Key moments and missteps from the 2026 Golden Globes

People reports that on Jan. 11 nominees, presenters and VIP guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton for the 2026 Golden Globes, a ceremony that mixed moving, entertaining and cringeworthy moments. Highlights included Wunmi Mosaku revealing her second pregnancy on the red carpet and a renewed mullet trend among several male stars.

Host Nikki Glaser delivered a sharp opening monologue that referenced CBS News and joked about Leonardo DiCaprio, while the ceremony's music coordinator appeared to put a pop playlist on shuffle — Stellan Skarsgård walked on to Usher's "Yeah!", Amy Poehler to BTS' "Dynamite," and Adolescence accepted to Bruno Mars' "24K Magic." There were uncensored expletives: Teyana Taylor was censored saying "this s--- is heavy," Snoop Dogg said he was "high as a motherf----- right now," and Erin Doherty's f-bomb went uncensored.

Michelle Williams could not attend because she is appearing in a limited run of the play Anna Christie in Brooklyn through Feb. 1, so Melissa McCarthy and Kathryn Hahn accepted on her behalf, and Wanda Sykes said she would accept for Ricky Gervais if he won, promising to thank God and the trans community.

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Culture, Golden Globes, Beverly Hilton, Wunmi Mosaku, Nikki Glaser, Julia Roberts