The 81st Golden Globe Awards was an awards ceremony for film and American television productions of 2023. It was broadcast live on January 7, 2024, from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST, on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ in the United States. It was produced by Dick Clark Productions, Ricky Kirshner, and Glenn Weiss; the latter also served as director. This was the first ceremony after Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries took full control of the Golden Globes from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The ceremony was also the first to air live on CBS in the United States since 1982. Comedian Jo Koy hosted the ceremony.
The nominees were announced on December 11, 2023. Barbie and Succession both tied for the most nominations with nine each, followed by Oppenheimers eight.
The ceremony also featured the debut of two new categories: "Cinematic and Box Office Achievement" and "Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television"
Additionally, the cultural phenomenon of "Barbenheimer" received seventeen nominations, winning seven.
Ceremony information This was the first Golden Globe Awards ceremony after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) disbanded in 2023. On June 12, 2023, the HFPA announced that all of its rights and properties related to the Golden Globes were acquired by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries.
On February 21, 2023, the date of the ceremony was announced. It came back on a Sunday night slot after being moved to Tuesday for the previous year. On September 18, 2023, Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner were announced as its executive producers and showrunners. On November 17, 2023, it was announced that CBS had acquired the broadcast rights to the ceremony, replacing the Golden Globes' long-time U.S. broadcast partner NBC.
The nominations were announced on December 11, 2023, during an event co-hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama. Most of the categories were revealed during a live-streaming presentation, while ten of the categories were revealed during another segment on CBS Mornings.
On December 21, comedian and actor Jo Koy was announced as the host. Before this announcement, it was reported that a source with knowledge of the conversations told CNN that at least five A-list comedic actors, including Chris Rock and Ali Wong, declined offers to host; the hosts of the podcast SmartLess (actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes) also reportedly declined the offer. That same month, TheWrap reported that 64 voters threatened to withhold their final-round votes in protest, after being told that they would not be given tickets to the ceremony.
With the awards no longer being overseen by the HFPA, a new, racially and ethnically diverse group of voters consisting of 300 journalists representing 76 countries selected the 2023 nominees and winners.
For her portrayal of Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous actor to win a Golden Globe Award, winning for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Expansion On September 26, 2023, it was announced that two new categories would be added for the upcoming ceremony: "Cinematic and Box Office Achievement" (a category for films that grossed at least $100 million domestically and $150 million worldwide) and "Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television" (also known as "Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television"). Some critics felt that the new categories were an attempt to improve the ceremony's viewership and relevance, with comparisons drawn to the Academy Awards' attempt to introduce a category for "Popular Film" in 2018.
Reduction The two Lifetime Achievement Awards (the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award) were not presented this year, but expected to return in the future. Executive Vice President Tim Gray explained that with the change in ownership and status, and 25 of the competitive categories expanding from 5 nominees to 6, the increase will also include a reduction with no presentation of the two aforementioned awards for this year. "This is not a permanent change, with future awards slated to be given," Gray wrote in a post on the Globes' official website.
Winners and nominees
Film
Oppenheimer Anatomy of a Fall Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Past Lives The Zone of Interest Poor Things Air American Fiction Barbie The Holdovers May December The Boy and the Heron Elemental Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The Super Mario Bros. Movie Suzume Wish Anatomy of a Fall (France) Fallen Leaves (Finland) Io capitano (Italy) Past Lives (United States) Society of the Snow (Spain) The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom / Poland / United States) |- | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer Bradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard Bernstein Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon as Ernest Burkhart Colman Domingo – Rustin as Bayard Rustin Barry Keoghan – Saltburn as Oliver Quick Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers as Adam | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon as Mollie Burkhart Annette Bening – Nyad as Diana Nyad Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall as Sandra Voyter Greta Lee – Past Lives as Nora Moon Carey Mulligan – Maestro as Felicia Montealegre Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla as Priscilla Presley |- | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers as Paul Hunham Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario as Dr. Paul Matthews Timothée Chalamet – Wonka as Willy Wonka Matt Damon – Air as Sonny Vaccaro Joaquin Phoenix – Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellis | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Emma Stone – Poor Things as Bella Baxter Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple as Celie Harris-Johnson Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings as Maddie Barker Natalie Portman – May December as Elizabeth Berry Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves as Ansa Margot Robbie – Barbie as Barbie |- | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss Willem Dafoe – Poor Things as Dr. Godwin Baxter Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon as William King Hale Ryan Gosling – Barbie as Ken Charles Melton – May December as Joe Yoo Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things as Duncan Wedderburn | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer as Kitty Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple as Sofia Jodie Foster – Nyad as Bonnie Stoll Julianne Moore – May December as Gracie Atherton-Yoo Rosamund Pike – Saltburn as Lady Elspeth Catton |- | valign="top" style="width=50%"| Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Bradley Cooper – Maestro Greta Gerwig – Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Celine Song – Past Lives Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie Tony McNamara – Poor Things Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon Celine Song – Past Lives Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things Joe Hisaishi – The Boy and the Heron Mica Levi – The Zone of Interest Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon (posthumous) Barbie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 John Wick: Chapter 4 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Oppenheimer Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The Super Mario Bros. Movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour "What Was I Made For?" (Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell) – Barbie "Addicted to Romance" (Bruce Springsteen) – She Came to Me "Dance the Night" (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, and Caroline Ailin) – Barbie "I'm Just Ken" (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt) – Barbie "Peaches" (Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker) – The Super Mario Bros. Movie "Road to Freedom" (Lenny Kravitz) – Rustin
Films with multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations:
Nominations Films Category Distributor(s) 9 Barbie Warner Bros. Pictures 8 Oppenheimer Drama Universal Pictures 7 Killers of the Flower Moon Paramount PicturesApple Original Films Poor Things Searchlight Pictures 5 Past Lives Drama A24 4 Anatomy of a Fall Neon Maestro Netflix May December 3 The Holdovers Focus Features Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Animated Sony Pictures Releasing The Super Mario Bros. Movie Universal Pictures The Zone of Interest Drama A24 2 Air Amazon MGM Studios American Fiction The Boy and the Heron Animated GKIDS The Color Purple Warner Bros. Pictures Fallen Leaves MUBI Nyad Drama Netflix Rustin Saltburn Amazon MGM Studios
Films with multiple wins The following films received multiple wins:
Wins Films Category Distributor 5 Oppenheimer Drama Universal Pictures 2 Anatomy of a Fall Neon Barbie Warner Bros. Pictures The Holdovers Focus Features Poor Things Searchlight Pictures
Television
Succession (HBO) 1923 (Paramount+) The Crown (Netflix) The Diplomat (Netflix) The Last of Us (HBO) The Morning Show (Apple TV+) The Bear (FX / Hulu) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Barry (HBO) Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Beef (Netflix) All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix) Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video) Fargo (FX) Fellow Travelers (Showtime) Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+) Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (Netflix) Trevor Noah – Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix) Chris Rock – Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix) Amy Schumer – Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Netflix) Sarah Silverman – Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (HBO) Wanda Sykes – Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer (Netflix) Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO) as Roman Roy Brian Cox – Succession (HBO) as Logan Roy Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) as Jackson Lamb Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO) as Joel Miller Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) as Kendall Roy Dominic West – The Crown (Netflix) as Charles, Prince of Wales Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy Helen Mirren – 1923 (Paramount+) as Cara Dutton Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO) as Ellie Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Katherine "Kate" Wyler Imelda Staunton – The Crown (Netflix) as Queen Elizabeth II Emma Stone – The Curse (Showtime) as Whitney Siegel Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX / Hulu) as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) as Barry Berkman Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Charles-Haden Savage Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV+) as Jimmy Laird Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Oliver Putnam Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) as Ted Lasso Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX / Hulu) as Sydney Adamu Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) as Miriam "Midge" Maisel Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Janine Teagues Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu) as Catherine the Great Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Mabel Mora Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock) as Charlie Cale Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix) as Danny Cho Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime) as Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video) as Billy Dunne Jon Hamm – Fargo (FX) as Sheriff Roy Tillman Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers (HBO) as E. Howard Hunt David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+) as Bass Reeves Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix) as Amy Lau Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video) as Daisy Jones Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+) as Elizabeth Zott Elizabeth Olsen – Love & Death (Max) as Candy Montgomery Juno Temple – Fargo (FX) as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers (Prime Video) as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle