The 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles was no less than a spectacular ceremony, filled with spectacular red carpet moments, roast-worthy jokes, and some truly heart-touching acceptance speeches. From record-breaking nominations to a night full of surprises, here’s everything that made this Golden Globes one for the books.
Nikki Glaser: Queen of Roasts
Nikki Glaser made history as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo. From her hilarious zingers to roasting Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan impression, Nikki provided plenty of laughs. He started the night with a cheeky joke about it being “Ozempic’s biggest night” and kept the comedic momentum going with his “Peacock” roast.
Among the highlights of his opening monologue, he told funny jokes about Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal, joking about the movie Emilia Perez saying “Is it cake?” The most ambitious film to be released after, and humorously stated that Challengers was “more sensual than Didi’s credit card was charged.”
Nikki also made fun of Adam Sandler and called him out for calling out Timothée Chalamet in his trademark childish voice.
The comedian ended his monologue by cleverly hinting at the changing nature of success in Hollywood: “The purpose of making art is not to win awards. It’s to start a tequila brand that’s so popular you never have to make art again. ” Round of applause for the queen of comedy.
Shogun Dominated the awards ceremony and how?
Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano and Anna Sawai made it a night to remember Shogun At the 2025 Golden Globes. Sanada received the award for Best Television Male Actor – Drama Series, while Asano was honored as Best Supporting Male Actor – Television.
Anna Sawai won the award for Best Television Female Actor – Drama Series. On top of that, Shogun was crowned Best Drama Series, taking home awards in every category it was nominated for.
“I am an actor from Japan”
Tadanobu Asano was awarded Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama Series. ShogunHe sent the crowd into a frenzy with his humble and heartfelt speech. He said, “Maybe you don’t know me, I’m an actor from Japan.”
no golden globe for We imagine everything as light
In a historic moment for Indian cinema, We imagine everything as light was nominated in two categories: Best Director and Best Non-English Language Film. Although it did not win (Emilia Pérez took home the award for Best Non-English Language Film), the film’s nomination was a major accomplishment in itself.
Zoe Saldana gets emotional, Kieran Culkin gets emotional
Zoe Saldana cried while accepting her first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Emilia Perez. It was a well-deserved win and his emotional speech left fans in tears.
Meanwhile, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, but his “tequila”-filled acceptance speech swayed his way through praise from his wife and the film’s crew. Classic Culkin.
Where Roasts and Reality Collide
Jessica Gunning won TV’s Best Supporting Actress for Baby Reindeer and stunned us with her quip, “I almost showed off my Golden Globes.” Meanwhile, Paul W. Downs’ acceptance speech for Hacks included a PSA about Gene Smart’s tequila habits that made the room laugh.
And when Elton John presented the Best Film Score award, he dismissed rumors about his eye infection and joked, “It’s not as bad as it sounds, so I’m with my co-host Rihanna.” Just happy to be here.”
Acceptance Speech (But With a Little Humor)
The awards night was full of entertaining speeches. When Peter Straughan accepted Best Screenplay, he joked, “I’m a ball of gratitude squeezed into a borrowed tux.” And Shogun’s Anna Sawai gave the nod to Kathy Bates for the Best Actress nod, saying, “I’d vote for her any day!” It wasn’t all serious business – there was plenty of comedy gold to go around.
Romantic alert: date night, anyone?
It was a big night for celebrity couples too. Selena Gomez and her fiancé Benny Blanco shared emotional moments throughout the night. Although they weren’t seen on the red carpet, they looked every bit a happy couple during the ceremony.
And, of course, who could miss Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet? Although Jenner didn’t hit the red carpet, she was seen sitting next to her boyfriend. This was their second consecutive Golden Globes appearance as a couple.
evil joke
Nikki Glaser wasn’t the only woman with a talent for the dramatic. She began her monologue in a pink sequin gown, even performing Wicked The joke made us all laugh (until he pretended to take a call to stop by). and talking about WickedShe later said of her “boyfriend’s boyfriend really likes it”.
a night to remember
From the dazzling red carpet to the hilarious speeches, the 2025 Golden Globes were a whirlwind of unforgettable moments. There were history-making nominations, inspiring speeches, celebrity romances and of course, some hilarious jokes that kept everyone laughing all night long.
