The 81st annual Golden Globes are here to signal a new era for the awards ceremony. With the controversial Hollywood Foreign Press Association now disbanded, the Globes have embraced change this awards season. This is the first year the telecast is airing live on CBS while simultaneously streaming on Paramount+ as part of a new deal. The newly restructured Globes organization made efforts this year to show that diversity and inclusion are a top priority for them moving forward, such as revamping the voting pool. It’s time to see how these changes made an impact as the 2024 Golden Globes winners are revealed.
The 2024 Golden Globes expanded the number of nominees in all 27 categories from five to six – allowing more room for deserving talent in film and television to get the spotlight. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was the most nominated film at the 2024 Golden Globes with 9 nominations but only walked away with two wins. Barbie won Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” and the first Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, which was one of two new categories introduced this year. The other was “Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television,” which was ironically won by former Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais for his Armageddon Netflix special.
The biggest winner at the 2024 Golden Globes turned out to be Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, taking home the most awards for any film or show with 5 wins. Oppenheimer won Best Picture – Drama, Best Director for Nolan, Best Actor – Drama for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor – Drama for Robert Downey Jr., and Best Original Score for composer Ludwig Göransson. This marks the first Golden Globe wins for Nolan, Murphy, and Göransson. Meanwhile, this is Downey’s third win at the Golden Globes.
Other notable winners in film include Emma Stone for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things, which marks the second Golden Globe of her career. The French courtroom drama thriller Anatomy of a Fall won Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Screenplay at the 2024 Golden Globes. Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron beat out Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse for Best Animated Motion Picture, which makes it the first non-English film to ever win the Golden Globe in that category. Lily Gladstone also became a first-time Golden Globe winner for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.
On the side of television, HBO’s Succession came out on top with 4 wins: Best Series – Drama, Best Actor – Drama for Kiernan Culkin, Best Actress – Drama for Sarah Snook, and Best Supporting Actor in any series for Matthew Macfadyen. This marks the first Golden Globe win for all 3 actors. In the limited series categories, Netflix’s Beef took home all 3 Golden Globes it was nominated for: Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series for Steven Yeun, and Best Actress in a Limited Series for Ali Wong. Yeun and Wong are first-time Golden Globe winners as well.
FX’s The Bear also won 3 Golden Globes: Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeremy Allen White, and Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Ayo Edebiri. This is the second Golden Globe win of White’s career and the first of Edebiri’s. Elizabeth Debicki’s win for Best Supporting Actress in any series for her performance in The Crown was the only other standout TV win. The 81st annual Golden Globes were hosted by comedian Jo Koy and were aired live on CBS while streaming on Paramount+ on Sunday, January 7. Check out the full winners list for the 2024 Golden Globes below.
2024 Golden Globes Winners
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
All the Light We Cannot See
Beef – WINNER
Daisy Jones & The Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons in Chemistry
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox, Succession
Kiernan Culkin, Succession – WINNER
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong, Succession
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
Sarah Snook, Succession – WINNER
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Emma Stone, The Curse
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series– Musical or Comedy
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Elle Fanning, The Great
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – WINNER
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – WINNER
Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christine Ricci, Yellowjackets
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a 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
Steven Yeun, Beef – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – WINNER
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
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things – WINNER
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Barbie, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Poor Things, Tony McNamara
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon, Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
Past Lives, Celine Song
Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Matt Damon, Air
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers – WINNER
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
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
Emma Stone, Poor Things – WINNER
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
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
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer – WINNER
Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and The Heron
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Addicted to Romance” by Bruce Springsteen, She Came to Me
“Dance the Night” by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa and Caroline Ailin, Barbie
“I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
“Peaches” by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz, Rustin
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Barbie – WINNER
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boy and The Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Wish
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Picture
Barbie – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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