2025 Golden Globe Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

Can you believe the Golden Globes are this Sunday? That snuck up on me. Normally I get my predictions out a week in advance, but here I am late to the game. Below is who I think will win, and in some cases, who should win.

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nickel Boys

September 5

Who will win: Conclave

Who should win: That or Dune Part Two

The Brutalist is gaining momentum but I see the HFPA going more for Conclave, and that's fine with me. It was a great film. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Anora

Challengers

Emilia Pérez

A Real Pain

The Substance

Wicked

Who will win: Wicked

Who should win: Anora

I really don't think The Subtance is a comedy, even though it is my favorite film here. Wicked is everywhere and I see it taking home a trophy here, even though Anora would be my pick.

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

Who will win: Edward Berger

Who should win: Coralie Fargeat

I want to say Coralie is going to win, but I don't trust men anymore. (except the 4-5 of you that read here...you know who you are. I'd trust your votes)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Who will and should win: Nicole Kidman

I'm not super comfortable with this pick, but Babygirl was amazing and Kidman tremendous. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Who will and should win: Demi Moore

Ughhh...this is hard. With my Best Comedy prediction, Cynthia SHOULD win this, but Demi is a beloved veteran who gave a great performance. I'd be stocked for her or Mikey winning to be honest. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Who will win: Zoe Saldaña

Who should win: Margaret Qualley

The majority of this category is stupid. It either has lead performances or blantant star power only nominations. Zoe is one of those leads, but even with Conclave being so popular, I can't see them awaring Rossellini. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Who will and should win: Ralph Fiennes

I should say that Conclave is still the only one of these I've actually seen, even though I plan on watching them all. So that's my only precursor to "should."

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Who will win: Hugh Grant

Who should win: Jesse Eisenberg

I was going to pencil in Eisenberg here but for some reason Grant was calling my name. We'll see. It's not like I'm great at these anyways. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Who will and should win: Kieran Culkin

He's the biggest lock this season, even though I feel like he's technically a lead. 

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

A Real Pain

Emilia Pérez

The Substance

Who will win: Conclave

Who should win: A Real Pain, Anora, or The Substance

I wish the HFPA would split up Screenplays instead of dumb categories like "Blockbuster movie" or whatever. I almost always gravitate towards the original screenplays over the adapted ones. Sure, Conclave is a great adapted screenplay, but the three I listed, I just prefer.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE

The Brutalist

Challengers 

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

The Wild Robot

Who will win: Conclave

Who should win: Dune Part II, Challengers, or The Wild Robot

Sticking with my Conclave love theory, even though I think they could go the route of The Wild Robot too.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE

“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl

“Compress/Repress” – Challengers

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

“Forbidden Road” – Better Man

“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot

“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

Who will and should win: Kiss The Sky

I'm torn between this and Compress/Repress but I think Kiss The Sky is more wide-reaching.

BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Moana 2

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot 

Who will win: The Wild Robot

Who should win: Memoir of a Snail

I think Flow has a really good chance here too, but since I'm predicting Wild Robot to take home a song award, I see it winning here too. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

All We Imagine As Light

Emilia Pérez

The Girl With the Needle

I’m Still Here

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Vermiglio

Who will win: All We Imagine As Light

I can't really say "should" here because I've only seen two of these and neither were strong enough in my opinion for me to fully get behind them. 

GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

Alien: Romulus

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Deadpool & Wolverine

Gladiator II

Inside Out 2

Twisters

Wicked

The Wild Robot 

Who will win: Wicked

Again, wtf is this for?

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

The Day Of The Jackal

The Diplomat

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Shōgun

Slow Horses

Squid Game

Who will and should win: Shogun

I expect them to continue their win streak from the Emmys

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

The Gentlemen

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Who will and should win: Hacks

I expect the Globes to follow the Emmys here and award Hacks over The Bear. 

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Baby Reindeer

Disclaimer

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

Who will win: Baby Reindeer

Who should win: The Penguin

Baby Reindeer was deeply personal to Richard Gadd that even though I enjoyed The Penguin far more, I think they'll reward his bravery above all. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

Kerri Russell – The Diplomat

Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Who will and should win: Anna Sawai.

Continuing winning, my queen!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

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

Jean Smart – Hacks

Who will win: Jean Smart

Who should win: Kathryn Hahn

I love Jean in Hacks as much as the next person but I'm obsessed with Kathryn's perforance as Agatha. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer

Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country

Cristin Milioti – The Penguin

Sofia Vergara – Griselda

Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Kate Winslet – The Regime

Who will win: Jodie Foster

Who should win: Cristin Milioti

I think Jodie repeats her Emmy win. The Globes do like Freshman series, so part of me hopes Milioti will pull through. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Liza Colon-Zayas – The Bear

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Dakota Fanning – Ripley

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer

Allison Janey – The Diplomat

Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Who will and should win: Jessica Gunning

Again, Jessica Gunning was so convincing in Baby Reindeer that if someone told me they plucked her out of a mental hospital, I would 100% believe it. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Donald Glover – Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal

Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun

Billy Bob Thornton – Land Man

Who will and should win: Hiroyuki Sanada

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Jason Segal – Shrinking

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Who will and should win: Jeremy Allen White

I see this being The Bear's only win, unfortunately. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A 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

Who will and should win: Richard Gadd

He really put himself out there, but I would not be mad at all if Colin Farrell pulled an upset. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

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

Who will win: Harrison Ford

Who should win: Ebon Moss-Bachrach

I just have a feeling about Ford here, even though Ebon would be repeating his Emmy win...I can't shake it. 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…

Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die

Seth Meyers – Dad Man Walking

Adam Sandler – Love You

Ali Wong – Single Lady

Ramy Youssef – More Feelings

Who will win: Jamie Foxx

Who should win: ?

I haven't seen these, so I'm basing this off of the fact that Foxx had a really rough year medically and came through.