Greta GerwigBԪַs BԪַBarbieBԪַ dominated the nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs.
It was closely followed by its BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ which scored eight nominations, including best picture drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.
The , now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, announced nominations Monday for its January awards show, after scandal and several troubled years, including one without a broadcast. Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama presided over the announcements from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the show will also take place on Jan. 7.
Films nominated for best motion picture drama included BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ Martin ScorseseBԪַs BԪַKillers of the Flower Moon,BԪַ Bradley CooperBԪַs BԪַMaestro,BԪַ Celine SongBԪַs BԪַPast Lives,BԪַ Justine TrietBԪַs BԪַAnatomy of a FallBԪַ and Jonathan GlazerBԪַs BԪַThe Zone of Interest.BԪַ
In the best motion picture musical or comedy category, BԪַBarbieBԪַ was joined by BԪַAir,BԪַ BԪַAmerican FictionBԪַ BԪַThe Holdovers,BԪַ BԪַMay DecemberBԪַ and BԪַPoor Things.BԪַ
Yorgos LanthimosBԪַ BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ and ScorseseBԪַs BԪַKillers of the Flower MoonBԪַ both received seven nominations each. BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ saw nominations for Lanthimos, its actors Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Tony McNamara for screenplay and Jerskin Fendrix for score. BԪַKillers of the Flower MoonBԪַ got nods for Scorsese, for direction and co-writing the screenplay with Eric Roth, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro.
BԪַBarbieBԪַ tied for second-most nominations in Globes history with BԪַCabaret,BԪַ from 1972. Robert AltmanBԪַs BԪַNashvilleBԪַ remains the record-holder with 11 nominations. It went into the morning as a favorite top, and got a big boost from its three original song nominations, including BԪַIBԪַm Just Ken,BԪַ and one of the yearBԪַs new categories, recognizing cinematic and box office achievement. One person who was not nominated was America Ferrera, who delivered the movieBԪַs most memorable monologue.
BԪַSuccessionBԪַ was the top-nominated television program, with nine nods including for series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin.
The box office achievement category nominated eight films, including BԪַTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour,BԪַ BԪַThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,BԪַ BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ BԪַSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,BԪַ BԪַMission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning,BԪַ BԪַJohn Wick: Chapter 4BԪַ and BԪַGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.BԪַ Several years ago the Oscars attempted to add a similar BԪַpopular filmBԪַ category, but it proved to be an immensely unpopular decision and was scuttled amid backlash.
As always there were some big surprises, like Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated for her bawdy R-rated comedy BԪַNo Hard FeelingsBԪַ for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy. She was nominated alongside Robbie, Stone and Fantasia Barrino (BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ), Natalie Portman (BԪַMay DecemberBԪַ) and Alma Pöysti (BԪַFallen LeavesBԪַ).
BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ was expected to do better with the Golden Globes. The adaption of the stage musical got only two nominations total for Barrino and Danielle Brooks for her supporting performance.
Cord JeffersonBԪַs comedy BԪַAmerican FictionBԪַ also came up with only two nods, best musical or comedy and for lead actor Jeffrey Wright.
Sofia CoppolaBԪַs widely acclaimed BԪַPriscillaBԪַ got only one nomination, for actor Cailee SpaenyBԪַs portrayal of Priscilla Presley. Her category mates in best female performance in a drama include Gladstone, Annette Bening for BԪַNyad,BԪַ Sandra Hüller for BԪַAnatomy of a Fall,BԪַ Greta Lee for BԪַPast LivesBԪַ and Carey Mulligan for BԪַMaestro.BԪַ
The Globes wonBԪַt have to worry about anyone criticizing its BԪַall maleBԪַ directors this year, however. Gerwig was nominated as was Celine Song, for her romantic debut BԪַPast Lives,BԪַ alongside Nolan, Scorsese, Cooper and Lanthimos.
Netflix got the most nominations overall, with 13 total for a slate which included BԪַMaestro,BԪַ BԪַMay DecemberBԪַ and BԪַRustin,BԪַ followed by Warner Bros., which made BԪַBarbie,BԪַ BԪַThe Super Mario Bros. MovieBԪַ and BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ with 12.
Ridley ScottBԪַs BԪַNapoleonBԪַ was not nominated at all. Instead, its star Joaquin Phoenix was recognized for BԪַBeau is AfraidBԪַ in the lead actor comedy/musical category, with Wright, Matt Damon (BԪַAirBԪַ), Nicolas Cage BԪַDream Scenario,BԪַ Timothée Chalamet (BԪַWonkaBԪַ) and Paul Giamatti (BԪַThe HoldoversBԪַ). Michael MannBԪַs BԪַFerrari,BԪַ with Adam Driver, also got zero nominations.
MORE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINEES
Here are a selection of other nominees:
Animated film: BԪַThe Boy and the HeronBԪַ; BԪַElementalBԪַ; BԪַSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseBԪַ; BԪַThe Super Mario Bros. MovieBԪַ; BԪַSuzumeBԪַ; BԪַWish.BԪַ
Non-English language film: BԪַAnatomy of a FallBԪַ; BԪַFallen LeavesBԪַ; BԪַIo CapitanoBԪַ; BԪַPast LivesBԪַ; BԪַSociety of the SnowBԪַ; BԪַThe Zone of Interest.BԪַ
Best actor in a television drama: Brian Cox, BԪַSuccessionBԪַ; Kieran Culkin, BԪַSuccessionBԪַ; Gary Oldman, BԪַSlow HorsesBԪַ; Pedro Pascal, BԪַThe Last of UsBԪַ; Jeremy Strong, BԪַSuccessionBԪַ; Dominic West, BԪַThe Crown.BԪַ
Female actor in a television comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, BԪַThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselBԪַ; Quinta Brunson, BԪַAbbott ElementaryBԪַ; Ayo Edebiri, BԪַThe BearBԪַ; Elle Fanning, BԪַThe GreatBԪַ; Selena Gomez, BԪַOnly Murders in the BuildingBԪַ; Natasha Lyonne, BԪַPoker Face.BԪַ
Male actor in a television comedy: Bill Hader, BԪַBarryBԪַ; Steve Martin, BԪַOnly Murders in the BuildingBԪַ; Jason Segel, BԪַShrinkingBԪַ; Martin Short, BԪַOnly Murders in the BuildingBԪַ; Jason Sudeikis, BԪַTed LassoBԪַ; Jeremy Allen White, BԪַThe Bear.BԪַ
Screenplay: BԪַAnatomy of a FallBԪַ; BԪַBarbieBԪַ; BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ; BԪַKillers of the Flower MoonBԪַ; BԪַOppenheimerBԪַ; BԪַPast Lives.BԪַ
Best stand-up comedy television special: Ricky Gervais, BԪַArmageddonBԪַ; Trevor Noah, BԪַWhere Was IBԪַ; Chris Rock, BԪַSelective OutrageBԪַ; Amy Schumer, BԪַEmergency ContactBԪַ; Sarah Silverman, BԪַSomeone You LoveBԪַ; Wanda Sykes, BԪַIBԪַm an Entertainer.BԪַ
WHATBԪַS NEW WITH THE GOLDEN GLOBES?
The 81st Golden Globe Awards will be the first major broadcast of awards season, with a . And while to audiences it might look similar on the surface, itBԪַs been tumultuous few years behind the scenes following a bombshell report in the Los Angeles Times. The 2021 report found that there were in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes on the awards.
Stars and studios boycotted the Globes and NBC refused to air it in 2022 as a result. After the group added journalists of color to its ranks and instituted other reforms to address ethical concerns, the in January 2023 in a one-year probationary agreement with NBC. The network did not opt to renew.
In June, billionaire Todd Boehly was granted approval to dissolve the HFPA and reinvent the Golden Globes as a for-profit organization. Its assets were acquired by BoehlyBԪַs Eldridge Industries, along with Dick Clark Productions, a group that is owned by Penske Media whose assets also include Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone and Billboard. In mid-November, CBS announced that it would air the ceremony on the network on Jan. 7. It will also stream on Paramount+.
WHAT ARE THE GLOBES KNOWN FOR?
The Golden Globe Awards had long been one of the highest-profile awards season broadcasts, second only to the Oscars.
The show was touted as a boozy, A-list party, whose hosts often took a more irreverent tone than their academy counterparts. It also only honored the flashiest filmmaking categories BԪַ picture, director, actors among them BԪַ meaning no long speeches from visual effects supervisors or directors of shorts no one has heard of.
But the voting body was a small group of around 87 members who wielded incredible influence in the industry and often accepted lavish gifts and travel from studios and awards publicists eager to court favor and win votes.
Some years, the HFPA were pilloried for nominating poorly reviewed films with big name talent with hopes of getting them to the show, the most infamous being BԪַThe Tourist,BԪַ with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. In the past decade, theyBԪַve more often overlapped with the Oscars. The show also recognizes television.
Before the expose and public relations crisis though, no one in the industry took much umbrage with who was voting on the awards. The show had become an important part of the Hollywood awards ecosystem, a platform for Oscar hopefuls and was, until recently, a reliable ratings draw. As of 2019, it was still pulling in nearly 19 million viewers to the broadcast. This year, NBCBԪַs Tuesday night broadcast got its smallest audience ever for a traditional broadcast, with 6.3 million viewers.
WHO VOTES ON THE GLOBES?
The group nominating and voting for the awards is now made up of a more diverse group of over 300 people from around the world.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press