Golden Globes 2024 live: Awards show sees huge ratings boost with controversial host
Annual ceremony returned in its usual Sunday slot, hosted at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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Your support makes all the difference.The Golden Globes returned with a blowout, star-studded ceremony on Sunday (7 January) night.
The annual, Beverly Hills-based awards show has been obscured in recent years after a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the awards’ voting body) did not have a single Black member.
However, this year, the Globes were back in their usual Sunday slot on CBS and hoping to regain viewers. Broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, A-listers including Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Kylie Jenner brought some much-needed stardust to the beleaguered show.
Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things and Anatomy of a Fall were among the films to earn multiple awards. Christopher Nolan won his first Globe following six nominations while Barbie was surprisingly pipped to Best Picture in the Musical/Comedy category Poor Things.
Meanwhile, Beef, The Bear and Succession were the big winners in the TV categories.
Follow along for live updates below.
The Golden Globes seating chart revealed
On Friday, the popular Twitter/X account @FilmUpdates gave a sneak preview of the table lists ahead of the ceremony.
According to the post, the Barbie team – Margo Robbie, Greta Gerwig, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling, and Issa Rae – will be joined by members from Killers of the Flower Moon – Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone – and The Color Purple’s Oprah Winfrey, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino.
The table might just be the one to take home the most awards, as the live-action film Barbie takes first place for the most nominees in the movie categories – nine.
10 actors receive their first Globe nominations
Colman Domingo, Greta Lee and Charles Melton are among the first-time nominees at Sunday’s ceremony.
Ahead of the event, the official Golden Globes Twitter/X account has shared a list of all 10 newbies.
Who are you rooting for?
Chris Rock’s hosting advice to Jo Koy
Ahead of Golden Globes debut on Sunday, first-time host Jo Koy – who was only given two weeks’ notice about the gig – has revealed the advice Chris Rock gave him.
Comedian Rock has hosted the Oscars several times, most recently in 2022 when Will Smith infamously slapped him on stage.
Koy told The Hollywood Reporter that Rock told him to “be in the moment” and “don’t worry about costume change”.
“Be on the side of the stage, watch the show and be ready,” Rock apparently added, “if something happens, you’re ready; if you need to write a joke, you’re ready”.
Who is presenting this year’s Golden Globes?
Presenters for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards include: Amanda Seyfried, America Ferrera, Andra Day, Angela Bassett, Annette Bening, Ben Affleck, Daniel Kaluuya, Don Cheadle, Dua Lipa, Elizabeth Banks, Florence Pugh, Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, Gabriel Macht, George Lopez, Hailee Steinfeld, Hunter Schafer, Issa Rae, Jared Leto, Jodie Foster, Jon Batiste, Jonathan Bailey, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Kate Beckinsale, Keri Russell, Kevin Costner, Mark Hamill, Matt Damon, Michelle Yeoh, Naomi Watts, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Patrick J Adams, Ray Romano, Rose McIver, Shameik Moore, Simu Liu, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Will Ferrell.
Meanwhile, US comedian Jo Koy, who has headlined several Netflix specials and starred in last year’s comedy film Easter Sunday, is on hosting duty for the first time.
How to watch this year’s ceremony
US audiences can catch the ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, beginning at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. There is no live broadcast in the UK.
It will air on the CBS app and stream on Paramount+, but there’s an important caveat. Only Paramount+ subscribers with the Showtime add-on will be able to watch the show live. Otherwise, it’ll be available on the streaming platform on Monday (8 January), which UK subscribers will also be able to access.
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Who is competing in the top categories?
The Golden Globes recognize achievements in 27 categories; 14 in motion pictures and 13 in television.
However, there are six that people will have a particular eye on: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture –Musical/Comedy, Best Performance by a Female Actor – Motion Picture, Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor – Motion Picture, Drama, Best Performance by a Female Actor – Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy and Best Performance by a Male Actor – Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy.
Here are the nominees in those six categories.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Oppenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things
Best Performance by a Female Actor – 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 a Male Actor – Motion Picture, Drama
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Best Performance by a Female Actor – Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy
Fantasia Barrino – The Colour Purple
Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings
Natalie Portman – May December
Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Performance by a Male Actor – Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
Matt Damon – Air
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
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Who is Jo Koy?
For previous Golden Globes hosts, a couple of months of preparation before the main event was standard.
Comedian Jo Koy didn’t quite have the same luxury, as he only got the gig two weeks ago – and it’s been a “crash course in hosting” so far.
He’s been a comic since the Nineties, and has over two million fans following him on Instagram. But in case Koy is a new face to you, Annabel Nugent has the full low-down on the man behind the mic:
Jo Koy, the last-minute Golden Globes host who got the job two weeks ago
The Filipino-American comedian and actor was asked to host the glitzy awards ceremony with only two weeks’ notice – but who is the man behind the microphone, asks Annabel Nugent
Golden Globes 2024: How to watch, who’s hosting and other key things to know
Awards season will be underway very soon with the launch of the 2024 Golden Globes.
Scheduled to air on CBS on Sunday (7 January), the Globes will celebrate the film and TV of the last year, and is often considered a good indicator of nominees and wins of awards ceremonies to come.
Here’s how to watch, and everything you need to know:
How to watch Golden Globes 2024
The film and TV awards ceremony marks the first major broadcast of awards season
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