All that glitters is golden.
The 2025 Golden Globes have been held on Sunday, Jan. 5 – marking the annual “fun” awards present, the place celebs take pleasure in drinks and let their hair down in between successful trophies.
The 82nd annual Golden Globes hosted by comic Nikki Glaser aired on CBS (8 p.m.) and streamed on Paramount+.
All eyes have been on films like “Conclave” and “A Complete Unknown” and TV exhibits like “The Bear.” It was a giant night time for “The Brutalist,” “Emilia Perez,” and Zoe Saldaña and Demi Moore, who each received for the primary time of their lengthy careers. “Shōgun” additionally took house a number of trophies.
Listed here are one of the best and worst moments of the night time.
Finest – Nikki Glaser’s monologue
Glaser, 40, was a first-time Globes host, and she or he was much more profitable than final yr’s disastrous host, Jo Koy.
Glaser bought in amusing zingers at a number of celebs — “You have the most gorgeous eyelashes on your upper lip, this is such a good look,” she advised Timothée Chalamet about his mustache.
She additionally made jabs at TV usually, quipping that in Eddie Redmayne’s Peacock present “The Day of the Jackal,” he performs “a top-secret elite sniper that no one can find…because he’s on Peacock.”
All in all, Glaser did all the things a monologue ought to do: she bought laughs, she went in for the kill, she bought in some raunchy jokes to show that the Globes is the “edgy” awards present (“Wicked. Queer. Nightbitch. These are not just words Ben Affleck yells after he orgasms,” she quipped), and she or he didn’t make everybody cringe or overstay her welcome.
Worst – Zoe Saldana will get performed off
Saldaña, 46, took house the trophy for “best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in a motion picture” for “Emilia Pérez.” It was her first Golden Globe in her profession, which has spanned over 25 years.
The “Avatar” actress bought emotional, bursting into tears as quickly as her title was introduced. “My heart is full of gratitude,” she stated in her speech. The music quickly began enjoying her off, forcing her to speedily shout out her “thank yous” to her household. She was rambling a bit, however it was her first win in an extended profession, let her converse!
Finest – Jennifer Coolidge’s kooky speech
“The White Lotus” actress, 63, introduced the award for “best male actor in a TV series – musical or comedy.” Throughout her introduction, she gave an amusing anecdote about how she is aware of that lead actors get “very special treatment on the set.”
Coolidge added, “I don’t wanna seem petty or anything, but I remember being on this other job, it was with Billy Bob Thornton. He was allowed to bring his pet coyote, and I wasn’t even allowed to bring my overweight triplets.” It was a weird joke, however she gave it her trademark crazy attraction.
Worst – Jeremy Allen White wins for “The Bear”
White received the Golden Globe for “best actor in a comedy or musical” TV collection. It bears repeating: “The Bear” isn’t a comedy. This yr’s class was particularly stacked – his fellow nominees included Ted Danson for “A Man on the Inside,” Adam Brody for “Nobody Wants This,” Steve Martin for “Only Murderers in the Building,” Jason Segel for “Shrinking” and Martin Quick for “Only Murderers in the Building.”
Any of these actors deserved to win with their actual comedic performances. Season 3 was the “The Bear’s” worst outing, too. So as to add insult to harm, White wasn’t even there to just accept the award, whereas all the opposite nominated actors have been in attendance. It’s not White’s fault, however nonetheless, it’s changing into an issue that his noncomedic efficiency is shutting out actors on this class at awards exhibits.
Finest – Colin Farrell doesn’t overlook the little individuals
Farrell, 48, received the Golden Globe for his position in “The Penguin” for “best male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or made for TV movie.”
The Irish film star, who famously buried his face below make-up and prosthetics for the position, joked, “No one to thank on this one, I did it all by myself. Just a raw, paired-away performance!”
Displaying that he’s each a celebrity and a category act, Farrell additionally sweetly gave a shout-out to the underappreciated individuals on a film set. “Whoever else I forgot to thank,” he started, earlier than interrupting himself. “Oh, craft services! Carolina would be there with coconut water!” he reminisced, displaying that he doesn’t overlook the little individuals. Whoever Carolina is, he’s in all probability the primary superstar to thank her on a world stage.
Worst – Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara’s bizarre porn joke
Rogen and O’Hara got here out on the stage collectively to current the award for “best female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or made for TV movie.”
Rogen opened with a joke about how the digital camera angle makes half of the room see his bald spot. “I would have filled that in, I said no, I regret that completely,” he started. That was amusing, however then he spun out into the kind of time-wasting joke that overstays its welcome.
Rogen and O’Hara, who’re each Canadian, went tangent about their “Canadian work,” which Rogen stated included his “Canadian adult work” like “Logriders” and the “Mooseknuckles trilogy,” for which he received the grownup movie award, “the Beaver,” he claimed. Behind them, Dwayne Johnson, who was attending the Globes along with his daughter, Simone Garcia, appeared unamused.
Finest – Demi Moore‘s speech
Moore, 62, took house her first trophy for her efficiency in “The Substance.”
“I’ve been doing this a long time, over 45 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor,” she stated in her acceptance speech. She proceeded to inform a narrative about how, thirty years in the past, “I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress.”
Moore stated she believed that an award like a Golden Globe “wasn’t something I was allowed to have.”
She added, “I had a woman say to me….’you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick.’ And so today I celebrate this as a marker of my wholeness…and being reminded that I do belong.”
The room gave her an enthusiastic applause. Kerry Washington, who had introduced the class, quipped about how Moore’s speech introduced down the home: “Wow, good luck to the next person.”
Finest – Elton John’s joke about his eyesight
Sir Elton John, 77, got here out on the stage with Brandi Carlile.
The music celebrity made a joke at his personal expense and took a second to handle rumors about his well being.
“It’s a very special night for me to be here because, I don’t know if you know, but there’s been stories going around about my regressive eyesight,” John stated. “I just want to reassure everybody – it’s not as bad as it seems. I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna,” he stated, pointing to Carlile.
Worst – Vin Diesel nods to his feud with The Rock
Vin Diesel got here out onstage to current the award for “best cinematic and box office achievement,” which went to “Wicked.” Earlier than speaking concerning the nominated movies, Diesel, 57, turned to Dwayne Johnson, who was sitting within the viewers. Diesel pointedly stated, “Hey, Dwayne.” It got here throughout as a random second for many who aren’t within the know. For many who are conscious, this was Diesel giving a nod to the rumored feud he had along with his former “Fast and Furious” co-star. Is an awards present actually the place to do this? This was a messy second for Diesel.
