Bill Maher, known for his role as the host of HBO’s Real Time, found himself on the receiving end of humor at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night.

During the event, the 69-year-old comedian sat in the audience as Wanda Sykes, aged 61, playfully targeted him while presenting the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV.

Sykes didn’t hold back, delivering sharp jokes about each nominee, which included Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, Ricky Gervais, and Sarah Silverman. However, Maher seemed to be less entertained by her remarks than his fellow nominees.

Kicking off her comedic roast, Sykes mentioned her intent to express some love to the nominees before focusing her attention on Maher.

She quipped, “Bill Maher, you give us so much,” adding humorously, “But I would love a little less.”

As laughter erupted from the audience, she continued, ‘Just… try less.’

Bill Maher, 69, looked less than enthused when he became the but of jokes on Sunday at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Wanda Sykes, 61, mocked him while presenting the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV, for which Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, Ricky Gervais and Sarah Silverman were also nominated

Maher didn’t join in the laughter, and he at first displayed a puzzled expression before he adopted a stony visage.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Maher’s representatives for comment.

Next up to be roasted was Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein.

‘Brett Goldstein, you are handsome, you’ve got that great super villain voice, and you are charming,’ Sykes said. ‘You would’ve made a great Menendez brother.’

Goldstein grinned ear to ear after being compared to the infamous murderers as Sykes moved on to Kevin Hart.

She joked that he was ‘the richest guy in this category,’ adding, ‘And yet, I know he wants it the most.’ 

‘You are a true American, Kevin,’ Sykes said as Hart also burst out laughing with the audience.

Sykes referenced Kumail Nanjiani’s stunning physical transformation as he adopted a muscular physique while preparing to star in Marvel’s misbegotten superhero film The Eternals.

After Sykes said she wanted to give the nominees ‘some love,’ she turned to Maher to start her parade of insults. ‘Bill Maher, you give us so much,’ Sykes said. ‘But I would love a little less’

‘Just… try less,’ she added. Maher at first looked puzzled, then adopted a stony face while laughter erupted around him

Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein erupted in a smile when Sykes joked that his good looks, charm and ‘super villain voice’ would have made him a great ‘Menendez brother’

Kevin Hart also joined in the laughter when Sykes joked that he was the ‘richest’ nominee but also the one who ‘wants it the most.’ She added, ‘You are a true American, Kevin’

Sykes referenced Kumail Nanjiani’s stunning physical transformation when she said, ‘I love that you prove that male comedians can be funny without being chubby’

The comedienne also poked fun at how her friendship with Sarah Silverman had grown fallow. ‘Sarah, I love that we are such close friends. You know, we haven’t talked in five years, but we are so close!’ she said

‘I love that you prove that male comedians can be funny without being chubby,’ Sykes said, which seemed to tickle both Nanjiani and his wife and regular collaborator, Emily V. Gordon.

‘He’s jacked!’ Sykes added emphatically.

The comedienne also poked fun at how her friendship with Sarah Silverman had grown fallow.

‘Sarah, I love that we are such close friends. You know, we haven’t talked in five years, but we are so close!’ she said. ‘You know what I’m saying? Good luck, girl. I love you.’

After bashing Maher, Sykes seemed to save her other critical jokes for Ricky Gervais, who wasn’t at the ceremony.

‘Ricky Gervais, 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,’ she joked about the notoriously public atheist.

‘And the trans community!’ she added, referencing claims that some of Gervais’ material has been anti-trans, though he denied that his jokes are meant to attack transgender people in a 2020 interview with the Daily Beast.

‘Most offense comes from people who mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target. And they’re not necessarily the same,’ Gervais said at the time. 

Ricky Gervais wasn’t there in person, so Sykes said she would ‘thank God’ and the ‘trans community’ on his behalf if he won

When Gervais won, Sykes thanked ‘God’ for Gervais, who has made religion and atheism a major topic of his comedy specials, as well as the ‘trans community.’ Gervais has previously denied that his material is anti-trans

‘I’ve had it throughout my career. So there, you know, “He’s making fun of a trans person, therefore he’s transphobic,” which is very odd,’ Gervais continued. ‘That would suggest that you can never make fun of a trans person for any reason. Even if it had nothing to do with their trans-ness.’

When Sykes announced that Gervais was the winner, she did exactly what she promised and thanked God and the trans community on his behalf.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Gervais reps for comment.  

Sunday’s show saw Timothée Chalamet soar over Leonardo DiCaprio — who stars in One Battle After Another — as the betting favorite to win the coveted Best Actor Oscar as he earned the top honor at the Golden Globes for Marty Supreme (directed by Josh Safdie).

Before awards season, it was 51-year-old DiCaprio who was the odds favorite to take home the coveted gong, but now Chalamet is a massive favorite to win the top acting prize at March’s Academy Awards, according to regulated exchange and prediction market Kalshi.

However, DiCaprio’s flick One Battle After Another (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) did earn the last laugh at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Californiaon Sunday night as the film not only triumphed over Chalamet’s project but also beat out Blue Moon, Bugonia, No Other Choice, and Nouvelle Vague for Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical. 

One Battle After Another was the most awarded film of the night with four but will no doubt face stiff competition in the Oscars race from Hanmet (directed by Chloe Zhao) as it earned the last award of the night in the Best Picture – Drama category over Frankenstein, It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Sinners.

On the television side, it was The Pitt (created by R. Scott Gemmill), The Studio (created by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, and Peter Huyck), and Adolescence (created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne) which earned wins in the drama, comedy or musical, and limited series categories, respectively. 

Timothee Chalamet has soared over Leonardo DiCaprio – who stars in One Battle After Another – as the betting favorite to win the coveted Best Actor Oscar as he earned the top honor at the Golden Globe Awards 2026 for Marty Supreme (directed by Josh Safdie) 

Before Award season it was 51-year-old DiCaprio who was the odds favorite to take home the coveted gong, but now Chalamet is a massive favorite to win the top acting prize at March’s Academy Awards according to regulated exchange and prediction market Kalshi 

Meanwhile, 30-year-old Chalamet surely had tongues wagging as he barely acknowledged girlfriend Kylie Jenner during his acceptance speech for Marty Supreme. 

The French-speaking actor had another major awards show moment as he earned Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy and abruptly ended his speech by saying: ‘To my parents and partner, I love you. Thank you so much.’ 

It was noticeably a much more muted acknowledgement for Jenner, 28, as he boldly declared her love for her at last week’s Critics Choice Awards 2026. 

Chalamet beat out an impressive field led by Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another as the field also featured: George Clooney – Jay Kelly, Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon, Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice, Jesse Plemons – Bugonia. 

 One Battle After Another led all winners with four including the aforementioned Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical gong along with Best Director and Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson and a surprise Best Supporting Actress win for Teyana Taylor.

One Battle After Another has already had a very successful Awards Season 2026 run but will face a formidable opponent in Hamnet – starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal – which earned the top prize Best Picture – Drama. 

Buckley earned one of the top acting gongs of the night as she earned Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama.

The 36-year-old Irish actress triumphed over an A-list field including: Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love, Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value, Julia Roberts – After the Hunt, Tessa Thompson – Hedda, and Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby.

Meanwhile, 30-year-old Chalamet surely had tongues wagging as he barely acknowledged girlfriend Kylie Jenner during his acceptance speech for Marty Supreme 

The actor earned Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy and ended his speech abruptly by saying: ‘To my parents and partner, I love you. Thank you so much’

However, DiCaprio’s flick One Battle After Another (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) did earn the last laugh at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Californiaon Sunday night as the film not only triumphed over Chalamet’s project but also beat out Blue Moon, Bugonia, No Other Choice, and Nouvelle Vague for Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical

One Battle After Another has already had a very successful Awards Season 2026 run but will face a formidable opponent in Hamnet – starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal – which earned the top prize Best Picture – Drama

Jessie Buckley earned one of the top acting gongs of the night as she earned Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama for Hamnet

On the television side, it was Netflix’s Adolescence that had the biggest night as it swept their categories including 16-year-old star Owen Cooper becoming one of the youngest Golden Globe Awards winners of all-time 

After winning at last week’s Critics Choice Awards 2026 as he was earned Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama for The Pitt (created by R. Scott Gemmill)

Another big winner was The Studio as it earned Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy in addition to a Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series win for Seth Rogen

On the television side, it was Netflix’s Adolescence that had the biggest night as it swept their categories including 16-year-old star Owen Cooper becoming one of the youngest Golden Globe Awards winners of all-time.

The teenage actor was recognized in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie category.

His Adolescence co-star Stephen Graham later earned Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. 

It was a massive night for the Netflix series as Erin Doherty also earned Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie. 

Adolescence swept their categories as it finished the night winning Best Limited TV Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV over: All Her Fault, The Beast in Me. Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, and The Girlfriend. 

Noah Wyle kept up his winning ways after winning at last week’s Critics Choice Awards 2026 as he was earned Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama for The Pitt (created by R. Scott Gemmill). 

Wyle also led the beloved HBO show to the top television honor as The Pitt was honored with Best TV Series – Drama. 

Another big winner was The Studio as it earned Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy in addition to a Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series win for Seth Rogen. 

Golden Globe Awards 2026 winners

Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical

Blue Moon

Bugonia 

Marty Supreme 

No Other Choice 

Nouvelle Vague 

One Battle After Another  – WINNER

One Battle After Another earned the most with four including Best Picture – Comedy Or Musical

 

Best Picture – Drama

Frankenstein

Hamnet – WINNER

It Was Just An Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value 

Sinners 

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac – Frankenstein

Dwayne Johnson – Smashing Machine

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent – WINNER

Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme – WINNER

George Clooney – Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon

Lee Byung-Hun – No Other Choice

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia

Timothee Chalamet is one step closer to the Oscar as he earned Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Marty Supreme

 

 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER

Jennifer Lawrence – Die, My Love

Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value

Julia Roberts – After the Hunt

Tessa Thompson – Hedda

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – WINNER

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee

Emma Stone – Bugonia

 

Best Supporting Actress 

Emily Blunt – The Smashing Machine

Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan –  Weapons

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another – WINNER

Teyana Taylor earned Best Supporting Actress for One Battle After Another

 

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein

Paul Mescal – Hamnet

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly

Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value – WINNER

 

Best Original Song

“Dream as One” – Avatar: Fire and Ash

“Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER

“I Lied to You” – Sinners

“No Place Like Home” – Wicked: For Good

The Girl in the Bubble” – Wicked: For Good

“Train Dreams” –  Train Dreams

 

Best Original Score– Motion Picture 

Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein

Ludwig Göransson – Sinners – WINNER

Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another

Kangding Ray – Sirāt

Max Richter – Hamnet

Hans Zimmer – F1

 

 Best Director – Motion Picture

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

 

Best Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER

Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Ryan Coogler – Sinners

Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident

Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet

Paul Thomas Anderson earned Best Director and Screenplay for One Battle After Another

 

Best non-English Language Film 

 It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

The Secret Agent – WINNER

Sentimental Value

Sirât

The Voice of Hind Rajab

 

Best Animated Film 

Arco

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

Elio

KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Zootopia 2

 

Outstanding Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

Sinners – WINNER

Weapons

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Best TV Series – Drama

The Diplomat

The Pitt – WINNER

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

The Pitt took home the coveted Best TV Series – Drama

 

Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

The Studio – WINNER

 

Best Limited TV Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Adolescence – WINNER

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Drama

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise

Diego Luna – Andor

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo – Task

Adam Scott – Severance

Noah Wyle – The Pitt – WINNER

Noah Wyle was recognized for his work on The Pitt

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series — Drama

Kathy Bates – Matlock

Britt Lower – Severance

Helen Mirren – MobLand

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

Keri Russell – The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus – WINNER

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 

 Claire Danes – The Beast in Me

Rashida Jones – Black Mirror

Amanda Seyfried – Long Bright River

Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex – WINNER

Robin Wright – The Girlfriend

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Glen Powell – Chad Powers

Seth Rogen – The Studio – WINNER

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Seth Rogen earned Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy; he’s pictured with Chase Sui Wonders

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series — Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday

Jean Smart – Hacks – WINNER

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

Jacob Elordi – The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Paul Giamatti – Black Mirror

Stephen Graham – Adolescence – WINNER

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Jude Law – Black Rabbit

Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie

Owen Cooper – Adolescence – WINNER

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show

Walton Goggins – The White Lotus

Jason Isaac – The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman – Severance

Ashley Walters – Adolescence

Owen Cooper was among the youngest winners ever as he earned Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie for Adolescence

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role — TV Series, Limited series or TV Movie

Carrie Coon – The White Lotus

Erin Doherty – Adolescence – WINNER

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Catherine O’Hara – The Studio

Parker Posey – The White Lotus

Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV

Bill Maher – Is Anyone Else Seeing This?

Brett Goldstein – The Second Best Night of Your Life

Kevin Hart – Acting My Age

Kumail Nanjiani – Night Thoughts

Ricky Gervais – Mortality – WINNER

Sarah Silverman – Postmortem

 

Best Podcast

Armchair Expert

Call Her Daddy

Good Hang – WINNER

The Mel Robbins Podcast

Smartless

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