Breakout moments from the 2026 ceremony

The Golden Globes has formally launched Hollywood’s awards season with an evening stuffed with quips, digs and moments of triumph.

One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Adolescence and The Studio earned the night’s high prizes – bringing the Oscars race into focus.

Host Nikki Glaser introduced her signature wit, film-maker Judd Apatow took goal on the odd approach classes are outlined and the celebrities of the sports activities drama Heated Rivalry introduced again their sexual chemistry for all of us to look at.

Here are a number of the breakout moments from the present:

From asking George Clooney to repair her Nespresso and acknowledging she was punching low by joking about Leonardo DiCaprio’s love life, the comic opened the present with a bang, making quips concerning the US Department of Justice and even CBS, the US broadcaster airing the present.

After welcoming everybody to the ceremony – which she cheekily dubbed the most essential factor that is occurring on this planet proper now – she began the bidding for embattled film studio Warner Bros and made enjoyable of Los Angeles, the place, she stated, no TV or movie has been made in years. Then the jokes shifted into the political arena.

She quipped concerning the A-list stars within the room being on “a list that has been heavily redacted” and made up an award for greatest enhancing, which she gave to the justice division for its dealing with of the Epstein recordsdata and to CBS News for being “America’s newest place to see BS news”.

Later, Glaser spoofed Nicole Kidman’s viral AMC cinemas PSA and sang a parody of Okay-Pop Demon Hunter’s hit track Golden earlier than former Sag-Aftra president Fran Drescher lower her off as a result of her “voice was so annoying”.

Taking the primary prize of the night time for her function as a revolutionary in One Battle After Another, the recording artist-actress closed her acceptance speech with a message of assist to younger ladies seeing her onstage throughout the ceremony.

“To my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight, our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our life does not need permission to shine,” she stated, insisting that “we belong in every room we walk into” and that their voices matter.

As a first-time class – even Snoop Dogg who offered the award – accepted of podcasts’ inclusion within the award present this yr.

When comic and actress Amy Poehler of Good Hang with Amy Poehler gained the prize, she fangirled over the rapper and excitedly delivered her thank yous. Poehler, who has beforehand hosted the Golden Globes, additionally delivered a number of zingers about her fellow nominees, joking that nationwide information broadcaster NPR ought to “try harder” somewhat than being “a bunch of celebs phoning it in”.

Poehler left the stage along with her fingers round Snoop, then threw out a peace signal throughout her exit.

Speaking to reporters backstage, Poehler stated it was “very cool” to be the primary winner within the inaugural class and that whereas it was becoming that Snoop Dogg offered her with the award, she’d like to know if he really listened to Good Hang. Her dream listener, nevertheless? Meryl Streep.

Taking the highest male appearing prize for his function in Marty Supreme, Chalamet acknowledged that he was in a class stacked with quite a few “greats” (Clooney, DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Plemons and Lee Byung-Hun).

He additionally made certain to thank Kevin O’Leary, who co-starred with him within the A24 ping-pong movie.

“If you would have told me when I was 19 years old, I’d be thanking Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank,” he stated, noting that since Leary, who was within the room was laughing, he “got away with that” quip.

“Thank you, Kevin, I would have been stunned, but I’ve been very grateful.”

The juggernaut animated movie acquired its flowers with two main wins: greatest track for Golden and greatest animated movie. The creators thanked audiences for embracing girls who had been robust, daring, actually foolish, bizarre, hungry for meals and “sometimes a little thirsty”.

Speaking backstage, they informed reporters that they had been uncertain how they’d recapture that lightening in a bottle for the sequel they’ve deliberate with Netflix.

“We say a lot of times we made a movie that was just full of everything we love. It was very personal about subject matter and themes. I don’t know you can control much else as a filmmaker. So we’ll do that again,” author Chris Appelhans stated.

Breakout stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams of the erotic ice hockey drama Heated Rivalry introduced their intense chemistry to the Globes with onstage banter whereas presenting the award for supporting feminine actor in a TV sequence.

While Storrie gave the impression to be nervous about their look, Williams tried to calm his nerves by telling him to take a deep breath and picture everybody within the ballroom everybody within the viewers in “… you know”.

“Yeah, I don’t really know if that works, because, you know…” Storrie stated. “You think everyone in the audience has seen Heated Rivalry?”

The ballroom erupted in cheers and Williams confirmed that certainly their trainers have, and their daughters and mothers, too.

Director Judd Apatow, who stated he has been quietly boycotting the ceremony for 10 years, did not mince phrases when he took the stage to current an award.

The outspoken film-maker took goal on the distinctive approach the Golden Globes lump comedies and musicals collectively as a style, particularly when the movies nominated in these classes are neither. He was significantly salty about his 2015 comedy Trainwreck being crushed within the class by The Martian, a sci-film movie starring Matt Damon.

“But that’s water under the bridge. A lot has happened since then. That was 10 years ago. Since then we’ve had Covid. I believe we’re a dictatorship now,” he stated. “I’m still pretty focussed on this The Martian thing, I’ve got to be honest with you.”

Actresses Melissa McCarthy and Kathryn Hahn totally dedicated to a bit about male illustration in movie whereas presenting a male appearing award throughout the ceremony.

They spoke jokingly about males the best way many talk about girls or minorities within the trade.

“For the first time ever, men will have their acting awarded as well,” Hahn says, earlier than McCarthy says “it is about time” and celebrating that males will lastly have a “seat at the table”.

The masterful bit was paying homage to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s joint internet hosting gigs.

The bit carried by means of as they offered a second class – for feminine actor in a restricted sequence to Dying for Sex star Michelle Williams, who was not in attendance. When they accepted the award on her behalf – as is customary for presenters- Hahn curtsied and stated “I’m Michelle Williams”.