After a historic months-long writers and actors strike that halted Hollywood last year, the awards season in Hollywood kicked-off in full gear with the 81 st Golden Globes awards ceremony hosted by Jo Koy at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. The ceremony honoured the great films and shows from last year.

Here are some memorable moments from the star-studded evening, including the iconic pair “Barbenheimer”, a reminder of why writers are an essential part of Hollywood and more.

Can Barbie get any more iconic? The Margot Robbie-led film directed by Greta Gerwig continues to remain iconic. The film received nine nominations- making it the most nominated film this year and the second-most nominated film in Golden Globes history, tied with the 1972 film Cabaret. Barbie, the first half of the famous “Barbenheimer” pair, also became the first film to win the inaugural “Outstanding Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” Golden Globe award.

The “Barbenheimer” pair just continued to be iconic during the evening. The second half of “Barbenheimer”, the film Oppenheimer came out with the most wins from the night, taking home a total of 5 Golden Globes home. The film’s director, Christopher Nolan, teared up on stage as he accepted his award for Best Director for the film while speaking about the late Heath Ledger, stating that the last time he was on that stage was when he accepted an award on behalf of his late friend. With the first half of the pair being the most nominated and the second half being the most awarded at the 2024 award ceremony, “Barbenheimer” continues to be an iconic pair, months after the movies’ simultaneous release back in June.

Following the WGA strike that took place from the 2nd of May 2023, lasting for 148 days, Daniel Kaluuya, Hailee Steinfeld, and Shameik Moore reminded everyone of the integral role writers play in Hollywood before presenting the Best Screenplay award. Daniel Kaluuya stated that they asked that studio executives and not writers write their segment. The Spider-Verse stars performed a scripted bit that wasn’t entirely grammatically correct or eloquent. While the stars’ banter was humorous, it highlighted the importance of writers during the creative process of
films and shows.

Nigerian-born actress Ayo Edebiri was adorably flustered during her acceptance for her first Golden Globe win, and we loved every moment of it. The star took home the award for Best Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy and expressed her gratitude for fellow actors and her “family” at the hit comedy-drama series “The Bear”. The list of the people she thanked kept growing longer, including all her agents and managers’ assistants. The star ended her speech by apologizing to anyone she forgot to mention. “If I forgot to thank you, I’m sorry. Unless you were mean or something. OK, bye, thank you,” she said before she headed offstage. This was the most adorable acceptance speech from the evening, and we can’t get enough of it.

Lastly, making history, Lily Gladstone becomes the first Indigenous Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama winner for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon. The actress opened her acceptance speech by speaking in the Blackfoot language, which some Native Americans speak. The star continued her speech in English and appreciated the fact that she played a role in depicting Native languages accurately on-screen. “I’m so grateful that I can speak even a little bit of my language because, in this business, Native actors used to speak their lines in English, and then the sound mixers would run them backwards to accomplish Native languages on camera”, she stated in her speech. This year, the Golden Globes has beautifully set the tone for the Hollywood awards season.

Here’s a complete list of winners from the evening:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Da’Vine Joy
Randolph in “The Holdovers”.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Robert Downey Jr. in
“Oppenheimer”
Best Performance by Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television – Ali Wong in “Beef”
Best Performance by Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television – Steven Yuen in “Beef”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series – Elizabeth Debicki
in “The Crown”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series – Matthew MacFadyen
in “Succession”
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari- Anatomy of a Fall.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Televison Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White in
“The Bear”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Televison Series – Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri in “The
Bear”
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: Ricky Gervais- Armageddon.
Best Motion Picture- Non-English Language: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti in “The
Holdovers”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series- Drama: Kieran Culkin in “Succession”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series- Drama: Sarah Snook in “Succession”
Best Motion Picture- Animated: The Boy and the Heron.
Best Director: Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama: Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the
Flower Moon”
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson- Oppenheimer.
Best Original Song: “What was I made for?” Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell from “Barbie”.
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Beef.
Best Television Series- Musical or Comedy: The Bear.
Best Television Series- Drama: Succession.
Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy: Poor Things.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone in “Poor
Things”
Best Motion Picture- Drama: Oppenheimer.