Award season has arrived for film, TV, and even video games. For Hollywood, it is no surprise to see what TV shows and movies of this year have been up for the 2024 Golden Globes, which just revealed its list of nominations. The usual suspects have a respectable number of nominations, from Barbie to Oppenheimer to The Last of Us. Barbie holds nine nominations, making it the second most-nominated film in the history of the award show. On the TV side, it is led by Succession, which also holds nine nods.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
These are the films nominated for the 2024 Golden Globes that should be on our radar for possibly going up for the Oscars.
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Past Lives
- The Zone of Interest
- Anatomy of a Fall
Best Picture – Musical or Comedy
While we can see these films for other awards, the 2024 Golden Globes has this category to diversify the types of movies that are more light-hearted or have a musical quality to them.
- Barbie
- Poor Things
- American Fiction
- The Holdovers
- May December
- Air
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Similar to the previous categories, these are the best animated films to release in 2023. They are nominated for compelling storytelling with stunning visuals from the art teams.
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Suzume
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Wish
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Some movies that have earned nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes deserve recognition for the success they achieved at the theater. These blockbusters captured audiences by getting them to come to the biggest screens in waves.
- Barbie
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Foreign films may not get the spotlight like English-speaking films, but they have every right to be at the same show. These are the most outstanding non-English language films released in 2023.
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Fallen Leaves
- lo Capitano
- Past Lives
- Society of the Snow
- The Zone of Interest
Best Director – Motion Picture
Directors of some of the best films of this year get a celebration for their work on helming such massive projects.
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Greta Gerwig – Barbie
- Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
- Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Celine Song – Past Lives
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
A movie is nothing without a good script. This is for the writers who penned scripts that led to the nominations of these acclaimed films for the 2024 Golden Globes.
- Barbie – Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
- Poor Things – Tony McNamara
- Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
- Past Lives – Celine Song
- Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
The leading actors in drama films captivated audiences with their performances. This goes to the best of those leads that conquered the big screen.
- Bradley Cooper – Maestro
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Colman Domingo – Rustin
- Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
- Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Alongside any leading man is a leading woman. This category is for those woman who were leading their own path in a story for a 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 in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Not everything has to be so serious. These are films that did not fit in the drama category but still had nominations for actors leading a musical or comedy for the 2024 Golden Globes.
- Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
- Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
- Matt Damon – Air
- Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
- Joaquin Phoenix – Beau Is Afraid
- Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
These nominations at the 2024 Golden Globes are for actresses who had leading roles in a musical or comedy or something that does not fit in the drama category.
- Fantasia Barrino – The Color 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 in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Next to the leads are always the supporting actors. The nominations for this year’s movies at the 2024 Golden Globes are people who popped out more than the rest of the supporting cast to be memorable and powerful.
- Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
- Robert DeNiro – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling – Barbie
- Charles Melton – May December
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
The best women are not always in a leading position. The supporting actresses may not have as much screen time as some, but they held important roles and delivered memorable, mesmerizing performances.
- Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
- Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
- Jodie Foster – Nyad
- Julianne Moore – May December
- Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Composers craft music that emphasizes story and emotional beats. These recognitions are for the best of these scores that elevated what was happening on screen.
- Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
- Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
- Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Mica Levi – The Zone of Interest
- Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Joe Hisaishi – The Boy and the Heron
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Not every movie utilizes an original score for all the music featured in a film. These nominations at the 2024 Golden Globes are for songs composed by musicians who have collaborated with the filmmaker to create something for the soundtrack.
- Barbie – What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and Finneas
- Barbie – Dance the Night by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
- She Came to Me – Addicted to Romance by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Peaches by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, and John Spiker
- Barbie – I’m Just Ken by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
- Rustin – Road to Freedom by Lenny Kravitz
Best Television Series – Drama
This is for the TV shows that captivated audiences with their stories and characters.
- 1923
- The Crown
- The Last of Us
- The Diplomat
- The Morning Show
- Succession
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
For shows that did not quite fit in the drama mold, these 2024 Golden Globes nominations are for the best musical or comedy series.
- Abbot Elementary
- Barry
- The Bear
- Jury Duty
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
This is a broader category for shorter-form TV-related series or movies that were excellent one-offs. The nominations here are for limited series, anthologies, or movies made for TV.
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Beef
- Daisy Jones and the Six
- Fargo
- Fellow Travelers
- Lessons in Chemistry
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
These men in this year’s dramas put up the best performances that pushed the story forward or glued eyeballs to them as they delivered captivating performances.
- Brian Cox – Succession
- Dominic West – The Crown
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
- Jeremy Strong – Succession
- Keiran Culkin – Succession
- Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
The best drama series were led or co-led by women who dominated every scene they were in. This is the best performance for these women in a drama series that was impossible to look away from when they appeared on screen.
- Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
- Emma Stone – The Curse
- Helen Mirren – 1923
- Imelda Staunton – The Crown
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
- Sarah Snook – Succession
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
The following men who were brought up for musical or comedy nominations at the 2024 Golden Globes could bring on the drama or the laughs with their performances.
- Bill Hader – Barry
- Jason Segel – Shrinking
- Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
They make you cry or make you laugh, but these women brought the best performance in a musical or comedy series.
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
- 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 Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The following nominations are for men who delivered superb performances in a limited series, anthology, or a film made for TV.
- David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves
- Jon Hamm – Fargo
- Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
- Sam Clafin – Daisy Jones and the Six
- Steven Yeun – Beef
- Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The women nominated for their performance in a limited series, anthology, or movie made for TV delivered captivating performances that received recognition from the 2024 Golden Globes.
- Ali Wong – Beef
- 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
Supporting actors can be the glue to a story. These women delivered some of the best supporting performances on TV that rivaled the lead.
- Abby Elliott – The Bear
- Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
- Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
- Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
- J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
- Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Alongside those supporting women are men in supporting roles, too. These are the actors who delivered memorable supporting performances that stole the spotlight from the leads.
- Alan Ruck – Succession
- Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
- Bill Crudup – The Morning Show
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
- James Marsden – Jury Duty
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
When the biggest comedians are not on tour, they are often doing specials. These nominees are up for the best performance for a stand-up special.
- Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
- Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
- Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
- Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
- Trevor Noah: Where Was I
- Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
The 2024 Golden Globes will air on CBS on January 7 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
