2024 Golden Globes: The full winners list and highlights

On 7 January, the Beverly Hilton hosted the Golden Globe Awards, which honoured and celebrated the best in television and film in the past year. As A-listers stunned on the red carpet, there was a palpable buzz of excitement in the air—after all, 2023 gave birth to one of cinema’s biggest pop culture events, Barbenheimer, as well as an array of standout films that gained critical acclaim in film festival circuits.

Both Barbie and Oppenheimer were the fan favourites to win at the 81st Golden Globes, coming in with nine and eight nominations respectively—the most compared to other films in the rally. However, it was Oppenheimer who proved victorious in this round of film awards as the Nolan-directed biopic took home five trophies, including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.

That isn’t to say Barbie walked away empty-handed. The pink-tinged film was awarded Golden Globes’ first Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For took home the trophy for Best Original Song. However, it was Poor Things that bested the film in the Best Motion Picture in Musical or Comedy category in a surprise victory. 

On the TV side of things, HBO’s Succession came into the night with nine nominations, the most for any TV series, and swept up the awards. Main stars Kieran Culkin, Saran Snook and Matthew MacFayden took home trophies for their performance in the critically acclaimed series. The Bear and Netflix’s Beef were also big winners of the night. 

Find out more highlights from the 2024 Golden Globes below.

Cillian Murphy wins his first Golden Globe for Oppenheimer

For fans who have been following the Irish actor for many years now, this win has been a long time coming. At the awards show, Murphy finally won his first Golden Globe for Best Actor in his titular role as J. Robert Oppenheimer. To win, the actor beat out the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon and Bradley Cooper in Maestro.

Lily Gladstone makes history as the first indigenous winner of Best Actress

Winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone made history as the first indigenous person to take home an award in that category. As a member of the Blackfeet Tribe, Gladstone paid tribute to her indigenous community by speaking in her tribe’s native language. This is a historic one and it doesn’t belong to just me, the 37-year-old shares.

Poor Things comes out on top at the Golden Globes 

Proving to be a hit amongst the crowds and critics ever since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September 2023, Poor Things nabbed a surprise victory for Best Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy, edging out over the heavy favourite, Barbie. For the film, Emma Stone also won her second Golden Globe for Best Actress as a Victorian-era woman who is brought back to life with the brain of a fetus. 

Barbie wins the Golden Globes’ first Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award

In a Golden Globes first, the awards show introduced a new category called the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, which celebrates films that garnered outstanding box office success. To qualify for the award, a movie must make over $150 million at the global box office and at least $100 million domestically. Out of the nominees, Barbie was the clear winner as the film raked in more than $1.4 billion globally and is Warner Bros’ highest-grossing film to date.

Beef’s Steven Yeun and Ali Wong make Golden Globe history

Speaking of making history, the night was made even more special due to the landmark wins by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Both stars took home golden statuettes for Best Actress and Best Actor in a Limited Series, which marks the first time actors of Asian descent won in these categories. The road rage drama which premiered on Netflix in April 2023 quickly garnered critical acclaim and became career-defining performances for Wong and Yeun. 

The Bear devours the Golden Globes 

Everyone say, “Yes, chef!” The hit FX series had five nominations going into the night and walked away with three golden trophies, including Best TV Comedy which beat out popular choices such as Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary. Further, Jeremy Allen White had a repeat win by nabbing Best Actor whilst Ayo Edebiri won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in the grubby cooking series. 

Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner stir up the internet 

Apart from the winners on stage, the night was also filled with reunions and romantic dates! Specifically, Timothee Chalamet brought girlfriend Kylie Jenner along and the lovely couple even shared a quick smooch that was caught on camera. The display of affection caused a stir online as seen by some of these hilarious reactions on X:

Damn he loves her loves her (pls watch my live meltdown over timothee and Kylie) #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/tFBugDwFKe

— Mack (@idfkmack) January 8, 2024

https://twitter.com/NATERERUN/status/1744221213101105293

Do Kylie and Timothée know that the ad breaks on the Golden Globe website is just a fan cam of them pic.twitter.com/QIbs42Ofhi

— yasmine | ياسمين (@filmwithyas) January 8, 2024

how could you say that kylie jenner and timothee chalamet aren’t in love? #GoldenGlobes
pic.twitter.com/RCa9M6HhdZ

— celia is immaculate (@818lover) January 8, 2024

Ahead, find the complete list of nominees and winners (in bold) for the Golden Globes 2024.

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

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