Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy — ‘Poor Things’
Acclaimed film Poor Things by Searchlight Pictures wins Best Picture, Musical or Comedy. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it tells the “incredible tale and fantastical evolution” of Bella Baxter (played by Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).
Other nominees in the category were Barbie, American Fiction, The Holdovers, May December, and Air.
Best Director, Motion Picture — Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan bagged his first Best Director Golden Globe this year with Oppenheimer. “I thought it would be simpler accepting for myself. But, as a director, I realise I can only accept this on behalf of people. As directors, we bring people together, and we try to get them to give their best.”
He beat nominees Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon), and Celine Song (Past Lives).
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture — ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
The Golden Globes lauded Justine Triet and Arthur Hararifor in their screenplay for Anatomy of a Fall, which tells the story of a woman suspected of her husband’s murder and their blind son facing a moral dilemma as the sole witness in the process.
Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language — ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
Anatomy of a Fall bagged another trophy that evening, mainly the award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won over Fallen Leaves, Io Capitano, Past Lives, Society of the Snow, and The Zone of Interest.
Best Television Series, Drama — ‘Succession’
HBO’s Succession won the Golden Globe for the Best TV Series in the Drama category this year. It beat popular shows like 1923, The Crown, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, and The Morning Show.
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy — ‘The Bear’
One of the three awards FX’s The Bear bagged that evening is the Best TV Series in the Musical or Comedy category. Other nominees include Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty, Only Murders in the Building, and Barry.
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television — ‘Beef’
Netflix’s Beef, a show about a road rage incident between two strangers escalating into a big feud, won Best Limited Series at the 2024 Golden Globes, beating Lessons in Chemistry, Daisy Jones & the Six, All the Light We Cannot See, Fellow Travelers, and Fargo.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama — Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his starring role as J Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, in Oppenheimer. “I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different,” he says in his speech.
Other nominees include Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Leonardo Dicaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Barry Keoghan (Saltburn), and Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers).
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama — Lily Gladstone
Lily Gladstone becomes the first indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress, having portrayed Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. The film is based on a non-fiction book by David Grann that “investigates the murders of dozens of Osage people in Oklahoma in the 1920s.”
Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), Annette Bening (Nyad), Greta Lee (Past Lives), and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) were nominated for the category as well.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy — Emma Stone
Emma Stone won the Best Actress award in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things. She dedicated her award to her husband, “I love you very much. Thank you for everything!”
Also in the running were Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple), Jennifer Lawrence (No Hard Feelings), Natalie Portman (May December), Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves), and Margot Robbie (Barbie).
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy — Paul Giamatti
Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Timothée Chalamet (Wonka), Matt Damon (Air), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Joaquin Phoenix (Beau Is Afraid) and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) are the nominees for the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy—and Giamatti ultimately took the trophy.
He gave a shoutout to teachers, a profession he plays in the film: “Teachers are good people. We’ve got to respect them. They do a good thing. It’s a tough job. So this is for teachers.”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama — Kieran Culkin
Big names were nominated for this Best Actor category this year, with Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Jeremy Strong (Succession), Brian Cox (Succession), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), and Dominic West (The Crown) fighting for the title.
Culkin ultimately won the battle: “Thanks to Succession, I have been [in this room] a couple of times. It’s nice, but I accepted I was never going to be on the stage. So this is a nice moment,” he says.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama — Sarah Snook
While not the first time to win a Globe, Sarah Snook took home her first Best Actress trophy for her role as Shiv Roy in Succession—the previous one being in the supporting category. The series, she says, “changed her life.”
Snook beat Helen Mirren (1923), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), and Emma Stone (The Curse) for the award.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy — Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri wins a Golden Globe for her performance as Sydney Adamu in The Bear. She thanks her co-stars, saying it’s “an honour” to work with them. Among other nominees are Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building), and Elle Fanning (The Great).
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy — Jeremy Allen White
Jeremy Allen White from The Bear beat Bill Hader (Barry), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Jason Segel (Shrinking), and Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) for the Best Actor recognition in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture — Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr bagged the Best Supporting Actor award in Any Motion Picture for his performance in Oppenheimer as Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss. He beat Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon), Ryan Gosling (Barbie), Charles Melton (May December), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture — Da’Vine Joy Randolph
In an interview, Da’Vine Joy Randolph once expressed she “had to fight for fully realised characters with complexities”. And now, the renowned award-giving body recognised her characterisation of Mary Lamb in The Haldovers. “Alexander Payne, thank you for giving me the opportunity to portray this beautiful and flawed woman,” she says, accepting her Golden Globe with grace.
Other nominees include Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Jodie Foster (Nyad), Julianne Moore (May December), and Rosamund Pike (Saltburn).
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series — Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew Mcfadyen joins his fellow Succession co-stars in their big night as he receives his Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series. Joining him in the roster of nominees are Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), James Marsden (Jury Duty), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear), Alan Ruck (Succession), and Alexander Skarsgård (Succession).
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series — Elizabeth Debicki
“Thank you to the creatives of this show for trusting me with this part,” says Elizabeth Debicki as she accepted her trophy for her performance as Princess Diana. Her role in The Crown beat Abby Elliott’s in The Bear, Christina Ricci’s in Yellowjackets, J Smith-Cameron’s in Succession, Mery Streep’s in Only Murders in the Building, and Hannah Waddingham’s in Ted Lasso.
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Steven Yeun
Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers), Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six), Jon Hamm (Fargo), Woody Harrelson (White House Plumbers), David Oyelowo (Lawmen: Bass Reeves) and Steven Yeun (Beef) were nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series. Yeun ultimately brought home the bacon with his portrayal of Danny Cho in Netflix’s Beef.
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Ali Wong
Ali Wong joins Beef co-star Steven Yeun in the winners’ list, bagging her Best Actress award for her role as Amy Lau.
Other nominees for this category are Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six), Brie Larson (Lessons in Chemistry), Elizabeth Olsen (Love and Death), Juno Temple (Fargo), and Rachel Weisz (Dead Ringers).
Best Original Score, Motion Picture — ‘Oppenheimer’
Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Oppenheimer this year. “Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and thank you to Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas for inviting me on this journey and creating this masterpiece,” says Göransson during his acceptance speech.
Best Original Song, Motion Picture — ‘What Was I Made For?’
With three nominations for Best Original Song, it was no surprise that Barbie took home the trophy for this category. Billie Eilish and Finneas’ emotional ballad What Was I Made For beat other heavy weights for this victory.
Best Motion Picture, Animated — ‘The Boy and the Heron’
GKids’ The Boy and the Heron won Best Animated Picture at this year’s Golden Globes, beating Disney’s Elemental and Wish, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Universal Pictures’ The Super Mario Bros Movie, and Toho Co’s Suzume. The award-winning film follows the story of a boy named Mahito Maki who discovers an abandoned tower in his new town during the Pacific War.
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television — ‘Ricky Gervais: Armageddon’
Ricky Gervais’ Ricky Gervais: Armageddon beat Trevor Noah: Where Was I, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer for the Stand-Up Comedy or Television category.
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures — ‘Barbie’
Box-office hit Barbie, the highest-grossing domestic and global release of 2023, solidified its dominance in theatres by winning the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The film is the first award recipient, beating other strong competitors like Oppenheimer and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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