Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard's feminist musical odyssey, won four Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5 in Beverly Hills: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Best Supporting Actress for Zoé Saldaña, and Best Original Song ("El Mal") for Camille and Clément Ducol.
The film was competing for a staggering 10 Golden Globes – awards presented each year by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and often a foretaste of the Oscars – with nominations for: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Karla Sofia Gascon), Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture (Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana), Best Screenplay – Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Best Original Score – Motion Picture, and Best Original Song – Motion Picture (the tracks El Mal and Mi Camino).
Jacques Audiard dedicated his Globe for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language “to all those who feel worried today, as an exhortation to keep their heads held high, to keep fighting and hoping for better days.”
The French co-production Flow (Sacrebleu Productions) received the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Animated.
It is also worth noting that Demi Moore, the star of The Substance, by French director Coralie Fargeat, won the Golden Globe Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Emilia Pérez, which had already won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival and five during the 37th European Film Awards, is largely distributed internationally by Netflix, and is currently pre-selected in five categories at the 2025 Oscars, including Best International Feature Film. The final selections will be announced on January 17
A French film (Anatomy of a Fall) garnered the Gloden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language last year, but prior to that, we have to go back to 2011, with The Artist, for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy awarded to a French title.
