A senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Gardner, took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared a video taken backstage at the 2026 Golden Globes. In the video, staffers were seen trying their best to tamp down smoke after a coffee holder was knocked down as the sterno underneath caught fire. The 2026 Golden Globe Awards, which took place in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on January 11, witnessed a star-studded evening, with Nikki Glaser hosting the ceremony, as per US Weekly.According to Chris Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter, as cited by US Weekly, a fire indeed broke out at the 2026 Golden Globes, although it was not on a major scale. A carpet caught fire for a brief period; however, the situation was quickly brought under control. Chris Gardner shared a video on X with a caption that read:"Crisis averted inside #GoldenGlobes backstage press room as catering knocked over a coffee holder and the sterno underneath was lit."The caption further read:"For a brief moment, the carpet was on fire and smoke wafted up around the curtains. They put it out quickly fortunately. Yikes!Check out Chris Gardner's X post below.Nikki Glaser hosted the 2026 Golden Globes and began the show on a controversial note83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals - Source: GettyComedian-turned-actress Nikki Glaser, the host of the 2026 Golden Globes, began the show with a joke that drew attention. Glaser began her opening monologue by cracking a joke about the late Jeffrey Epstein, a pedophile and a convicted sex offender. While the joke was related to Epstein’s high-profile list of clients, it drew quite a few big laughs from the audience. Nikki said:"There are so many A-listers here, and by A-listers I mean pople who are on a list that has been heavily redacted. And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department."After cracking a joke on Paul Mescal and Jacob Elordi, Nikki Glaser moved ahead and took a light-hearted dig at the Wicked movie franchise starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Glaser said:"Once again, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave us two career-defining performances. Two hours in the movie, I was in tears. I was like, 'I can't believe there's still 45 minutes left.'"Among some of the huge wins at the 2026 Golden Globes was Amy Poehler, who made history as her podcast Good Hang won the Best Podcast Award for the first time.