Everything About the Golden Globes 2024 Results Summarised for You

Golden Globes 2024 Highlights: Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates with Top Honours

The 81st Golden Globes Awards, held on 7 Jan, was a spectacle that celebrated our favourite movies and shows.

This season is also about the glitz and glamour of the red carpet walks, and the anticipation of nominations and award winners for the year.

First presented in January 1944 at 20th Century Fox studios, the Golden Globes have long been honouring the finest in cinema and television, including both cast and crew.

Celebrating achievements in both film and television, the awards particularly emphasise international contributions.

There are 25 award categories at the Golden Globes, recognising achievements across drama and musical/comedy in both movies and TV.

In comparison, the Oscars, which are exclusively for film, feature 24 categories, including specific honours like Best Makeup, Best Original Story, and Best Visual Effects.

Best Films: A Predictable Success

Among the trending films of 2023, Oppenheimer and Barbie stand out prominently.

Many had already anticipated the winners of the Best Films category based on the top searches from last year.

The Golden Globes Awards presents four types of film awards: for drama, musical or comedy, animated films, and non-English language films.

In the best drama film category, Oppenheimer emerged as the winner. Duh. 

This biographical thriller, based on the life of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb, leading to the world’s first nuclear explosion.

With an 8.4 IMDb rating and a 9.3 Rotten Tomatoes rating, Oppenheimer entered the ceremony with eight nominations.

Other nominees included Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, The Zone of Interest, and The Anatomy of a Fall.

For the best musical or comedy film, Poor Things claimed the title. This 2023 science fantasy black comedy is based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel.

Competing films in this category included Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty, Only Murders in the Building, and Barry.

The accolade for the best animated film was awarded to The Boy and the Heron, outshining contenders like Elemental, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros Movie, Suzume, and Wish.

Last but not least, the best non-English language film was Anatomy of a Fall, a 2023 French courtroom drama thriller starring Sandra Hüller.

Released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, the film received critical acclaim for Triet’s screenplay and direction, and Hüller’s performance, and achieved over one million admissions in France.

Other nominated films in this category included Fallen Leaves, Io Capitano, Past Lives, Society of the Snow, and The Zone of Interest.

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Let’s take a guess at the winner for the cinematic and box office achievement award. Drumrolls, please…

And the winner is Barbie! Hardly a surprise, considering Barbie’s iconic status.

I mean, she was a Forbes most powerful”woman”last year.

The most nominated film, “Barbie,” which received nine category nominations, won two Globes.

These included the award for best cinematic and box office achievement, a newly introduced prize, and best original song.

Billie Eilish and Finneas’s “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie won the best original song.

Best TV Series

In the musical or comedy TV series category, The Bear emerged as the winner. It was up against Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty, Only Murders in the Building, and Barry.

In the drama category, the nominees were 1923, The Crown, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, The Morning Show, and Succession, with Succession taking home the award.

For the best limited TV series, anthology series, or TV movie, Beef claimed the top spot, beating All the Light We Cannot See, Daisy Jones & the Six, Fargo, Fellow Travelers, and Lessons in Chemistry.

Best Director & Screenplay

The best director award this year was won by Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer.

Known for his Hollywood blockbusters and complex storytelling, this win marks Nolan’s first Golden Globe on his sixth nomination.

Despite receiving five Oscar nominations, including two for Best Picture and one for Best Director, Nolan has not yet secured an Oscar victory.

On the other hand, Anatomy of a Fall triumphed in the best screenplay category at the 81st annual Golden Globes.

It beat out blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, along with other expected big winners like Poor Things, Past Lives, and Killers of the Flower Moon.

The film has been praised for its compelling storyline, suspenseful narrative, and exceptional cast performances.

Best Original Score in a Film

This year’s best original score in a film was awarded to Ludwig Göransson for his work in Oppenheimer.

A Swedish composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer, Göransson is known for his compositions in Black Panther, the Creed films, Venom, Fruitvale Station, and many others.

Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on TV

For fans of stand-up comedy, the Golden Globes didn’t disappoint. Ricky Gervais, who has hosted the Golden Globes five times, was a surprise winner for his Armageddon special. Remarkably, Gervais was not present at the Beverly Hilton when he received the award.

Best Male & Female Actors

Here’s a list of the best male and female actors across various film and drama TV series categories, with Oppenheimer featuring prominently. As expected.

Best male actor in a film – drama:
Winner: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

Nominees:
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

Best female actor in a film – drama
Winner:Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower

Nominees:
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Annette Bening, Nyad
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

Best male actor in a film – musical or comedy
Winner: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Nominees:
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
Matt Damon, Air
Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

Best female actor in a film – musical or comedy
Winner: Emma Stone, Poor Things

Nominees:
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
Natalie Portman, May December
Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
Margot Robbie, Barbie

For the best male and female actors in a TV series for the drama category, both actors from Succession had walked away with the crowns.

Best male actor in a TV series – drama
Winner: Kieran Culkin, Succession
Nominees:
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Brian Cox, Succession
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Dominic West, The Crown
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Best female actor in a TV series – drama
Winner: Sarah Snook, Succession
Nominees:
Helen Mirren, 1923
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Emma Stone, The Curse

Best male actor in a TV series – musical or comedy
Winner: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Nominees:
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best female actor in a TV series – musical or comedy
Winner: Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Nominees:
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best male actor in a limited TV series, anthology series or TV movie
Winner: Steven Yeun, Beef
Nominees:
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Best female actor in a limited TV series, anthology series or TV movie
Winner: Ali Wong, Beef
Nominees:
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
Juno Temple, Fargo
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers

Best supporting male actor in a film
Winner: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Nominees:
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best supporting female actor in a film
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Nominees:
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Julianne Moore, May December
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

Best supporting male actor in a TV series
Winner: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Nominees:
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss–Bachrach, The Bear
Alan Ruck, Succession
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Best supporting female actor in a TV series
Winner: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Nominees:
Abby Elliott, The Bear
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
J Smith-Cameron, Succession
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso