Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 Golden Globes

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Historically, the Golden Globes have been pretty entertaining. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, they were a showcase for great comedy, with Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler all having multiple iconic monologues. Plus, honorary-award recipients like Oprah and Meryl Streep regularly brought down the house with their speeches. The 2024 awards, however, were an unmitigated disaster for host Jo Koy, and, not for nothing, Jerrod Carmichael’s experimental take the year prior remains one of the great oddities of recent award-show memory. This year’s show unenviable job will be to make everybody forget that. Will they do it? Well, actually, given the host and the award recipients we know they’re set up for success.

Okay, who’s hosting the Globes this year?

Certified killer Nikki Glaser, from whom we are casually expecting an absolute slay. Glaser has already had the best 2024 a comedian could ask for: she went megaviral for her Tom Brady roast; she released her special, Someday You’ll Die, to critical acclaim; and she got to be on Everybody’s in L.A. “I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes,” Glaser said in a statement. “It’s one of my favorite nights of television and now I get a front row seat (actually, I think I have to host from the stage).”

For what it’s worth, she seems excited to get back on the “Fey and Poehler” track: “Some of my favorite jokes of all time have come from past Golden Globes opening monologues when Tina, Amy, or Ricky have said exactly what we all didn’t know we desperately needed to hear. I just hope to continue in that time honored tradition (that might also get me canceled).”We just hope, for Nikki “Swiftie” Glaser’s sake, that Taylor Swift makes happier faces at this year’s set than she did at Koy’s.

Glaser told Vanity Fair in December that she’s tested her monologue material at shows in several different states. (One thing she learned is that “a Hawk Tuah reference lights up the room in a way that a Wicked reference doesn’t, even.”) “If it goes poorly, there’s nothing I could have done differently because I considered every variable,” Glaser said. “I worked my fucking ass off on this.”

Who is presenting at the Golden Globes?

Who’s guaranteed to show up? The full list of presenters this year includes Andrew Garfield, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ramos, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Awkwafina, Brandi Carlile, Catherine O’Hara, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Demi Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Édgar Ramírez, Elton John, Gal Gadot, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Washington, Margaret Qualley, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Keaton, Michelle Yeoh, Miles Teller, Mindy Kaling, Morris Chestnut, Nate Bargatze, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Brosnahan, Rob McElhenney, Salma Hayek Pinault, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Sharon Stone, Vin Diesel, Viola Davis, and Zoë Kravitz. We are particularly excited to see what Jennifer Coolidge says and what Michelle Yeoh wears.

Who’s being honored?

There’s no way to know who will win the competitive awards yet, but one honorary award is official: Ted Danson will receive the Carol Burnett Award, the Globes said on December 2. “Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his iconic performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” president of the Golden Globes Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “His renowned career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award’s legendary namesake.” If he gets political, we expect Danson will talk about the environment, since he currently sits on the board of Oceana, an ocean-saving nonprofit. (Yes, he is going to the Good Place.)

The Cecil B. DeMille Award, meanwhile, is going to icon, legend, and, perhaps most notably, incredible speech-giver Viola Davis. “Viola Davis is a luminary whose profound talent has continuously shifted the lens through which we see and understand film,” Hoehne said in a statement. “Presenting her with the 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award is not only an honor but a reflection of our admiration for her relentless dedication to her craft and her monumental impact on the industry.” Not to put too much pressure on it, but we’d predict that this will be the speech of the night. Although, hey, who knows? Maybe Margaret Qualley will win Supporting Actress and blow everybody away.

What about nominations?

The nominations were revealed on December 9 by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut, both of whom will also be presenting the big show. Emilia Pérez won the morning, scoring ten total nominations, while The Substance did even better than expected for a horror movie, scoring five. In television, The Bear continued its status as an awards darling, scoring five nominations, while Shōgun and Only Murders in the Building were close behind with four each.

How much was this year’s gift bag worth?

Per Robb Report, nominees will be given gift bags with items and experiences that are worth $1 million total — double the value of last year’s. So, you know, you don’t have to feel too bad for anyone who doesn’t take home a statue. Still, not every gift bag is created equally. All swag bag recipients can enjoy a $469 LED light therapy face mask and five-night stay in a Grand Cayman resort. But things like a non-surgical facelift worth $4,000 and a private flight to stay in Finland and see the Northern Lights worth $48,000 will only be offered to one recipient each. Meanwhile, a rare bottle of Komos XO tequila worth $2,000 will be gifted to 10 people.

When do the Golden Globes air?

The Globes are set to air January 5, when most people will still be hung-over from shooing out 2024. You can watch them on CBS or on Paramount+ — if they go well, expect a good ’25.