What You Didn’t See On TV

Tonight’s Golden Globes had plenty of memorable moments during the telecast, but some of the most interesting came when the cameras were off. Deadline was in the room and on the red carpet to take us behind the scenes. Here’s a look at what we saw.

Big laughs for Nikki Glaser’s opening monologue

Glaser’s opener got huge laughs … and a couple of groans – mostly from the under-50 iq for Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. “The Rock is here for the Smashing Machine,” Glaser said. “The Rock is nominated tonight and luckily for him, the TV show The Paper is not, so he might win. And Kevin Hart is here, yes. The Rock’s plus one-half.” Frequent co-stars Johnson and Hart, known for their hilarious chemistry, have played Rock, Paper, Scissors and other silly games in promos for their movies, especially their Jumanji films.

Glaser’s joke about Leo DiCaprio’s history of dating younger women also drew big laughs. “You’ve won three Golden Globes, an Oscar, and the most impressive thing is that you were able to accomplish all of that before your girlfriend turned 30”. DiCaprio laughed along with the crowd and took it in stride.

A few almost late-comers

Dwayne Johnson almost didn’t make it to his seat for the opening. He walked in during the final countdown to air a minute or so before the start. Natasha Lyonne and Queen Latifah also walked in with seconds to spare.

Noah Wyle cut it even closer, almost repeating Christine Lahti’s famous “I was in the bathroom, Mom” at the 1998 Golden Globes where she won for Chicago Hope. He and his wife were rushing back to their seats as his category was being announced.

Standing ovations for Teyana Taylor, Stellan Skarsgård, Julia Roberts & Sinners

Teyana Taylor, who won Best Female Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for One Battle After Another, and Stellan Skarsgård, who took the respective Male Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture prize for Sentimental Value, both got standing ovations when announced. Taylor also received a second one at the end of her speech.

Julia Roberts received a rousing standing ovation, lasting several minutes, when she took the stage to present the Golden Globe for Best Picture – Comedy or Musical.

In an intriguing seating chart, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos were at adjacent tables in the first row. They kept at arms length for the duration but were supportive of each other’s wins, with Sarandos joining Zaslav and the rest of the room in a standing ovation for WB’s Sinners win for Cinematic or Box Office Achievement, for instance. 

Time for the bar

Stars, executives and agents packed the bar area, with more and more spending time there as the night went on. 

“At this point, half of the room is lost. Everyone is at the bar,” one nominee said two hours into the ceremony. 

After presenting the Best Original song Golden Globe to “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters, presenters Joe Keery and Charli XCX stayed on and announced the Original Score category at the start of the commercial break. The announcement and the acceptance speech took more of the break, with a minute left at the end for people.

Jennifer Lopez did a little dance on stage while the clip with the nominees in the category she was presenting, Male Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, was playing. She went on to announce Timothee Chalamet as the winner. 

Moments from the red carpet:

Glenn Powell brings his mom and dad as his guests.