--- title: Jimmy Fallon to Host 2017 Golden Globes description: NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt announced that The Tonight Show host had been tapped to preside over the 74th annual awards ceremony. canonical: https://time.com/4435386/jimmy-fallon-golden-globes-2017-host/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-02T16:47:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:43:37.159Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jimmy Fallon Will Host the 2017 Golden Globes og:description: 'The Tonight Show' host had been tapped to preside over the award ceremony og:url: https://time.com/4435386/jimmy-fallon-golden-globes-2017-host/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f8c7034db8f295d/6988a0d4ab6d771afa6aac4e/jimmy-fallon-host.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Fallon Will Host the 2017 Golden Globes twitter:description: 'The Tonight Show' host had been tapped to preside over the award ceremony twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f8c7034db8f295d/6988a0d4ab6d771afa6aac4e/jimmy-fallon-host.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jimmy Fallon to Host the 2017 Golden Globes by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 2, 2016 4:47 PM CUT  Host Jimmy Fallon on July 14, 2016. Host Jimmy Fallon on July 14, 2016.Andrew Lipovsky—NBC/Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 2, 2016 4:47 PM CUT Jimmy Fallon will host the 2017 [Golden Globe Awards](http://time.com/4182815/ricky-gervais-caitlyn-jenner-golden-globe/ "undefined"). NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt announced that _The Tonight Show_ host had been tapped to preside over the 74th annual awards ceremony at the [Television Critics Association](http://time.com/4426754/gilmore-girls-tca-panel-trailer/ "undefined") summer press tour Tuesday. Fallon announced the news via Twitter, joking that he is “looking forward to spending time with the Hollywood Foreign Press before Donald Trump has them all deported.” > [](https://twitter.com/jimmyfallon/status/760511120129953792) > [](https://twitter.com/jimmyfallon/status/760511219140694016) Fallon follows [Ricky Gervais](http://time.com/4174674/golden-globes-recap-ricky-gervais/ "undefined"), who returned to host the Golden Globes last year after three prior turns, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who [hosted from 2013-2015](http://time.com/3663240/golden-globes-amy-poehler-and-tina-feys-best-jokes-so-far/ "undefined"). Hosting an awards show isn’t new for Fallon, who previously helmed the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also presented awards at the Golden Globes several times. The 2017 Golden Globes will air Jan. 8 from the Beverly Hilton from 8 to 11 p.m. ET. 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