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

On the big-screen side of things, the autobiographical epic Oppenheimer took centre stage with an impressive five wins that included 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 and Leonardo DiCaprio to win for his portrayal of Oppenheimer while Downey Jr. claimed a second success in his category for his performance as real-life government official Lewis Strauss.

Elsewhere, the period comedy Poor Things overcame strong competition from Barbie to win Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) while Emma Stone clinched her second victory in the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) category for her role as 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 clinched Best Actress (Drama) for her portrayal of real-life Osage native Mollie Burkhart in the Martin Scorsese-directed 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 in Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his performance as a cranky prep school teacher while co-star Randolph took home Best Supporting Actress for her role as a grieving cook.

There 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 film 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 film winners are:

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
OPPENHEIMER

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
POOR THINGS

BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Emma Stone, POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

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 Succession enjoyed tremendous success as it scored four key wins.

As expected, the HBO drama clinched Best TV Series (Drama) at the expense of other hit programmes including The Last of Us and the final series of The Crown.

Additionally, there were a hat-trick of acting wins for three of its stars as Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen took home Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama) and Best Supporting Actor respectively. Both Culkin and Macfadyen prevailed in their categories over fellow co-stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård.

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 Crown.

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

For the second year in a row, Jeremy Allen White picked up Best Actor in a TV Series (Comedy) while co-star Ayo Edebiri was clearly overwhelmed after winning the Best Actress in a TV Series (Comedy) gong.

Continuing the subject of food, the Netflix mini-series Beef enjoyed tremendous success with a trio of prizes that consisted of Best Mini-Series as well as double acting honours for leading stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.

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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Kieran Culkin, SUCCESSION

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

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
THE BEAR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Jeremy Allen White, THE BEAR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Ayo Edebiri, THE BEAR

BEST MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEEF

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Steven Yeun, BEEF

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ali Wong, BEEF

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Matthew Macfadyen, SUCCESSION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Elizabeth Debicki, THE CROWN

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