2025 was a year full of amazing films and television, making for an interesting award show cycle this year. With the 83rd Golden Globes happening last night, here are some important events that you may have missed.
For the second year in a row, Nikki Glaser hosted the award show and was just as entertaining as the previous year. Her opening monologue poked fun at multiple celebrities in the audience, including an edgy joke to Leonardo DiCaprio about his dating life. Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie made their award show debut, announcing best supporting actress. Storrie, coming out full of nerves, matched with Williams' smooth confidence made for an entertaining encounter.
Timothée Chalamet is taking home his first Golden Globe for best male actor in a musical or comedy feature film for his performance as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme. After years of sitting through the award show cycle, Chalamet underlined the importance of finally winning the award.
One Battle After Another swept the award show with four wins for the night. Paul Thomas Anderson took home a couple of awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director. Teyana Taylor won her first award for best supporting actress with a heartfelt speech saying, “to my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight, our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter, and our dreams deserve space." Being nominated in the same categories, Sinners took home two awards: Best Original Score and the Box Office Achievement award.
Adolescence also swept within the television category, winning four awards. The UK-based show allowed actors Owen Cooper, Steven Graham, and Erin Doherty to win their first Golden Globes, as well as winning for best limited or anthology series. The Pitt followed behind, winning two awards. Noah Wyle won for Male Actor in Drama Series, and the show itself won Best Drama Series.
The biggest awards of the night went to an array of films. Jessie Buckley and Wagner Moura won for Best Actors in a Drama film for Hamnet and The Secret Agent, both becoming first-time winners. Best Comedy or Musical Film went to One Battle After Another and Best Drama Film went to Hamnet.
With the Oscars and other award shows on the way, the Golden Globes set a precedent for what’s to come for the rest of the award season.
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Photos: Golden Globes Media Kit
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