Emilia Pérez wins the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy as viewers say Wicked was ‘robbed’

Anora, Challengers, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, The Substance, and Wicked were all up for the award

This year’s best musical or comedy winner at the Golden Globes has been revealed.

Some of 2024’s biggest films were nominated in the category, and a lot of people had their money on Wicked being the movie to win.

But Emilia Pérez was crowned as the winner, sparking some to argue that Wicked was ‘robbed’.

Someone fumed on Twitter: “WICKED WAS F***ING ROBBED. IT SHOULDVE BEEN SWEEPINGGGGG like wake up peopleeee [sic].”

“Wicked getting robbed all night wth,” echoed another.

Speaking about Ariana Grande’s performance in Wicked in particular, another film fan said: “I’m sorry but Ariana grande was robbed at the golden globes because her performance in wicked was literally perfect.”

Grande was up for best supporting actress.

Ariana Grande plays Glinda in Wicked (Universal Pictures)

“Wicked was robbed, it is the best musical,” said someone else of Wicked not winning many awards this evening.

The film adaption of the well-loved musical was up for another two awards as well as Grande’s best supporting actress nomination and Wicked‘s best musical or comedy; Cynthia Erivo had been nominated for best leading actress, too.

Wicked did, however, win cinematic and box office achievement.

2025 Golden Globe Awards winners

The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held on this day (5 January 2025), celebrates outstanding achievements in film and television. Below is the complete list of nominees, with winners updated as announced:

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture

Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a television series — musical or comedy

Jean Smart, Hacks — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a television series — drama

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a television series

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a television series

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a television series — musical or comedy

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear — Winner

Best screenplay — motion picture

Peter Straughan, Conclave — Winner

Best performance in stand-up comedy on television

Ali Wong, Single Lady — Winner

Best motion picture — non-English language

Emilia Pérez — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Colin Farrell, The Penguin — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy

Demi Moore, The Substance — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy

Sebastian Stan, A Different Man — Winner

Best motion picture — animated

Flow — Winner

Best director — motion picture

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist — Winner

Best original score — motion picture

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Challengers — Winner

Best original song — motion picture

‘El Mal’, by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard (from Emilia Pérez) — Winner

Cinematic and box office achievement

Wicked — Winner

Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Baby Reindeer — Winner

Best television series — comedy or musical

Hacks — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a television series — drama

Anna Sawai, Shōgun — Winner

Best television series — drama

Shōgun — Winner

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama

Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here — Winner

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — drama

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist — Winner

Best motion picture — drama

The Brutalist — Winner

Best motion picture — musical or comedy