Lights, camera, action! The 81st Golden Globes kicked off the awards season at the glamorous Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Hollywood’s A-listers, including Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Florence Pugh, Angela Bassett, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and more, strutted their stuff on the red carpet.
The spotlight was on two films with the most nominations: Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” both vying for the golden statuette in nine categories.
Now, let’s dive into the winners’ circle:
Cinematic and Box Office Brilliance:
- Barbie
- 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
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Past Lives
- Maestro
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Zone of Interest
Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
- Barbie
- Poor Things
- The Holdovers
- American Fiction
- May December
- Air
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Suzume
- Wish
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- Anatomy of a Fall (Winner)
- Fallen Leaves
- Io Capitano
- Past Lives
- The Zone of Interest
Best Director
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Celine Song, Past Lives
- Justine Triet, Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall (Winner)
And the winners keep coming:
Best Screenplay
- Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach – Barbie
- Tony McNamara – Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Celine Song – Past Lives
- Justine Triet, Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall (Winner)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Colman Domingo – Rustin
- Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
- Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Carey Mulligan – Maestro
- Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Annette Bening – Nyad
- Greta Lee – Past Lives
- Cailey Spaeny – Priscilla
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
- Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
- Matt Damon – Air
- Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
- Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
- Margot Robbie – Barbie
- Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
- Natalie Portman – May December
- Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings
- Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves
Now, let’s add some television spice:
Best TV Series- Drama
- 1923 (Paramount+)
- The Crown (Netflix)
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Last of Us (HBO)
- The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Succession (HBO)
Best TV Series- Comedy or Musical
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- The Bear
- Jury Duty
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
Best TV Series – Limited, Anthology or TV Movie
- Beef (Netflix)
- Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
- Daisy Jones & the Six (Amazon Prime Video)
- All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
- Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
- Fargo (FX)
And the small screen champs:
Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama)
- Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
- Kieran Culkin – Succession
- Jeremy Strong – Succession
- Brian Cox – Succession
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
- Dominic West – The Crown
Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama)
- Helen Mirren – 1923
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Sarah Snook – Succession
- Imelda Staunton – The Crown
- Emma Stone – The Curse
Best Actor in a TV Series (Musical or Comedy)
- Bill Hader – Barry
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
- Jason Segel – Shrinking
- Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (Winner)
Best Actress in a TV Series (Musical or Comedy)
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
- Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
- Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
- Elle Fanning – The Great
Best Actor in a TV Series (Limited, Anthology or TV Movie)
- Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
- Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones & the Six
- Jon Hamm – Fargo
- Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers
- David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves
- Steven Yeun – Beef (Winner)
Best Actress in a TV Series (Limited, Anthology or TV Movie)
- Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & the Six
- Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry
- Elizabeth Olsen – Love and Death
- Juno Temple – Fargo
- Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
- Ali Wong – Beef (Winner)
Best Supporting Actor on Television
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (Winner)
- James Marsden – Jury Duty
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
- Billy Cruddup – The Morning Show
- Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
- Alan Ruck – Succession
Best Supporting Actress on Television
- Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Winner)
- Abby Elliott – The Bear
- Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
- J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
- Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
- Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
And that’s a wrap, folks! The Golden Globes dazzled with glitz, glamour, and a sprinkle of good-natured competition. Until next time, keep those acceptance speeches rehearsed and your red carpet poses on point!