HOLLYWOOD (CelebrityAccess) – Hollywood kicked off the awards season with the 81st Annual Golden Globes (GG), a celebration of cinema and TV. The GG’s were held Sunday night (January 7) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel as all eyes were on the night’s two biggest films, Oppenheimer and Barbie. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group of journalists who in years past previously chose nominees for and decided winners at each Globes award show, is now a thing of the past. With a membership and voting body of nearly 300 members and new management, this is a fresh new start for the controversial awards show.
Comedian Jo Koy hosted the show this year – with some jokes that hit the mark (Robert DeNiro) and some that just simply did not (Taylor Swift).
At one point in the show, Koy joked about Swift – who didn’t seem amused. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.” Of course, as the camera panned to Swift, she didn’t crack a smile and took a sip of her drink. However, asking actor Robert De Niro how he did it (having his 7th child at nearly 80 years old) was a winner.
However, this writer recommends Kristin Wiig and Will Ferrell for next year’s GG hosting duties. The funniest part of the entire broadcast.
Yep, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig are hilarious and here to present the award for Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy! 😂 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/Yw79xAkIy3
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2024
Wonka star Timothee Chalamat and Kardashian TV star Kylie Jenner mouthed “I love you” to one another while the camera watched, Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez shared a smooch, Gomez spilled the tea with Swift and her date, Miles Tellers‘ wife Keleigh Teller, Mark Ruffalo’s wife watched the majority of the show from his lap, and Bill Hader and Ali Wong celebrated her win with a kiss-announcing to the world that they’re a couple,
Taylor Swift takes a sip of her drink after Jo Koy’s joke about her at the #GoldenGlobes.
“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.” pic.twitter.com/d2TDVcUGv5
— Variety (@Variety) January 8, 2024
The Margot Robbie-led movie blockbuster Barbie led the night’s nominations with 9, making it the second most-nominated film in GG history, while Oppenheimer entered the evening with 8 nods. Some notable highlights are below.
The first award of the night was for Best Support Actress in a Motion Picture, and those nominated packed the talent – Emily Blunt, Rosamund Pike, Jodie Foster, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Julianne Moore. In a surprise win, Randolph won the award for her performance in The Holdovers.
The Netflix show Beef was a big winner, with Ali Wong and Steven Yeun taking home the trophies for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television. Beef, a show about a real-life rage road incident that happened to creator and writer Lee Sung Jin, also won Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made For Television – giving Beef the sweep. During the acceptance speech, Jin delivered the second-best one-liner of the evening, “I’d be remiss not to thank that driver.”
Actress Ayo Edebiri gave the third-best one-liner of the evening while accepting her award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy for her role in the critically acclaimed show The Bear. “If I forgot to thank you, I’m sorry… unless you were mean or something. Okay, bye!”
Actress Lily Gladstone won the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Killers of the Flower Moon. Gladstone is the first Indigenous actor to win the trophy for Best Actress. Others nominated were Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall), Greta Lee (Past Lives), Annette Bening (Nyad), Carey Mulligan (Maestro), and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla). During her acceptance speech, she used her native Blackfeet language.
I’m so grateful I can speak even a little bit of my language — which I’m not fluent in — up here because, in this business, native actors used to speak their lines in English, and the sound mixers would run them backward to accomplish native languages on camera. This is a historic win; it doesn’t belong to just me. This is for every little rez kid … every little native kid out there who has a dream. I am holding it right now, I am holding it with all of my beautiful sisters in the film, at this table over here and my mother Tantoo Cardinal, standing on all your shoulders.
We’re grateful for YOU, Lily Gladstone! Congrats on your #GoldenGlobe win. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Eo1bBpk4zD
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2024
Barbie was edged out in the Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category with Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, taking home the award. Stone also won the trophy earlier in the evening for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her role as Bella Baxter. It was during the announcement of the nominees that Jennifer Lawrence delivered the best one-liner of the night – mouthing “If I don’t win, I’m leaving” into the camera.
Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., took home the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his turn in Oppenheimer, praising his castmates for their work in the film, calling it a “masterpiece.” He beat out fellow nominees De Niro, Ryan Gosling, Willem Dafoe, Charles Melton, and his Marvel co-star (Hulk), Mark Ruffalo.
Cheers! @RobertDowneyJr #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/OacbWpEUlT
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2024
Billie Eilish took home the award for Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack. Standing up on stage next to her best friend, the song’s co-writer, and brother Finneas, she stated, “Thank you to my brother Finneas; you are the reason I am who I am.”
By night’s end, it was the Christopher Nolan-directed Oppenheimer that went home with the awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Nolan, Best Score for Ludwig Goransson, Best Actor to Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.– which gives this movie an edge as we get closer to the Academy Awards.
Nolan’s wife, producer Emma Thomas, accepted the award on behalf of the film.
“Thank you so much to the Golden Globes,” said Thomas. “This was just an incredible experience making this film. I loved sitting here and hearing everyone talk about their work. What we do here is collaboration, and I find that to be completely magical,” she added before acknowledging Nolan for his work on the film.
Other nominees in the category included Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest.
The full list of winners is below.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
Maestro (Netflix)
Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) (WINNER)
Past Lives (A24)
The Zone of Interest (A24)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Air (Amazon MGM Studios)
American Fiction (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Holdovers (Focus Features)
May December (Netflix)
Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) (WINNER)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boy and the Heron (GKids) (WINNER)
Elemental (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)
Suzume (Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Wish (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures)
Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres Distribution)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Fallen Leaves, Finland (Mubi)
Io Capitano, Italy (Pathe Distribution)
Past Lives, United States (A24)
Society of the Snow, Spain (Netflix)
The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom/USA (A24)
Anatomy of a Fall, France (Neon) (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 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 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 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 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
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song, Past Lives
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall (WINNER)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Addicted to Romance,” She Came to Me, Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
“Dance the Night,” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
“I’m Just Ken,” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
“Peaches,” The Super Mario Bros. Move, Music and lyrics by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
“Road to Freedom,” Rustin, Music and lyrics by Lenny Kravitz
“What Was I Made For?” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell (WINNER)
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 Television Series – Drama
1923 (Paramount+)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Succession (HBO/Max) (WINNER)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO/Max)
The Bear (FX) (WINNER)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
Beef (Netflix) (WINNER)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fargo (FX)
Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
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 – Drama
Brian Cox, Succession
Kieran 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 – Musical or Comedy
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (WINNER)
Elle Fanning, The Great
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
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 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 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 Supporting Role on Television
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown (WINNER)
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 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 Skarsgard, Succession
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
