Golden Globes 2025: When and where to watch in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to host the awards marking the best of film and TV over the past year

The Golden Globes will be streamed live on the Shahid platform. AFP

The Golden Globes, nicknamed “Hollywood’s party of the year”, is set to return.

Set to be hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the ceremony is back for a second year under the new ownership of Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries.

The stand-up star and actress was praised for her comedy skills at the Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix in May. She also earned an Emmy nomination for her latest special, Someday You’ll Die for HBO.

Glaser cited Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Ricky Gervais as inspirations. She’ll follow last year’s host Jo Koy, who was panned by critics for a fumbled opening monologue and a rushed pace throughout.

What time is the Golden Globes in the UAE and Saudi Arabia?

The live ceremony will take place on Sunday evening in the US, which will be 5am UAE time and 4am in Saudi Arabia.

Where to watch it?

The ceremony will be live-streamed on MBC platform Shahid. The Golden Globes website will also stream the red carpet for those who want to catch the arrivals.

Follow Shahid’s Instagram account for the latest details.

Who's nominated for Golden Globes this year?

Jacques Audiard’s musical Emilia Perez, about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, leads all nominees with 10.

That put it ahead of other contenders like the musical smash Wicked, the papal thriller Conclave and the postwar epic The Brutalist.

The Apprentice, about Donald Trump as a young man, also landed nominations for its two central performances, by Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn.

On the television side, The Bear leads all nominees with five. With his 11th nomination, Denzel Washington is the most-nominated black performer at the Globes.

Steve Martin is nominated for the fourth straight year in the Best Television Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series category for Only Murders in the Building. The nomination marks his ninth overall and could be his first Globes win.

There are 26 first-time nominees including Ariana Grande, Dakota Fanning, Glaser, Seth Meyers, Zoe Saldana and Pamela Anderson – who earned a nod for The Last Showgirl.

The embattled Globes, which are no longer presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are still in comeback mode after years of scandal and organisational upheaval.

Who is presenting?

Dozens of Hollywood stars and A-list names are set to make an appearance at the show. They include Viola Davis, Andrew Garfield, Sir Elton John, Nicolas Cage, Colin Farrell, Dwayne Johnson and Kate Hudson.

– With additional reporting from AP