After a year off the air, the Golden Globe Awards returned Tuesday night with all of Hollywood’s glitz and glamour.
In 2022, NBC refused to air the ceremony, citing a scandal that revealed serious financial and ethical lapses in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that organizes the Golden Globes.
But this year, the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards returned, with comedian Jerrod Carmichael at the helm as the show’s host. In his opening monologue, Carmichael joked that he was “here because I’m Black,” a reference to the Los Angeles Times investigation that found there were no Black members included in the HFPA’s voting body.
The top film awards went to The Fabelmans, winner of Best Film (Drama), and The Banshees of Inisherin, winner of Best Film (Comedy or Musical). Abbott Elementary, White Lotus and House of the Dragon led the TV awards.
Ke Huy Quan took home the first award of the night for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Colin Farrell took home the coveted Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) award for The Banshees of Inisherin. During his speech, he even thanked Jenny the Donkey, an easy fan favourite character from the film.
Austin Butler, who played Elvis in the titular Baz Luhrmann film, won the award for Best Actor (Drama). Butler was flustered as he gave his acceptance speech, in a deep drawl similar to Elvis’ own.
During the ceremony, writer, director and producer Ryan Murphey was honoured with the Carol Burnett Award for his influential, decades-long career. Murphey was praised for lifting “diverse voices,” “underdogs” and “marginalized” people in his work, which includes Glee, American Horror Story and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Murphey invited Mj Rodriguez to receive a standing ovation during his speech, as she became the first transgender woman to win a Golden Globe during last year’s unaired ceremony.
Murphey also thanked several other LGBTQ2+ actors by name during his speech “to make a point of hope and progress.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise appearance during the ceremony via a pre-recorded video message. He discussed the war in Ukraine, and said the country would not lose to Russian aggression. “There will be no third world war, it is not a trilogy,” he said.
Jennifer Coolidge, who made a giant, revitalizing career splash in The White Lotus, won for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture. Amid a few accidental f-bombs, Coolidge thanked all the people who gave her “little jobs” during the slow points of her career, specifically writer and producer Mike White.
Evan Peters gave a brief speech for his Best Actor (Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television) win for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. “It was a difficult one to make, a difficult one to watch, but I sincerely hope some good came out of it,” he said.
Eddie Murphy received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Tracy Morgan, who presented the award alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, said Murphy was the inspiration for his own comedy career. He told Murphy it was the “biggest honour of his life” to present him with the award.
When Murphy took the stage, he jokingly offered advice to any young people up-and-coming in the entertainment industry: “There is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind,” he said. “Pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out you’re f–king mouth!” he joked, referencing Smith’s now-infamous line delivered at the 2022 Academy Awards before he climbed on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock.
“We make this show because we love comedy and we love TV,” Quinta Brunson said as Abbott Elementary won the award for Best Series (Musical or Comedy). “During a very tough time in this country I’m glad that Abbott Elementary is able to make people laugh.”
There were also a few notable Canadian nominations, including Disney’s Turning Red, which was up for Best Animated Motion Picture.
Canadian filmmaker James Cameron was also nominated for Avatar: The Way of Water and Toronto-born Sarah Polley was nominated for her screenplay, Woman Talking. However, none of the Canadian nominees managed to pick up an award.
(Find a complete list of the nominees below. Winners appear in bold.)
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Best Motion Picture – Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
WINNER: The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Babylon
WINNER: The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany
WINNER: Argentina, 1985, Argentina
Close, Belgium
Decision to Leave, South Korea
RRR, India
Best Director – Motion Picture
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Tár, Todd Field
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
WINNER: The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh
Women Talking, Sarah Polley
The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER: Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
WINNER: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
WINNER: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Best Motion Picture – Animated
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
WINNER: Babylon, Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin, Carter Burwell
The Fabelmans, John Williams
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Alexandre Desplat
Women Talking, Hildur Guðnadóttir
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lift Me Up by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Ciao Papa by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro
WINNER: RRR, Naatu Naatu by Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
Top Gun: Maverick, Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga, Bloodpop, Benjamin Rice
Where the Crawdads Sing, Carolina by Taylor Swift
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday
Best Television Series – Drama
Better Call Saul
The Crown
WINNER: House of the Dragon
Ozark
Severance
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
WINNER: Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Laura Linney, Ozark
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Hilary Swank, Alaska Daily
WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Black Bird
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Dropout
Pam and Tommy
WINNER: The White Lotus
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Colin Firth, The Staircase
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
WINNER: Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Chastain, George and Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Lily James, Pam and Tommy
Julia Roberts, Gaslit
WINNER: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy or Drama Television Series
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy or Drama Television Series
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Richard Jenkings, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
Best supporting actor (Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie)
John Lithgow, The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
John Turturro, Severance
WINNER: Tyler James Williams, Abott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture
WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Best actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Actress in a Televison Series (Musical or Comedy)
WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks