The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez and Shōgun scored a big win at the 82nd Golden Globes, the unofficial kickoff to this year’s awards season.

The low-budget epic The Brutalist, a drama that tells the story of a Holocaust survivor turned immigrant architect in the United States, won three awards: Best Film in the Drama category, Best Actor for Adrien Brody and Best Director for the actor-turned-movie-maker Brady Corbet. At the end of his speech, Corbet paid tribute to filmmaker Jeff Baena, who died this week.

Brody, who previously missed a Globe for “The Pianist” before winning the Oscar, called the film “a story about the human capacity for creation.” He said he thought it wouldn’t be another “moment” for him, before saying he hoped the film would inspire those who are immigrants.

The Netflix crime musical Emilia Pérez, the most nominated film of the night, won four awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Female Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña, Original Song and Film Not in English. In his first acceptance speech that evening, Audiard said, “I don’t have any sisters, so maybe that’s why I made a movie about sisterhood. If there were more sisters in the world, maybe it would be a better place.”

Saldaña beat her co-star Selena Gomez and Wicked’s Ariana Grande with her win.

There was also a surprise in the “Drama” category: Brazilian star Fernanda Torres beat Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet with her performance in the fact-based 70s drama “I’m Still Here”. She dedicated the award to her mother, actress Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated at the Globes 25 years ago for her role in Central Station.

Demi Moore won for actress in a musical or comedy for “The Substance,” beating out Cynthia Erivo and Mikey Madison. “I really didn’t expect that!” she said, before adding that she had never won anything before. She told a stirring story about the lack of self-confidence she suffered after being told she was just a “popcorn actress” and not someone who would be taken seriously.

Sebastian Stan lost the award for male actor in a drama, but won the Globe for male actor in a musical or comedy for “A Different Man.” His speech was about the importance of acceptance for people with disabilities. “This wasn’t an easy film,” he said, before saying, “We can’t be afraid or look away.”

After winning a television award at last year’s ceremony, Kieran Culkin was named best supporting male actor for his role in Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy A Real Pain. In his speech, he joked that he was a little drunk after having a tequila shot with Mario Lopez. He won despite competition from his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong and Gladiator II’s Denzel Washington.

The historical epic Shogun dominated the TV drama categories, winning for drama series and also scoring historic wins for male lead. Hiroyuki Sanada, leading actress Anna Sawai and supporting actor Tadanobu Asano. It follows a groundbreaking night at the Emmys, where the show won a record number of awards.

The groundbreaking Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer” picked up two awards for limited series and supporting actress for Jessica Gunning. In his acceptance speech, its creator and star Richard Gadd said the show succeeded because “we need stories that speak to the complicated and difficult nature of our times.”

However, Gadd lost the male limited series actor to Colin Farrell for his role in the Batman spin-off series “The Penguin”. “I am here thanks to the talents of so many people over the years,” he said in his speech. Regarding his changed appearance on the show, Farrell added: “I guess it’s all prosthetics from now on!”

After winning the Emmy for that role, Jodie Foster also won for lead actress in a limited series for “True Detective: Night Country” in a star category that also included Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett. It was her fifth Golden Globe.

“Hacks” was named best comedy series and its lead actor Jean Smart won her second lead role award, beating Kathryn Hahn and Ayo Edebiri, while Jeremy Allen White won lead actor in a comedy for “The Bear.” White, who is currently filming a Bruce Springsteen biopic, was not present.

Latvian adventure film Flow was the surprise winner in the animated film category, beating Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot. The hit papal election thriller “Conclave” won best screenplay, while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won original music for “Challengers.”

While “Wicked” was excluded from the main categories, it was given the award for cinematic achievement and box office, a category created last year and first won by Barbie.

The show’s host, Nikki Glaser, who was nominated for her stand-up special tonight, called it “Ozempic’s biggest night” in her opening monologue. Glaser gained viral fame last year for her heartbreaking post on roasting Tom Brady, but reassured attendees: “I’m not here to roast you tonight.”

However, she has addressed celebrities in general a few times (“You can really do anything except tell the country who to vote for”), the failed Joker sequel, and Timothée Chalamet (“You have the prettiest eyelashes on your upper lip”). while sharing her love for Babygirl (“I gave two fingers up”) and referencing Diddy’s parties.

Glaser is the first solo female host in Globes history, taking on the role a year after comedian and actor Jo Koy received scathing reviews for his performance. She received an enthusiastic response from the room, but lost the award for best TV stand-up comedy to Ali Wong, who took home an award last year for her role in Beef.

Movies nominated that went away empty-handed included “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “A Complete Unknown,” while TV shows that went unrewarded included “Abbott Elementary,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Disclaimer” and ” Mr and Mrs Smith” counted.

Last year’s ceremony was marked by victories for Oppenheimer and Succession. This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 17th.