Taylor Swift has previously received five nominations at the Golden Globes, which she most recently attended in 2024 to support her Eras Tour film. Nikki Glaser, who hosted the 2025 ceremony and spent "close to $100,

Glaser, who said in various pre-show interviews that she'd been testing jokes and monologue material for weeks, proved that the work paid off. By halfway through the 2025 ceremony, feedback on the internet was almost unanimous in its praise.

Nikki Glaser joked that she was mad that Taylor Swift was not at the 2025 Golden Globes, especially considering the singer was at the award show a year earlier.