Nikki Glaser is hoping one 2025 Golden Globes nominee in particular is hiding behind his aviators.
The comedian knows that as the host of the Jan. 5 ceremony, all eyes will be on her as she takes the stage at the Beverly Hilton. But she admitted that she’s very much hoping to avoid locking eyes with Glen Powell, who is nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category for Hit Man. And she wasn't afraid to reveal why.
"He is going to be in the back, and he has to wear sunglasses so he can't make eye contact with me," Nikki exclusively told Live From E!: Golden Globes' Zuri Hall on the red carpet. "Because it will throw me. I need to stay dry."
Jokes aside, the 40-year-old, who is nominated for her first Golden Globe for her comedy special Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die, admitted that while she's currently surrounded by the biggest stars in Hollywood, that couldn't be further from her everyday life.
"I don't run into these people a lot," Nikki explained while detailing how she never would have imagined she'd be taking the Golden Globes stage a decade ago. "So, I'm standing up there and it's blowing my mind that Angelina Jolie has to listen to me talk for nine minutes."
But when she goes up to deliver her monologue in front of Glen, Angelina, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande and so many more, she'll be more than ready.
"We've run through this thing 93 this will be my 94th time telling some version of this," Nikki revealed to Zuri. "It's still changing, even from the last time I told it, 'til now. So we're constantly making edits, trying to top jokes, trying to just get strike the right note and tone for the evening."
But despite running through a version of her monologue almost 100 times, she's more than ready for an off-the-cuff joke. And all that rehearsal plays into it.
"I really think I might go a little like wild, because I'm so cozy with it," she teased, "and now I'm suddenly going to see the people and talk Glen Powell right here, Timothée Chalamet. It's going to set off something new in my head for sure."
Keep reading to see all the stars on the red carpet before the award ceremony kicks off...
Zendaya
in custom Louis Vuitton and Bulgari jewelry.
Emma Stone
in Louis Vuitton.
Timothée Chalamet
in Tom Ford.
Demi Moore
in custom Armani Privé.
Ariana Grande
in a 1966 couture gown by Givenchy.
Cynthia Erivo
in custom Louis Vuitton.
Eiza Gonzalez
glittering in gold.
Sarah Paulson
in Ellie Saab.
Michelle Yeoh
in Balenciaga.
Felicity Jones
in a silver sequined Prada dress.
Jodie Foster
in Dior.
Nicole Kidman
in custom Balenciaga Couture.
Andrew Garfield
in a Gucci suit.
Mikey Madison
in custom Bottega Veneta and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Ayo Edebiri
in a Loewe suit.
Salma Hayek Pinault
in a maroon Gucci dress.
Sofia Vergara
in a Georges Chakra mermaid gown.
Adrien Brody
in Thom Browne.
Anya Taylor-Joy
in a pink slip dress from Dior and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Kristen Bell
in a champagne Ashi Studio dress.
Gal Gadot
in custom Giorgio Armani Privé.
Cara Delevingne
in a glittering blue dress.
Pamela Anderson
in Oscar de la Renta.
Melissa McCarthy
in Christian Siriano.
Dwayne Johnson
in a purple shirt and coat combo.
Miley Cyrus
in Celine.
Angelina Jolie
in Alexander McQueen.
Viola Davis
in Gucci.
Kaley Cuoco
In a white dress and mini capelet.
Colman Domingo
in Valentino and Boucheron jewelry.