The Golden Globes has refreshed as a whole new brand these days, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association disintegrated and a new corporate strategy took over for the awards, which marked their 82nd iteration during the first weekend of 2025.

From opera gloves galore to Zendaya’s homage to a legendary bombshell, the Golden Globes red carpet looked to the past.

Just three years ago, the Golden Globes was canceled—both in the “culture wars” meaning of that word and quite literally. Decades of controversy, corruption, and race scandals left the soiree, often billed as Hollywood’s booziest night,