Golden Globes Set to Spark 2025 Awards Season

The Golden Globes ceremony will inaugurate Hollywood's 2025 awards season this Sunday. Stars like Timothee Chalamet and Selena Gomez vie for top honors. Meanwhile, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt conclude their divorce settlement, and China's box office faces a 23% revenue drop amid industry challenges.

The stage is set for a glitzy commencement as Hollywood gears up for the 2025 awards season with the Golden Globes ceremony kicking off this Sunday. Films such as 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' will be contending for coveted accolades, setting the course towards the Oscars. Celebrities like Timothee Chalamet and Selena Gomez are poised for competitive performances, hoping to take home trophies at the star-studded event hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.

In a development on the celebrity front, actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a resolution in their eight-year-long divorce saga. The contentious split, widely publicized and discussed by tabloids, has now come to an official close, as confirmed by Jolie's lawyer to Reuters.

On the global cinema stage, China's box office figures have shown a significant slump, with revenue dropping by almost a quarter, highlighting the ongoing struggles within the industry to recover post-pandemic. The total revenue of 42.502 billion yuan indicates a steep decline, further challenging the domestic film sector.

(With inputs from agencies.)