Dax Shepard detailed why he couldn’t help feeling “sad” after failing to take home the first Best Podcast Golden Globe award.
Taking to Instagram after the ceremony on Sunday, January 11, the “Armchair Expert” cohost shared a screen shot of a text exchange with one of his daughters that detailed his post-event reflections. “You know, the ONLY reason I’m sad I didn’t win is because I wanted to stand on that stage and tell the whole world how much I love you and your sister,” Shepard, 51, sent to his daughter via text. (Shepard shares two daughters, Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 11, with wife Kristen Bell.)
The touching response came after his daughter wrote of his glam appearance at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, “You look so handsome dada,” followed by “Your suit is stunning.” Shepard, who lost the award to Amy Poehler and her work on “Good Hang,” offered further perspective within the screen shot’s caption. “I won tonight. And every night,” he wrote.
Several celebrity friends hit Like on Shepard’s post including Nina Dobrev, Joey King and Meghann Fahy, while many fans commented on his parenting style. “There’s something special about when a kiddo reaches the age where they can text you sweet things like this,” wrote one person, while another wrote, “Nothing better than the tremendous love between a child and parent.”
In the first-ever Golden Globes category of Best Podcast, Shepard and Poehler were up against Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,” Mel Robbins’ “Mel Robbins Podcast,” Jason Bateman, Wil Arnett and Sean Hayes’ “Smartless,” and NPR’s “Up First.”
It was an extra special night for Shepard’s family as Bell, 45, was also nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy. Despite Bell’s acclaimed performance in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, the award went to Hacks’ Jean Smart.
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Shepard and Bell, who got married in October 2013, arrived arm-in-arm at the event staged inside Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, clearly putting a recent awkward joint “Armchair Expert” interview with guest star Cher behind them. The Monday, January 5, episode saw Shepard ask the music icon who she thought would be a “dream partner” for Bell because he believed Cher thought she “could do better” than him.
Cher, who costarred with Bell in 2010’s Burlesque, responded, “The truth is, I trust her. So, you must have something that I don’t see.”
Bell added her own two cents, noting that her husband is “a slow burn, but you’re going to learn to love him,” before saying that Shepard is “almost too good for” her.
The episode also made headlines after Shepard revealed that he recently promised Delta he would support any future request to freeze her eggs. “Delta was saying how she can’t wait to have a baby,” he said during the podcast, which is coshosted by Monica Padman. “I said, ‘When do you think you’ll have your first child, when you turn 18?’ I want to be supportive of whatever. I said, ‘If you want to, we’ll freeze your eggs when you’re 18.’ I’ll pay for you to get your eggs frozen so you don’t have to think about that.”
