Small Fire Broke out at Golden Globes After Catering Disaster

The 2026 Golden Globes had a little bit of chaos break out backstage Sunday due to a small fire.

“Crisis averted inside #GoldenGlobes backstage press room as catering knocked over a coffee holder and the sterno underneath was lit,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Chris Gardner shared via X (formerly Twitter) during the live awards show.

Gardner continued, “For a brief moment, the carpet was on fire and smoke wafted up around the curtains. They put it out quickly fortunately. Yikes!”

Crisis averted inside #GoldenGlobes backstage press room as catering knocked over a coffee holder and the sterno underneath was lit. For a brief moment, the carpet was on fire and smoke wafted up around the curtains. They put it out quickly fortunately. Yikes! pic.twitter.com/FTFixnZppT

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) January 12, 2026

In the video Gardner included with the post, staffers can be seen frantically trying to extinguish a small fire as smoke is seen coming out of a sterno in the catering area. Other employees can be seen pulling a curtain aside from the flames that were catching in the carpeted area.

The 2026 Golden Globe Awards aired live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Beverly Hilton, with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting for the second year in a row.

And while there was plenty of panic backstage as the small fire was handled, the audience was none the wiser, watching as Seth Rogen accepted the trophy for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his role as Matt Remick in The Studio.

“This is so weird. We just pretended to do this, and now it’s happening,” Rogen quipped, referencing his character winning a Golden Globe on the Apple TV+ series as well. “Thought the only way I would get to hold one is to create a whole show to give myself a fake one.”

Rogen continued to give credit to his fellow nominees Adam Brody, Glen Powell, Jeremy Allen White, Martin Short and Steve Martin, joking, “The other nominees, it’s incredible. Steve Martin and Martin Short, especially. I remember growing up watching you guys my whole life thinking one day I’m going to beat them.”

Wrapping up his speech, Rogen thanked his co-stars, who include Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and Catherine O’Hara. “An actor is really only as good as the people to get to perform with,” he said, “and I’m very lucky in that I get to choose those people. So, I really want to thank the other performers on the show.”

Some of the night’s other big winners included Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another, Noah Wyle for The Pitt, and Jean Smart for Hacks.