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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What happened at the 2023 Golden Globes?

Last year's Golden Globes saw "The Fabelmans" taking home the best motion picture (drama) trophy while "The Banshees of Inisherin" won best motion picture (musical or comedy).

Lead acting wins went to Austin Butler ("Elvis") and Cate Blanchett (Tár) on the drama side, and Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") and Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") on the musical or comedy side.

Steven Spielberg also won best director for "The Fabelmans."

On the TV side, "The White Lotus" took home the prize for best limited or anthology series or television film, while "House of the Dragon" won for best television series (drama) and "Abbott Elementary" won for best television series (musical or comedy).

Ryan Murphy received the Carol Burnett Award and Eddie Murphy received the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

See the full list of winners here and check out a recap of the awards show here.


Who is presenting tonight?

Amanda Seyfried, Angela Bassett, Gabriel Macht, George Lopez, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Michelle Yeoh, Patrick J. Adams and Will Ferrell were the first group of presenters announced for the 2024 Golden Globes.

Additional stars presenting tonight's coveted awards include America Ferrera, Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, Oprah Winfrey, Shameik Moore and Simu Liu.

The final group of presenters handing out trophies tonight include Andra Day, Annette Bening, Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Dua Lipa, Elizabeth Banks, Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, Hunter Schafer, Jared Leto, Jodie Foster, Jon Batiste, Jonathan Bailey, Kate Beckinsale, Keri Russell, Kevin Costner, Kristen Wiig, Mark Hamill, Matt Damon, Naomi Watts, Orlando Bloom, Ray Romano, Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar.


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)!"


Robert Downey Jr. wins best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

Robert Downey Jr. won the Golden Globe for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Oppenheimer."

The "Iron Man" actor lauded "Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan and his fellow castmates for their work in the film, which he called a "masterpiece."

He also shouted out his wife Susan Downey, whom he said "has literally made an art out of extracting me from my comfort zones."

Other nominees in the category included Willem Dafoe for "Poor Things," Robert De Niro for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Ryan Gosling for "Barbie," Charles Melton for "May December" and Mark Ruffalo for "Poor Things."