Winner holding Golden Globe trophy with confetti and camera flashes at red carpet ceremony

Golden Globes 2026: Nikki Glaser Roasts Stars

At a Glance

  • Nikki Glaser returned to host the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, roasting George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio
  • One Battle After Another, Hamnet, The Pitt, Adolescence and The Studio each claimed multiple trophies
  • Timothée Chalamet thanked partner Kylie Jenner again after winning best actor in a comedy
  • Why it matters: The show delivered viral moments, surprise reunions, and pointed jokes amid Hollywood’s biggest night

The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards lit up the Beverly Hilton as News Of Losangeles tracked every red-carpet kiss, on-stage zinger, and trophy hand-off. Comedian Nikki Glaser helmed the raucous three-hour ceremony, kicking off with a monologue that skewered Warner Bros., CBS News, and A-listers including George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Reunions Steal the Spotlight

Longtime costars dominated pre-show chatter:

  • This Is Us brothers Justin Hartley and Sterling K. Brown posed with Hartley’s wife, Sofia Pernas
  • The Secret Life of Bees duo Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning presented together
  • 13 Going on 30 pair Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo caught up at the bar
  • ER veterans Noah Wyle and George Clooney embraced after Wyle’s win for The Pitt

Top Winners

Film

  • Best Drama: HamnetSteven Spielberg accepted and praised director Chloé Zhao
  • Best Comedy: One Battle After AnotherJulia Roberts handed the trophy to the producing team
  • Actor, Drama: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent – first Brazilian actor to win the category
  • Actress, Drama: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
  • Actor, Comedy: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme – thanked parents and “partner” Kylie Jenner
  • Actress, Comedy: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
  • Supporting Actor: Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value
  • Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
  • Animation: KPop Demon Hunters
  • Box Office: Sinners

Television

  • Drama Series: The PittNoah Wyle hugged George Clooney on the way to the stage
  • Comedy Series: The StudioSeth Rogen joked he’d only hold a trophy if he wrote himself winning one
  • Limited Series: Adolescence – four total wins on the night
  • Actor, Drama: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
  • Actress, Drama: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
  • Actor, Comedy: Seth Rogen, The Studio
  • Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks
  • Supporting Actor, TV: Owen Cooper, Adolescence
  • Supporting Actress, TV: Erin Doherty, Adolescence

Host Highlights

Nikki Glaser entered to Taylor Swift’s Style, wearing crimson, and closed the telecast in a Spinal Tap cap honoring director Rob Reiner, who died Dec. 14. She quipped:

> “The award for most editing goes to CBS News – America’s newest place to see BS news.”

She later sang a ping-pong-themed parody of Golden before Fran Drescher cut her off, and ended with:

> “A good Chalamet to you all. Good night!”

Red-Carpet Buzz

  • Jennifer Lawrence turned heads in a sheer, plunging gown with floral embroidery
  • Dwayne Johnson attended with wife Lauren Hashian, both sipping his Teremana tequila
  • Selena Gomez and new husband Benny Blanco celebrated her Only Murders nomination
  • Wunmi Mosaku revealed her pregnancy in a yellow gown
  • Elle Fanning confirmed she and sister Dakota will finally film The Nightingale adaptation

Memorable Speeches

  • Chloé Zhao dedicated Hamnet‘s win to crew members who “lost loved ones” during production
  • Teyana Taylor told “Brown sisters” their “light does not need permission to shine”
  • Erin Doherty dedicated her trophy to therapists, calling mental health “everything”
  • Amy Poehler won Best Podcast for Good Hang and told her parents they could “watch the Patriots now”
  • Rhea Seehorn thanked Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan for “the role of a lifetime”

Couples in the Spotlight

Golden Globe celebrities from Friends and Full House walking the red carpet together with gold balloons and reunion banner

**Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner cuddled at their table a week after his Critics Choice victory. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys joked about their “competitive edge” after dual nominations, while Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard also arrived as a nominated pair.

Music & More

Ejae sobbed accepting Best Original Song for KPop Demon HuntersGolden, recalling K-pop-rejection before success. Snoop Dogg hyped the Best Podcast category, ordering the crowd to “loosen up” and demanding, “Don’t be no stiff bith.”

Looking Ahead

  • The Studio begins filming season 2 in a week, Seth Rogen announced
  • Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie of Heated Rivalry presented after teasing their on-stage nerves
  • Derek Hough attended less than two weeks after wife Hayley Erbert gave birth to daughter Everley Capri

The night wrapped with Nikki Glaser tipping her cap to Rob Reiner and urging Hollywood to “keep doing what you’re doing,” from Guillermo del Toro‘s “weird monster sex movies” to Steve Martin and Martin Short proving “you’re never too old to need money.”

Author

  • My name is Daniel J. Whitman, and I’m a Los Angeles–based journalist specializing in weather, climate, and environmental news.

    Daniel J. Whitman reports on transportation, infrastructure, and urban development for News of Los Angeles. A former Daily Bruin reporter, he’s known for investigative stories that explain how transit and housing decisions shape daily life across LA neighborhoods.

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