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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'Anatomy of a Fall' wins best screenplay

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won the Golden Globe for best screenplay for "Anatomy of a Fall."

"Thank you so much," Triet said on behalf of herself and Harari. "My life partner and I spent our days co-writing the screenplay [for] 'Anatomy of a Fall' stuck in our apartment, and strangely, nobody died."

"I remember we kept on saying, 'Well, we're having a lot of fun, but nobody is going to see this movie,'" she continued. "It's too long, they take all the time, there's no score. But I wanted to make this film."

Other nominees in the category included Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach for "Barbie," Tony McNamara for "Poor Things," Christopher Nolan for "Oppenheimer," Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese for "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Celine Song for "Past Lives."


Matthew Macfadyen wins best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television

Matthew Macfadyen won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television for "Succession."

"I just adored every second playing the weird and wonderful human grease stain that is Tom Wambsgans," Macfadyen of his character.

Other nominees in the category included Billy Crudup for "The Morning Show," James Marsden for "Jury Duty," Ebon Moss-Bachrach for "The Bear," Alan Ruck for "Succession" and Alexander Skarsgård for "Succession."


Elizabeth Debicki wins best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television

Elizabeth Debicki won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television for "The Crown."

"Thank you to the creators of the show for trusting me with this part," said Debicki, who played Princess Diana in season 5 and 6 of the beloved Netflix series. "This is just astonishing to me."

Debicki also thanked her family, dedicating the award to her godmother, who died. "I just want to say thank you to my beloved and dear godmother, who left us too quickly, too soon," she said. "This one's for you, baby."

Other nominees in the category included Abby Elliott for "The Bear," Christina Ricci for "Yellowjackets," J. Smith-Cameron for "Succession," Meryl Streep for "Only Murders in the Building" and Hannah Waddingham for "Ted Lasso."


Steven Yeun wins best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television

Steven Yeun won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television for "Beef."

"It's so weird, the story I usually tell of myself to myself is one of isolation and, like, separateness. Then you come up here and you have this moment, and you can only just think about everyone else. And that feels like the plot of 'Frozen,' I just noticed," Yeun said.

The "Walking Dead" actor also shouted out his two children for "family movie night" and called his wife Joana Pak his "strength."

Other nominees in the category included Matt Bomer for "Fellow Travelers," Sam Claflin for "Daisy Jones & The Six," Jon Hamm for "Fargo," Woody Harrelson for "White House Plumbers" and David Oyelowo for "Lawmen: Bass Reeves."


Paul Giamatti wins best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy)

Paul Giamatti won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy) for "The Holdovers."

"Surely this is the first time this award has been given to an actor who has played a man who smells like fish," he said in his acceptance speech, before thanking his co-stars, the film's director and his girlfriend.

He also gave a shoutout to his son, who he said recently graduated from college.

Giamatti also dedicated his win to teachers. "It's a movie about a teacher. I play a teacher in it," he explained. "My whole family, they're teachers. All of them, going back generations. Teachers are good people -- gotta respect them. They do a good thing. It's a tough job."

Other nominees in the category included Nicolas Cage for "Dream Scenario," Timothée Chalamet for "Wonka," Matt Damon for "Air," Joaquin Phoenix for "Beau is Afraid" and Jeffrey Wright for "American Fiction."