Actors Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramirez, Selena Gomez, director Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Zoe Saldaña pose with the Best Motion Picture/Comedy or Musical Award for “Emilia Perez” at the 2025 Golden Globes.
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The Golden Globes on Sunday honored “Emilia Perez”, the unclassifiable work of Jacques Audiard, which won four awards. Awarded at Cannes and broadcast by Netflix, “Emilia Perez” had ten nominations and lived up to its favorite status.
In addition to the major award, this musical odyssey about the gender transition of a Mexican drug trafficker won the Best International Film Award, Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, and Best Song for French artists Camille and Clément Ducol, who composed the original soundtrack.
Jacques Audiard, whose filmography gives pride of place to marginal characters, dedicated this victory “to all those who feel worried today”. The French filmmaker urged them “to keep their heads high, to continue fighting and to hope for better days.”
“You can maybe put us in prison, you can beat us, but you can never take away our soul, our resistance, our identity,” said Karla Sofía Gascón, the transgender actress who plays the heroine of the film .
The Demi Moore sensation
Awarded and very noticed at Cannes, the star of “Emilia Perez” Karla Sofía Gascón has not had the same success with Hollywood. The transgender actress was beaten by the American Demi Moore, rewarded for her very committed performance in another French film, “The Substance”.
Demi Moore, best female performance in a musical or comedy film for “The Substance”.
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In this horrific fable by Coralie Fargeat, which does not skimp on the gore, the 62-year-old actress plays a former Hollywood glory addicted to a youth serum. A substance that generates a rejuvenated double of itself, with destructive impulses.
Demi Moore thanked the Frenchwoman for “this magical, daring, courageous, off the beaten track, completely crazy script”, which allowed her to finally be recognized during a major ceremony.
“I’m in shock,” insisted the actress. “I’ve been doing this job for a long time, over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve won anything as an actress.”
Prestigious trifecta for “The Brutalist”
Another big winner of the evening, “The Brutalist” won a very prestigious trifecta: Best dramatic film, Best director for Brady Corbet – who is ahead of Jacques Audiard and Coralie Fargeat in this category -, and Best actor for Adrien Brody.
With such a harvest, this 3h30 long film, hailed as a masterpiece and already elevated by critics to the rank of great classics like “The Godfather”, cements its status as a heavyweight for the Oscars.
Its big competitor, the papal thriller “Conclave”, won the Best Screenplay Prize for its dive into the power struggles of the Vatican during the election of a new pope.
The main winners of this 82nd edition
Best Drama Film: «The Brutalist» Best Comedy or Musical: “Emilia Perez” Best Drama Actor: Adrien Brody, «The Brutalist» Best Drama Actress: Fernanda Torres, “I’m still here” Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical: Sebastian Stan, «A Different Man» Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical: Demi Moore, «The Substance» Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, «A Real Pain» Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Perez” Best director: Brady Corbet, «The Brutalist» Best Foreign Language Film: “Emilia Perez” Best box office performance: «Wicked» Best Animated Film: “Flow, the cat who was no longer afraid of water”
Best Drama Series: «Shogun» Best Actor in a Drama Series: Hiroyuki Sanada, «Shogun» Best Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Sawai, «Shogun» Best comedy or musical series: «Hacks» Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series: Jeremy Allen White, «The Bear» Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series: Jean Smart, «Hacks» Best Television Movie or Miniseries: “My little reindeer” Best Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Colin Farrell, «The Penguin» Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Jodie Foster, «True Detective: Night Country»
(AFP)
