While stars likeSelena Gomez andSebastian Stan were doubly nominated at the 2025 Golden Globes, Jeremy Allen White was double-booked.
Indeed, asNikki Glaser led an enchanting evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. for the 82nd Golden Globes, several people were MIA, including The Bear star who nabbed a win for Best Actor. (See every winnerhere.)
Although Jeremy bested Nobody Wants This’ Adam Brody, The Man on the Inside’s Ted Danson, Only Murders in the Building’s Steve Martin and Martin Short, as well as Shrinking’s Jason Segel—all of whom were present at the ceremony—he was notably not in attendance.
Of course, The Bear actor, 33, was absent for good reason. He is currently filming for the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere in New Jersey, and was unable to make the trip to Hollywood.
But Jeremy wasn’t the only star to miss the action. Ryan Reynolds andBlake Lively were not able to attend, as well as Ryan’s Deadpool & Wolverine costarHugh Jackman.Although the film, which Ryan produced, was up for the Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement,the trio mutually decided to skip the affair, according tomutiple outlets.
Wicked‘sJonathan Bailey also assured he would not be in attendance as he continues to prepare for his Richard II performance on the West End, which opens next month. As he told British Voguein December, “everything else is on pause until Richard II opens.”
Other actors missing includedJavier Bardem and DonaldGlover, who were up for Best Actor in a Limited Series and Television Series. And despite most of his Wicked castmates being in attendance, Ethan Slater was also not present.
As for supporters of stars, Margaret Qualley, who was up for Best Supporting Actress for The Substance, was missing her husband of one yearJack Antonoff. As the actress told Variety on the red carpet, “He’s not here, he’s sick.” Luckily, Margaret had her father Paul J. Qualley ready to sub in. (See every other star who made an appearance here).
And as the saying goes, the show must go on—and that it did. After an impressive theatrical release, earning over $350 million worldwide, Wicked was up for four nominations including acting nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and the newest award of the evening for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, the latter of which it took home.
Ariana was up for her first-ever Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of Glinda the Good. Meanwhile, Timothée Chalamet—who had been nominated three times before—also earned a nomination for his performance of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (However the wins for the evening went to Zoe Saldaña and Adrien Brody, respectively.)
And though they were missed,the MIA stars aren’t the only celebrities to ever have to skip a big night. Last year, Taylor Swift—who was nominated for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for her Eras Tour concert film—brought along Keleigh Teller as her plus one, despite many fans hoping to see a red carpet debut from her and boyfriend Travis Kelce. Naturally, the NFL player had a packed football schedule and had to take in the action from afar.
The year before, Taylor herself—who was nominated for Best Original Song for Where the Crawdads Sing’s “Carolina”—skipped as she prepped for the Eras Tour. And although Zendaya was also nominated and won that year for Best Actress category for her Euphoria performance, she also missed the big night due to filming Dune: Part Two in Budapest.
Luckily for her fans, Zendaya was able to attend this year—turning heads on the red carpet after nabbing a nod for her performance in Challengers, and even raised eyebrows by wearing a ring on that finger.Keep reading for more stars who showed out for the big event.
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.
