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
Which movies are battling it out for the top awards?
All eyes are on the best motion picture categories at the 2024 Golden Globes.
On the drama side there's "Anatomy of a Fall," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Maestro," "Oppenheimer," "Past Lives" and "The Zone of Interest" facing off for the trophy.
As for the musical or comedy side, "Air," "American Fiction," "Barbie," "The Holdovers," "May December" and "Poor Things" are going head-to-head for the win.
Perhaps movie fans will get a sense of how the forthcoming Academy Awards will shape up with tonight's outcome.
Stars are arriving on the red carpet
Actresses Gillian Anderson, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Sandra Hüller led the arrivals at the 2024 Golden Globes.
Anderson stepped out in a white strapless gown, while Randolph, who is nominated for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for “The Holdovers,” wore a strapless burgundy peplum gown.
Hüller, who is nominated for best performance by a female actor in a motion picture (drama) for “Anatomy of a Fall,” stepped out in a green gown.
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.
What to watch for during tonight's show
"Barbie" is the most-nominated movie of the night with nine nominations total.
"Oppenheimer" follows close behind with eight nominations, and both "Poor Things" and "Killers of the Flower Moon" have seven apiece. "Past Lives" also has five nominations tonight.
On the TV side, "Succession" is the most nominated show of the night with nine nominations.
Other top-nominated shows include "The Bear" and "Only Murders in the Building" with five each and "The Crown" with four. "Beef," "Daisy Jones & The Six," "Fargo," "The Last of Us" and "Ted Lasso" all have three nominations.
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."