Golden Globes 2024: The feminist phenomenon “Barbie,” starring Greta Gerwig, first appeared on toy store shelves. Her nominations for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards were overwhelming. With 10 nominations, the film ties “Cabaret” for second place among all nominees in the 81-year history of the program.
“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s examination of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb, received eight nominations and finished second to “Barbie.” “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” were released on the same weekend, an uncommon pairing of popular films that drove up ticket sales and spawned memes and later Halloween costumes.
In contrast to the Oscars, the Globes celebrate excellence in film and television while excluding the majority of below-the-line arts, such as cinematography or editing. Additionally, they differentiate between different film genres, honoring the best musicals and comedies apart from the best dramas. Thus, “Oppenheimer” will face off against “Maestro,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Zone of Interest,” and “Past Lives” for the top drama prize. Barbie, on the other hand, will compete against “Air,” “American Fiction,” “Poor Things,” “May December,” and “The Holdovers” for best comedy or musical.
HBO’s “Succession,” which examines the conflicting family of a media mogul, received an unprecedented nine nominations for its upcoming season. With five nominations each, “The Bear” on FX and “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu were the second-most nominated series. The best TV drama competition will also include “Succession,” “The Crown,” “The Diplomat,” “The Last of Us,” and “The Morning Show.” “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Barry,” “Jury Duty,” and “Ted Lasso” will compete for best comedy.
With 28 nominations, Netflix, the creator of films and television shows like “The Crown,” “Maestro,” and “The Diplomat,” received the most of any media company. Warner Bros. Discovery came in second with 27 nominations, including “Barbie,” “Succession,” and “Barry.”
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Not everyone was happy about the announcement made in the morning. Despite receiving excellent reviews, Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” and Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” were not included in the running for best musical or comedy, “The Color Purple” was not nominated for best musical or comedy, and the reboot of “Frasier” was not awarded any prizes.
This year’s show has undergone a few noteworthy changes. There are now six nominations per category as opposed to five. The Globes also unveiled two new awards to honor stand-up comedy performances and box office successes. This meant that while celebrities like Trevor Noah, Amy Schumer, and former Globes host Ricky Gervais are receiving recognition for their stand-up specials, movies like Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, John Wick: Chapter 4, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 are being honored for their ticket sales.
The choices of the 10,500 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences do not always coincide with the Globes, which about 300 journalists choose. “The Fabelmans” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” took home the top Globes and Oscars of last year, respectively, with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” winning best picture.
Wilmer Valderrama and Cedric “The Entertainer” revealed the nominees for the top prizes. The awards ceremony is scheduled for January 7 and will be televised live on CBS, which is the new home for the event. The CBS app and Paramount+ will both stream the ceremony. After many years of broadcasting the Globes on NBC, the partnership came to an end with the 2023 show. For a large portion of that tenure, the Globes were regarded as a must-see event in Hollywood’s protracted awards season.
Attendees looking to see a less reserved side of A-list stars found their extravagant ceremonies to be highly anticipated (the copious amounts of champagne served to melt those inhibitions). Being late for an unscheduled bathroom break caused winners like Christine Lahti and Renée Zellweger to miss their prize acceptance, making it one of the few award shows with this issue.
But the festivities came to an end when concerns were raised regarding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) lack of diversity and unethical business practices. After a wave of boycotts, NBC decided not to renew the 2022 series (which made a comeback last year). Since then, the HFPA was wound down, its assets were sold to Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge, and the Globes have worked to increase membership, improve its rules, and reorganize as a for-profit organization.
Dick Clark Productions was later purchased by Penske Media, the parent company of Variety, in a joint venture with Eldridge. The host of the program for this year’s broadcast is still unknown; Jerrod Carmichael served as the emcee for the 2023 telecast. So, as the Globes attempt to reinvent themselves and regain their reputation as the carefree, yet still prestigious, major awards ceremony, it’s unclear who will be cracking jokes from the stage.
View the complete list of finalists below.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon)
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“May December” (Netflix)
“Air” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Director, Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Greta Gerwig — “Barbie”
Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”
Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Celine Song — “Past Lives”
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
“Poor Things” — Tony McNamara
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Andrew Scott — “All of Us Strangers”
Barry Keoghan — “Saltburn”
Best Performance by an 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”
Cailee Spaeny — “Priscilla”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple”
Jennifer Lawrence – “No Hard Feelings”
Natalie Portman – “May December”
Alma Pöysti – “Fallen Leaves”
Margot Robbie – “Barbie”
Emma Stone – “Poor Things”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Nicolas Cage — “Dream Scenario”
Timothée Chalamet — “Wonka”
Matt Damon — “Air”
Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”
Joaquin Phoenix — “Beau Is Afraid”
Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe — “Poor Things”
Robert DeNiro — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”
Charles Melton — “May December”
Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things”
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”
Jodie Foster — “Nyad”
Julianne Moore — “May December”
Rosamund Pike — “Saltburn”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — “The Holdovers”
Best Television Series, Drama
“1923” (Paramount+)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“The Last of Us” (HBO)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Succession” (HBO)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
“The Bear” (FX)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Barry” (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television 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 Performance by an Actress in a Television 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 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, 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”
Best Supporting Actor, Television
Billy Crudup — “The Morning Show”
Matthew Macfadyen — “Succession”
James Marsden — “Jury Duty”
Ebon Moss-Bachrach — “The Bear”
Alan Ruck — “Succession”
Alexander Skarsgård — “Succession”
Best Supporting Actress, Television
Elizabeth Debicki — “The Crown”
Abby Elliott — “The Bear”
Christina Ricci — “Yellowjackets”
J. Smith-Cameron — “Succession”
Meryl Streep — “Only Murders in the Building”
Hannah Waddingham — “Ted Lasso”
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
“Beef”
“Lessons in Chemistry”
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
“All the Light We Cannot See”
“Fellow Travelers”
“Fargo”
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
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”
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
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”
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Ludwig Göransson — “Oppenheimer”
Jerskin Fendrix — “Poor Things”
Robbie Robertson — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Mica Levi — “The Zone of Interest”
Daniel Pemberton — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Joe Hisaishi — “The Boy and the Heron”
Best Picture, Non-English Language
“Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) — France
“Fallen Leaves” (Mubi) — Finland
“Io Capitano” (01 Distribution) — Italy
“Past Lives” (A24) — United States
“Society of the Snow” (Netflix) — Spain
“The Zone of Interest” (A24) — United Kingdom
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Barbie” — “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas
“Barbie” — “Dance the Night” by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
“She Came to Me” — “Addicted to Romance” by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” — “Peaches” by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker
“Barbie” — “I’m Just Ken” by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
“Rustin” — “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz
Best Motion Picture, Animated
“The Boy and the Heron” (GKids)
“Elemental” (Disney)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal Pictures)
“Suzume” (Toho Co.)
“Wish” (Disney)
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television
Ricky Gervais — “Ricky Gervais: Armageddon”
Trevor Noah — “Trevor Noah: Where Was I”
Chris Rock — “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
Amy Schumer — “Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact”
Sarah Silverman — “Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love”
Wanda Sykes — “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney)
“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Lionsgate Films)
“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount Pictures)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal Pictures)
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (AMC Theatres)