2024 Golden Globes: “Oppenheimer” Walks Away With Five Trophies

Cillian Murphy at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2024
Cillian Murphy at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2024. Photo by CraSH/imageSPACE/Shutterstock (14283109cn)

Christopher Nolan has given us one of the best films of the past year with Oppenheimer, and he’s finally getting credit where credit is due. The list of the Golden Globe winners is in, and this World War II epic is leading the way with a total of five wins, followed by HBO’s Succession with four.

Oppenheimer was nominated for eight awards at this year’s ceremony, and it managed to walk away with five. In addition to winning the best motion picture – drama, this acclaimed film also collected trophies for the best director (Christopher Nolan), best original score (Ludwig Göransson), best actor in a motion picture – drama (Cillian Murphy), and best supporting actor in a motion picture (Robert Downey Jr.).

The list of major winners on the motion picture side also included Poor Things with two trophies, including the best motion picture: comedy or musical, along with Barbie, The Holdovers, and Anatomy of a Fall with two wins each.

HBO’s Succession led the way on the TV side, with a total of four wins, including the best drama series. Its stars Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Matthew Macfadyen came out victorious in their respective acting fields, bringing the show’s total win count to four. The Bear and Beef were right behind and managed to walk away with three trophies each.

The 2024 Golden Globes ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on January 7, with Jo Koy serving as the first-time host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

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)