LOOK: Here are the winners of the 81st Golden Globe Awards

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Starting the first week of 2024 on a high note, the 81st Golden Globe Awards recognized films, filmmakers, actors and crew members in television and movie productions that made waves in the past year.

The nominees were announced last December 11, 2023, and since then, fans have been anticipating who would win the prestigious titles. The most nominated film going in was Barbie with 9 nominations, followed by Oppenheimer with 8 nominations, and Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, both with 7 nominations. For television, the most nominated series was HBO’s Succession  with 9 nominations, followed by FX / Hulu’s The Bear and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 5 nominations, and Netflix’s The Crown with 4 nominations. 

The awarding ceremony was finally held on January 7 and aired live on CBS, with comedian Jo Koy hosting the event. Oppenheimer emerged with the most wins for film with 5 awards including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor for Cillian Murphy as Robert Oppenheimer, and Best Supporting Performance by an Actor for Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. Succession emerged with the most wins for TV with 4 awards including Best Television Series in the Drama category, and three awards for their cast members including Best Performances by both Lead Actor and Actress and Best Supporting Performance by an Actor. 

It is also worth noting that Netflx’s Beef won all three categories it was nominated for including Best Television Series in its category and awards for the performance of its Lead Actors.

SEA Wave presents a list of the most notable wins during the 81st Golden Globe Awards.

 

Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture (Drama): Oppenheimer

Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Poor Things

Best Motion Picture (Animated Film): The Boy and The Heron

Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language): Anatomy of a Fall (France)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement – Barbie

 

Best Performances in a Motion Picture (Drama)

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart

Best Performances in a Motion Picture (Musical Comedy)

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham

Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter

 

Best Supporting Performances in a Motion Picture

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb

 

Other Awards

Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Best Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer

Best Original Song: “What Was I Made For?” (Billie Eilish and Finneas) – Barbie

 

Best Television Series

Best Television Series (Drama): HBO’s Succession

Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy):  FX / Hulu’s The Bear

Best Television Series Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television:   Netflix’s Beef

 

Best Performance in a Television Series (Drama)

Kieran Culkin – Succession as Roman Roy

Sarah Snook – Succession as Siobhan “Shiv” Roy

 

Best Performance in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear as Sydney Adamu

Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Steven Yeun – Beef as Danny Cho

Ali Wong – Beef as Amy Lau

 

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Matthew Macfadyen – Succession as Tom Wambsgans

Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown as Diana, Princess of Wales

 

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy 

Ricky Gervais – Netflix’s Ricky Gervais: Armageddon 

 

Which of the nominees did you expect to win and which winner surprised you the most? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! 

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