“And last, but most importantly, to my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight. Our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into, our voices matter, and our dreams deserve space.” – Teyana Taylor wins best supporting actress for One Battle After Another
“A sexy leather handbag.” – host Nikki Glaser on Sean Penn
“It was such an extraordinary set to be part of because we were telling the story of probably the most famous Brit that ever lived, and we had a Chinese director, a lot of Irish and mostly Polish crew … I found him one day at the back of his truck, and he was chopping up potatoes and onions and meat. He was making – and he brought his ginormous cast iron pot over from Poland – and he was making soup. And this soup started turning up on set, so it was delicious.”– Jessie Buckley thanks Hamnet key grip Tomasz Sternicki for all the soup in her best actress in a drama acceptance speech
“There are so many A-listers – and by A-listers I do mean people who are on ‘a list’ that has been heavily redacted … the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the justice department.” – Nikki Glaser on the Epstein list
“I’m grateful to be part of a song that is helping girls, boys and everyone of all ages get through hardship and accept themselves.” – KPop Demon Hunters singer Ejae accepting her best original song award for Golden
“I of course was not prepared for this, because I thought that I was too old. I’ve got to thank my wife, Megan Everett-Skarsgård. She’s been a brutal support, tough lover and very educational. And my children have been very educational. I am playing a father that is a bad father, and my children have really told me what a bad father is.
“But most of all, I am very happy for this, because it is a small Norwegian film with no money for advertising or anything that gets to see the world in this way. Hopefully you will see it in the cinema, because they are an extinguished species now. In a cinema, where the lights go down and eventually your chair … the pulse with some other people. That is magic. Cinema should be seen in cinemas.” – Stellan Skarsgård wins best supporting actor for Sentimental Value
“I love you for not being here. I love you, Ricky, but if you win, I get to accept the award on your behalf, and you are going to thank God and the trans community.” – Wanda Sykes on Ricky Gervais’ nomination for best performance in stand-up comedy. Gervais did indeed win and Sykes did indeed accept his award as promised.
“My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up. ‘Always be grateful for what you have.’ It’s allowed me to leave the ceremony in the past empty handed with my head held high, grateful just to be here. But I’d be lying if I said those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter.” – Timothée Chalamet accepts the award for best actor in a comedy or musical for Marty Supreme
“See Timothée Chalamet? He was three when you last won.” – Don Cheadle provides “moral support” to George Clooney on stage
“You’re my favourite comedy duo. You guys are like Steve Martin and Martin Short for people under 50 IQ.” – Nikki Glaser on Jumanji co-stars Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson
“You guys keep proving you are never too old to still need money.” – Nikki Glaser on Steve Martin and Martin Short
“Everybody! Let’s go! In the back! Come on! Emma Stone, she’s like ‘what the hell is going on right now?’” – Julia Roberts urging the audience to join in her standing ovation
“The first actor in history to have to put on muscle for a movie about ping pong. This is true, he gained over 60 ounces.” – Nikki Glaser on Timothée Chalamet’s method for playing Marty Supreme
“I’m high as a motherfucker right now.” – Snoop Dogg while presenting the inaugural best podcast award