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.


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Sarah Snook wins best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama)

Sarah Snook won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a television series (drama) for "Succession."

This is Snook's second Golden Globe win for her role as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy in "Succession."

"This show has changed my life," Snook said. "The cast, the crew were fantastic. This was a team effort. It was always a team and that's what made the show amazing, I think, to be part of."

Other nominees in the category included Helen Mirren for "1923," Bella Ramsey for "The Last of Us," Keri Russell for "The Diplomat," Imelda Staunton for "The Crown" and Emma Stone for "The Curse."


'The Bear' wins best television series (musical or comedy)

"The Bear" won the Golden Globe for best television series (musical or comedy).

Lionel Boyce, who plays Marcus in the FX series, gave a shoutout to "the entire restaurant community" in an acceptance speech.

"We play these characters for a couple of hours a day, for a couple of months out of the year, but this is y'all's reality, the highs and the lows, so thank you for embracing us while we tell the story."

"The Bear" cast members Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri won Golden Globes earlier tonight.

Other nominees in the category included "Abbott Elementary," "Barry," "Jury Duty," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Ted Lasso."


'Beef' wins best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

"Beef" won the Golden Globe for best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television.

Writer, creator and showrunner Lee Sung Jin accepted the honor and said "Beef" is based on "a real road rage incident" that happened to him.

"I would be remiss not to thank that driver," he said.

This is the show's third Golden Globe win tonight. Steven Yeun won best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television earlier in the evening for his role as Danny Cho in the series. Ali Wong also won the award for best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television for her role as Amy Lau.

Other nominees in the category included "All the Light We Cannot See," "Daisy Jones & The Six," "Fargo," "Fellow Travelers" and "Lessons in Chemistry."


'Barbie' wins cinematic and box office achievement award

"Barbie" won the Golden Globe for cinematic and box office achievement, one of two new categories at this year's ceremony.

Margot Robbie, who played the film's titular character, dedicated the win to "every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth: the movie theaters."

Director and co-writer Greta Gerwig added, "Thank you to everybody -- all the Barbies and Kens in front of and behind the screen. It was the greatest, most joyful show of craftsmanship and passion I've ever seen."

Gerwig shouted out co-writer and partner Noah Baumbach for "showing his inner Barbie girl," and cast member America Ferrera for "showing her soul," while Robbie shouted out her co-star Ryan Gosling, who played Ken in the film, for "going full beach."

"This is a movie about Barbie, but it's also a movie about humans," Robbie added.

Other nominees in the category included "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "John Wick: Chapter 4," "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1," "Oppenheimer," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour."


No Cecil B. DeMille or Carol Burnett Awards this year

Both the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett Awards -- meant to honor outstanding contributions to film and excellence in television, respectively -- will not be awarded this year.

"This is not a permanent change, with future awards slated to be given," a Dec. 19 post on the Golden Globes' website states.

The reason for the awards not being given this year is time constraints, with the post noting that two additional competitive categories have been added to the ceremony -- cinematic and box office achievement and best performance in stand-up comedy on television -- as well as 25 of the categories expanding from five to six nominees each.

Last year's recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett Awards were Eddie Murphy and Ryan Murphy, respectively.