It was a big night for the British and Irish stars at Sunday’s Golden Globes Awards.
Earning their first ever Golden Globes were Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen and Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan, while their respective TV and movies also dominated the night.
Meanwhile, making history with his win was British comedian Ricky Gervais, who scooped Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his controversial Netflix special, Armageddon.
However, he failed to attend the ceremony, having earlier posted on X his prediction that ‘Won’t win, but it’s nice to still be up there in the mix, flying the flag.’
Macfadyen’s win kicked off a series of Succession stars earning honours on the evening.
Matthew Macfadyen (left) and Cillian Murphy won their first ever Golden Globes during Sunday night’s ceremony as they led the British and Irish winners
Oppenheimer was among the biggest winners of the night as the film earned Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director for Christopher Nolan (pictured)
Making history with his win was British comedian Ricky Gervais , who scooped Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his controversial Netflix special, Armageddon
The 49-year-old British actor beat out two of his castmates on the highly-popular HBO series to win Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.
It was Macfadyen’s first ever nomination and win at the Golden Globes as he was recognized for his work as Tom Wambsgans.
During his acceptance speech he said: ‘Thank you so much. Thank you so much. I just adored every second playing the weird and wonderful human grease stain that is Tom Wambsgans. Tom Wambsgans, CEO, I should say. God help us.
‘My love and thanks and admiration to Jesse Armstrong, as always. And to all Eric’s ordinary writers. I’m too scared to name them all, because I’ll forget someone and I want sleep.
‘To Adam Mckay, Francie Mazelike, HBO, wonderful directors and producers, and of course are gorgeous crew and cast who I miss very much. Thank you.’
His character is the power hungry husband to Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook), who enjoys the power that comes with being married into the media mogul family, and runs conservative news network ATN.
Macfadyen beat out some familiar faces in castmates Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård in addition to Billy Crudup – The Morning Show, Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear, and James Marsden – Jury Duty.
Succession – created by British screenwriter Jesse Armstrong – nearly swept the television drama categories including Best Television Series – Drama and individual honors for Macfadyen, Sarah Snook, and Kieren Culkin.
Snook, 36, was recognized in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama category as she won out over Emma Stone (The Curse), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Helen Mirren (1923), Kerri Russell (The Diplomat) and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us).
Later on in the evening it was Culkin, 41, who earned Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama.
He beat out his castmates Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong along with Dominic West – The Crown, Gary Oldman – Slow Horses, and Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us.
Matthew won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for his character Tom Wambsgans in Succession, the power hungry husband to Shiv Roy
Succession – created by British screenwriter Jesse Armstrong – nearly swept the television drama categories (L-R) Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Frank Rich, Jesse Armstrong, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, Alan Ruck and J. Smith-Cameron
Golden Globes 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Poor Things
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Director – Motion Picture: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Original Song – Motion Picture: What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama: Succession
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: The Bear
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Sarah Snook – Succession
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Ali Wong – Beef
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Steven Yeun – Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Oppenheimer was among the biggest winners of the night as the film earned Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Nolan, and two coveted acting awards for leading man Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.
Murphy scooped Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his titular role as the nuclear scientist.
He beat out a very impressive field including: Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers, Barry Keoghan – Saltburn, Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Colman Domingo – Rustin, and Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon.
Murphy began his acceptance speech with a very important question as he said: ‘Oh, boy. First question, do I have lipstick all over my nose? I’m just going to leave it.’
He started out his speech with praise for Nolan whom he has worked with a few times previously including Batman Begins, Dunkirk, and Inception.
The Irish actor continued: ‘I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different.
‘I could tell by the level of rigor, the level of focus, the level of dedication, the complete lack of any seating options for actors. [Laughter]
‘That I was in the hands of the visionary director and master. I want to thank Chris and Emma for having the faith in me for 20 years.
‘Thanks so much. One of the most beautiful and vulnerable things about being an actor is that you can’t do it on your own, really.
‘We had the most incredible ensemble cast in this movie. It was magic and some of them are here today. Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Gary Oldman.
‘Thank you for carrying me and holding me through this movie. Thank you. Thank you to Donna Langley and everyone at universal for believing in this movie from the very beginning.
‘Oh, to all my fellow nominees. If you’re Irish or not, you are all legends. Stunning work. I salute you. To all my reps, on my team, thank you so much. You are the best. To my family, and the luckiest man and I love you. Thanks so much, guys.’
Oppenheimer was among the biggest winners of the night as the film earned Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Nolan, and two coveted acting awards for leading man Murphy (pictued) and Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr. took home the second win of the night in the Male Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category for Oppenheimer.
The A-lister triumphed over Charles Melton – May December, Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things, Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling – Barbie, and Willem Dafoe – Poor Things.
In Oppenheimer Downey Jr, 58, portrays as Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss, a retired Naval officer and high-ranking member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
Nolan earned Best Director – Motion Picture for the epic film beating out Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Celine Song – Past Lives, Greta Gerwig – Barbie, and Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon.
The 53-year-old filmmaker opened up his speech by saying that the only time he has been on the stage at the Golden Globes was to accept the Best Supporting Actor award on behalf of the late Heath Ledger in 2009.
He said: ‘Thank you. Thank you, Golden Globes. The only time I’ve ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend, Heath Ledger, and that was complicated and challenging for me.
‘And in the middle of speaking I got all stuck, and Robert Downey Jr. Caught my eye and gave me a look of love and support, the same look he’s giving me now. The same love and support he’s shown so many people in our community over so many years.
‘I thought it would be simpler accepting for myself. But, as a director, I realize I can only accept this on behalf As directors, we bring people together and we try to get them to give their best.
‘Robert, Cillian, that partner in crime for 20 years, Matt, wherever you went, Florence, Emily, and the incredible work of our amazing crew. So many to thank you. Please wrap up, here we go.
‘Donna Langley, and Universal, for seeing potential in very challenging material. Chuck, for giving me the book and urging me onward, and so many other people to think.
‘But Emma Thomas, my partner in life and an art. I love you. Thank you very much.’
Oppenheimer beat out Anatomy of a Fall, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest to earn the top prize of the night.
Producer Emma Thomas accepted the award presented by Oprah Winfrey on behalf of the cast and crew at the end of the night as she said: ‘This is crazy! Oh, my god.
‘Okay, that’s crazy. From Oprah! They weren’t kidding, this is a really intimidating room. Thank you so much to the Golden Globes.
‘Can you hear my heart beating? Because it’s going crazy! This was just an incredible experience making this film, and this is just the smallest portion of the many people that made the film what it is.
‘I have loved sitting here, hearing everyone talk about their work. What is so clear is that what we do is collaboration.
‘That’s amazing and it’s exciting, and I find that to be completely magical. I have to say, I am so pleased that Chris [Nolan] has been acknowledged, because I just think that what he does is unlike anything anyone else is doing.
‘All of this talent, and these amazing actors but also all of our HODs. The PAs, camera assistants, everybody did their best on this Chris brings the best out and people by being the very best himself.
‘I would love to thank Donna Langley and everybody at universal. When I sort of look back on that moment when we sat down with you, I don’t think it was a no-brainer by any stretch of the imagination to make a three hour talky movie about R-rated, by the way, about one of the darkest developments in our history.
‘I’m really grateful that your faith in us has been rewarded tonight.’
Oppenheimer is the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
This year’s ceremony saw a new award added to the mix, with British comedian Gervais winning Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his Netflix special Armageddon.
He triumphed over Trevor Noah (Where Was I)’ Chris Rock (Selective Outrage); Amy Schumer (Emergency Contact); Sarah Silverman (Someone You Love) and Wanda Sykes (I’m An Entertainer).
It was a controversial win as Gervais, 62, has come under fire for the special, in which he cracks jokes about terminally ill children.
Among those hitting out at the comic for his joke were British disability charity Scope.
During his joke about Make-A-Wish requests, Ricky said ‘I always say yes [to their requests]. And I always start the video the same way. I go “why didn’t you wish to get better? What, you f***ing retarded as well?”‘
Scope warned that ‘language like this has consequences’, stating: ‘We wish we were surprised by reports that Ricky Gervais has used ableist slurs in his new Netflix special.
‘Language like this has consequences and we’re just not accepting the explanation that Gervais uses to try and justify this language.’
‘He argues that he wouldn’t use this language in ‘real-life’. But his stand-up routine doesn’t exist in a parallel universe. The stage is real. Netflix is real. The people this kind of language impacts are real.’
Winners for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer earned top prize Best Motion Picture – Drama (Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are pictured)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Wish
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
Matt Damon – Air
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. both earned Best Performance by a Male Actor and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, respectively
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
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
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me – Bruce Springsteen
Dance the Night – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
I’m Just Ken – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
Road to Freedom – Rustin – Lenny Kravitz
What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell – WINNER
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Emma Stone – The Curse
Helen Mirren – 1923
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear -WINNER
Elle Fanning – The Great
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ali Wong – Beef – WINNER
Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen – Love & Death
Juno Temple – Fargo
Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Abby Elliott – The Bear
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown – WINNER
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Elizabeth Debicki won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for The Crown
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – WINNER
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things – WINNER
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as Margot Robbie accepted
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Annette Bening – Nyad
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves
Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023)
Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Natalie Portman – May December
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and also led the film to top honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (2023)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Celine Song – Past Lives
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
Best Television Series – Drama
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER
Succession nearly swept the television drama categories including top prize Best Television Series – Drama
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
All the Light We Cannot See
Beef – WINNER
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons in Chemistry
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox – Succession
Dominic West – The Crown
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
David Oyelowo – Lawman: Bass Reeves
Jon Hamm – Fargo
Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers
Steven Yeun took home Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Beef
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Alan Ruck – Succession
Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER