The 83rd Golden Globes were presented in Los Angeles on Jan. 11 to celebrate movies and television from 2025. This year’s award show and red carpet were packed with political messages, inspiring speeches and honored standout performances from last year.
The annual award show was streamed in 165 different territories, according to the Golden Globes. This year, the show had 8.7 million live and same-day viewers in the U.S., according to Nielsen estimates, and reached its largest social reach ever reported by the Golden Globes.
Multiple celebrities in attendance participated in political statements in support of Renée Good, who died in Minneapolis following an incident with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Ariana Grande were some of the stars who showed their support for Good by wearing pins that said “BE GOOD” or “ICE OUT.” The campaign was backed by the American Civil Liberties Union to honor Good and to remind people what it means to be good.
Another political message came from the second-time host of the awards, comedian Nikki Glaser. During her opening monologue, she took a jab at CBS, the network streaming the show, and the Justice Department.
“And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department,” Glaser said. “The award for most editing goes to CBS News, yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. news.”
Glaser’s comments were directed at the redaction of the Epstein files by the Justice Department. The CBS joke comes after it cancelled a 60-minute segment about Venezuelans deported from the U.S. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the decision to cancel the segment
The movie, “One Battle After Another,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson was the most nominated movie that night, with nine nominations across several categories. Teyana Taylor’s performance in the movie won the golden globe for “Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture.”
Taylor gave an inspiring speech addressing brown girls around the world. “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,” Taylor said. “We belong in every room we walk into.”
“Adolescence,” the TV series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, also won four awards. A notable winner for “Adolescence” was 16-year-old Owen Cooper for his role as Jamie Miller. Cooper became the youngest ever to win the award for “Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.”
Netflix’s most-watched movie of all time, “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” won two awards. It won the awards for “Best Animated Motion Picture” and “Best Original Song in a Motion Picture” for the track “Golden.” This marks the first time a K-pop song has won the award.
Eun-Jae Kim , songwriter and the singing voice of Rumi in the movie, encouraged people to pursue their dreams in her acceptance speech. “I can confidently say rejection is redirection and so never give up,” Kim said. “It’s never too late to shine like you were born to be.”
For the first time, the award for “Best Podcast” was presented. Comedian Amy Poehler won the award for her podcast “Good Hang,” where she has interviewed notable figures such as Ariana Grande and Michelle Obama.
Other notable winners include Stellan Skarsgård for his role in “Sentimental Value,” Timothée Chalamet for his role in “Marty Supreme” and the movie “Hamnet” directed by Chloé Zhao.
The full list of winners and nominees can be found on the Golden Globes website.
