The Golden Globes didn’t just roll out a red carpet this year — they redesigned the whole entrance. A Met Gala–style staircase arrival set the tone early, signaling that this ceremony wasn’t interested in playing it safe. Inside the room, the pace moved fast, the cameras stayed loose, and even the audience got pulled into the action with a live survey running during the broadcast for Best Podcast. If the message wasn’t clear before, it is now: the Globes are actively chasing relevance, culture, and conversation in real time. They even added live commentary in between awards and as actors are walking to the stage; similar to sports broadcasting during football half-time.
And then the awards started landing. Early wins made it clear this night would be a mix of fresh momentum and familiar dominance. Noah Wyle picked up a win for The Pitt, a moment that felt both earned and timely, while the room barely had time to settle before another reminder of awards-season inevitability: Jean Smart securing her third Globe for Hacks.
From the staircase spectacle to interactive polls to a winners list already balancing disruption with tradition, the Golden Globes are clearly in evolution mode. They even cut time by airing Golden Globes Eve featuring the special awards ahead of Sunday’s big night.
And the winners are:
Golden Globes Eve:
Cecil B. DeMille Award (Honorary): Helen Mirren
Carol Burnett Award (Honorary): Sarah Jessica Parker
Best Motion Picture – Drama: Hamnet
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: One Battle After Another
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Wagner Moura — The Secret Agent
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Jessie Buckley — Hamnet
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Timothée Chalamet — Marty Supreme
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Rose Byrne — If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Stellan Skarsgård — Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture: Teyana Taylor — One Battle After Another
Best Director – Motion Picture: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Paul Thomas Anderson — One Battle After Another
Best Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Ludwig Göransson — Sinners
Best Original Song: “Golden” — KPop Demon Hunters
Best Non-English Language Film: The Secret Agent
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Sinners
📺 Television Awards
Best Television Series – Drama: The Pitt
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: The Studio
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie: Adolescence
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Noah Wyle — The Pitt
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Rhea Seehorn — Pluribus
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Seth Rogen — The Studio
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jean Smart — Hacks
Best Supporting Actor – Television: Owen Cooper — Adolescence
Best Supporting Actress – Television: Erin Doherty — Adolescence
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie: Stephen Graham — Adolescence
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie: Michelle Williams — Dying for Sex
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: Ricky Gervais — Ricky Gervais: Mortality
🏆 New & Special Category
Best Podcast: Good Hang with Amy Poehler
