It always seems like everyone wins and no one really loses at the Golden Globes.
The event has historically been known more as a boisterous party than a serious awards show, a casual hangout with Hollywood’s most glamorous celebrities, rather than a cutthroat winner-takes-all situation — even if it does have its fair share of controversy.
there was no bad barbie joke This year, there was no corruption scandal. The celebs drank a little, ate a little, and politely laughed a little at the few innocent barbs that host Nikki Glaser threw their way.
For those who count, movies Emilia Perez And The Brutalist The biggest prize was taken home. And prestige TV darling the shogun And the comedy category is a favorite Hacks Big also won. Here are three big takeaways from Hollywood’s biggest shindig:
Nicky Glaser was a great host, especially compared to last year
At the 2024 Golden Globes, comedian Joe Coy dropped the bombshell in a mysterious way: He made a bob joke about barbieTurn to quips about how many cameras Taylor Swift was, and got booed during his monologue. Coy grossly miscalculated the tone of the night, leaving viewers and celebrities in the audience reeling – where Coy publicly blamed his authors. Alas!
For 2025 host Nikki Glasser, there’s nowhere to go but up.
He could have said practically anything and it would still be seen as an upgrade from Coy’s performance, but the comedian did more than that, keeping things light and expertly ribbing Beverly Hilton’s celebrity. He teased Timothée Chalamet’s facial hair look and Adrien Brody’s penchant for acting in acclaimed Holocaust movies and told the stars evil The musical he knew nothing about because he had friends in high school. Glaser understood the assignment of being a self-deprecating clown while, at the same time, poking fun.
she told Variety earlier this week, explaining that he had to learn more or less why Koy bombed so hard in order to prepare for hosting this year. “It taught me the importance of making myself relevant in the room as a comedian,” Glaser told the trade publication. “Comedians, we want to be thought of in the same light as these A-listers, but we’re not right … I’m going the other way and not assuming that anyone knows who I am, and making sure they know who I am before I start making jokes about them. .”
The study paid off and Glaser’s strategy worked.
Netflix won big
The wall between TV and film has virtually dissolved as award-winning actors star in more shows – now it’s commonplace to see big stars. Eddie Redmayne and Nicole Kidman on the small screen — and more and more streaming services are producing feature-length films with theatrical releases.
It makes sense then that the biggest streamer of them all, Netflix, would have a big night at an awards show that celebrates both mediums. On Sunday night, Netflix took home several big prizes. Emilia Perez Won Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture Non-English Language, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Zoe Saldana) and Best Original Song (“El Mal”). Despite its regressive premise and concerns from LGBTQ critics, the film is poised to continue its winning streak at the Oscars, where Netflix has yet to take home the Best Picture award. Emilia Perez May be his hottest contender yet.
in front of the tv Baby reindeer won Best Television Limited Series, while actress Jessica Gunning won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series for the same show.
The Globes turned out to be a very enjoyable, perhaps forgettable show (that’s a compliment!).
It wasn’t long before the Golden Globes were taken from the sky. In 2021, A blockbuster Los Angeles Times investigation Hollywood found widespread corruption and ethical lapses within the Foreign Press Association which ultimately NBC drops Globes in 2022.
This created an existential crisis for the show, mainly because the Globes exist to be fun and major scandals and controversies are the complete opposite. Since the show returns in 2023, the question of whether the Globes matter at all has been hanging in the air.
This year, it seems the answer to why the Globes exist is clearer than ever: a fun, unpredictable party where everyone wants to have a good time.
The speech was quite funny, sometimes touching and mostly apolitical; The actors and actresses were charming and mostly well-behaved (there was minimal censoring of an occasional F-bomb); And the entire event ran just 15 minutes late. As Zendaya looked gorgeous and fueled engagement rumours, Timothee Chalamet was in attendance with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner. CBS even employed a graphic overlay to show viewers where the nominees sat and how close they all were to each other.
It’s all designed to make staying at the Beverly Hilton on Golden Globes night as fun as it looks on TV.
The fact that the 2025 installment was somewhat underwhelming though still fairly entertaining should be considered a significant win, because at the end of the day, a boring awards show is better than no show at all!
