2025 Golden Globe nominations snubs and surprises: ‘The Substance’ picks up steam, ‘Sing Sing’ misses out

Awards season is finally here, and with it comes all the emotion of seeing actors and artists nominated for their work — or missing out on honors.

The 2025 Golden Globe nominations are out now ahead of the Jan. 5 ceremony, and there are, as expected, a number of snubs and surprises. Emilia Pérez leads nominations for film with 10, while The Bear leads the TV pack with five.

Yahoo Entertainment is guiding you through what films and television shows people were shocked to see make the list.

Snubs

Saoirse Ronan

After earning praise for her work in two movies, The Outrun and Blitz, Ronan wasn’t nominated for anything. She has been nominated for four Golden Globes in the past and won once for her lead role in the comedy Lady Bird.

Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor

Though Zendaya earned a nod for her lead role in Challengers, neither of the film’s leading men (or the two other points of its love triangle) picked up nods. O’Connor won a Globe in the past for playing Prince Charles in The Crown.

Drew Starkey

The Outer Banks cast member was expected to break out with his supporting role in Queer — and he did! — but he didn’t receive a nomination.

Clarence Maclin

Sing Sing received a few nominations, but nothing for the formerly incarcerated actor who stood out in the film for playing a younger version of himself. This was his first major acting role.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Though she has already racked up a number of nominations for her lead role in Hard Truths, a Golden Globe nod wasn’t one of them. It’s one of the most baffling snubs this year.

Danielle Deadwyler

Deadwyler has received heaps of praise for her supporting role in The Piano Lesson but no Golden Globe nomination.

Denis Villeneuve

Though Dune: Part Two received a nomination for Best Motion Picture — Drama, its director wasn’t nominated. He was nominated for his directing of the first Dune film in 2022.

Ryan Reynolds

The leading man for this year’s runaway box office hit Deadpool & Wolverine didn’t get any nominations, though the Golden Globes is one of the awards shows most likely to honor comedic performances and superhero films.

Jonathan Bailey

Though Wicked earned quite a few nods, Bailey didn’t pick up any for his supporting role, surprising many.

Jon M. Chu

The Best Director field was clearly crowded this year, and some Wicked fans are shocked its director didn’t earn a nod despite its powerhouse performances and complicated dance numbers.

Surprises

The Substance

After it won a major award at the Cannes Film Festival and generated unexpected box office success, it might not be entirely surprising that The Substance is getting awards attention — but the sheer number of nominations was impressive, including Margaret Qualley’s nod for her supporting role and Coralie Fargeat’s nominations for both directing and writing in crowded fields.

Jesse Plemmons

Kinds of Kindness had an unusual triptych structure, but Plemmons’s performance as three different characters clearly stood out to Golden Globes voters.

Glen Powell

Powell had a massive year. It’s a surprise to see his craft nominated, not because it didn’t earn praise — it did! — but because his charm out-of-character generated more buzz than his acting work. Still, he earned an unexpected nomination in the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy category for his role in Hit Man.

Hugh Grant

Though Grant’s acting prowess is well known, his role in Heretic earned a Golden Globes nomination, shocking even him. “I feel like a gate crasher. But a very warmly received one. Massive thanks to the Golden Globes and to Scott Beck and Bryan Woods for spotting my need to kill, and to A24 for sponsoring it,” he said in a statement.

Sebastian Stan

After he was reportedly snubbed for a spot in Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Stan earned a rare double nomination in both Best Actor categories for A Different Man (a comedy) and The Apprentice (a drama).

Kathryn Hahn

Though performances in Marvel properties are often overlooked at awards shows, Hahn snagged a Best Actress nomination in the TV category for her lead role in the series Agatha All Along.

Cooper Koch

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story generated plenty of conversation and controversy — and now it has officially yielded a first-time Golden Globe nomination for Koch.

Selena Gomez

It’s a huge year for Gomez, who captivated audiences with her supporting role in the musical Emilia Pérez and with her lead role in the comedy series Only Murders in the Building. Both nods weren’t necessarily unexpected, given the praise she has received for those separate projects over the past year, but scoring both is particularly impressive.

Kate Winslet

Winslet is another double nominee for her work in film and TV. She earned a nod for playing the title character in the drama Lee and the lead in the limited series The Regime.

September 5

There has been a lot of anticipation for the film September 5, but not many people have seen it. It hasn’t played at many festivals and isn’t even being shown in select theaters until Dec. 13. This one’s shocking because so few people knew what to expect.

Squid Game

The second season of the popular series is expected to be impressive because of its reputation alone, so the shock here comes from the fact the general public won’t even be able to see it until Dec. 26.

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