Who Are The Golden Globes Announcers? (And Why Are ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fans Extra Annoyed By Them?)
Nikki Glaser might have brought the house down with her hilarious 2026 Golden Globes monologue, but the show’s two announcers are getting less than stellar early reviews on social media. Kevin Frazier, who held down CBS’s official Golden Globes red carpet show with fellow ET co-host Nischelle Turner, and Variety‘s Marc Malkin are playing the “Voice of God” at the 83rd Golden Globes. While you might think two of Tinseltown’s most connected red carpet reporters would be naturals at the gig, some watchers are complaining about the picks on social media. Especially… Heated Rivalry fans?
Many awards shows use an announcer to keep the show flowing — think Nick Offerman at the most recent Emmys — but this year the Golden Globes tapped ET host Kevin Frazier and red carpet mainstay Marc Malkin to not just queue up this year’s nominees, but to chatter amongst themselves in lieu of dead air. Folks on X (aka Twitter) were not all that impressed.
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Now, if you’re noticing extra venom being directed Marc Malkin’s way, that’s probably because Variety’s Senior Culture & Events Editor went viral last week for asking Abbott Elementary star Janelle James a weird and awkward question about Heated Rivalry‘s Connor Storrie when he was interviewing both the morning they announced the Actor Awards nominations (aka formerly the SAG awards).
Malkin learned that James had watched the steamy Heated Rivalry and asked her,”So when you look at Connor now, and you think about those scenes in Heated Rivalry —”
“That’s not what I’m thinking about,” James said. “I’m thinking about his excellent Russian accent that he does. I’m thinking about his characterization. I’m thinking that he is adorable and he looks like a leading man. I’m excited to see where he goes next.”
Cut to tonight’s Golden Globes, where Storrie and his Heated Rivalry co-star Hudson Williams are scheduled to present. Host Nikki Glaser cracked a joke about the show proving we need more stories about hockey.
So why is Marc Malkin there? Well, as Brian Ortega sagely pointed out on X, Malkin is a big wig at Penske-owned Variety and Penske also owns the Golden Globes. Frazier is there as part of synergy with CBS.
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