Box office–dominating movie musical Wicked won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, which were presented January 5, in a ceremony broadcasting live on CBS (check local listings) and streaming via Paramount+.

The win was the Broadway adaptation's sole win of the evening, having come up empty handed in the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award, as well as the nominations for leading ladies Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (as Glinda), in the Leading and Featured Performance by a Female Actor categories, respectively. The Box Office Achievement was, arguably, the film's best chances at taking home an honor. The movie, the first of a two-part adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical, has been a box office darling, recently surpassing Mamma Mia! to become the highest-grossing film adapted from a stage musical ever.

Wicked has already been named Best Film of the year by the National Review Board, and is increasingly being seen as a real contender for Best Picture prizes across many film award systems, including the Academy Awards. Those nominations are due January 17.

Also winning from the Broadway world tonight were soon-to-be Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross star Kieran Culkin, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for A Real Pain; and Jean Smart, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Hacks. Baby Reindeer, adapted from Richard Gadd's autobiographical solo stage show, took Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, and its star Jessica Gunning also won Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Television Series.

Additional nominees included Colman Domingo, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Sing Sing; An Enemy of the People's Jeremy Strong, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for The Apprentice; soon-to-be Broadway Othello star Denzel Washington, in the same category for Gladiator II; Jake Gyllenhaal, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama for Presumed Innocent; Eddie Redmayne, in the same category for The Day of the Jackal; Kristen Bell, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Nobody Wants This; Martin Short and Steve Martin, both in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Only Murders in the Building; Cristin Milioti, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for The Penguin; Kevin Kline, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Disclaimer; Ewan Mcgregor, in the same category for A Gentleman in Moscow; Liza Colón-Zayas, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for The Bear; and Allison Janney, in the same category for The Diplomat.

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