Golden Globes snubs and surprises: ‘Sing Sing,’ ‘Gladiator II’ out, Pamela Anderson, Margaret Qualley in … full list of biggest shockers

The 82nd Golden Globes nominations were announced Monday, December 9, and as always, there were a few big snubs and surprise nominees in the bunch. See who’s in and who’s out in our list of the biggest 2025 Golden Globes snubs and surprises list below.

Our list is based on Gold Derby’s overall Film Nominations Odds and TV Nominations Odds, which were predicted by experts, editors, and thousands of users.

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FILM

BEST DRAMA
Snubbed
“Sing Sing”
“Gladiator II”

Surprise Nominee
“A Complete Unknown”
“September 5”

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Snubbed
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”

Surprise Nominee
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”
Kate Winslet, “Lee”

BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTOR
Snubbed
Michael Keaton, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

Surprise Nominee
Jesse Plemons, “Kinds of Kindness”

BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTRESS
Snubbed
June Squibb, “Thelma”

Surprise Nominee
Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Snubbed
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”

Surprise Nominee
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Snubbed
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson”

Surprise Nominee
Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”

BEST DIRECTOR
Snubbed
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Two”
Jon M. Chu, “Wicked”

Surprise Nominee
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”
Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light”

BEST SCREENPLAY
Snubbed
“Sing Sing”

Surprise Nominee
“The Substance”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Snubbed
“Mufasa: The Lion King” – “I Always Wanted a Brother”
“Piece by Piece” – “Piece by Piece”
“Like a Bird” – “Sing Sing”

Surprise Nominee
“The Last Showgirl” – “Beautiful That Way”
“Challengers” – “Compress/Repress”
“Better Man” – “Forbidden Road”

TELEVISION

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Snubbed
“Shrinking”

Surprise Nominee 
“The Gentlemen”

BEST TV COMEDY ACTOR
Snubbed
Brian Jordan Alvarez, “English Teacher”

Surprise Nominee 
Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside”

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Snubbed
“Presumed Innocent”

Surprise Nominee
“The Day of the Jackal”

BEST TV DRAMA ACTOR
Snubbed
Lee Jung-jae

Surprise Nominee
Billy Bob Thornton, “Landman”

BEST TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Snubbed
Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”

Surprise Nominee
Emma D’Arcy, “House of the Dragon”

BEST TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES ACTOR
Snubbed
Tom Hollander, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”

Surprise Nominee 
Ewan McGregor, “A Gentleman in Moscow”

BEST TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES ACTRESS
Snubbed
Nicole Kidman, “The Perfect Couple”

Surprise Nominee 
Kate Winslet, “The Regime”

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Snubbed
Peter Sarsgaard, “Presumed Innocent”

Surprise Nominee 
Diego Luna, “La Máquina”

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Snubbed
Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building”
Nava Mau, “Baby Reindeer”

Surprise Nominee
Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”
Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”

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