The Golden Globes were held on Tuesday night for the 80th time in history, but this year's celebration was noteworthy for a greater cause. A 2021 Los Angeles Times article showed that none of the 87 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press were Black, leading to a racial exclusion scandal that has plagued the awards ceremony that is meant to recognize achievement in cinema and television. Tom Cruise later returned his Globes, NBC decided not to broadcast the ceremony the previous year, and inclusion reform started to take shape.
After Jerrod Carmichael explained to the audience at the Beverly Hilton how he wound up as the host (spoiler: "I'm here because I'm Black," he quipped before launching into a detailed and honest account of his decision-making process), the trophy distribution began. The Banshees of Inisherin, which led all movies with eight nominations, struck up a meaningful friendship with Globes voters over the evening: The Irish-island-set tragicomedy took home the best comedy film trophy, while Colin Farrell triumphed in the acting category and writer-director Martin McDonagh won for best screenplay. Meanwhile, Everything Everywhere All at Once prevailed in two dimensions, as Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan netted acting trophies. The Fablemans also came into frame by winning best drama film honors and best director (Steven Spielberg).
On the TV side, ABC comedy Abbott Elementary — which boasted the most nominations of any show with five — built off of its Emmy momentum and went to the head of the class, winning best comedy honors and Golden Globes for Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams. An even bigger Emmy magnet, HBO's The White Lotus, enjoyed the privilege of converting its four nominations into two awards, one for best limited series and another for Jennifer Coolidge (who also delivered the funniest speech of the night). And then Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon added some surprise to the night by claiming the best drama award.
Elsewhere, Tár's Cate Blanchett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Angela Bassett, and Elvis' Austin Butler scored trophies, along with The Bear's Jeremy Allen White, Euphoria's Zendaya, and Yellowstone's Kevin Costner. In addition, Murphys were honored: Five-time Globe winner Ryan Murphy was given the Carol Burnett Award and Eddie Murphy was handed the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Find out who else had a Golden night by checking out our complete list of winners.
Film
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 — Non-English Language
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- WINNER: Argentina, 1985
- Close
- Decision to Leave
- RRR
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 Director — Motion Picture
- James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
- Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
- WINNER: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
- Todd Field, Tár
- The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- WINNER: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Sarah Polley, Women Talking
- Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, 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 — 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 — 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 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 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 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 Original Score — Motion Picture
- Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
- Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- Hildur Gudnadóttir, Women Talking
- WINNER: Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
- John Williams, The Fabelmans
Best Original Song — Motion Picture
- "Carolina" by Taylor Swift from Where the Crawdads Sing
- "Ciao Papa" by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- "Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice from Top Gun: Maverick
- "Lift Me Up" by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- WINNER: "Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj from RRR
Television
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 Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
- Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
- Jean Smart, Hacks
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 Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Television Series
- John Lithgow, The Old Man
- Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
- John Turturro, Severance
- WINNER: Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
- Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Television Series
- Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Black Bird
- Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- The Dropout
- Pam & 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, Dahmer — 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 & Tammy
- Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
- Lily James, Pam & Tommy
- Julia Roberts, Gaslit
- WINNER: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
- Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
- Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
- Niecy Nash, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
- Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
- WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
- Richard Jenkins, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy