The 81st Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced on Monday, December 11th, officially kicking off the 2024 awards season. Following a period of controversy and restructuring, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) presented a diverse slate of nominees across film and television.
Leading the nominations with nine nods is the highly anticipated live-action film “Barbie,” directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie. The movie earned recognition in major categories including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, and Best Actress for Robbie.
Hot on its heels with eight nominations is the historical drama “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan. The biopic about the “father of the atomic bomb” is nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Nolan, and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy.
Here’s a look at the major nominations across film and television:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
- Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
- Maestro (Netflix)
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Past Lives (A24)
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Air (Amazon Studios)
- American Fiction (Paramount Pictures)
- Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- May December (Mubi)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
- The Boy and the Heron (GKids)
- Elemental (Pixar)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination Entertainment)
- Suzume (Toho)
Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvel Studios)
- John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Paramount Pictures)
- Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination Entertainment)
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Imagine Entertainment)
Best Director – Motion Picture
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Timothée Chalamet, Past Lives
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oscar Isaac, The Zone of Interest
- Joaquin Phoenix, Anatomy of a Fall
- Daniel Kaluuya, The Color Purple
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Florence Pugh, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Elisabeth Moss, The Zone of Interest
- Frances McDormand, Anatomy of a Fall
- Tilda Swinton, Poor Things
- Viola Davis, The Color Purple
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Adam Driver, Poor Things
- Tom Hanks, A Man Called Ove
- Diego Luna, Air
- Paul Rudd, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Ryan Reynolds, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
- Margot Robbie, Barbie
- Emma Thompson, May December
- Taylor Swift, American Fiction
- Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
For a full list of nominees, please visit the official Golden Globes website. The ceremony will be held on January 7th, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.