Andrea O’Connor dishes out the good news we need to start the semester right.
It’s that time of year again when excited viewers gather around their electronics to see the highly anticipated winners of the Golden Globes Awards. They say the new year brings hope, and this year’s Golden Globes Awards has been very fortunate for the Irish. The luck of the Irish!
To start off, Cillian Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture in the Drama category for his performance in Oppenheimer. The Cork actor delivered his speech with lipstick on his nose (courtesy of his wife), “To all my fellow nominees, if you’re Irish or not, you’re all legends.” Oppenheimer won a whopping five awards this year. Another Irish victory was Poor Things, which was produced by Dublin’s Element Pictures. Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe’s production beat Barbie for Best Comedy or Musical Film. With great excitement coming into the new year, there’s hope for more awards this year for Irish talent as we gear up for 2024’s BAFTA Awards, where Irish actors Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal all received nominations.
The 81st Golden Globes winners are as follows:
Best Film - Drama: Oppenheimer
Best Female Actor in a Film - Drama: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Film - Musical or Comedy: Poor Things
Best Male Actor in a Film - Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best TV Series - Drama: Succession
Best Female Actor in a TV Series - Drama: Sarah Snook, Succession
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: The Bear
Best Limited Television Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie: Beef
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie
Best Original Song in a Film: ‘What Was I Made For?’ By Billie Eilish and Finneas (Barbie)
Best Original Score in a Film: Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Male Actor in a Film - Drama: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Female Actor in a Film - Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
Best Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Best non-English Language Film: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais Armageddon
Best Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Screenplay for a Film: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Best Supporting Male Actor in a Television Series: Mathew Macfadyen, Succession
Best Supporting Female Actor in a Television Series: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Best Male Actor in a Limited Television Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie: Steven Yeun, Beef
Best Female Actor in a Limited Television Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie: Ali Wong, Beef
Best Supporting Male Actor in a Film: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Female Actor in a Film: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers