Are Golden Globe and Oscar the same?

No, the Golden Globe Awards are awards for excellence in international film and television while The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry.

What is the difference between the Golden Globes and the Oscars?

Golden Globes Awards: The Golden Globe to honour artists and professionals and their work is normally held every January. It has been a major part of the film industry’s awards season, which concludes each year with the Academy Awards. Providing annual award ceremony started since 1944.

Golden Globes are eligible for consideration from January 1 to December 31. The ceremony was untelevised in 1969–1972, 1979, and 2022 but the 2008 ceremony was canceled due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.

The Golden Globe Foundation, an organization representing international journalists who report on the American entertainment industry, currently presents The Golden Globes.

Golden Globe Foundation used revenue from the ceremony to fund entertainment-related charities and scholarships, such as the Young Artist Awards.

This year, the Brutalist, a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, won big at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The awards honoured the best of both television and film from the past year.

The 2025 Golden Globes aired live on CBS.

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“The Brutalist earned seven nominations. Adrien Brody has taken home his first Golden Globe for his leading role. Brady Corbet, also a co-writer of the film, earned a best director win. The movie ultimately claimed the title of best drama motion picture.

Emilia Pérez, a 2024 Spanish-language French musical crime comedy film written and directed by Jacques Audiard, earned 10 nominations in categories ranging from acting, directing, writing and music.

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldañ earned acting nods while Jacques Audiard was recognised for songwriting, directing and screenplay writing. The film earned Best Comedy or musical and Best Original Song.

 Saldaña, who is Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, also took home the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy.

Oscars: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents awards annually for recognition of excellence. The recognition of excellence is assessed by the Academy’s voting membership. The Oscars are considered widely to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry.

The award categories are presented during a live telecast in February or March.

The first Academy Awards were held in 1929 while the second ceremony in 1930 was broadcast by radio, but the television first telecasted in 1953.

It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards–the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theatre, and the Grammy Awards for music.