the most powerful female speeches at the 2025 Golden Globes

This Sunday, January 5, the 82nd edition of the Golden Globe Awards has once again brought together the cream of the audiovisual sector at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The awards, known as the prelude to the Oscars, have rewarded some of the most relevant personalities and works of the last year. Emilia Perez, The Brutalist y The Bear They started as clear favorites.

The night has been the scene of numerous surprises, funny moments but also very emotional. In addition to highlighting the challenges, but also the opportunities that the sector offers, numerous stars have confessed about their personal situation and have recalled the importance of equality.

Like previous editions (it is impossible to forget Glenn Close's statement at the 2019 Golden Globes), this has become a space for demands, hope and struggle. We review the most moving speeches of the night.

Zoe Saldana

The artist has won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Film for her role in Emilia Perez. Visibly moved, she thanked the entire team and those around her for this victory, through a speech that highlighted female talent.

“Thank you very much to the Golden Globes for celebrating our film and honor the women of Emilia Perez. This is the first time for me and I feel very lucky to be able to share this moment with Selena [Gomez]Karla [Sofía Gascón] y Jacques [Audiard] and all my fellow nominees. “I am impressed by them, their strength, their complexity and their undeniable talent,” the actress highlighted.

“Selena [Gomez]Ariana [Grande]Margaret [Qualley]Felicity [Jones]Isabella [Rossellini]…you are magical. I experienced this magic in the set of Emilia Perez and it is thanks to you,” added Saldaña, with special words for the leading actress of the play, Karla Sofía Gascón. “Karla, no one but you could have played Emilia Pérez. Nobody. “You are unique.”

Demi Moore

Another of the most emotional speeches of the night was in the hands of the American actress. Demi Moore has won the statuette for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Film for her performance in The Substance. A reward that, as she commented, excitedly, she was no longer expecting.

“I am in a state of shock. I've been doing this for a long time, more than 45 years, and It's the first time I've won something as an actress.“I feel very grateful,” the actress began.

“I understood that recognition would not be something I would be allowed to have, that I could make movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn't be recognized. And I believed it, and I believed it, and that gnawed at me with the time, to the point that a few years ago I thought maybe this was it“, he explained in a sincere and forceful way, recalling the helplessness that professionals in the sector can feel. Upon receiving the script The Substanceeverything changed: “I felt like the universe told me it wasn't over.”

The actress concluded with a key reflection: “I'm going to say goodbye with one thing that I think this film transmits to us. In those moments when we don't believe that we are intelligent enough, pretty, thin, successful, or, basically, good enough …it's time to remember what a woman told me one day: 'You will never be enough, but You can know your worth if you set aside the measuring stick.'. “So today I celebrate this as an indicator of my integrity and the love that drives me, the gift of doing something I love and remembering that I belong there.”

Fernanda Torres

The actress has won the Golden Globe for Best Drama Actress for her role in I'm still here. He began his speech with a key message: “This is an incredible year for female performances, There are so many actresses here that I admire a lot…”.

She has not hesitated to dedicate her award to her mother, at the same time underlining female talent and the importance of generational transmission: “She was here 25 years ago. And it is like proof that art can endure throughout history.” life, even in difficult times like this incredible story… there is something happening now in the world that generates a lot of fear. And this is a movie that helps us think about how to survive in difficult times like this. An ode to hope.