It was a night of glitz and glamour for Hollywood’s best movies and TV shows, along with their starring celebrities, at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.
Stars from the silver screen and TV world, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Allen White, Margot Robbie and Emma Stone, were all present in the hope of winning a trophy for their performances. Even musician Taylor Swift, who was nominated for her The Eras Tour documentary, was in attendance.
Comedian and Easter Sunday star Jo Koy handled Golden Globes hosting duties this year, cracking jokes while he attempted to keep the three-hour ceremony on schedule.
The first award of the night, Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, was handed to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her emotional portrayal of Mary Lamb in The Holdovers.
Robert Downey Jr. then took home the award’s male counterpart for Oppenheimer. He won laughs from the Golden Globes crowd with his short, snappy speech — eased by the “beta blockers” he joked about taking prior.
After a much-anticipated final season of Succession, the TV spectacle earned the Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Drama.
Matthew Macfadyen won Succession‘s first award of the night for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series.
“I just adored every second playing the weird and wonderful human grease stain that is Tom Wambsgans and — Tom Wambsgans, CEO, I should say,” Macfadyen said in his speech. “God help us.”
Later, Kieran Culkin also won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama. Culkin told fellow nominee Pedro Pascal to playfully “suck it” during his acceptance speech. He dedicated the award to the Succession team, his agent, his wife and his mother.
Sarah Snook also won a Golden Globe for Succession. It was her second win for her role as the fierce Shiv Roy.
Newly minted heartthrob Jeremy Allen White took home his second-ever Golden Globe for The Bear. White thanked the team behind the popular Chicago-based show for his win.
“I must have done something right in this life to be in your company,” White said of his castmates.
The cast of ‘The Bear’ pose during the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on January 7, 2024. ‘The Bear’ won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best TV series, Musical or Comedy.
Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images
As for the big screen, this year was all about the massively popular films, Barbie and Oppenheimer.
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Margot Robbie of Barbie lost the Best Female Actor in a Comedy award to Emma Stone for her role in Poor Things.
But Cillian Murphy came out on top for his performance as the “father of the atomic bomb” in Oppenheimer. The actor, with lipstick on his nose, praised “visionary” director Christopher Nolan and thanked him for 20 years of working together.
For the first time, the Golden Globes included an award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, which was awarded to Barbie. Robbie dedicated the award to moviegoers who dressed up in pink to see the film in theatres — and thanked Ken actor Ryan Gosling “for going full beach” in the flick.
During his Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy acceptance speech, Paul Giamatti of The Holdovers said it must be the first time the Golden Globes has given the award for the portrayal of a character who “smells like fish.” Giamatti, who plays a teacher in the film, dedicated the award to real-life educators everywhere.
However, The Holdovers lost out to Poor Things for the Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy honours.
Lily Gladstone became emotional during her winning Best Female Actor in a Drama speech. Gladstone spoke in both English and in the Indigenous Blackfoot language. She highlighted the importance of telling Indigenous stories within film and said the award is not just for her, but for all “rez kids” and the Osage nation that Killers of the Flower Moon is about.
But in the end, it was Oppenheimer that took home the Best Motion Picture, Drama award — which was presented by Oprah.
Find a complete list of the winners in bold below.
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Best Motion Picture – Drama
** WINNER: Oppenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Barbie
** WINNER: Poor Things
American Fiction
The Holdovers
May December
Air
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
** WINNER: Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
Zone of Interest
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
** WINNER: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Barbie — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Poor Things — Tony McNamara
Oppenheimer — Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon — Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
Past Lives — Celine Song
** WINNER: Anatomy of a Fall — Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
** WINNER: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Annette Bening, Nyad
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
** WINNER: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Natalie Portman, May December
Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
Margot Robbie, Barbie
** WINNER: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Matt Damon, Air
** WINNER: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
** WINNER: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
** WINNER: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Motion Picture – Animated
** WINNER: The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Wish
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
** WINNER: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
** WINNER: Barbie — What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and Finneas
Barbie — Dance the Night by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
She Came to Me — Addicted to Romance by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
The Super Mario Bros. Movie — Peaches by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker
Barbie — I’m Just Ken by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Rustin — Road to Freedom by Lenny Kravitz
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
**WINNER: The Bear
Ted Lasso
Abbott Elementary
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Barry
Best Television Series – Drama
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
** WINNER: Succession
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
** WINNER: Kieran Culkin, Succession
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Brian Cox, Succession
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Dominic West, The Crown
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Helen Mirren, 1923
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
** WINNER: Sarah Snook, Succession
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Emma Stone, The Curse
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
** WINNER: Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Elle Fanning, The Great
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
** WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
** WINNER: Beef
Lessons in Chemistry
Daisy Jones & the Six
All the Light We Cannot See
Fellow Travelers
Fargo
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
** WINNER: Steven Yeun, Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love and Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
** WINNER: Ali Wong, Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy or Drama Television Series
** WINNER: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy or Drama Television Series
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
** WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession’
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
** WINNER: Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
** WINNER: Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The Super Mario Bros. Movie