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(CNN) — Here is a look at the Golden Globe Awards, which are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

January 5, 2025 - The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS.

January 7, 2024 - The 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards are presented live on CBS.

Facts

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), a group representing journalists from 85 countries, presents the awards.

The awards are presented in the fields of both television and motion pictures.

The motion picture awards were first presented in 1944.

Awards for television were first presented in 1955.

The Golden Globes were not regularly broadcast on TV until the early 1980s.

Meryl Streep is the actor with the most nominations - 33. She has eight wins for acting, also a record.

January 7, 2008 - The HFPA announces the cancellation of the traditional Golden Globes ceremony due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike. The winners are announced during an hour-long press conference on January 13.

January 7, 2018 - At the 75th Annual Golden Globes a number of actresses and actors attend the event dressed in black to support the Time’s Up movement. The movement, launched at the start of the year by women and men from the entertainment industry, aims to combat sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond.

December 11, 2018 - The HFPA announces a new award named the Carol Burnett Award. The award will be given annually to someone who “has made outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen,” according to a statement from the HFPA.

May 10, 2021 - NBC announces it will not air the show next year after controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s lack of diversity and ethical questions related to financial benefits given to some members.

2025 Winners (Selected)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

“Emilia Pérez”

Best Motion Picture - Drama

“The Brutalist”

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Demi Moore, “The Substance”

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Best Director – Motion Picture

Brady Corbet - “The Brutalist”

Best Television Series - Drama

“Shogun”

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

“Hacks”

2024 Winners (Selected)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Poor Things”

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Oppenheimer”

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”

Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Best Director – Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

Best Television Series - Drama
“Succession”

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
“The Bear”

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