The 81st Golden Globes ushered in the 2024 awards season on Sunday, with all eyes locked on the battle between the biggest box office hits of the past year: Barbie and Oppenheimer. The Margot Robbie-led Barbie was the most-nominated film of the night with 10 nominations, making it the second most-nominated film in the award’s history, while Oppenheimer secured eight nods. Both films were credited with helping revive a global box office that was still recovering from a pandemic and tonight, they were awarded for their efforts.
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In TV, critical darling Succession stole many hearts with its final season on HBO, becoming the most-nominated television show of the night, with nine nods. Other top nominated fan favorites with multiple nominations include The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, The Crown, The Last of Us, and many more.
Comedian Jo Koy hosted the event with just two weeks to prepare—and made note of that in his opening monologue. Last year, Jerrod Carmichael’s monologue was a point of conversation after he called out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association out on their lack of diversity in his opening monologue. Koy’s speech did not go over well on social media, with many critics posting their reactions.
Before the ceremony began, the Golden Globes red carpet prompted a bit of a mishap online when The Hollywood Reporter mistook Justin Hartley for Glen Powell in a since-deleted tweet. Powell was a good sport about it:
Read on for our highlights of the night.
Surprise (but well-deserved) win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The first award of the night was for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and the nominations were stacked: Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Julianne Moore, Jodie Foster, and Rosamund Pike. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who has received high acclaim for her performance in The Holdovers, took home the award. She gave a heartfelt speech and gave love to her character: “Oh Mary you have changed my life. You have made me feel seen in so many ways that I have never imagined. I hope I help you all find your own inner Mary because there’s a little bit of her in all of you.”
A win we love to see: A Beef sweep
Netflix’s limited series Beef was an instant success, finding a large audience. The lead performances from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun were lauded by critics, so it’s no surprise the two leads took home awards for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made For Television, giving us a beef sweep.
Most charming acceptance speech: Ayo Edebiri
When Ayo Edebiri took the stage to accept the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy, she not only made Ireland proud—she delivered one of the most charming speeches of the night. Edebiri won her first Golden Globe with her first nomination, for her performance in The Bear and was reasonably frazzled when she got on stage. She joked as she usually does, but made sure to thank her managers’ and agents’ assistants. And as she was leaving, she apologized for leaving anyone out: “If I forgot to thank you, I’m sorry…unless you were mean or something. Okay, bye!”
Most warranted reaction: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift made an appearance at the Golden Globes and, of course, became the most talked about person there. Koy made a joke about the NFL constantly cutting to Swift when she shows up to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce, a tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs at his games. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.” The camera then panned to Swift, who seemed unamused and took a sip of her drink.
Surprise win: Anatomy of a Fall Wins for Best Screenplay
Anyone expecting Barbie or Oppenheimer to take home all the awards they’re nominated for may want to think again. Justine Triet and her partner Arthur Harari won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture for Anatomy of a Fall, beating both films in the category, and Triet accepted the Golden Globe on their behalf.
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