Golden Globes 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 81st annual awards show
The awards show honored the best in film and television.
The 2024 Golden Globes kicked off awards season Sunday night as the best in film and television were honored.
Comedian Jo Koy hosted the ceremony, which was held at Los Angeles' famed Beverly Hilton.
"Oppenheimer" and "Succession" were big winners of the night, with "Barbie" taking home the prize for cinematic and box office achievement, one of the two new categories at this year's show.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- the group of international journalists who previously chose nominees for and decided winners at the annual awards show -- was officially wound down last summer after years of controversy. Now with new management and a voting membership that has swelled to 300 members, this year marked a fresh start for the Golden Globes.
Check out a recap of how the night unfolded below.
Key moments:
- 'Oppenheimer' wins best motion picture (drama)
- 'Poor Things' wins best motion picture (musical or comedy)
- 'Succession' wins best television series (drama)
- 'The Bear' wins best television series (musical or comedy)
- 'Beef' wins best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Who is hosting this year?
Actor and comedian Jo Koy was announced as the host of the 81st Golden Globes ceremony in December. This is his first time hosting the awards show.
Koy shared a statement about how special it was for him to helm the awards show when the news was announced.
"I've stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special," he said at the time. "This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud. Mahal Kita (Google it)!"
Cillian Murphy wins best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama)
Cillian Murphy won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama) for "Oppenheimer."
"I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different. I could tell by the level of rigor, the level of focus, the level of dedication, the complete lack of any seating options for actors that I was in the hands of a visionary director and master," Murphy, who played the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic, said in his acceptance speech.
He added, "One of the most beautiful and vulnerable things about being an actor is that you can't do it on your own, really. We had the most incredible ensemble cast in this movie. It was magic."
Other nominees in the category included Bradley Cooper for "Maestro," Leonardo DiCaprio for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Colman Domingo for "Rustin," Barry Keoghan for "Saltburn" and Andrew Scott for "All of Us Strangers."