Anorajust went winless at the Golden Globes, losing all five categories it was nominated for. Sean Baker’s buzzy coming-of-age sex drama has been a favorite of pundits, critics, and voting bodies throughout awards season. The love forAnoraseemingly positioned it as a major contender fornominations in all 2025 Oscars categoriesthat it could realistically be considered for. The appreciation for the film continued with the 2025 Golden Globes nominations, as the film secured five nominations, which was among the most for any single movie.Anorawas expected to win at least one Golden Globe then.
The2025 Golden Globes winnersdelivered plenty of surprises, and the performance ofAnorawas among the biggest. The film was shut out from the Nikki Glaser-hosted ceremony despite contending in significant categories like Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Director, and Best Actress - Musical or Comedy. The timing of this performance is notable.Although some believe that theGolden Globes don’t matter for the Oscars, the narrative shifts that came atAnora’s expense are notable, whether it’s doom and gloom or an aberration.Anora’s Oscar chances are now up for debate.
Why Anora Didn’t Win Any Golden Globes After Five Nominations
Anora Lost In Categories It Was Expected To Win
The Golden Globes can be a bit tricky to predict at times, as the voting body greatly differs from the Academy Awards. However,Anorawas still thought to be a major contender. The film had Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress - Musical or Comedy nominations. The film was widely predicted to bring Mikey Madison a Best Actress Golden Globes win, while it was viewed asEmilia Pérez’s biggest threat in Best Motion Picture.
What The Golden Globes 2025 Winners Mean For The Oscars
The 2025 Golden Globes winners have all been revealed, and each winner - and loser - impacts the state of the 2025 Oscars race in various categories.
Instead ofAnorawinning one or two Golden Globes, the ceremony ended with everyone involved with the film going home empty-handed.Emilia Pérezbeat it in Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy on the back of its ten nominations. Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) beat Sean Baker for Best Director as the winner often matches with Best Motion Picture - Drama. Yura Borislov lost Best Supporting Actor to currentOscars frontrunner Kieran Culkin(A Real Pain), andConclavewon Best Screenplay. Those losses were more expected on some levels forAnora.
It was Demi Moore’s Best Actress win forThe Substancethat stunned, leaving Madison without a win, too. Although the Globes have a history of honoring bigger names like Moore, she was still thought to be more in the middle of the pack of the Best Actress category. Madison has been a force throughout the awards season leading up to the Globes, so there was an expectation that this trend would continue and she’d be the one accepting the award. Instead, the2025 Golden Globes surprisedmost with Demi Moore’s win.
Anora’s Poor Performance At The Golden Globes Should Not Hurt Its Oscar Nomination Odds
Anora Should Still Be Widely Recognized By The Oscars
Anorawas an expected major Oscars contender heading into the Golden Globes, and that has not changed despite its surprise shutout. Sean Baker’s movie is still certainly in the running to add several more nominations to its résumé on January 17 when the results of the Academy Awards voting process are unveiled. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing are some of the categories thatAnorais expected to be represented in, while Best Supporting Actor is another it could gain recognition.
Even thoughAnoradid not win a single Golden Globe, it’s number of nominations was still impressive.It was tied withThe Substancefor the fourth most Golden Globes nominationson the movie side, falling only behindEmilia Pérez(10),The Brutalist(7), andConclave(6). Considering those are also some of the strongest Oscar contenders,Anorais still in good company when it comes to getting nominated by Academy voters. The question now becomes whether it will also not win any Oscars and watchEmilia Pérez,The Brutalist,Concalve, andThe Substancekeep winning instead.
Mikey Madison’s Oscar Chances Are Hurt The Most By The Golden Globe Winners
The Golden Globes Paved The Way For Demi Moore To Win An Oscar
If there was one win thatAnorawishes it had at the Golden Globes the most, it’s probably Best Actress - Musical or Comedy. Mikey Madison has been the presumed favorite to win for a while now, and she has several other notable wins to back up that belief. However, losing to Demi Moore at the Golden Globes opens the door for the Oscars to follow suit.
Demi Moore Can Absolutely Win The 2025 Best Actress Oscar Now
Demi Moore just won a Golden Globe for The Substance, and it means she can absolutely win the 2025 Oscar for Best Actress in the coming weeks.
Demi Moore is an established Hollywood star who is having a major comeback withThe Substance. After how her early career played out and the emotion displayed in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, momentum is shifting in Moore’s favor. That’s a big blow forMikey Madison’s Oscars odds. She’s still the odds-on favorite to win, buthistorically, the Academy does not tend to award first-time nominees as young as Madisonwith a golden statue. Someone with a longer track record and better narrative can often win, which puts Demi Moore in a great spot to win Best Actress.
If Madison had beaten Moore and others, she would have further cemented that the Best Actress 2025 Oscar is hers to lose
This does not mean that Mikey Madison won’t win the Oscar. The roadmap for it happening is just different now. The Golden Globes were a chance for her to secure her frontrunner status - much like Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña did in the supporting categories. If Madison had beaten Moore and others, she would have further cemented that theBest Actress 2025 Oscaris hers to lose. Now, Moore is a clear contender to win, and Madison will need to hold her off in other upcoming awards shows to win the Oscar.
What Anora’s Golden Globes Losses Mean For The Oscars & Best Picture
History Is Not On Anora’s Side In Best Picture - But It’s Not Impossible
Anora’s Golden Globes performance is not enough to deem the film out of competition in major Oscars categories.With the favorAnorashould get in the preferential ballot for Best Picture and Mikey Madison’s chance to win Best Actress, there’s still a very real chance that the film will win a few Academy Awards on July 27, 2025.However, it is worth noting that history is not on the film’s side in Best Picture after not winning a single Golden Globe.
There have only been seven times in history that the Best Picture Oscar-winning film did not win a Golden Globe award. In other words,74 out of 81 Best Picture winners won at least one Golden Globein the years since the Globes started. The films that won Best Picture without any Golden Globes wins areCasablanca,The Sting,The Godfather Part II,Crash,The Hurt Locker,Spotlight, andCODA. That’s terrible news forAnora, even though the movies that managed to be exceptions vary from the best films of all time to the most controversial Best Picture winners.
Neon hopes thatAnoracan join this unique club even though these other films are not accurate comps for where Sean Baker’s film stands this awards season.CODAmay have won Best Picture just three years ago, but it was a late bloomer instead of a season-long frontrunner likeAnora. I still feel comfortable thinking thatAnorais the most likely film to be the2025 Oscars Best Picture winner. But, that’s less of a certainty now than it was before the Golden Globes.
