Despite an unwatchable and often excruciatingly painful monologue by host Jo Koy, the revamped Golden Globe awards kicked off winter awards season 2024 with some landmark moments.
Although “Killers of the Flower Moon” lost all the big motion picture drama prizes to “Oppenheimer,” its lead actress Lily Gladstone took home the trophy in her category, making history as the first indigenous actor to do so.
She began her acceptance speech speaking the language of Blackfoot, the tribe in which she was raised, before thanking the key players of “Killers,” director Martin Scorsese and costars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. She called the powerful troika ”trustworthy allies” who brought the story of the subjugation of the Osage nation to light in the film..
Although many have argued that Gladstone should have been placed in the supporting actress category as her character spends much of her screen time ill in bed, the Globes win gives Gladstone strong headwinds going into other awards.
The same goes for “Oppenheimer,” which took the prize as best motion picture drama. Who can never forget Oprah Winfrey coming out as presenter in a purple sequined gown and shouting the name of the film in her trademark way?
Its director, Christopher Nolan, lead actor Cillian Murphy and supporting actor Robert Downey, Jr. also were awarded golden statuettes.
And it was anything but a poor night for “Poor Things,” which netted the best motion picture musical or comedy trophy and one for star Emma Stone. The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, beat out “Barbie” for that prize.
In the film comedy acting categories, both “The Holdovers” lead Paul Giamatti and his costar, supporting actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph were awarded trophies on the show, which was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount + Sunday night, in ceremonies lasting a little more than three hours..
“Barbie,” which came into the night with a chart-topping nine nominations not surprisingly won a new category for best box office achievement. How could it not with a $1.5 billion worldwide gross? It also gave the spotlight to star and producer Margo Robbie alongside director Greta Gerwig, both of whom have been a charming presence on the awards campaign trail this season, along with Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera.
With three of its songs nominated for the original song category, there was almost no chance “Barbie” would lose and the trophy went to Billie Eilish and Phineas O’Connell for “What Was I Made For?”
HBO Max’s dearly departed “Succession” also entered the fray with nine nominations. It succeeded by winning best television drama, with stars Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew MacFadyen also taking home acting awards for their roles in the acclaimed series.
“Beef” and “Bear” were also big favorites on the television side.
Here’s the full list of nominees and winners.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” — Winner
- Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
- Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
- Julianne Moore, “May December”
- Jodie Foster, “Nyad”
- Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” — Winner
- Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
- Robert DeNiro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Charles Melton, “May December”
- William Dafoe, “Poor Things”
- Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Ali Wong, “Beef” — Winner
- Brie Larson, “Lessons in Chemistry”
- Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & the Six”
- Elizabeth Olsen, “Love and Death”
- Juno Temple, “Fargo”
- Rachel Weisz, “Dead Ringers”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Steven Yeun, “Beef” — Winner
- Matt Bomer, “Fellow Travelers”
- Sam Claflin, “Daisy Jones & the Six”
- David Oyelowo, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”
- Jon Hamm, “Fargo”
- Woody Harrelson, “White House Plumbers”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series
- Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown” — Winner
- Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
- Christina Ricci, “Yellowjackets”
- Abby Elliott, “The Bear”
- J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series
- Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” — Winner
- James Marsden, “Jury Duty”
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
- Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
- Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession”
- Alan Ruck, “Succession”
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
- Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, “Anatomy of a Fall” — Winner
- Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, “Barbie”
- Tony McNamara, “Poor Things”
- Celine Song, “Past Lives”
- Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
- Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” — Winner
- Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
- Bill Hader, “Barry”
- Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
- Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
- “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon” — Winner
- “Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact”
- “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
- “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”
- “Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love”
- “Trevor Noah: Where Was I”
Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language
- “Anatomy of a Fall” (France) — Winner
- “The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom)
- “Society of the Snow” (Spain)
- “Fallen Leaves” (Finland)
- “Past Lives” (United States)
- “Io capitano” (Italy)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” — Winner
- 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 – Drama
- Kieran Culkin, “Succession” — Winner
- Brian Cox, “Succession”
- Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”
- Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
- Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
- Dominic West, “The Crown”
Best Motion Picture — Animated
- “The Boy and the Heron” — Winner
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
- “Elemental”
- “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
- “Wish”
- “Suzume”
Best Director — Motion Picture
- Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” — Winner
- Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
- Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
- Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
- Celine Song, “Past Lives”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
- Emma Stone, “Poor Things” — Winner
- Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
- Natalie Portman, “May December”
- Fantasia Barrino, “The Color Purple”
- Alma Pöysti, “Fallen Leaves”
- Jennifer Lawrence, “No Hard Feelings”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama
- Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” — Winner
- Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
- Leonardo DiCaprio, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
- Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
- Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn”
Best Original Score — Motion Picture
- Ludwig Göransson, “Oppenheimer” — Winner
- Robbie Robertson, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- Mica Levi, “The Zone of Interest”
- Daniel Pemberton, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
- Jerskin Fendrix, “Poor Things”
- Joe Hisaishi, “The Boy and the Heron”
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
- “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (from “Barbie”) — Winner
- “Dance the Night” by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (from “Barbie”)
- “Addicted to Romance” by Bruce Springsteen (from “She Came to Me”)
- “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz (from “Rustin”)
- “Peaches” by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker (from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”)
- “I’m Just Ken” by Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson (from “Barbie”)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- “Barbie” — Winner
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
- “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
- “John Wick: Chapter 4”
- “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1”
- “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- “Beef” — Winner
- “Lessons in Chemistry”
- “Daisy Jones & the Six”
- “All the Light We Cannot See”
- “Fellow Travelers”
- “Fargo”
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- “The Bear” — Winner
- “Ted Lasso”
- “Abbott Elementary”
- “Jury Duty”
- “Only Murders in the Building”
- “Barry”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
- Sarah Snook, “Succession” — Winner
- Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
- Helen Mirren, “1923”
- Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
- Emma Stone, “The Curse”
- Imelda Staunton, “The Crown”
Best Television Series – Drama
- “Succession” — Winner
- “The Last of Us”
- “The Crown”
- “The Morning Show”
- “The Diplomat”
- “1923”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
- Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” — Winner
- Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
- Matt Damon, “Air”
- Joaquin Phoenix, “Beau is Afraid”
- Timothée Chalamet, “Wonka”
- Nicolas Cage, “Dream Scenario”
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
- “Poor Things” — Winner
- “Barbie”
- “American Fiction”
- “The Holdovers”
- “May December”
- “Air”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
- Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Winner
- Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
- Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
- Annette Bening, “Nyad”
- Greta Lee, “Past Lives”
- Cailee Spaeny, “Priscilla
Best Motion Picture — Drama
- “Oppenheimer” — Winner
- “Killers of the Flower Moon”
- “Maestro”
- “Past Lives”
- “The Zone of Interest”
- “Anatomy of a Fall”
