Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won Best Original Music at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards challenger. They beat former Yuck frontman Daniel Blumberg (The brutalist), Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two), Volker Bertelmann (conclave), Kris Bowers (The wild robot) and Camille and Clément Ducol (Emilia Perez) for the trophy. This is the sixth Golden Globes nomination and third win of her career.

Reznor and Ross accepted the award from Elton John – who shouted “YAY!” as the names of the winners were read out – and Brandi Carlile. While Reznor did not speak at the podium, Ross gave a short speech: “This really means a lot, especially in this special moment. First, I would like to thank my best friend and musical partner, the amazing Trent Reznor. The music never felt like a safe choice, but it always felt like the right one. I want to thank the maestro, the visionary director, our friend Luca Guadagnino… To be honest, we always thought we would get the call: “Can you just turn it down a little?” But it never came, and here we are. “

Earlier in the evening, Camille and Clément Ducol won the award for best original song for “El Mal.” Emilia Perez. They won against Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (challenger‘ “Compress/Suppress”); Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt (The Last Showgirlis “Beautiful That Way”); Maren Morris (The wild robot“Kiss the Sky”); and Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek (Better manis “Forbidden Street”).

The 2024 Golden Globe for Best Original Music went to Ludwig Göransson for his work Oppenheimer. That same year, Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” Barbie.

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