
Timothee Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
Daniel Craig, “Queer”
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Best Performance by a Female Actor 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 Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

“Anora”
“Challengers”
“Emilia Perez”
“A Real Pain”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”

Best Motion Picture – Drama

“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nickel Boys”
“September 5”

Best Performance by a Female Actor – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
Karla Sofia Gascon, “Emilia Perez”
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Zendaya, “Challengers”

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

“Alien: Romulus”
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Gladiator II”
“Inside Out 2”
“Twisters”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

“All We Imagine as Light”
“Emilia Perez”
“The Girl With The Needle”
“I’m Still Here”
“The Seed Of The Sacred Fig”
“Vermiglio”

Best Performance by a Male 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 Motion Picture – Animated

“Flow”
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Moana 2”
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

“Conclave”
“The Brutalist”
“The Wild Robot”
“Emilia Perez”
“Challengers”
“Dune: Part Two”