Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have gained Best Original Score at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards for Challengers. They beat out former Yuck frontman Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist), Hans Zimmer (Dune: Half Two), Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robotic), and Camille and Clément Ducol (Emilia Pérez) for the trophy. That is the sixth Golden Globes nomination and third win of their profession.
Reznor and Ross accepted the award from Elton John—who yelled out “YAY!” when the winners’ names have been learn—and Brandi Carlile. Whereas Reznor didn’t converse on the podium, Ross did give a brief speech: “This actually means so much, notably on this particular second. First I’d prefer to thank my finest good friend, my musical accomplice, the good Trent Reznor. The music by no means felt like a secure alternative, but it surely all the time felt like the proper one. I’d prefer to thank the maestro, the visionary director, our good friend Luca Guadagnino… To be trustworthy, we all the time thought we’d get the decision ‘Are you able to simply flip it down a little bit?’ But it surely by no means got here, and right here we’re.”
Earlier within the night, Camille and Clément Ducol gained Greatest Unique Tune for “El Mal” in Emilia Pérez. They gained over Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers’ “Compress/Repress”); Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt (The Final Showgirl’s “Stunning That Approach”); Maren Morris (The Wild Robotic’s “Kiss the Sky”); and Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, and Sacha Skarbek (Higher Man’s “Forbidden Street”).
The 2024 Golden Globe for Best Original Score went to Ludwig Göransson for his work on Oppenheimer. That very same 12 months, Billie Eilish and Finneas gained Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.
