DiCaprio’s Film ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Golden Globe Nominations
Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest movie One Battle After Another is officially leading the 2025 awards season after earning an impressive nine Golden Globe nominations. The film, based on the kidnapping of a former revolutionary’s daughter, has been shortlisted for Best Musical/Comedy Film, while DiCaprio and co-stars Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Benicio Del Toro received acting nods.
Close behind is the multilingual family drama Sentimental Value, which secured eight nominations. Other major acting nominees this year include Dwayne Johnson, Timothée Chalamet, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for their roles in Wicked: For Good. However, despite its strong box office performance, the movie did not make it into the Best Film category.
The Golden Globe ceremony will take place on 11 January in Los Angeles, marking a major milestone ahead of the Oscars in March.
Top Film Contenders
Several high-profile films made the nominations list, including:
- One Battle After Another — 9 nominations
- Sentimental Value — 8
- Sinners — 7
- Hamnet — 6
- Frankenstein — 5
- Wicked: For Good — 5
- It Was Just an Accident — 4
The lineup also includes adaptations such as Hamnet, Guillermo del Toro’s take on Frankenstein, and Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s powerful drama It Was Just an Accident, which earned four nominations.
Irish actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley received recognition for their roles in Hamnet. Timothée Chalamet was nominated for portraying table tennis champion Marty Mauser in the biopic Marty Supreme.
George Clooney picked up his 14th Golden Globe nomination for his leading role in Jay Kelly, while Adam Sandler earned a supporting actor nomination for the same film.
Emma Stone also earned a nomination for the dark comedy Bugonia, which additionally scored a supporting nomination for Jesse Plemons.
International Films Shine
This year has seen a strong international presence. Norway’s Sentimental Value continues to build momentum, while Iran’s It Was Just an Accident has gained awards buzz after winning the Palme d’Or. Other globally recognized nominees include No Other Choice and The Secret Agent.
Television Highlights
In television categories, British drama Adolescence performed exceptionally well, earning four acting nominations and a place in the Best Limited Series category.
It trails just behind The White Lotus, which leads the TV section with six nominations including Best Drama and acting nods for Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Aimee Lee Wood.
Other notable nominees include Slow Horses, Severance, The Diplomat, Pluribus, and the Emmy-winning drama The Pitt.
Snubs and Surprises
A few unexpected outcomes drew attention:
- Wicked: For Good missed out on Best Musical/Comedy Film but was nominated in the new Box Office Achievement category.
- Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Weapons, and Zootopia 2 also compete in the same category.
- Emily Blunt and indie star Eva Victor were unexpected acting nominees — Victor was also recognized for writing and directing Sorry, Baby.
Director Chloé Zhao joined a rare group of women with multiple Golden Globe directing nominations, alongside names like Barbra Streisand and Kathryn Bigelow.
Amanda Seyfried, Jacob Elordi, and Jeremy Allen White each received two nominations across film and TV.
This year’s show will be hosted again by comedian Nikki Glaser.
Best Song and Score
Eligible songs include:
- Dream as One from Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Golden from KPop Demon Hunters — also nominated for Best Animated Film
Meanwhile, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood received a nomination for the score of One Battle After Another.
Key Takeaways
- One Battle After Another emerges as the top awards contender.
- International films performed strongly across categories.
- Several blockbusters were ignored in major categories.
- The acting nominations favored A-list stars and returning veterans.
- British productions found more success in television than film categories.