The Minister of Culture did not fail to express her joy after the four awards obtained for the film by Jacques Audiard, which dominated the ceremony on Sunday night.
Jacques Audiard's latest film did not leave empty-handed at the 82eGolden Globes ceremony, Sunday January 5. The musical thriller Emilia Perez released last summer in France and in November in the United States left with four awards, the record for this evening, winning in the categories « best musical », « best foreign film » et « best original song ». Actress Zoe Saldaña also won the trophy « best supporting role ». Something to delight French film buffs and the Minister of Culture.
« Huge pride for Emilia Perez and Jacques Audiard! Congratulations to the entire film team for their awards at the 2025 Golden Globes »wrote Rachida Dati on the social network « This musical, shot almost entirely in the Bry-sur-Marne studios, and already awarded an award at Cannes, embodies French talent and creativity on the world stage. »she added. This Spanish-language musical drama chronicling the gender transition of cartel leader Manitas was the most nominated film of the evening, with ten nominations.
The feature film also won the Jury Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as well as the Best Actress Prize for the three main actresses: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez. A success which looks set to go well for the Oscars, the ceremony of which will take place on March 3, where the film represents France in the category « best foreign film ». “When there are a lot of nominations, there is always the risk of being disappointed”Jacques Audiard revealed to AFP after the Golden Globes. « We are not going to hide our faces, what happened does not happen often. This evening it's very pleasant, it's very good. And then I'm so happy that Zoe received an award », he added.
Facing The Brutalist
However, it seems that the 72-year-old French director is in tough competition with American director Brady Corbet, who received the « best achievement » pour The Brutalist. The feature film was also awarded the “ best drama film » while Adrien Brody, the protagonist of the story received the “ best dramatic actor » . Expected on February 12 in France, The Brutalist tells the nearly thirty-year story of a Hungarian-born Jewish architect, László Toth. Returning from a concentration camp, he emigrated with his wife, Erzsébet, after the end of the Second World War to the United States to pursue his American dream. But the horror movie The Substance by Coralie Fargeat also seems on track for this awards season where Demi Moore was awarded the prize for « best comedy actress »his first big award in more than 45 years of career.
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