Golden Globes 2024 WINNERS: Emma Stone shines taking home Best Actress for Poor Things as both Oppenheimer and Succession win big – while Barbie BEATS Taylor Swift in box office achievement award

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 while Succession nearly swept, Oppenheimer also won big, and Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category at the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday.

 The 35-year-old actress first received a standing ovation as she won over Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves, Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023), Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings, Margot Robbie – Barbie, and Natalie Portman – May December.

Emma was gracious as she hit the stage and even thanked her husband Dave McCrary first as she said: ‘Thank you. Oh, boy. Thank you very much. This is amazing. Thank you. Dave, I have to start with you really quickly. I love you so much. Thank you for everything.’

She went on to thank her co-stars in the film Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef.

Emma said: ‘Willem, Mark, Ramy, he made every day a joy and so did our credible cast oh, my god, there’s only 18 seconds left. The crew, incredible. Tony, this is our third time working together. Tony [McNamara], our writer. I love getting to say this dialogue, and I love getting to horrify you with my Australian accent. You’re the best, Tony. [Australian accent] I’m working on it all the time.

‘Yorgos, I don’t know what I could say to you that I haven’t set already, that I will forever be grateful that we met, forever. And playing Bella was unbelievable.’

As the genre of the film was questioned, Emma gave her answer to what she believed it to be in her speech.

She continued: ‘I think this is a rom-com. I see this as a rom-com, but in the sense that Bella falls in love with life itself, rather than a person, and she accepts the good and the bad in equal measure, and that really made me look at life differently.

‘Not all of it counts, and all of it is important. She has stayed with me deeply. So this means the world to me. Thank you so much, and, okay, bye. Thank you.’

In Poor Things she portrays Bella Baxter/Victoria Blessington  who is a woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe).

The film later earned top honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy beating out Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers, and May December.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos accepted the honor and began his speech by shouting out Bruce Springsteen as he said: ‘We are fighting who is going to speak. I just wanted to speak to Bruce Springsteen the whole night. We have the same birthday, the 23rd of September. He’s been my hero since I grew up.

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

‘Anyway, I’m wasting my time. Thank you, everybody. Everybody who worked on the film, the people at searchlight, film 4 element, that produced the film and made it happen. The actors, wonderful actors. Bruce Springsteen, for making me grow up the way I did. And Emma, of course. She won, you know it. She’s the best. Thank you so much.’

Barbie won in a new category  as the blockbuster film triumphed in Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

It won out over 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, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Margot Robbie accepted the honor on behalf of the cast and crew as she said: ‘Thank you. We would like to dedicate this to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth, the movie theaters. Thank you, and thank you to everybody, all the Barbies and Kens in front of and behind the screen.

‘It was the greatest most joyful show of craftsmanship and passion I’ve ever seen. And on behalf of Tom and David and Robbie and I, we want to thank the brave individuals at Warner and Mattel for taking an extraordinary risk in literally inventing numbers to justify green lighting this, and then standing by at every step of the way. 

‘Thank you to Noah Baumbach for showing his inner Barbie girl. Thank you to Ryan gosling for going full beach. And America Ferrera for showing her soul. ‘

Margot concluded her speech by thanking the award show for creating the new category which recognizes a film with ‘a box office receipt total/gross of $150 million, of which $100 million must come from the U.S. domestic box office, and/or obtain commensurate digital streaming viewership recognized by trusted industry sources’ according to the Golden Globes.

She said: ‘Last but not least, thank you so much to the Golden Globes for creating an award that celebrates movie fans. This is a movie about Barbie, but it’s also a movie about humans. We made it — it’s about you. We made it for you, and we made it with love. Thank you for loving it back.’

The fantasy comedy features Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken as they embark on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis. 

Margot Robbie accepted the honor on behalf of the cast and crew as she said: ‘Thank you. We would like to dedicate this to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth, the movie theaters. Thank you, and thank you to everybody, all the Barbies and Kens in front of and behind the screen’

 Oppenheimer was among the biggest winners of the night as the film earned Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and two coveted acting awards for leading man Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.

The film 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.

Earlier in the night leading man Cillian Murphy won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama  for his titular role.

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.

Cillian 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 the director Christopher 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.’

Robert Downey Jr. took home the second win of the night in the Male Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category for Oppenheimer.

The 58-year-old actor began his acceptance speech with a joke at the podium as he said: ‘Yeah, yeah. I took a beta blocker, so this is going to be a breeze.’

‘A sweeping story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1 billion. Does that track? No. Unless, and but, because, universal went all in on Christopher Nolan to direct Cillian Murphy, with Emma Thomas producing, with Emily and Florence and this cast and crew, and helped them render a goddamn masterpiece.  See, that’s not such a leap.

‘Dozens of folks have come up to me since the summertime saying that I was “An recognizably subtle” as Lewis Strauss. To my fellow nominees, let’s not pretend this is a compliment. This is a first time, it’s more of a most improved player thing. For my dueling career counsels, they had the gall to say I needed to restart my career. It is self improving agents right. Speaking of motivators, my primary caregiver right there, Susan Downey, she has literally made an art out of extracting me from my comfort Zones, that I need to feel safe! But she’s easy on the eyes, so whatevs.

Downey Jr. finished off his speech by making reference to the controversy surrounding the award show in recent years.

He concluded: ‘Lastly, golden globes journalists, thanks for changing your game, therefore changing your name. Salute.’