What to watch: Best films and shows to see after the Golden Globes
January 7, 2025
The Golden Globes have kicked off the 2025 awards season, giving us a solid list of excellent films and TV shows to choose from.
Though several of the nominated productions aren’t yet out in Australia, there are plenty of award-winning options to keep audiences occupied – here’s where to find the acclaimed TV shows and films.
Film
Emilia Perez
Aussie audiences won’t have to wait too much longer to lay their eyes on awards favourite Emilia Perez. The wacky musical tale about a transgender woman who fakes her own death to start a new life will hit our cinemas on January 16. The primarily Spanish-language film picked up four Globes on Sunday, for best musical or comedy, best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña, best non-English film and best original song.
The Brutalist
The Brutalist, a 3½-hour long epic shot in VistaVision – a film format not used in a full American feature for more than six decades – might not be everybody’s cup of tea. But the three Golden Globes it picked up – for best drama, best director and best male actor in a drama – might just put it on the radar of a more mainstream audience. To watch the dramatic story of Jewish Hungarian architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody), who fled to America amid the fallout of World War II, head to theatres from January 23.
Conclave
Conclave will arrive in cinemas sooner, on January 9. In it, Ralph Fiennes plays a grieving cardinal tasked with shepherding a group of secretive and ambitious Catholics through the process to elect a new pope. It won best screenplay.
The Substance
For anyone moved by Demi Moore’s Globes speech to see the “magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box, absolutely bonkers script” that finally earned her the flowers after 45 years in the industry, The Substance is available to rent or buy on Prime or Apple TV. Moore won best female actor in a musical or comedy for her performance as Elizabeth Sparkle, an ageing Hollywood star who injects herself with a mysterious substance that creates a younger, better version of herself.
Wicked
Though it did not receive the acclaim on Sunday that some might have expected, Wicked remains a firm fan favourite and there is still time to catch the musical spectacle as it should be seen: in the cinema. It’s also available to rent or buy on Apple TV (though just renting will set you back $29.99).
Flow
The Latvian animated film that tells the story of a lonesome cat escaping a flood had a limited run at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year, and is not available to stream for Australian audiences. Perhaps the Golden Globe for best animated film will encourage some more widespread showing.
A Different Man
Sebastian Stan claimed the Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy for his portrayal of an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. It is available to rent or buy on Prime, Apple TV and Google Play.
I’m Still Here
Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres beat out Hollywood royalty – including Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet – for the Globe for best female actor in a drama. I’m Still Here tells the story of a wife fighting for the return of her husband under a military dictatorship. It will hit Australian cinemas on March 27.
A Real Pain
Kieran Culkin claimed the gong for his performance in this dramedy about two mismatched cousins making a pilgrimage to Poland in memory of their late grandmother, who survived the Holocaust. It is in theatres now.
TV
Shōgun
Shōgun is available to stream on Disney Plus. The Japanese historical drama was awarded four Globes on Sunday – equalling Emilia Perez for best result of the night – for best television drama, best male and female actors in a TV drama, and best supporting actor in a TV series.
The Penguin
The Globe for best male lead in a TV series went to Colin Farrell for his portrayal of Oswald Cobb, a Batman villain driven by ambition to gain a foothold in the underground drug trade in lawless Gotham following the events of The Batman. It is available to stream on Binge and Apple TV, or to rent or buy on Prime.
True Detective: Night Country
The fourth season of the anthology crime series received the Golden Globe for best female actor in a limited series, courtesy of Jodie Foster’s performance as a detective investigating the disappearance of eight men from an Alaskan research station. It is available to stream on Binge or Foxtel, and can be rented or bought on Prime or Apple TV.
Baby Reindeer
This Netflix original series follows the autobiographical story of comedian Richard Gadd, who plays himself after he gains a stalker. The dark and twisted series, now embroiled in off-screen legal drama, won two Globes – for best female supporting actor on TV (Jessica Gunning as stalker Martha) and best limited or anthology series.
The Bear
Season three of the high-intensity comedy, The Bear, is available to stream on Disney Plus. In it, Jeremy Allen White plays a fine-dining chef who returns home to Chicago to take over the family sandwich shop after a tragic loss, for which he earned the Golden Globe for best male actor in a TV musical or comedy. A fourth season is expected to drop later this year.
Hacks
The hilarious Hacks claimed two Globes on Sunday, one for Jean Smart’s performance as a washed-up stand-up comedian trying to claw her way back to her glory days, and one for best TV comedy or musical. It can be streamed on Stan, and rented or bought on Prime or Apple TV.
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