The stars were out in full force last night as the best of film and television was recognised during the 76th Golden Globe Awards.

On the cinematic side of things, the autobiographical epic Oppenheimer took centre stage with an impressive five wins, including the coveted Best Motion Picture (Drama) accolade.

The film, which explores the life and career of renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his work on building the first nuclear bomb, also scored a Best Director win for visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Additionally, stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. both scooped key acting prizes for Best Actor (Drama) and Best Supporting Actor respectively, while composer Ludwig Göransson took home the Best Original Score gong.

Murphy overcame strong competition from Hollywood heavyweights Bradley Cooper (Maestro) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon) to win for his portrayal of Oppenheimer, while Downey Jr. claimed a second success in his category for his turn as government official Lewis Strauss.

Elsewhere, the period comedy Poor Things overcame strong competition from Barbie to win Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) while leading lady Emma Stone clinched her second victory in the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) category for her role as Bella Baxter, a young woman looking to find her own sexual awakening.

Having led this year’s nominations with a massive haul of nine, the fantasy blockbuster Barbie was forced to settle with just two wins that included the newly-formed Cinematic and Box-Office Achievement award.

Additionally, acclaimed musician Billie Eilish scored her second Best Original Song success in just three years for her haunting ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’.

Meanwhile, Lily Gladstone made history by becoming the first indigenous person to win a Globe as she took home Best Actress (Drama) for her portrayal of real-life Osage native Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon.

During her emotional speech, she said;

“This is for every little urban kid, every little native kid out there who has a dream, who is seeing themselves represented and our stories told by ourselves in our own words with tremendous allies and tremendous trust.”

Despite losing out on the Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) award, it was a solid evening for the dark comedy The Holdovers, as stars Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph were honoured with key acting prizes.

Giamatti celebrated his second win for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his performance as cranky prep school teacher Paul Hunham, while co-star Randolph took home Best Supporting Actress for her role as grieving cook Mary Lamb.

There were also two victories for the French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall as it bagged a crucial double of Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) while Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese animation The Boy and the Heron upset Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to win Best Animated Film.

However, it was a night to forget for a number of high-profile films as the likes of Maestro, May December and Past Lives came away from the ceremony without a single win from multiple nominations.

On the subject of disaster, host Jo Koy was critically derided for a forgettable performance that brought a muted response from notable audience members like Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.

The full list of Globe (film) winners are…

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
OPPENHEIMER

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
POOR THINGS

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Emma Stone, POOR THINGS

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER

 

BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER

BEST SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BARBIE (“What Was I Made For?”)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
THE BOY AND THE HERON

BEST MOTION PICTURE (NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
ANATOMY OF A FALL (France)

CINEMATIC AND BOX-OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT
BARBIE

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Over on the television side, the final series of HBO’s Succession enjoyed tremendous success by scoring four key wins.

As expected, the concluding chapter of the family saga clinched Best Television Series (Drama) at the expense of other hit programmes including fellow HBO series The Last of Us.

Additionally, there were a hat-trick of wins for three of its cast as Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen took home major honours.

Snook and Culkin prevailed in the Best Actress (Drama) and Actor (Drama) categories for their respective roles as siblings Siobhan “Shiv” Roy and Roman Roy, while British co-star Macfadyen secured Best Supporting Actor for his turn as Tom Wambsgans.

However, J. Smith-Cameron was unable to make it a quartet of acting wins for Succession, as she lost out on Best Supporting Actress to Elizabeth Debicki for her swansong turn as Princess Diana in the final series of Netflix’s The Crown.

Elsewhere, it was “Yes chef!” for The Bear as the second series of the FX dramedy scooped three prizes including the coveted Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) ahead of other hit programmes like Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty and Ted Lasso.

For the second year in a row, Jeremy Allen White picked up Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his reprised role as hot-tempered chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, while co-star Ayo Edebiri was clearly overwhelmed after winning the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) gong for her turn as Sydney Adamu.

Continuing the subject of food, Netflix’s Beef enjoyed tremendous success with a trio of prizes including the prestigious Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television accolade.

Additionally, leading stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong overcame strong competition from the likes of Jon Hamm (Fargo), Brie Larson (Lessons in Chemistry) and Rachel Weisz (Dead Ringers) to win Best Actor (Limited, Anthology or TV Movie) and Best Actress (Limited, Anthology or TV Movie) for their acclaimed roles as feuding strangers Danny Cho and Amy Lau.

Having previously presented the Globes on multiple occasions, Ricky Gervais became the first ever recipient of the Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television prize as he won ahead of the likes of Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes.

However, the controversial British comedian actor was absent from the ceremony and unable to receive it.

Despite multiple nominations, a number of series went home Globe-less including Abbott Elementary, Daisy Jones & the Six, Fargo, The Last of Us, Only Murders in the Building and Ted Lasso.

The full list of television winners are:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
SUCCESSION

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Sarah Snook, SUCCESSION

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Kieran Culkin, SUCCESSION

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
THE BEAR

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Ayo Edebiri, THE BEAR

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Jeremy Allen White, THE BEAR

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEEF

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ali Wong, BEEF

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Steven Yeun, BEEF

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Elizabeth Debicki, THE CROWN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Matthew Macfadyen, SUCCESSION

BEST PERFORMANCE IN STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION
Ricky Gervais, RICKY GERVAIS: ARMAGEDDON