Jennifer Lopez is an awards season mainstay, which made her blunder throughout the 2026 Golden Globes all of the extra alarming to the individuals behind the scenes.
When the singer and actress, 56, introduced the Finest Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Movement Image – Musical or Comedy class throughout the Sunday, January 11, broadcast, she almost introduced the winner earlier than the nominees have been launched. Producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss addressed the error in a Monday, January 12, interview with Selection, confirming that they have been as “nervous” because the viewers within the second.
“The humorous factor is, individuals backstage close to me have been going, ‘Learn the nominees! Learn the nominees!’” Kirshner informed the outlet. “And I stated, ‘She’s carried out this earlier than. I feel she is aware of what she’s doing.’ However there’s at all times that second.”
Weiss reiterated the religion they positioned in Lopez whereas alluding to the crew’s stress over her shut name.
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“We love her. We’re so glad that she was there,” Weiss insisted. “And as Ricky stated, she’s been skilled at this sort of factor, so we weren’t anticipating that. And sure, that was positively a type of moments the place you’re like, ‘Come on, Jen, you understand this.’ And as you stated, the sunshine bulb went on and we acquired to the place we would have liked to go.”
Lopez introduced solo throughout the awards present. Earlier than the nominees have been named for Finest Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Movement Image – Musical or Comedy, she almost revealed the winner.
“So, let’s see who was the funniest or essentially the most musical,” she informed the viewers at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles earlier than briefly making an attempt to open the envelope. “However truthfully, these have been among the most wonderful performances of the yr and I don’t understand how they select one. Good luck to all of you.”
Lopez then started opening the envelope once more earlier than realizing she hadn’t allowed the announcers to spotlight the entire contenders but and amending, “The nominees are …”
Timothée Chalamet finally prevailed within the class for his function in Marty Supreme, overcoming Blue Moon’s Ethan Hawke, Jay Kelly’s George Clooney, Bugonia’s Jesse Plemons, No Different Selection’s Lee Byung-hun and One Battle After One other’s Leonardo DiCaprio to safe his first Golden Globes win after 5 nominations all through his profession.
“My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude rising up,” Chalamet, 30, stated in his acceptance speech. “All the time be thankful for what you’ve gotten. It’s allowed me to depart this ceremony prior to now empty-handed, my head held excessive, grateful simply to be right here. I’d be mendacity if I didn’t say these moments didn’t make this second that a lot sweeter.”
Lopez, for her half, didn’t appear too bothered by her mix-up, later sharing a clip of the second by way of her Instagram account with the caption, “Congrats Timmy.”
