Due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the Emmy Awards have been bumped from late 2023 to early 2024, closer to the Oscars. As a result, the Golden Globes are basically the kick-off to awards season at this point, which is somewhat fitting as it encompasses both films and television.
If the Golden Globes are a preview of how awards season will play out, Oppenheimer and Succession are off to a great start. Oppenheimer nabbed five prizes and Succession took four to top their respective mediums.
Not only did Oppenheimer win Best Motion Picture – Drama, but Cillian Murphy won Best Actor in a Drama, Christopher Nolan accepted Best Director, Ludwig Göransson won Best Score, and Robert Downey Jr. received Best Supporting Actor.
Lily Gladstone made history as the first Native American ever to win Best Female Actor in a Drama. She delivered part of her speech in Blackfoot, the language of her heritage.
In the Comedy/Musical film categories, Poor Things and The Holdovers took home quite a few statues. Poor Things won Best Motion Picture, while Emma Stone claimed Best Female Actor. From The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti won Best Male Actor, and Da’vine Joy Randolph took Best Supporting Female Actor.
Despite being the most nominated movie, this year’s box office champion, Barbie may have to just be satisfied with the $1 billion+ it made as its ultimate accolade, but it didn’t go home empty-handed at the Golden Globes. Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” won Best Song and will probably claim the same prize at the Oscars. It may even take home a few Grammys when those roll around. Barbie also won the total b.s. award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. This is a nebulous prize that no one even understands. What is it for?!
As for TV, the big winners were Succession in the Drama arena, The Bear in the Comedy/Musical categories (although I honestly don’t see this as a comedy, and it certainly isn’t a musical), and Netflix’s Beef in the miniseries listings.
Succession took Best TV Series with Kieran Culkin taking Best Male Actor, Sarah Snook winning Best Female Actor, and Matthew Macfadyen earning Best Supporting Male Actor.
Elizabeth Debicki won Best Supporting Female Actor in a Drama for The Crown, which otherwise didn’t win any other awards, even though it was up for several.
The Best Musical/Comedy TV Series prize went to Hulu’s The Bear, with Jeremy Allen White taking Best Male Actor. (If you haven’t seen his recent Calvin Klein ad campaign… go Google it. You’re welcome.)
Ayo Edebiri nabbed the Best Female Actor award in the comedy category.
As mentioned, in the Miniseries, Anthology, or Made-For-TV Movie categories, Beef scored, winning the top prize with awards also going to leads Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.
If you want to see all of the nominations, you can find them here.
Below, you can find all of the winners:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
Best Television Series – Drama
Succession (HBO | Max)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The Bear (FX)
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made For Television
Beef (Netflix)
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“What Was I Made For?” — Barbie
Music & Lyrics By: Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone (Poor Things)
Best Director – Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boy and the Heron (Gkids)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall (Neon) – France
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy On Television
Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Armageddon)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made For Television
Steven Yeun (Beef)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made For Television
Ali Wong (Beef)
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Da’vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
