13 Biggest Golden Globe Snubs of 2025, Ranked from Least to Most Surprising

FX’s new comedy English Teacher captured many hearts and minds this year, including those of Cosmopolitan entertainment editor Tamara Fuentes, who bemoaned the snub: “The show has managed to successfully talk about poignant topics in the school system in a unique and funny way that also has a lot of heart behind it,” Tamara raves. “With an impressive ensemble and standout performances from even their guest stars like Jenn Lyon, Andrene Ward-Hammond, and Romy Mars, this soon-to-be Emmy darling will have the Golden Globes mad that they didn’t see its star power first.”

Lily Gladstone’s absence from the Best Supporting Actress in Television category is surprising given all the accolades they’ve received for Under the Bridge (a phenomenal performance, btw). That said, it seems like their lack of nomination was just another casualty of the Golden Globes’ narrow Supporting categories, which combine all genres of television and limited series.

Saoirse Ronan has been booked and busy this year with not one but two award-buzzy performances, one in Blitz, the other in The Outrun.

Wicked earned four nominations, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, but it failed to nab a Best Director nom for John M. Chu. Maybe he’ll have better luck with Wicked Part 2.

The Abbott Elementary ensemble cast is really too good just to single out one snub, but Tyler James Williams’ absence is especially egregious when you think about how he smoothly navigated Gregory’s deadpan goofiness while also making him the best love interest on television. Award-worthy work!!

Dune: Part Two being nominated for Best Picture and Best Score, but not Best Director, Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet was nominated for A Complete Unknown instead), or Best Supporting Actress (for either Zendaya or Rebecca Ferguson) has fans scratching their heads. I guess just like Wicked, Dune: Part Two made itself.

Danielle Deadwyler’s absence on the nominations list isn’t too surprising when you consider the Golden Globes’ history of undervaluing non-white performers and Netflix’s unusual rollout of the film, but it’s still disappointing. Danielle would have been nominated in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, which could explain her snub as the category, which covers all genres, is notoriously stacked.

The Piano Lesson, the latest film based on the works of August Wilson, was snubbed entirely.

English actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste might not be a household name in the United States yet, but her work, specifically with writer-director Mike Leigh, is legendary. Her performance in Hard Truths has already won her awards, including a British Independent Film Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.

Zendaya earned a nomination for her work in Challengers, but her “little white boys” unfortunately did not. Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist were both snubbed. The two were submitted in the Supporting Actor category, which I can only imagine was meant to be part of an awards strategy that has, so far, failed spectacularly for the two male actors.

Mike and Josh weren’t the only ones snubbed from Challengers. Justin Kuritzkes’ screenplay also failed to get a nod. In the end, the film still earned four nominations overall, including one for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy.

Gladiator II was only nominated for two awards—one for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and one for Denzel Washington’s supporting performance (deserved!). It’s not entirely shocking given the film’s lukewarm reception from critics, but the lack of love for Paul Mescal is still pretty surprising. He and his thighs worked too hard to be snubbed like this!

After his triumphant win for his supporting performance at the Gotham Awards, Sing Sing cowriter and breakout star Clarence Maclin seemed to be headed straight for the Oscars. So his absence from the these nominations is definitely eyebrow-raising. That said, I wouldn’t worry about what this means for Clarence’s awards season future. The Golden Globes aren’t necessarily the Oscar indicators they once were.