Cerermony - 81st Golden Globe Awards: The winner list

By Mulder, 08 january 2024

The 81st Golden Globe Awards, held on yesterday night, at The Beverly Hilton, marked a significant shift in its production and broadcasting. Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries assumed full control from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and it was the first ceremony aired live on CBS since 1982. Jo Koy hosted the event, which introduced two new categories: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

Nominees were unveiled on December 11, 2023, with Barbie and Succession leading with nine nominations each. The ceremony also witnessed the emergence of the cultural phenomenon Barbenheimer, garnering a remarkable 17 nominations and securing seven wins. The shift in ownership and a more diverse group of 300 journalists selecting nominees brought notable changes, with Lily Gladstone making history as the first indigenous actor to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon.

The event expanded with the addition of two new categories, while critics speculated on whether these changes aimed to boost viewership, drawing parallels to the Academy Awards' past attempt to introduce a popular film category. Notably, the traditional Lifetime Achievement Awards were absent this year, but expectations for their return in the future were emphasized by Executive Vice President Tim Gray, attributing the omission to the evolving landscape and a temporary adjustment due to the increase in competitive categories.
Film

Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Boris’ prediction : Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Killers of the Flower Moon
Winner : Oppenheimer

Best Motion Picture  (Musical or Comedy)
Boris’ prediction : Barbie
Sabine’s prediction : Poor Things
Winner : Poor Things

Best Motion Picture  (Animated)               
Boris’ prediction : Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Sabine’s prediction : Elemental
Winner : The Boy and The Heron

Best Motion Picture  (Non-English Language)
Boris’ prediction : Io capitano (Italy)
Sabine’s prediction : Anatomy of a Fall 
Winner : Anatomy of a Fall (France)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Boris’ prediction : Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Sabine’s prediction : Barbie
Winner : Barbie

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (Actor)
Boris’ prediction : Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Winner : Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (Actress)
Boris’ prediction : Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart
Sabine’s prediction : Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart
Winner : Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actor)
Boris’ prediction : Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario as Dr. Paul Matthews
Sabine’s prediction : Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario as Dr. Paul Matthews
Winner : Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Boris’ prediction : Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter
Sabine’s prediction : Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter
Winner : Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture (Supporting Actor)
Boris’ prediction : Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss
Sabine’s prediction : Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon as William King Hale
Winner : Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture (Supporting Actress)
Boris’ prediction : Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Katherine Kitty Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo
Winner : Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb

Best Director      
Boris’ prediction : Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Winner : Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Best Screenplay
Boris’ prediction : Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Winner : Justine Triet & Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Original Score
Boris’ prediction : Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Sabine’s prediction : Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Winner : Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer

Best Original Song
Boris’ prediction : Dance the Night (Mark Ronson, Andrew Watt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin) – Barbie
Sabine’s prediction : Dance the Night (Mark Ronson, Andrew Watt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin) – Barbie
Winner : What Was I Made For? (Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell) – Barbie

Television

Best Television Series (Drama)
Winner : Succession (HBO | Max)

Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
Winner : The Bear (FX)

Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner : Beef (Netfix)

Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama (Actor)
Winner : Kieran Culkin – Succession as Roman Roy

Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama (Actress)
Winner : Sarah Snook – Succession as Siobhan Shiv Roy

Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Actor)
Winner : Jeremy Allen White – The Bear as Carmen Carmy Berzatto

Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Winner : Ayo Edebiri – The Bear as Sydney Adamu

Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Actor)
Winner : Steven Yeun – Beef as Danny Cho

Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Actress)
Winner : Ali Wong – Beef as Amy Lau

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Supporting Actor)
Winner : Matthew Macfadyen – Succession as Tom Wambsgans

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Supporting Actress)
Winner : Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown as Diana, Princess of Wales

Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television
Winner : Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Armageddon