The show will be hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser—who was praised for her comedy skills at the Tom Brady Roast in 2024. She should have a relatively easy time topping last year’s host, Jo Koy, who opened the Globes with contentious and uncomfortable jokes and was heavily criticized by viewers.

Long story short, there's plenty of opportunities to make things worse for yourself if you're the one holding the mic onstage — and it sounds like Nikki is more than aware of that. Nikki said that the ongoing dispute "is such a hot-button thing right now,

The awards show will be broadcast live by CBS and available to stream live for subscribers to Paramount+ with Showtime beginning at 4 p.m. Alaska time.

The Golden Globes are Sunday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can catch red carpet arrivals on Variety 's website and social media platforms beginning at 6:30 p.m. E.T. The ceremony airs live on CBS.

Nikki Glaser hosted the 2025 Golden Globes. Compared with Jo Koy last year, her monologue killed it. Despite expressing worry over a Diddy joke in the press, Glaser went for it onstage.

The awards will also stream live on Paramount+ with Showtime. Those without the add ... Ricky Gervais and last year's host Jo Koy.

The host was stand-up comedian Jo Koy, whose monologue didn't seem to excite the crowd. Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig got big laughs for a bit involving hokey music, and Oprah appeared at the end ...