Nikki Glaser roasts Hollywood throughout 2025 Golden Globes monologue with jibes over Trump, Diddy and RFK Jr.
Comedian Nikki Glaser opened the 2025 Golden Globe Awards with a set that included jokes about Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs, President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Glaser, 40, made reference to Trump’s popular vote victory – despite Hollywood’s overwhelming support for Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
‘Some of you may know me as a stand up comedian, and from my appearances on roasts,’ Glaser said. ‘But I’m not here to roast you. I want you to know that. How could I, really? You’re also famous, so talented, so powerful. You can really do anything, except tell the country who to vote for, but it’s okay.’
The reference about Diddy came as Glaser made mention of Zendaya, as she said, ‘Zendaya is here – Zendaya, you were incredible in Dune. Oh, my God, I woke up for all of your scenes. You were so good.
‘And Challengers, girl? Oh, my God, that was so good. That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card.’
Glaser continued: ‘I’m sorry, I’m upset, too. The afterparty isn’t gonna be as good this year. But we have to move on – “Stanley Tucci freak-off” doesn’t have the same ring to it – no baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil.’
Comedian Nikki Glaser opened the 2025 Golden Globe Awards with a set that included jokes about President-elect Donald Trump, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The film Challengers ‘was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card,’ Glaser joked at the proceedings
The joke about Kennedy, Trump’s health secretary nominee, centered on the activist’s admitted dietary quirks.
She joked, ‘The Bear, The Penguin, Baby Reindeer – these are not just things found in RFK’s freezer!’
Reactions on social media were mixed to the topics and punchlines the comedian – who stood out at last year’s Tom Brady roast – delivered on the huge stage in Los Angeles to open the new year.
‘Love how Nikki Glaser roasted the Hollywood elites right to their faces at the Golden Globes, especially that zinger about Diddy’s parties – no more freak offs, no baby oil,’ said one user. ‘The awkward laughs from the A-listers were priceless.
‘Finally, someone calling out the hypocrisy in Tinseltown. Kudos to Nikki for keeping it real and funny.’
A number of people took issue with the jokes about Combs, who remains in custody in connection with allegations of sex trafficking, ahead of a trial slated for May.
‘Can someone please tell these “comedians” that the diddy jokes are not funny? We’re in for a long night with the golden globes I think…’ one user said.
Other users noted the multiple allegations against Combs in lawsuits pertaining to the sexual assault of minors.
The joke about Kennedy, Trump’s health secretary nominee, centered on the activist’s admitted dietary quirks. Kennedy and Trump pictured in Georgia in October
Glaser made reference to Trump’s popular vote victory – despite Hollywood’s overwhelming support for Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. Pictured in Philadelphia in November with Oprah Winfrey
Glaser joked of Diddy: ‘I’m sorry, I’m upset, too. The afterparty isn’t gonna be as good this year. But we have to move on – “Stanley Tucci freak-off” doesn’t have the same ring to it – no baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil’
‘Maybe this is Too Woke of me but Nikki Glaser’s jokes about the Diddy…. Yikes. Like where is the humor in the mass sexual assault and trafficking of minors?’ one user said.
Another added that the jokes are ‘poking fun at abuse the victims went through,’ describing Glaser as ‘already painfully unfunny’ and her jokes on the topic ‘pathetic and gross.’
Some felt the Diddy jokes were appropriate, with one user saying, ‘ROFL!! What a great example and relevance of discussing Diddy`s credit cards here. This is why we love Nikki Glaser! Always bringing the controversy and heat.’
The 2025 Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Emmy-nominated comedian Glaser, are taking place at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and musical drama Emilia Perez lead the nominations.
Jacques Audiard’s surreal narco-thriller musical about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to live as a woman led the nominations with 10, as the race to the Oscars heats up.
The genre-defying film stars transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón as the title character, along with actress–singer Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña in supporting roles.
All three are up for prizes at the Golden Globes, which are widely seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards.
The smash hit Wicked, the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, earned four nominations, including one apiece for pop sensation Grande and Tony award winner Erivo.
Grande, who earned her first ever Golden Globe nomination, is featured in the category for Best Supporting Female Actor — Motion Picture for her role as Galinda Upland in the fantasy drama, which is inspired by The Wizard Of Oz.
The versatile star will compete alongside close friend Selena Gomez for her role in Emilia Perez, as well as Margaret Qualley, who won universally positive reviews for her body shock horror film The Substance.
Isabella Rossellini is also nominated for her role in Concave, as is Zoe Saldana, again for Emilia Perez.
Ahead of the nominations, Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis suggested organizers should save the last three categories of the night for comedy–musical honors, especially lead actress, which he called ‘the bloodbath category.;
He could be right, with Erivo, Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón and Anora star Mikey Madison battling for the lead actress prize with perennial awards-favorite Amy Adams for Nightbitch, as well as Demi Moore for The Substance and Challengers star Zendaya.
Wicked also received a nod for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, along with the hit films Deadpool & Wolverine, Twisters, Inside Out 2, the sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the surprisingly overlooked Gladiator II.
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is among the contenders for Best Motion Picture Drama, while Adam Brody and British star Felicity Jones scored acting nods alongside Guy Pearce for supporting.
Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo landed nominations at the 2025 Golden Globes for the starring roles in Wicked (pictured)
Selena Gomez is nominated for her role in Emilia Perez (pictured)
Elsewhere Demi Moore as been acknowledged for her starring role in The Substance, earning a nomination for Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy
Australian actress Cate Blanchett has also been acknowledged, with the serial winner earning a nomination in the Best Female Actor in a Limited Series nomination for her role in Disclaimer
British star Eddie Redmayne was among early contenders after being named in the category for Best Television Actor in a Drama Series for his starring role in The Day Of The Jackal
British Netflix drama Baby Reindeer has also been acknowledged, with the Richard Gadd–written show featuring in the category for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Jessica Gunning starred as Richard Gadd’s stalker Martha Scott in the series, and she has been nominated in the category for Best Supporting Female Actor — Television
The category also features two films starring Timothée Chalamet, his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two.
Chalamet is also up for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role as influential folk singer Dylan, alongside British star Daniel Craig for Queer, Sebastian Stan for his role as Donald Trump in The Apprentice and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, a film about a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group.
The nominations haul for Conclave includes British actor Ralph Fiennes, who leads the pack for Best Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of a conflicted priest overseeing a papal election.
British star Eddie Redmayne was among the early contenders after being named in the category for Best Television Actor in a Drama Series for his starring role in the Sky Original series The Day Of The Jackal.
The actor faces stiff competition from Jake Gyllenhaal for Presumed Innocent, while Donald Glover also earned a nomination for his role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Gary Oldman’s starring role in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses has earned him a richly deserved nomination, while Hiroyuki Sanada and Billy Bob Thornton win respective nods for Shōgun and Landman.
Netflix drama Baby Reindeer has also been acknowledged, with the Richard Gadd–written show featuring in the category for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture and its lead actress Jessica Gunning getting a nod in the Best Supporting Female Actor category.
The show will compete alongside the hugely popular Ripley, the controversial biopic Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story, True Detective: Night Country and The Penguin.
Baby Reindeer earned another acknowledgement in the opposing Male Actor in a Limited Series category, with Gadd featured alongside Colin Farrell for The Penguin, Kevin Kline for Disclaimer, Andrew Scott for Ripley, Kevin Kline for Disclaimer and newcomer Cooper Koch for Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story.
Elsewhere, Jon M. Chu and Ridley Scott were surprise omissions from the Best Director — Motion Picture category, despite respective blockbusters Wicked and Gladiator II enjoying enormous box office success.
Instead, Emilia Perez director Jacques Audiard joined Sean Baker for Anora, Edward Berger for Concave, Bradley Corbet for The Brutalist, Coralie Fareget for The Substance and Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine Is Light in a hotly contested six-strong group.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett has also been acknowledged, with the serial winner earning a nomination in the Best Female Actor in a Limited Series nomination for her role in Disclaimer.
She joins Jodie Foster for her triumphant turn in True Detective: Night Country, Naomi Watts for Feud Capote Vs The Swans, Cristin Milioti for The Penguin and British star Kate Winslet for The Regime.
Jeremy Allen White lands his latest nomination for The Bear, this time in the category for Best Television Male Actor in a Musical/Comedy series
Hollywood legend Kathy Bates also features among this years nominees, with her role in Matlock earning a place in the category for Best Television Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jodie Foster’s triumphant turn in True Detective: Night Country has earned her a nomination in the category for Best Female Actor in a Limited Series
Jeremy Allen White lands his latest nomination for The Bear, this time in the category for Best Television Male Actor in a Musical/Comedy series.
The actor joins Adam Brody for Nobody Wants This, Ted Danson for A Man On The Inside, and Steve Martin and Martin Short for Only Murders In The Building.
Hollywood legend Kathy Bates also featured among this years nominees, with her role in Matlock earning a place in the category for Best Television Female Actor in a Drama Series.
Last year, the Golden Globes proved a successful night for Oppenheimer, which scored five major awards during the ceremony.
British filmmaker Sir Christopher Nolan was named best director for the first time after six nominations, while Irish actor Cillian Murphy took home best actor in a drama for his work as the father of the atomic bomb.
During the event, Cheers legend Ted Danson will receive the Carol Burnett Award for those who have ‘made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen’ and Viola Davis will be handed the Cecil B. DeMille Award for achievement in film.
GOLDEN GLOBES 2025 WINNERS
FILM
Best Film – Drama
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune: Part Two
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked
Best Non-English Language Film
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez – WINNER
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematic And Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Paul Mescal, Gladiator II
Best Actress – Drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet, Lee
Best Actor – Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Zendaya, Challengers
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Queer
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man
Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Best supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Edward Berger, Conclave
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
Best screenplay
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Peter Straughan, Conclave – WINNER
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Best Original Song
Beautiful That Way, The Last Showgirl
Compress/Repress, Challengers
El Mal, Emilia Pérez
Forbidden Road, Better Man
Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot
Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez
Best Original Film Score
Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers
Dune: Part Two
TV
Best TV Series – Drama
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Squid Game
Slow Horses
The Day of the Jackal
Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Kaya Scodelario and Theo James, The Gentlemen
Best Limited TV Series
Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Best TV Actress – Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Best TV Actor – Drama
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun – WINNER
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman (Paramount+)
Best TV Actress – Comedy or Musical
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Best TV Actor – Comedy or Musical
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
Best TV Actress – Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime
Best TV Actor – LImited Series
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Best Supporting Actress – TV
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Best Supporting Actor – TV
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun – WINNER
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ali Wong, Single Lady – WINNER
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings
