Last Updated:January 12, 2026, 10:26 IST

Macaulay Culkin last appeared at the Golden Globes in 1991, when he was nominated for Home Alone.

Macaulay Culkin returned to the ceremony as one of the presenters. (Photo Credit : Instagram)

The 2026 Golden Globe Awards were full of surprises, with one of the biggest being Macaulay Culkin’s return. The Home Alone star made his Golden Globe comeback after 35 years.

Culkin was last seen at the ceremony when he was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for the 1990 holiday classic Home Alone.

Macaulay Culkin Returns To Golden Globes Awards

The actor took the stage to present the Best Screenplay, Motion Picture award. He was delighted to see the crowd’s warm reaction after seeing him on stage. “Thank you,” he said. “I know it’s weird to see me outside the holiday season,” he joked, referencing Home Alone and its sequel, 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. “Shockingly, I do exist all year round,” he added.

In 1991, during his previous Golden Globes attendance as a child artist, Culkin was nominated for the Best Young Actor award for his role as Kevin McCallister in the iconic holiday movie. However, he lost to Gerard Depardieu, who was seen in Green Card.

Macaulay Culkin Arrives With Fiancee

Culkin looked dashing on the red carpet in a classic tuxedo, accompanied by his fiancée, Brenda Song. Brenda dazzled in a chic black cut-out dress. Together since 2017, the couple looked adorable as they posed lovingly for the cameras.

Ahead of his much-awaited return to the Golden Globe Awards, Culkin took to Instagram to share the news with his fans. He shared the announcement poster that featured him as one of the presenters; Culkin wrote, “See you Sunday.”

Alongside Macaulay Culkin, other presenters at this year’s Golden Globe Awards were George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Queen Latifah, along with rising stars like the leads from Heated Rivalry, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams.

The star-studded lineup also included celebrities like Amanda Seyfried, Ana de Armas, Ayo Edebiri, Charli XCX, Dakota Fanning, Hailee Steinfeld, Jennifer Garner, Joe Keery, Kevin Hart, Lisa from BLACKPINK, Miley Cyrus, Orlando Bloom, Pamela Anderson, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, among others.

The 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony went live at 8 PM ET, which was around 6:30 AM IST. Indian audiences can stream the ceremony on JioHotstar.