'Shogun' wins big at Golden Globe 2025

"Shogun" - a series about Japan's wartime history - won four Golden Globes in 2025, including the title of Outstanding Drama Series.

The work surpassed critically acclaimed films such as The Day of the Jackal , The Diplomat , Mr and Mrs Smith , Slow Horses and Squid Game to win.

On stage, series co-creator Justin Marks said: "No one expected this to be this successful. It's the result of the overwhelming support from thousands of people who believed in us and supported us throughout." He then thanked the project's voters, cast and multinational production team.

After its release in February 2024, the series became a global sensation, receiving a 99% "fresh" score on the review site. Rotten Tomatoes . The content is inspired by the novel of the same name by writer James Clavell, set before the battle of Sekigahara in 1600, when the supreme ruler died and the heir was too young. Before his death, he entrusted five lords, including Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada The regents established a regency council to rule the country until the heir came of age. On the surface, they served the will and assisted the successor, but in reality, they waited for the opportunity to become Shogun (General) to hold supreme power.

Expert comments Shogun is version Game of Thrones of the East when conveying the spirit of the samurai, showing the complexity of feudal Japanese society. In the 2024 film version, the roles of the Japanese characters are shown in depth, showing the intelligence of the main character, instead of leaning towards the Western perspective like in the 1980 TV version. Previously, the project won 18 categories at the 2024 Emmy season.

The cast of "Shogun" at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. From right: Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawa and Cosmo Jarvis. Photo: AFP

In addition to being honored in one of the most important categories, the film helped Japanese actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano and beauty Anna Sawai first time won the acting category.

The epic's triumph echoed the 1980 original series. At the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1981, the NBC project took home three trophies, including best drama series, best actor for Richard Chamberlain, and best actress for Yoko Shimada.

In the television category, Baby Reindeer won Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Gunning. The project, created and starring Richard Gadd, debuted globally in April 2024 and quickly became a hit on Netflix. The series follows Donny Dunn, a bartender turned comedian. One day, he accidentally meets and strikes up a conversation with Martha, who sends Donny 41,071 emails, 350 hours of voicemail, 744 tweets, 46 Facebook messages, and 106 pages of letters. On one hand, Donny is terrified, but on the other, he enjoys the feeling of being watched.

Hacks The film, which revolves around the relationship between a fading star and a young female writer, also received two awards, including Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Actress - Jean Smart.

In the film category, The Brutalist won Best Picture, Drama and Best Director for a Motion Picture for Brady Corbet. The story of Jewish architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) (played by Toth) and his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) fled Europe after World War II and built a new life in America. Initially, the Toth family had to work hard in poverty, but then Toth met Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), who assigned him to design an architectural project. The film touches on complex themes such as Jewish pain, the dark side of the American dream, and marital breakdown. Previously, Corbet won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy goes to: Emilia Perez directed by Jacques Audiard. The script follows Mexican drug lord Manitas (Sofia Gascón) as she is helped by a lawyer to escape trouble in the underworld and to change gender to become her true self. In addition, the project also won Best International Film, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Zoe Saldaña) and Best Song ( El Mal ).

Flow by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis won the award for Best Animated Feature. The story is about a cat's survival adventure after a great flood. The character accidentally meets and befriends a Labrador dog, a lemur, a capybara and a snake eater. They overcome many difficulties and form a beautiful friendship. Rotten Tomatoes praised the script and animation techniques, and the page AP believes that the crew does not stick to traditional stereotypes or over-personalize characters, bringing authenticity through many details.

In the acting categories, Demi Moore won for the first time after more than 40 years of acting for The Substance , Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Colin Farrell won his third Golden Globe, this time for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in the series. The Penguin . The actor plays the villain Penguin, who rises to seize power in the criminal underworld of Gotham City in the DC Universe.

Actress Jodie Foster received her fifth Golden Globe award for True Detective: Night Country . Part four of the series True Detective The film revolves around female detectives Liz Danver (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) investigating eight missing men at a research station in Alaska. According to experts, the acting of Jodie Foster and Kali Reis creates highlights, taking the audience along the investigation process, revealing the truth.

Golden Globe Awards controlled by Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions (DCP), after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sell all assets, rights and ownership of the program, in June 2023. From the 2024 season, each category will have six films competing for awards, instead of five as before.

Last year, Oppenheimer great victory Golden Globes, including the important award for Best Drama. In the television field, Succession HBO's "The Last of Us" took home four awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.

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