The 83rd Golden Globes ceremony, held on Sunday night, was a vibrant mix of heartfelt tributes, sharp comedy, and memorable acceptance speeches. While films like One Battle After Another and Adolescence dominated the winner's list, it was the personal anecdotes and witty one-liners that truly captured the audience's attention.
Heartfelt Thanks & Culinary Shout-Outs
Among the night's most charming moments was Jessie Buckley's acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Drama for Hamnet. Buckley dedicated part of her win to the film's key grip, Tomasz Sternicki, for his unexpected culinary contributions. She recounted finding him at the back of his truck, chopping ingredients brought from Poland in a giant cast-iron pot to make soup for the cast and crew. "This soup started turning up on set, so it was delicious," she said, highlighting the unique camaraderie on a set telling the story of "the most famous Brit that ever lived" with a Chinese director and a largely Polish and Irish crew.
Another moving speech came from Teyana Taylor, winning Best Supporting Actress for One Battle After Another. She directly addressed viewers, stating, "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."
Comedy Zingers & A Defence of Cinema
Host Nikki Glaser kept the tone lively with a series of pointed jokes. She quipped about the recently revealed Epstein client list, awarding a fictional Golden Globe for best editing to "the justice department." She also poked fun at Hollywood dynasties and aging stars, telling Steve Martin and Martin Short, "You guys keep proving you are never too old to still need money."
A standout moment of sincerity came from veteran actor Stellan Skarsgård, who won Best Supporting Actor for the Norwegian film Sentimental Value. After thanking his family for educating him on how to play a "bad father," he made a passionate plea for the big-screen experience. "Hopefully you will see it in the cinema, because they are an extinguished species now," he said, describing the shared magic of watching films in a darkening theatre.
Surprises, Standing Ovations & Snoop
The ceremony was not without its surprises and lighter moments. Wanda Sykes accepted the Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy award on behalf of the absent winner, Ricky Gervais, joking about his predictable thank-yous. Timothée Chalamet, winning Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for Marty Supreme, humorously referenced his past losses, while Glaser joked about his physical transformation for the ping-pong biopic, noting he was "the first actor in history to have to put on muscle for a movie about ping pong."
The evening also saw Julia Roberts energetically rallying the audience for a standing ovation and an unfiltered Snoop Dogg declaring he was "high as a motherfucker" while presenting the inaugural best podcast award. From soup to Snoop, the 2026 Golden Globes delivered a memorable night celebrating the year in film and television.
