All the LGBTQ+ nominees we're rooting for at the 2025 Golden Globes
| 12/09/24
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So much LGBTQ+ talent is being celebrated at the Golden Globes!
(L-R) Cooper Koch on 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'; Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez in 'Emilia Pérez'; Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in 'Wicked.'Netflix; Universal PicturesThe 82nd Golden Globe Awards are scheduled to air on CBS — and streaming via Paramount+ — on Sunday, January 7, 2025. Comedian Nikki Glaser (Someday You'll Die) is hosting the ceremony.
Despite the adversities faced by queer and trans people in recent years, LGBTQ-inclusive projects have dominated the list of nominations!
Scroll through to see the LGBTQ+ nominees we'll be rooting for at the 2025 Golden Globes.
Emilia Pérez (10 nominations)
Netflix
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Best Director (Motion Picture) — Jacques Audiard
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) — Jacques Audiard
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Karla Sofía Gascón
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Motion Picture) — Zoe Saldaña
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Motion Picture) — Selena Gomez
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — "El Mal"
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — "Mi Camino"
Best Original Score (Motion Picture) — Clément Ducol, Camille
Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) — representing France
Related: Emilia Pérez flips trans tropes on their heads & is a bold new vision of transition stories
Wicked (4 nominations)
Universal Pictures
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Cynthia Erivo
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Motion Picture) — Ariana Grande
Related: Wicked is even better on the big screen—but how gay is it?
Challengers (4 nominations)
A24
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Zendaya
Best Original Score (Motion Picture) — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — "Compress / Repress"
Related: Challengers sets a new bar for sexy sports movies—but how gay is it?
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (3 nominations)
Netflix
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Cooper Koch
Best Supporting Performance by a Male Actor on Television — Javier Barden
Related: The Monsters cast talks what the show gets right about the Menéndez story
Hacks (3 nominations)
Max/HBO
Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Hannah Einbinder
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Jean Smart
Related: How Carl Clemons-Hopkins & Hacks are updating queer visibility
Baby Reindeer (3 nominations)
Netflix
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Richard Gadd
Best Supporting Performance by a Female Actor on Television — Jessica Gunning
Related: Here's why Netflix's Baby Reindeer is our new twisted queer obsession
Ripley (3 nominations)
Netflix
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Andrew Scott
Best Supporting Performance by a Female Actor on Television — Dakota Fanning
Related: Is Tom Ripley evil? Andrew Scott doesn't think so
True Detective: Night Country (3 nominations)
HBO
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Jodie Foster
Best Supporting Performance by a Female Actor on Television — Kali Reis
Related: 2024 Out100 honoree Jodie Foster
Sing Sing (1 nomination)
A24
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Colman Domingo
Related: Colman Domingo, formerly incarcerated actors soar in Sing Sing—but how gay is it?
House of the Dragon (1 nomination)
HBO
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series (Drama) — Emma D'Arcy
Related: 16 trans actors who have been nominated for major acting awards
Maria (1 nomination)
Netflix
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Angelia Jolie
Related: 21 LGBTQ+ celebrity couples that you probably forgot dated
Agatha All Along (1 nomination)
Marvel Television/Disney+
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Kathryn Hahn
Related: Agatha All Along is the MCU's gayest project ever—but how good is it?
Queer (1 nomination)
A24
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Daniel Craig
Related: Queer puts Daniel Craig on a trippy tour de force—but how gay is it?
Moana 2 (1 nomination)
Walt Disney Animation StudiosEditor's note: the film's titular character is played by out bisexual actress Auliʻi Cravalho.
Best Motion Picture (animated)
Related: In Moana 2 and Cabaret, Auliʻi Cravalho leads with Pride (digital cover)
The Wild Robot (1 nomination)
DreamWorks Animation
Editor's note: LGBTQ+ musicians, such as Maren Morris, worked on "Kiss the Sky."
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — "Kiss the Sky"
Related: 2024 Out100 honoree Maren Morris
