Golden Globe nominations 2024 - live: Barbie and Succession lead pack with Oppenheimer close behind
The Oscar precursor is set to reveal which titles are in contention for trophies this awards season
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Your support makes all the difference.Awards season is officially underway following the announcement of the 2024 Golden Globes nominations
The films and TV shows in contention for the annual ceremony were revealed in Los Angeles by Cedric the Entertainer and That '70s Show actor Wilmer Valderrama on Monday (11 December).
Films in contention for trophies at the 2024 ceremony include Barbie, which leads the pack with eight, followed by Oppenheimer (eight), Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things (seven each).
Meanwhile, in the TV categories, Succession is the most nominated series, with a total of nine, followed by The Bear and Only Murders in the Building, which have five apiece.
It’s a big year for the Brits, with nominations for Carey Mulligan, who stars in Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, and Emily Blunt for her role in Oppenheimer.
Elsewhere, Rosamund Pike snuck in a surprise nomination for her supporting turn in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
It seems British stars will have more chance of winning in the TV categories thanks to nominations for Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie in The Last of Us and Sam Claflin for Daisy Jones & the Six, as well as Imelda Staunton and Dominic West for thier respective roles in The Crown.
Next year’s ceremony also introduced two new categories: Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy. The former, which is debuted in the same year as the Barbenheimer craze, has led to a nomination for Taylor Swift for her concert film The Eras Tour.
Swift is not the only musician to be nominated: Billie Eilish received her first acting nomination following her role in Swarm.
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This year’s nominations arrive after a huge membership shake-up for the ceremony’s voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which, in 2022, was accused of a lack of diversity in a Los Angeles Times exposé.
At the time, the HFPA did not have a single Black member, but it has since expanded its membership and enforced what was described as a strict code of conduct among voters. This led to the approval of many celebrities who, one year after boycotting the event, decided to attend the 2023 ceremony.
According to reports, the Golden Globes are struggling to find a host.
CNN claims that Chris Rock and Ali Wong, as well as Will Arnett, Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman, who were reportedly approached to host as a trio, have all declined offers. A spokesperson for the Golden Globes declined to comment on the search for the host. However, a source close to the situation said there are “three very serious conversations” going on with potential presenters.
Best Actor – Drama
Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon) are category shoo-ins, but the other spots aren’t such sure bets.
Most deserving would be Andrew Scott, who steals the show in Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, and Colman Domingo, who shines in the otherwise not-so-great Rustin.
Capitalising on last year’s recognition for The Banshees of Inisherin is Barry Keoghan, who could sneak a nomination for Saltburn.
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
This is an interesting category as several nominees here are typically ones that won’t get nominated at other ceremonies that don’t split the categories by genre.
While Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) seem like they’ll break through at the Oscars, others, including Matt Damon (Air) and Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), will get their time to shine at the Globes.
Thinking about it, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Timothée Chalamet get a nomination for Wonka, either.
Supporting categories aka the most fun of the lot!
The most fun categories each year (for this writer, anyway) is the supporting categories – and this year looks no different. Heightening this at the Globe sis the fact these ones are not split by genre.
While Robert Downey Jr seemed to be the early favourite, for his slippery role in Oppenheimer, May December’s Charles Melton has come from the outside to become a serious contender.
There is no world in which Ryan Gosling doesn’t get a nod for playing Ken in Barbie – and if Robert De Niro doesn’t get nomiated for Killers of the Flower Moon, there could be a revolt, especially considering he was criminally snubbed for Scorsese’s The Irishman in 2020.
Step forward, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
...and Best Supporting Actress seems to be going the way of Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her role in The Holdovers.
Randolph will likely be battling Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) and The Colour Purple stars Danielle Brooks and Taraji P Henson.
TV titans to duke it out
Succession is absolutely the one to beat in the Best Drama category.
Other contenders include The Last of Us, The Crown, but the other spots are less sure.
Which news shows could break through? Odds suggest Netflix’s The Diplomat and Apple TV+’s Hijack.
If there was any justice, For All Mankind and Foundation would get recognition – but it seems unlikely.
The tightest race of 2024
Best Comedy Series is a much tighter race. The Bear is clearly the favourite, but it faces fierce competition in the form of Jury Duty, Abbott Elementary and the final season of Ted Lasso.
There’s also the much-loved Only Murders in the Building and also Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne.
But The Bear will probably sweep. While Jeremy Allen White and guest star Jamie Lee Curtis have wins, let alone nominations, secured, let’s hear it for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, whose Richie became the show’s best character in season two.
TV mop-up
There’s a third TV category at the Golden Globes – for Best Limited Series/TV Movie.
If anything’s going to sweep here, its BEEF, the Netflix show starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
Apparently, Wong was asked to host this year’s ceremony, but declined...
Fargo’s a-go
Another name back in the awards race is Jon Hamm – this time for Fargo season five, which isn’t even out in the UK yet. If past scheduling is to go by, it’ll be here in January. I’ve heard that it is brilliant and very much a return to form.
Here come the Brits
Talking of the UK, here’s a full list of the British actors expected to be named today:
Film: Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
TV: Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Imelda Staunton, Dominic West (The Crown), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Brett Goldstein, Hannah waddingham (Ted Lasso), Idris Elba (Hijack), Rachel Weisz (Dead Ringers), Bel Powley (A Small Light)
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