From hilarious roasts, sheer dresses and iconic wins, there are plenty of great moments from the 2026 Golden Globe Awards.
After Nikki Glaser’s iconic speech as host for the 2025 ceremony, viewers were expecting yet another brilliant monologue this year – and oh boy, did she deliver.
The red carpet kicked off mid-morning on January 12 for Australians, before the official ceremony began midday where nominees anxiously waited to discover whether or not they’d be named the winner.
Below are all the best moments from the 2026 Golden Globes.
An Ocean’s Thirteen reunion
George Clooney walked onto the stage solo to present the award for Best Drama Film when his former Ocean’s Thirteen co-star Don Cheadle surprised him. This wasn’t a joyful reunion for George, considering Don started making playful jokes at his detriment, including pointing out that George hadn’t won a Golden Globe since 2012 for his role in The Descendants.
Amy Phoeler wins Best Podcast
For the first time ever, the Golden Globe awards has added a category for best podcast.
Amy Phoeler was among five other nominees, including Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess, and Up First.
“This [podcast] is an attempt to try to make a very rough and unkind world filled with a little more love and laughter,” she said in her acceptance speech.
Timothee Chalamet’s humble acceptance speech
If there’s one thing Timothee Chalamet knows how to do, it’s give a humble speech!
Following his incredible performance in Marty Supreme, Timothee is taking home his first ever Golden Globe award in Best Actor.
In his acceptance speech, the young actor thanked his dad for teaching him to “always be grateful for what you have. For my parents, for my partner, [Kylie Jenner], thank you so much.”
A proud moment for Aussie viewers
In such a proud moment for Australians, our very own Rose Byrne took home the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award for her incredible performance in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
A bundle of nerves and excitement on the stage, Rose thanked the brilliant team who worked on the film. She then jokingly shared that the film was shot in “25 days for like $8.50.”
Rose continued to thank her husband Bobby Cannavale – who aren’t legally married but consider themselves so given they raised two sons together. Unfortunately, her husband couldn’t be by her side tonight. Oddly enough, he was shopping for a bearded dragon! In his stead, was her brother George.
Unfortunately, Australian’s have been snubbed multiple times with Sarah Snook missing out on Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series for All Her Fault, and Jacob Elordi missing out on his first Golden Globe for The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Frankenstein – in different categories.
Fran Drescher steals the spotlight
Nikki was belting out a song to the tune of ‘Golden’ from award-winning animation, KPop Demon Hunters with lyrics inspired by Marty Supreme. Despite her many talents, Nikki isn’t particularly musically talented. The song continued for a few seconds when Fran Drescher, best known for The Nanny and Marty Supreme, put a stop to Nikki.
“You have to stop singing,” Fran said. “Your voice is so annoying.”
Julia Roberts standing ovation
While you may think Julia Roberts received a standing ovation for winning an award, but no. The Hollywood icon missed out on an award for her performance in After the Hunt, but everyone stood to applaud Julia while she walked onto stage to present an award!
This applause undoubtedly lasted longer than any applause the winners received.
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