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It seems incredible to think that, just two years ago, the Golden Globes were written off as dead. But Nikki Glaser rescued the show last year, proving that nothing can kill a good old-fashioned Hollywood-style party—one brimming with socializing and alcohol. Glaser returned to host this year’s gala, kicking off the 2026 television awards season. She perfectly grasps the true essence of the Golden Globes: vanity, glamour, booze, celebrities desperate for camera time, and cheap jokes about plastic surgery. She saved her sharpest barb for herself, announcing: "Much like Frankenstein, I have been pieced back together by an unlicensed European surgeon."

The Globes were never meant to be an elegant, respectable celebration of artistic achievement. They have always been the most chaotic, the most inebriated, and the most caustic of awards galas, and Glaser burst onto the scene to ensure they stayed that way. The beloved Nikki had pointed words for every star in the room—even the night’s big winners. As she quipped: "Timothée Chalamet is the first actor who had to bulk up for a movie about ping-pong."

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Glaser unleashed her full political aggression in the opening minutes, taking aim at the recently released—and heavily redacted—Epstein list: "The Golden Globe for Best Editing goes to... the Department of Justice!" She also launched a direct attack on CBS—the network broadcasting the Globes—for the disastrous launch of its news division, which has been plagued by scandals and characterized by a "Bari Weiss-esque" approach. "The award for the most editing goes to CBS News," she said. "America’s new home for news that is pure 'B.S.'"

But then, she turned to her primary mission: deflating Hollywood’s egos. She described Sean Penn as "a very sexy leather bag," in reference to the film she rechristened *One Manbun After Another*. "*Wicked* is back with *Wicked: For Money*," she quipped. "It was so emotional... Two hours into the movie, I was already weeping buckets: 'I can't believe there are still 45 minutes left!'" Not even the venerable legends were spared. She paid tribute to Steve Martin and Martin Short for "proving to us that, in this industry, you are never—ever—too old to still need money." 

Chalamet was the night's big winner, taking the award for *Marty Supreme*. This year, there was genuine suspense—a rarity at the Golden Globes—in the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy category, the evening's most anticipated moment. It was a true gathering of "It boys," both past and present: Timothée, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, and George Clooney—spanning five decades of pure authenticity and Hollywood glamour (alongside Lee Byung-hun and Jesse Plemons). Consequently, the moment felt like a dress rehearsal for the real showdown to come on Oscar night.

But when Timothée won, Leo was the first to rise and lead the ovation. It was a gesture of pure class... or perhaps he simply suddenly realized there was an empty seat next to Kylie Jenner. (Just kidding). Let's be honest: Tim should have won this award last year for his Bob Dylan biopic—*A Complete Unknown*—a film far superior to his current one; it remains a crime that he had to sit there looking utterly miserable while watching Adrien Brody deliver his rambling speech—just as the rest of us were forced to endure. In *Marty Supreme*, Tim plays a narcissistic, ping-pong-obsessed brat; However, his portrayal of Dylan offered a more charismatic (and entertaining) version of that very same type of brat. That is why, for some of us, it still feels a bit anticlimactic that it is precisely with this role—and not that one—that he is poised to win his first Oscar. But hey, as Dylan himself used to sing: now is not the time for tears.

Timothée delivered a humble and modest speech—something that, in reality, isn't exactly what we’ve come to expect from this guy. "I’m in a category packed with giants," he stated. "The caliber of talent in this category is incredibly high. I admire all of you." Oh, come on! We all wanted to see him strut around and throw out a few jabs, just as he did throughout the entire hilarious and cocky promotional campaign for *Marty Supreme*. But chances are he’s simply saving that attitude for Oscar night; fingers crossed he takes the Academy podium and challenges Leo to an impromptu ping-pong duel.

Teyana Taylor took home the first award of the night for her work in *One Battle After Another*. "To my brown-skinned sisters, and to the brown girls watching us tonight: our sweetness and sensitivity are not a weakness,".

Jean Smart won her third Golden Globe for *Hacks*, joking: "What can I say? I’m a greedy bitch." Rhea Seehorn won for *Pluribus*, looking delightfully stunned. "My speech says: 'Get a prescription for beta-blockers,'" she remarked. "But I didn't! I'm sorry!" Wagner Moura won for *The Secret Agent* and delivered a moving speech about the generational trauma stemming from Brazil's military dictatorship of the 1970s. Rose Byrne won for *If I Had Legs I’d Kick You* and explained why her brother George was her date instead of Bobby Cannavale. "I want to thank my husband," she said, "who couldn't be here because we're adopting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey."

Erin Doherty won for her performance in that dazzling third episode of *Adolescence*, letting slip a few expletives that had to be bleeped out. It felt poetic that Doherty won on the very tenth anniversary of David Bowie's death, given that she had that great scene in *The Crown* where she plays Princess Anne singing "Starman" in the car. (This also calls to mind the fact that Bowie passed away on the very night of the 2016 Golden Globes—a hilariously bad ceremony that no one remembered the next day—completely overshadowing his friend Ricky Gervais, who was hosting. Such is show business.)

The best look of astonishment of the night belonged to Jeremy Allen White—nominated for *The Bear*—who gave a small, sad, stoic half-smile when Rogen was announced as the winner instead. He looked like Springsteen watching them blow up the "Chicken Man." (Let’s keep our fingers crossed that he lands that well-deserved Oscar nomination for *Deliver Me From Nowhere*. But Hollywood is a lot like Atlantic City: down here, there are only winners and losers—and you’d better not get caught on the wrong side of that line.)

*Sinners*, by Ryan Coogler, took the win in the utterly bizarre category of "Cinematic and Box Office Achievement." It was up against *Avatar: Fire & Ash*—a film that hadn't even premiered yet when it received its nomination—; *Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning*—a box-office flop—; and *KPop Demon Hunters*—a streaming hit that barely had a theatrical presence. Given that *Sinners* was a critically acclaimed auteur film that also raked in a fortune, its victory was a foregone conclusion. *KPop Demon Hunters* took home the Best Song award for "Golden"—one of the least surprising wins of the night.

Snoop Dogg took the stage to present the new Best Podcast award to Amy Poehler for *Good Hang*. For some reason, the Globes promoted podcasts in an interminable session of self-promotion, featuring clips from every nominee and devoting more airtime to them than they did to any nominated actor or film. It was a strange detour from the rest of the show, one that included a completely ill-timed joke about NPR. However, it did inspire one of Glaser’s sharpest comedic bits: a mock commercial for the medium that declared, "Podcasts: they’re simply what we have now."

Glaser poked fun at Leonardo DiCaprio’s young girlfriends—a joke old enough to buy Leo a drink itself—but she ingeniously spun it into a joke about his bland public persona. "We don’t know anything else about you, man! Come on, open up a little!" I did some digging, and the most in-depth interview you’ve ever given appeared in *Teen Beat* magazine back in 1991. Is your favorite food still "pasta, pasta, and more pasta"?» (By the way, that interview is real. At age 16, Leo’s favorite song was "U Can’t Touch This"; his favorite band, Pink Floyd; and his favorite book, *Lord of the Flies*. You can tell the questionnaire was filled out by a genuine teenager, as under the "musical instruments" section, he answered: "I used to play the organ.")

Wanda Sykes was hilarious while presenting the award for Best Stand-Up Special. "Shout-out to the Golden Globes for inviting me," she said. "Because you know there are people out there furious that a Black, queer woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys." As she poked fun at the nominees, she remarked: "Ricky Gervais, I adore you for not showing up. Because if you win, I get to accept the award on your behalf—and you’re going to have to thank God and the trans community." And sure enough, Ricky won; to which Wanda declared: "He would like to thank God and his trans community."

Following classic Golden Globes tradition, there was no shortage of technical glitches and gaffes. They had the bizarre idea of ​​not showing any clips of the performances by the nominated actors and actresses; so we were robbed of the chance to see the stars doing what they do best.

They also capitalized on Teyana Taylor’s win to promote *All’s Fair*. Regrettably, *All’s Fair* didn’t receive a single nomination—despite deserving a mention in the comedy category for the scene in which lawyers threaten Rick Springfield with a scathing *Rolling Stone* exposé if he doesn’t reach a settlement with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson. Nice try, but we just love Rick too much. (It is tragic that David Lynch didn’t live to see Naomi Watts play Kim Kardashian’s legal partner.)

The music consisted of a zany mix of dance hits, in true wedding-DJ fashion; it was a nice touch when they welcomed Macaulay Culkin with the track "Return of the Mack." At times, the musical choices were hilariously ill-advised—such as when the heartbreaking *Hamnet* won Best Drama and the producers cued up Kool & the Gang’s "Celebration." When Priyanka Chopra made her entrance alongside Lisa from Blackpink, Glaser announced: "One starred in *The White Lotus*, and the other married a white Jonas"—yes, that actually happened. Glaser wasn’t quite as incisive as she was last year; in fact, she even trotted out Billy Crystal’s old "we’re halfway through the show" joke—an annual Oscars cliché so hackneyed that even Billy himself eventually retired it. Nevertheless, Glaser managed to perfectly encapsulate the festive, unbridled spirit of the Golden Globes: bottle after bottle.

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