It’s that time once again, pop culture imbibers, for the best 2025 movies and TV shows to earn further lauding with the Golden Globes. Thus, the time has also come for everyone to pretend that I’m pulling off the most impressive, well-choreographed (and also imaginative) opening number to this year’s Golden Globes live blog. You’ll be talking about it for days, no doubt, while also praising this years nominees who went home winners. (Here’s hoping the presenter segments aren’t as awkward as last year, though.)
Before Nikki Glaser takes the stage as the host of the ceremony, there’s all the red carpet fashion to behold, which I’m also bringing my outspokenly unprofessional opinion to. E!’s carpet coverage kicks off at 6:00 p.m. ET, while CBS’ pre-show launches an hour ahead of awards time proper, at 7:00 p.m. ET, and is also available to stream via Paramount+ subscription.
So let's hop aboard CinemaBlend's Live-Blog Express (working title) for a night of snazzy suits, dazzling dresses, emotional speeches, and an award or two every so often.
Welcome, Get Comfy And Take Some Polls
Welcome, one and all, to my 2026 Golden Globes live blog. Given that the fun has yet to begin, let's get everyone's opinions for the four most prestigious awards of the night. First, the more light-hearted fare.
I'm gonna have to go with Hacks there, if history has anything to say about it.
I love how much of a toss-up this is between Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another. And if Bugonia flies in for a surprise win, I wouldn't be so shocked.
Best Drama Polls
Now let's measure everyone's tastes for the more serious entries up for this year's biggest awards. First up, TV.
Is it too early to place all bets on The Pitt sweeping the drama categories?
Once again, the movie category is a stumper. I'll go with Big Willy Stylez and say Hamnet will get the win.
Red Carpet Fashion
Hudson Williams' Heated Carpet Look
No rivalries here, just Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams rocking a white Armani suit with several buttons left astray. The fact that he also supplied a heel kick to show off his red-bottomed Louboutins is icing on the cake. Oh, and the Russian accent was like...sprinkles and candy pieces atop the icing.
Janelle James' Sheer Orange Dress And More A+ Color Pops
Abbott Elementary's Janelle James plays a character who often plays up her fashion and style as bigger strengths than her administrative skills. I dunno if the actress herself could pull off being a real-life principal, but she definitely looks as fab as Ava ever could in this orange LaQuan Smith dress. (She noted she wanted to wear a Black designer's work.)
I'm admittedly not sure yet who's behind Leighton Meester's look seen above, but I am loving any and all bright pops of color like her yellow dress-topper.
Adam Scott, known for wearing a distinct blue suit on Severance, is on the red carpet in a vibrant red suit that absolutely stands out in the crowd.
Tessa Thompson is in golden goddess mode in her dress, and would totally match the award if she managed to win out for Best Actress for her role in Hedda.
The Running Man Co-Stars Glen Powell And Colman Domingo Are Looking Stylish
Glen Powell managed to snag a +2 for his invite so that he could bring his mom and dad to the show. (He noted voted missed out by snubbing his mom for a nomination, given her cameo in Chad Powers Season 1.) I'm assuming she didn't dress him in his comfortable-looking striped blue suit, though.
Meanwhile, Powell's The Running Man co-star Colman Domingo is rocking a Valentino suit with Boucheron jewels across the left-hand side to resemble a gorgeous, expensive AF garden with ivy rising up.
Teyana Taylor's Bejeweled Butt-Crack Bow Is Wowzers
Teyana Taylor is wearing a wild black dress from Schiaparelli that shows off all kinds of skin, while also drawing everyone's eyeballs to the bejeweled bow in the cutout on her backside. It's not a look I could pull off, but I also couldn't have pulled off her performance in One Battle After Another. I think there's a pattern brewing.
I Hope Julia Roberts' Necklace And Ring Are Actually Flasks
Julia Roberts seems to always look like she's making a red carpet appearance, and her 2026 Globes choices do not stray from that trend. But I mean, Roberts' eye-catching necklace and ring jewels are just so big and bulbous that I hope they're both actually just flasks that she takes nips from throughout the evening. Extra points if it's actually mushroom tea and not just booze...in this hypothetical situation that isn't based on reality.
Chase Infiniti's Dress Could Be A Chase Infinity Mirror
One Battle After Another's female stars are winning the red carpet tonight, clearly, with Chase Infiniti resembling the fanciest chandelier I've ever seen, with mirrored glass set between the myriad sparkly jewels. She could get hired to spin from the ceiling during parties with strobe lights. I would be so afraid to get any part of that dress caught on...well, anything.
The Golden Globes Ceremony
Nikki Glaser's Opening Monologue Hits Highs And Lows
Donning a lovely red dress that showed off cleavage and thigh without distracting from all the jewelry on her wrist and fingers, and from all the barbs she threw out. Such as talking about L.A. "where no TV has been made for the past six years," asking George Clooney the once-in-a-lifetime question about what to do about her watery Nespresso. I did actually adore the joke about The Rock being lucky because The Paper isn't nominated. Because rock, paper, scissors jokes are never made on such a big stage.
Here are a few other highlights-ish moments.
- "And by A-listers I do mean people on A list that has been heavily redacted. And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to: The Justice Department."
- About The Rock and Kevin Hart: "You guys are like Steve Martin and Martin Short for fans under 50 IQ."
- "Fun fact: Hamnet was actually the original name for Spanx."
- "Sinners single-handedly saved Warner Bros. For about a month, but still."
She took loving shots at Sean Penn - "What if I slowly morph into a sexy leather handbag?" - and White Lotus, saying the latter had TV's first incest storyline "since Property Brothers Season All of Them." And let's not forget her spot-on comment about Leonardo DiCaprio.
Not too bad. Somewhat tamer than expected, but also started off by taking shots at CBS News, so not totally tame.
WINNER: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - TEYANA TAYLOR (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Garner kicked off the night with something of a surprise win for Teyana Taylor and her butt-crack jewelry.
Love that Taylor got to share a moment with Julia Roberts on her way up.
Also a very good speech, both for her being emotional and truly shocked by the win, and for the inspirational message she ended on.
WINNER: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - STELLAN SKARSGÅRD (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
Bless Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick for bringing the fun husband-and-wife vibes wherever they go. Speaking of, winning actor Stellan Skarsgård thanked his wife for being a "tough lover" and that it's been "very educational." So there you go.
A solid speech and a deserved win, if not the most expected, but arguably nothing about it was more noteworthy than hearing Usher's "Yeah" accompanying the actor on his journey to the stage. (Also proof that no one has a smear campaign against him, as Alexander Skarsgård joked.)
WINNER: Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Television Series - NOAH WYLE (THE PITT)
Priyanka Chopra and The White Lotus star Lisa took the stage to introduce the award, and I almost forgot to listen, given how lovely Lisa's dress is.
But no, this is about The Pitt star Noah Wyle taking home the Golden Globe, of course.
No one saw this one coming, right? Wait, no everyone did. Probably because Dr. Robby recommended a good eye doctor.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series - JEAN SMART (HACKS)
Smartless' trio of nominee hosts came out to take shots at Jason Bateman. And everyone who made "Hacks winning an award" a rule for tonight's Golden Globes drinking game was also taking shots. Since of course Jean Smart took this award home.
Speaking to her being a go-to winner, Smart jokingly kicked off her speech with:
- "What can I say? I'm a greedy bitch."
Whether or not she's greedy, the Designing Women vet is talented enough to keep pulling in the awards. What are voters going to do when Hacks wraps up?
WINNER: Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television - OWEN COOPER (ADOLESCENCE)
No one at the Golden Globes is pulling off the same look as winning actor Owen Cooper.
Cooper is very much still a joyful kid, both at heart and literally in age, with a fun speech where he gave credit to other actors for teaching him while he's still in apprentice mode.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series - SETH ROGEN (THE STUDIO)
Gotta love that The Studio pulled off the act of bringing the Golden Globes into the show, and then Seth Rogen wins for....wait a minute...is this a conspiracy?
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO THANK SAL SAPERSTEIN!! That's the real conspiracy.
- "The other nominees, it's incredible. Steve Martin, Martin Short especially. I remember growing up, watching you guys my whole life thinking 'One day, I'm gonna beat them.' ... I did not think that."
If that kind of shot is right there in front of you, you take it.
Nikki Glaser's Prestige Podcast Ad Is Excellent
The perfect combination of Nicole Kidman's AMC ads and hyper-fandom of podcasts. Loved every second of this, especially a vocal cameo from Blank Check's Griffin Newman for a Bombas socks ad.
WINNER: Best Podcast - GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER
Amy Poehler humbly noted that she's still relatively new to the podcast world, and gave respect to other nominees. But she DID take a humorously irony-soaked poop on NPR.
Also a shout out to Snoop Dogg for looking arguably too fabulous for an award about podcasting.
Can't wait to see if this inspires other award shows to add podcast categories.
WINNER: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture - "GOLDEN" (KPop Demon Hunters)
Nobody got a chance to ask Stranger Things actor Joe Keery anything about the finale before he started announcing the nominees. I dunno about anyone else, but it was not surprising when Keery announced "Golden" as the first K-Pop song to win the Globe for Best Song.
Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick took the stage for an emotional acceptance speech that could easily be in the Top 3 best of the night when all is said and done.
That "KPong Demon Hunters" Spoof Was...Fine
Nikki Glaser making fun of her own singing voice by bringing Fran Drescher out is a good gag. And I also love a good pun, even if KPong wasn't that.
WINNER: Best Screenplay - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
First, props to the Globes for another superb choice for walkout music: Macaulay Culkin taking the stage to "Return of the Mack." Nothing enigmatic about, but a win all the same.
Speaking of wins, Paul Thomas Anderson understandably took home the win for writing One Battle After Another. Now he just needs to put Culkin in his next movie alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam Sandler and whoever else.
WINNER: Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture - ROSE BYRNE (IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU)
Pamela Anderson and Miley Cyrus presenting this award together made for quite the sight, and also led to the first time anyone's asked this question:
- "Wanna guess where my Bugonia tattoo is?"
But more importantly, I was so worried that Rose Byrne might get overshadowed this awards season by Cynthia Erivo or Kate Hudson or whoever. But thankfully, even though If I Had Legs' category is questionable, her stellar performance won out in the end.
She said she didn't prepare a speech, and her emotional response makes it seem like she truly didn't expect to win. She spoke to the power of indie cinema, pointing out it filmed in less than a month, and was a true passion project for all involved. Let's hope the Oscars follow suit.
Also, Byrne makes quite the colorful statement in this crowd wearing that bright green dress.
WINNER: Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture - TIMOTHĖE CHALAMET (MARTY SUPREME)
A week after taking home the Critics Choice Award for Marty Supreme (and making headlines for thanking girlfriend Kylie Jenner), and also after walking the red carpet solo this time around, Timothėe Chalamet was announced as the Golden Globes winner for his acting chops.
He. humorously pointed out that it would blow his 19-year-old mind if he could go back to tell himself that he'd be thanking Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary for an award, which drew a big laugh from the entrepreneur.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Male Actor in Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made For TV - STEPHEN GRAHAM (ADOLESCENCE)
Fun stuff from presenters Melissa McCarthy and Kathryn Hahn, if not exactly organic to anything happening. Especially when such a serious show ended up winning in the category.
Stephen Graham continued his stream of big acting wins for Netflix's brilliant and heartbreaking series Adolescence. Gotta love seeing fellow winner Owen Cooper filming his former co-star's speech on his phone.
I have to assume the show will win for its standalone category as well.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for TV - MICHELLE WILLIAMS (DYING FOR SEX)
Not much to say here except congratulations, since Michelle Williams was not present to accept the award.
WINNER: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement - SINNERS
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's fifth collaboration has arguably been their most celebrated yet, which is amazing considering Sinners is a blues-soaked, crime-infested horror movie. Even though this category is as fluffy as it gets, it's no less deserved for this cast and crew, with the same sentiment going for every nomination the film earned.
Plus, look at how many talented POCs are on the stage. I'm taking back my chide-y comment about the award being fluffy. It's now among the most important awards of the night. I really hope this isn't a sign that it 100% lost out on Best Drama.
The Halfway Point Is Here, And It Could Have Been Funnier
This image kind of sells itself, so I won't give it any further attention.
Judd Apatow Goes On A Silly Rant
From walking out to the track "APT." (timely) to railing on The Martian's categorization as a comedy (not so timely), Judd Apatow got a few minutes to just kind of freestyle rant about stuff. I'd take him co-hosting an awards show at some point.
WINNER: Best Director - PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER)
Paul Thomas Anderson took this speech to give props to producer Mike DeLuca, and said without him, we wouldn't get movies such as One Battle After Another and Sinners. He also tearfully paid tribute to the late Adam Sumner.
WINNER: Best Motion Picture – Animated - KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
Keegan Michael Key and Mila Kunis are probably hilarious to hang out with. I won't say whether or not that came across during their scripted presenter bit. [Casually shakes head left to right.]
We'll have to wait to see if The Super Mario Galaxy Movie can make any awards-winning progress next year (or whenever it'll be eligible), but this has been an era-defining year for winner KPop Demon Hunters, which has cemented itself as Netflix's biggest original movie to date (with over 500 million total views), an achievement that will be nearly impossible to top for anything that isn't the impending sequel.
WINNER: Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language - THE SECRET AGENT (BRAZIL)
The political thriller The Secret Agent brought Narcos great Wagner Moura back to the forefront for U.S. audiences, and also showcased one of the final roles for the late Udo Kier.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television - ERIN DOHERTY (ADOLESCENCE)
No one seemed to be more surprised by this win than Erin Doherty herself. Which led to a marquee moment in the night: when the censor messed up and bleeped the wrong part of her speech.
- "I made a promise to my mom that I wouldn't swear on TV, but what the fuck?"
And the "Fuck" was the part that wasn't censored. Standing ovation for that one.
Also love that she also shared love for therapists during her speech.
WINNER: Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on Television -
Wanda Sykes should be the presenter for all the awards, really. She riffed about all of the nominees after giving Nikki Glaser props. But the most prophetic was this one:
- "Ricky Gervais, I love you...for not being here."
She then joked (or not) that if he won, she would be accepting for him, and that she would be thanking both "God and the trans community" And then he did win, sparking Sykes to ask Teyona Taylor if she could borrow her acceptance speech. It was handled awkwardly, thanks in part to the music coming in as the comedian attempted to say the prepared "Gervais isn't here" bit, but it was still a brilliant burn on her part.
WINNER: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Drama – RHEA SEEHORN (PLURIBUS)
I won't give any time to Nikki Glaser and Amy Poehler bringing Jeremy Strong's green hat and glasses back from last year's ceremony. Because all attention should go to the deserving Rhea Seehorn for winning out for her stellar performances in Pluribus.
She told me ahead of the CCAs that she was completely dumbfounded by the nominations, not realizing that the show was eligible despite not having streamed all of its episodes by the time the noms were revealed. And then she won both of them!
WINNER: Best Television Drama - THE PITT
R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle and John Wells took the stage to accept the no-brainer win for The Pitt, which will presumably continue to score gold when Season 2 is eligible.
Power to Gemmill for also taking a big part of his speech to shine a light on first responders and healthcare workers like those showcased on the HBO Max drama, and how important they are for the world at large.
WINNER: Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
I wonder if it's amusing or annoying when presenter Hailee Steinfeld hears things "Congrats on that Bills win." Hopefully she's cool with it.
In any case, anyone who thought one of the non-Adolescence nominees would win should probably not enter any kind of gambling establishments at any point in the foreseeable future. Of course it won! The Netflix limited series' ability to rake in the accolades knows no bounds.
Creator Jack Thorne gave star Stephen Graham a very special message in saying:
- "Stephen, you are the Larry to my Barry. You fill a hole in my soul, and I love you."
Can't wait to see what they work on together next.
WINNER: Best Television Musical or Comedy - THE STUDIO
Wow, wow, wow. I actually thought Hacks was going to be the show title called out, but Seth Rogen struck gold once again with his Hollywood-skewering Apple TV comedy. Not that I'm against it, since The Studio was easily one of the funniest things on TV in 2025.
Yet somehow, even though guest star Adam Scott was on the stage, NOBODY THANKED SAL SAPERSTEIN! This can't be forgiven. Ever.
WINNER: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama - JESSIE BUCKLEY (HAMNET)
Okay, I do kind of love Nikki Glaser introducing stars in increasingly bonkers ways, such as implying Chris Pine was a 1970s NBA great. There's always time for comedy, even when there are still several awards left to go.
But don't let that take away from the huge win for Hamnet star Jessie Buckley, who was visibly taken aback when her name was called. And she delivered such a fun and free-flowing speech, too, going so far as to offer up a specific thanks to someone for bringing a giant pot to the production to cook soups and things. A hot meal on set cannot ever be overlooked.
WINNER: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama - WAGNER MOURA (THE SECRET AGENT)
Hot damn! After The Secret Agent picked up the win for Non-English Film, it was celebrated once more with Wagner Moura's win. Kinda bummed Michael B. Jordan didn't get the win, considering his dual performances, but Moura is a beast on the screen in any capacity.
Love-love-love this part of his speech:
- "I think if trauma can be passed along generations, values can, too."
Obviously values like "ending award shows at their scheduled times" aren't in play here.
WINNER: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
I can't hate on Julia Roberts laughingly calling for the entire room to give her a standing ovation when she came out as a presenter, even at this late-ass point in the ceremony. However, I do not take lightly to her interrupting the winner to talk to Kevin Hart. More like "one unnecessary comment after another," AMIRITE, JULIA?!? Just kidding.
Once again, Paul Thomas Anderson found himself on the stage for a Golden Globes win, this time surrounded by more people at least. But this time around, producer Sara Murphy took the mic to share her own acceptance speech, all while Julia Roberts stood behind him with a grin as big as the day is long.
WINNER: Best Motion Picture – Drama - HAMNET
This show cannot stop interrupting itself, but once again, I cannot hate on this, because Don Cheadle makes everything better.
They certainly tried to stretch things to its limit, though.
Still, that extended bit led to the biggest award of the night, with Chloe Zhao's Hamnet winning out. (Totally predicted it ever so many hours ago!) Steven Spielberg took the mic first before passing it on to Zhao, who looked like she might not ever get over the win. Hopefully she can ride that wave of positivity and joy for as long as possible.
Her touching and emotionally grounded speech will go a long way towards keeping fans talking about the movie. Gotta love that she shouted out Ryan Coogler in the midst of it, also.
Nikki Glaser Closes Out With A Rob Reiner Tribute
Though she didn't give him a specific shout out, Nikki Glaser honored the slain filmmaker Rob Reiner to end the show by wearing a Spinal Tap hat and saying:
- "Well that's our show. This one went to 11."
Love it. Especially for a ceremony without an "In Memoriam" segment.
My Biggest Winners Of The Night
Here's a shortlist of all the night's biggest winners in my eyes, whether or not they actually earned the right to pay for trophies to be delivered to their homes weeks later.
- Whoever hand-stitched Elle Fanning's dress
- Severance, because it's my favorite TV show
- Sinners' Delroy Lindo, because he wasn't nominated
- Whoever programmed the walkout music for presenters and winners, particularly "APT." for Judd Apatow
- The Pitt, Adolescence, KPop Demon Hunters, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and all of the actual winners, for actually winning
- You, dear readers, for showing up for another year of marginally okay fun times with the Globes
Thanks to you all, and to all a good Chalamet. Or whatever. Until next year!
To wrap things up, here's Wanda Sykes mini-roasting the Best Stand-Up Special nominees: