Golden Globe winning movies you need to add to your watchlist

These are the Golden Globe winning movies you need to add to your watchlist.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards celebrated the best in cinema and television at The Beverly Hilton on 6 January 2025. Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the first awards show of the season where stars and artists were honoured for capturing the hearts of the audience with their best performances. There were several critically acclaimed movies eyeing for the prestigious Golden Award and while all the nominated films and series deserve our appreciation, check out the list of the Golden Globe Awards-winning movies of 2025 and where you can watch them in India.

Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist came out victorious by taking home some of the biggest awards of the night namely Best Film – Drama, Best Male Actor in a Film – Drama, Best Director – film and more. Sadly, the OTT streaming details of The Brutalist for the Indian audience have not been announced yet. On the other hand, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez’s Emilia Pérez took home multiple awards in major categories. The movie was nominated for a whopping 10 awards at the 82nd Golden Globes ceremony. Meanwhile, fans in India were patiently waiting and hoping for Payal Kapadia’s critically acclaimed, All We Imagine As Light, to bring home the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language award. However, it lost the race to Emilia Pérez.

As we get started with the award season for the rest of the year, take a look at the list of all the 2025 Golden Globes award-winning movies and where you can stream them in India.

2025 Golden Globe Awards-winning movies: 7 films to add to your watchlist

Challengers

Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist
Director: Luca Guadagnino
IMDb rating: 7.1
Awards won: Best Original Score, Motion Picture (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)

Synopsis: The movie centres around Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former Tennis prodigy who becomes a coach due to an injury. Her husband, Art Donaldson (Faist) is a tennis champion who needs to revive his failing career. He enters a low-level competition and comes face-to-face with Patrick Zweig (O’Connor) who also happens to be Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.

Watch Challengers on Amazon Prime Video

Emilia Pérez

Cast: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz
Director: Jacques Audiard
IMDb rating: 6.8
Awards won: Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy, Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Zoe Saldaña), Best Original Song, Motion Picture (El Mal)

Synopsis: The Spanish-language musical crime comedy follows Juan, a formidable Mexican cartel leader who wants to transition into a woman and start a new life as Emilia Perez. He enlists an underrated lawyer Rita Mora Castro (Zoe Saldaña). The movie perfectly blends humour with crime drama and explores the themes of identity and transformation.

The Substance

Cast: Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid and Margaret Qualley
Director: Coralie Fargeat
IMDb rating: 7.4
Awards won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Demi Moore)

Synopsis: The film centres around Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), an ageing actress and fitness guru. She gets kicked out of her television show due to her age. She resorts to the black market for a drug known as ‘The Substance’ to create a younger version of herself named Sue. While Sue gains popularity, Elisabeth struggles with her identity and being overshadowed by herself.

Wicked

Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey
Director: Jon M. Chu
IMDb rating: 7.8
Awards won: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Synopsis: The musical fantasy film is set in the Land of Oz before Dorothy’s arrival. It follows Elphaba’s early life and magical abilities which help her get admitted into the Shiz University. She forms an unexpected bond with Glinda as they uncover the hidden truths of the Wizard of Oz.

Flow

Cast: Gints Zilbalodis and Matiss Kaza
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
IMDb rating: 7.9
Awards won: Best Motion Picture – Animated

Synopsis: The animated film follows a solitary black cat in a post-apocalyptic world after a great flood. The cat comes across many animals like a Labrador, lemur, secretary bird and more. The movie explores the themes of survival, adaptation and cooperation in hard environments. The movie is devoid of dialogue and heavily relies on its storytelling through immersive visuals.

Watch Flow on Apple TV

I’m Still Here

Cast: Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro and Selton Mello
Director: Walter Salles
IMDb rating: 8.9
Awards won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (Fernanda Torres)

Synopsis: The Brazilian political biographical drama is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir. The movie follows the true story set in the 1970s military dictatorship in Brazil. It follows the journey of Eunice Paiva who is compelled to investigate the disappearance of her husband, a dissident politician Rubens Paiva. While she seeks justice, she needs to look after her five children.

Conclave

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow
Director: Edward Berger
IMDb rating: 7.4
Awards won: Best Screenplay – film

Synopsis: After the Pope’s sudden death, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence is tasked with organising a papal conclave. While he fulfils his duties, he comes across various secrets, dark truths and scandals among the cardinals. The movie maintains its enigmatic narrative and explores the themes of faith, power within the Vatican and suspense.

Watch Conclave on Apple TV

(Hero image: Courtesy Emilia Pérez, Challengers and Conclave/ IMDb; Feature image: Courtesy Emilia Pérez/ IMDb)