Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster were spotted having an intense conversation during the 2025 Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Sunday.
Kidman, 57, could be seen grasping Jodie’s arms as the 62-year-old Silence Of The Lambs star leaned close to her.
The chat, which occurred the same night that Jodie won her fifth Golden Globe, puzzled fans on social media after the New York Times’ awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan shared video of the strange interaction on X (formerly Twitter).
‘Nicole Kidman is *locking in* to this intense conversation with Jodie Foster during the Golden Globes commercial break,’ he captioned the clip, which appeared to have been shot from a video screen located inside the Beverly Hilton hotel, where comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the film and television awards show.
To get a better understanding of the leading ladies’ fascinating dynamics, DailyMail.com checked in with body language expert Judi James for context.
According to James, Kidman and Foster’s conversation showed significant ‘signals of friendship’ based on their expressions and physical contact.
Nicole Kidman, 57, and Jodie Foster, 62, perplexed fans when they were seen having an intense conversation in a clip shared to X on Sunday from the 2025 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills
But body language expert Judi James shared her take on the shockingly intense discussing with DailyMail.com
However, she noted that there seemed to be ‘something rather fierce and intense about their body language during their brief conversation.’
James explained that Foster might be ‘accused of invading [Kidman’s] social space’ because of how aggressively she leaned over the Eyes Wide Shut actress, who was seated while Foster stood.
‘[Foster is] combining the proximity with strong eye contact too, which, if it weren’t a ritual between friends, as this seems to be, could suggest dominance or even conflict,’ she said.
Kidman appeared to return the intensity by matching Foster’s gaze and holding on to her upper arm, which seemed to indicate they were talking about an intense subject, due to the actresses’ ‘small shaking movements,’ which seemed ‘to be emphasizing their words to each other.’
Toward the end of the clip, Foster stands upright and appears to be ready to end the conversation and step away, but Kidman doesn’t break eye contact and seems to hold onto her hand as she continues talking.
‘Nicole actually seems to prolong the conversation, seeming to want to insist on her answer to whatever it was Jodie asked,’ James clarified.
The body language expert also explained what it was about the conversation that so fascinated social media users.
‘It’s the contrast in branding and style that makes this ritual look odd though,’ James clarified. ‘Jodie is known for her tough interrogative roles, but Nicole has a much more ethereal, wafting, elegant vibe, making this intense, looming approach over her look like a mismatch of body language styles.’
According to James, Kidman and Foster’s conversation showed significant ‘signals of friendship’ based on their expressions and contact. But there was ‘something rather fierce and intense’ about their connection
Foster appeared to ‘invade’ Kidman’s space by leaning over her, which suggested ‘dominance, but Kidman returned the eye contact to suggest that they were on equal footing
When Foster stood up, Kidman kept talking. ‘Nicole actually seems to prolong the conversation, seeming to want to insist on her answer to whatever it was Jodie asked,’ James clarified
James said it was the ‘contrast’ in speaking styles that fascinated fans. ‘Jodie is known for her tough interrogative roles, but Nicole has a much more ethereal, wafting, elegant vibe, making this intense, looming approach … look like a mismatch of body language styles’
Foster won best TV actress for True Detective: Night Country, marking her fifth Golden Globe. Nicole was nominated for best actress — drama for Babygirl but lost out to Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres who starred in I’m Still Here
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Film – Drama: The Brutalist
Best Film – Musical or Comedy: Emilia Pérez
Best Non-English Language Film: Emilia Pérez
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Actor – Drama: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Best Actress – Drama: Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement: Wicked
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Emilia Perez led the way on the film side with four awards including Best Film – Musical or Comedy
So far, the stars haven’t clarified what it was they were discussing in the audience.
Foster won for another of her ‘tough interrogative roles’ for True Detective: Night Country, which was the fourth season of the hit HBO mystery series and the first to not feature creator Nic Pizzolatto as showrunner.
Kidman was also nominated in the best actress in a drama category for her lead role in the buzzy erotic film Babygirl, though she lost out to a surprise winner, the Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres who starred in I’m Still Here.
Zoe Saldaña led Emilia Perez to top honors, while Demi Moore became a first-time winner at 62 at the Golden Globes 2025 on Sunday night, where Shōgun and The Brutalist were also big winners.
Zoe, 46, earned Best Supporting Actress — Musical or Comedy early in the night, before the Netflix film earned the top prize, Best Film — Musical or Comedy on a night which featured a star-studded red carpet that took place at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
Demi sent a powerful message during her emotional acceptance speech as she earned Best Actress in Musical or Comedy for The Substance.
When it came to the film drama categories, it was The Brutalist which earned top prize Best Film — Drama, as well as a Best Actor — Drama gong for Adrien Brody.
In television, it was Shōgun that swept the drama categories, including Best TV Series and individual honors for Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada and Tadanobu Asano.
Zoe Saldaña led Emilia Perez to top honors while Demi Moore became a first time winner at 62 at the Golden Globes 2025 on Sunday night where Shōgun and The Brutalist were also big winners
When it came to the film drama categories it was The Brutalist which earned top prize Best Film – Drama and a Best Actor – Drama gong for Adrien Brody
When it came to television, it was Shōgun which swept the drama categories including Best TV Series and individual honors for Anna Sawai (second from left), Hiroyuki Sanada (second from right), and Tadanobu Asano (right)
However, the most shocking moment certainly came when Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres triumphed over A-listers Angelina Jolie , Nicole Kidman, and Pamela Anderson in the Best Actress – Drama for I’m Still Here
However, the most shocking moment certainly came when Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres triumphed over A-listers Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, and Pamela Anderson in the Best Actress — Drama category for I’m Still Here.
Emilia Perez earned the most awards of the night with four but truly had it’s crowning moment at the end of the night film earned Best Film – Musical or Comedy over Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance, and Wicked.
Emilia Perez actress Karla Sofía Gascón — who is a trans woman — gave a powerful speech to conclude the event as she said: ‘Thank you so much. I chose these colors tonight because I have a message. The light always wins over darkness.
‘I have a lot of things to say to you, because you can maybe put us in jail, you can beat us up, but you never can take away our soul, our existence, our identity,’ she said. ‘I want to say to you, raise your voice. And say, I am who I am. Not who you are. Thank you so much.’
In Emilia Perez, Zoe plays Rita Mora Castro, who is a lawyer, as the film is centered around four remarkable women pursuing their individual happiness in Mexico.
Cartel leader Emilia (played by Gascón) enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards kicked off in fine form as Zoe upset Ariana Grande to take home the first award of the night.
The 46-year-old actress was emotional as she earned Best Supporting Female Actor for her work in Emilia Perez.
Emilia Perez had it’s crowning moment at the end of the night as the film earned Best Film – Musical or Comedy over Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, The Substance, and Wicked as star Karla Sofia Gascon can be seen accepting the honor
Leading actress Karla Sofia Gascon – who is a trans woman – gave a powerful speech to conclude the event as she said: ‘Thank you so much. I chose these colors tonight because I have a message. The light always wins over darkness
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards kicked off in fine form as Zoe Saldaña upset Ariana Grande to take home the first award of the night
In Emilia Perez, Zoe (pictured left) plays Rita Mora Castro who is a lawyer as the film is centered around four remarkable women pursuing their individual happiness in Mexico; she is shown alongside Karla Sofia Gascon
Demi Moore was left shocked as she earned Best Actress in Musical or Comedy for The Substance at the Golden Globes 2025
She triumphed over an impressive field that included the aforementioned Ariana Grande for Wicked, in addition to Selena Gomez for Emilia Pérez, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Margaret Qualley for The Substance and Isabella Rossellini for Conclave.
Meanwhile, Demi was left shocked as she won Best Actress in Musical or Comedy for The Substance.
The 62-year-old star gave a riveting speech about the journey it took her to get to this crowning achievement.
She won over an impressive field including: Amy Adams for Nightbitch, Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez, Mikey Madison for Anora and Zendaya for Challengers.
Demi began her acceptance speech by saying: ‘Oh, wow! I really wasn’t expecting that. I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been doing this a long time, like, over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor. And I am just so humbled and so grateful.
’30 years ago I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress, and at that time I made that mean that this is not something I was allowed to have. That I could do movies that were successful and made a lot of money, but that I couldn’t be acknowledged, and I bought in and I believed that. That corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete, maybe I had done what I was supposed to do.’
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 WINNERS
FILM
Best Film – Drama
The Brutalist – WINNER
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Emilia Perez earned top honor Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Best Non-English Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Best Animated Film
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked – WINNER
The Wild Robot
Best Actress – Drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Actor – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Adrien Brody was recognized in the Best Actor – Drama category for The Brutalist
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance – WINNER
Zendaya, Challengers
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Zoe Saldana was crowned Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy for Emilia Perez
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist – WINNER
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best screenplay
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave – WINNER
Best Original Song
Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress, Challengers
El Mal, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Forbidden Road, Better Man
Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez
Best Original Film Score
Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers – WINNER
Dune: Part Two
TV
Best TV Series – Drama
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun – WINNER
Squid Game
Slow Horses
The Day of the Jackal
Shōgun was the most honored television series with four including coveted Best TV Series – Drama
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks – WINNER
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Best Limited TV Series
Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Best TV Actress – Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun – WINNER
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best TV Actor – Drama
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun – WINNER
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman (Paramount+)
Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Jean Smart earned Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical for Hacks
Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
Best TV Actress – Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country – WINNER
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best TV Actor – Limited Series
Colin Farrell, The Penguin – WINNER
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best Supporting Actress – TV
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Gunning took home Best Supporting Actress – TV for her incredible work on Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actor – TV
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun – WINNER
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ali Wong, Single Lady – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
Ali Wong beat out Nikki Glaser for Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance