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

Golden Globes 2024: Stars walk red carpet

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.

Key points

• The full list of winners
• Biggest talking points
• Barbie or Jo Koy: Who had a worse night at the Golden Globes?

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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.

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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?

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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”.

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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.

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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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Watch: Golden Globes host Jo Koy is all smiles rolling out red carpet ahead of show

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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

Colman Domingo – Rustin

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Barry Keoghan – Saltburn

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:

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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: