The 2025 Golden Globe nominations are finally here, but if you haven’t seen most of the nominated films, you’re not alone. They’re not exactly easy to find.
A rare few have already had theatrical runs and are now available on streaming services — Dune: Part Two (two Golden Globe nominations) and Challengers (four Globe nominations) came out in the first half of 2024 after facing delays from the dual writer and actor strikes. The Substance, a horror comedy that unexpectedly received five nominations, got a theatrical release in September in time for Halloween, smashed box office expectations and is now streaming on Mubi.
Typically, movies hoping to generate awards buzz are released starting in October, so they’re fresh on voters’ minds in the last quarter of the year. To be nominated for 2025 awards shows like the Golden Globes (Jan. 5) or the Oscars (March 2), movies have to have been released between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, so some will have a brief, limited theatrical run within that window to qualify before being released more broadly in January or February to a less-crowded field.
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You may feel like you’ve been hearing about certain movies for ages, though they’re hardly available to the general public yet. Anora, which is nominated for five Golden Globes, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May but wasn’t in theaters until October — and still is today. A Real Pain, which is up for four Globes, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is also still in theaters. Conclave, with six nods and also still in theaters, premiered in August at Telluride Film Festival. You can stream it on Peacock starting on Dec. 13.
Cardinals gather to cast their votes for the next pope in Conclave. (Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection)
Some movies have been shown to critics and cinephiles at film festivals but aren’t even out in theaters yet. The Brutalist clinched the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival in September and netted seven Globe nominations but isn’t in theaters until Dec. 20.
Some wait for special release dates. Wicked (four Globe nominations) and Gladiator II (two Globe nominations) shared the coveted weekend-before-Thanksgiving slot and became only more powerful when Moana 2 (one Globe nomination) came out the following week. A Complete Unknown is earning rave reviews, but it won’t be in theaters until Christmas — a release date it shares with the also nominated Babygirl (one nod) and the snubbed Nosferatu. It’s a marketing tactic to drive people to the theater and reinforce that moviegoing is a special event.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. (Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)
Some movies had short runs in theaters then went directly to streaming, like Emilia Pérez, which earned a whopping 10 nods and is now streaming on Netflix, and the forthcoming Maria, which earned a nod for its star Angelina Jolie and starts streaming on Netflix Dec. 11.
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Occasionally, movies are screened first in New York City or Los Angeles before expanding to select theaters and more theaters in following weekends — that’s the plan for Nickel Boys and September 5, which each garnered one nomination. This happens because distributors want to gauge interest in specialty films and generate buzz. If you’re desperate to see a movie that feels like it’s been withheld from you, that means their advertising tactics are working.
Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Courtesy Everett Collection)
While it can be frustrating to know that so many of the best films of the year are just slightly out of reach for the general public, awards buzz can generate enough interest that the nominated films become more easily available. For instance, Sing Sing, which earned one Golden Globe nomination, had a brief theatrical run in July but is not available on premium video on demand (PVOD) or streaming. After generating so much buzz with big wins at the Gotham Awards on Dec. 2, indie studio A24 announced that the film would return to theaters in January.
For completionists, awards season can be nerve-wracking — but I think of nominations as a curated list of great movies to see rather than a source of FOMO. Use them as a to-do list for colder months when taking refuge in a theater, or a springboard for seeing documentaries and foreign films you might not have heard of otherwise.
Want to know which films are on Yahoo Entertainment’s radar? Check out our guide to the must-see movies this awards season.
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