Pamela Anderson has had an emotional reaction to landing her first-ever Golden Globe nomination for The Last Showgirl.
The Baywatch star, 57, who has landed rave reviews for her portrayal of a faded Las Vegas showgirl in the film, has been nominated in the Best Actress – Drama category.
Sharing an inspiring message to People, she said: ‘I share this beautiful nomination with The Last Showgirl Family, my family, and my hard working companions on this interesting journey.
‘It is never too late to dream, to start again, to stay open to possibilities — we are not all so lucky.
‘I wish everyone my love and thanks while I navigate this new exciting chapter.’
The star joined a host of stars over 50 who landed nominations with Demi Moore, 62, recognized for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for The Substance, Nicole Kidman, 57, for Best Actress-Drama for Babygirl and Isabella Rossellini, 72, for Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy for Conclave.
Pamela Anderson has had an emotional reaction to landing her first-ever Golden Globe nomination for The Last Showgirl
The Baywatch star, 57, who has landed rave reviews for her portrayal of a faded Las Vegas showgirl in the film, has been nominated in the Best Actress – Drama category
The star debuted bold bangs as she attended a SAG-AFTRA special screening of The Last Showgirl on Sunday
Anderson stars as Shelly, a glamorous aging showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
The Last Showgirl, which was initially released on September 6, also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song and Jason Schwartzman.
The film will be given a limited LA release on December 13 as an awards-qualifying run and premiere nationwide on January 10 2025.
Anderson has ignited speculation she will land a Best Actress Oscar nomination for the role with Curtis’ performance lauded as a ‘force of nature’ by Variety critic Peter Debruge.
ᴅᴇᴀᴅline’s Pete Hammond said: ‘Anderson is remarkable in this role, which fits her own natural optimism but also gives her the chance to play her emotions laid bare. She will break your heart.
‘I have always thought she was an underrated comedic actress, based especially on her short-lived 2005 sitcom Stacked, but the dramatic chops have not been there before, certainly not on this scale. And she is all-in here. Curtis steals every scene she has with wicked wit.’
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 81% of 52 critics’ reviews as positive.
Anderson last starred on screen in the 2017 film adaptation of Baywatch, briefly reprising her iconic role of CJ Parker.
‘It is never too late to dream, to start again, to stay open to possibilities — we are not all so lucky’ – pictured last week
Once Anderson got her hands on Kate Gersten’s script, she said she was instantly drawn to the character, who takes her art form very seriously despite everyone reducing her to a Sєxual object.
‘I’ve never read a script that I responded to like that before — no one was sending me anything like this,’ she said. ‘I read it and I thought, I have to do this. It’s life or death. It’s really important.’
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At the movie’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September, she said she’s ‘been getting ready my whole life for this role.’
‘Having a beautiful, messy life is something incredible to draw from, and sometimes I’ll look back on my life and think, I could have done this differently, but you need the life experience to be able to look back and say those things,’ she said.
‘I do love the craft of acting and I have taken a lot of private lessons and, finally, I felt like this is an opportunity for me to put that into practice,’ she added.
Anderson added that she was able to have ‘a thousand percent focus’ on the project since she’s single and her two sons are grown.
Anderson is pictured with writer Kate Gersten, Brenda Song and director Gia Coppola last month
‘I have nothing to lose. And what if this is the last movie I ever do, or the only movie I ever do?’
She said she took the role as a chance to ‘see what I’m made of.’
‘I knew I was capable of more than I’d done in the past, and I kind of had given up and went home and thought, “Oh well, it’s too bad. I screwed up.” I didn’t work hard enough or people just see me a certain way because I fell into the trappings,’ she said.
‘I want to be defined by what I do and not what has been done to me.’
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 NOMINEES
FILM
Best Film – Drama
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune: Part Two
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Best Non-English Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Best Animated Film
Flow
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
ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Paul Mescal, Gladiator II
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
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Actor – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Zendaya, Challengers
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Queer
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
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
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
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
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Best Original Song
Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress, Challengers
El Mal, Emilia Pérez
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
Dune: Part Two
TV
Best TV Series – Drama
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Squid Game
Slow Horses
The Day of the Jackal
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Kaya Scodelario and Theo James, The Gentlemen
Best Limited TV Series
Baby Reindeer
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
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
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
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
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
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
Best TV Actress – Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
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
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
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actress – TV
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best Supporting Actor – TV
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
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
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
