In a private ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce the winners of its 79th annual Golden Globe Awards. The event, which began at 6 p.m., was scaled back. PT, as the HFPAaa continues to undertake reforms in the wake of allegations of long-standing diversity and organizational inadequacies within the group comprised up of journalists covering Hollywood for outlets all over the world, will not be televised or even livestreamed this year.
The group named Netflix's The Power of the Dog as the Best Motion Picture – Drama and 20th Century Studios' West Side Story wins the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. In television, HBO's Succession took up the best drama award, while HBO/HBO Max's Hacks earned best musical or comedy. Aside from those four titles, no one else received multiple awards.
This year's event, which had no red carpet and focused on the HFPA's humanitarian initiatives, featured no celebrity presenters or nominees; representatives from groups that have received money from the association introduced the nominations and winners. The only others in attendance were HFPA executives and members, the latter a rising group as a result of reforms aimed at ethics and code of conduct, diversity, equity, and inclusion, governance, and more.
NBC has announced that it will not broadcast this year's awards presentation, studios and streamers have been hesitant to participate, and big PR firms have mostly boycotted the HFPA while it continues to mend its course.
On the film side, West Side Story and The Power of the Dog both took home three awards, with Rachel Zegler (Lead Actress – Musical or Comedy) and Ariana DeBose (Supporting Actress) winning for West Side, and Jane Campion's directing and Kodi Smit-McPhee winning for Power of the Dog.
For King Richard and Being the Ricardos, Will Smith and Nicole Kidman won Lead Actor – Drama and Lead Actress – Drama, respectively, while Andrew Garfield won Lead Actor – Musical or Comedy for Tick, Tick...Boom! Encanto, a Disney animated film, and Drive My Car, a Japanese non-English language film, were also winners.
In television, Succession took up three awards, including the top prize, with Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook also receiving nominations. Jean Smart received Best Actress for HBO/HBO Max's Hacks, and Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor for Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso. The Underground Railroad on Prime Video received Best Limited Series, while Pose's Mj Rodriguez got Best Actress and Netflix's Squid Game's O Yeong-Su won Supporting Actor.
In terms of the actual nominations, the HFPA waived all submission restrictions for this year's Globes, with a similarly low-key announcement in December resulting in Belfast from Focus Features and The Power of the Dog from Netflix dominating the film categories with seven each. Tonight, West Side Story took home three of the four awards, while Kenneth Branagh's script for Belfast took home one.
HBO/HBO Max led the TV category with ten nominations, including a tie for first place with five for Succession.
The complete list of winners is as follows:
MOTION PICTURES
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Power of the Dog
Netflix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Nicole Kidman
Being the Ricardos
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Will Smith
King Richard
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
West Side Story
20th Century Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Rachel Zegler
West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Andrew Garfield
Tick, Tick…Boom!
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
Encanto
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE (FORMERLY FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Drive My Car (Japan)
Janus Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Ariana DeBose
West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Kodi Smit-McPhee
The Power of the Dog
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Jane Campion
The Power of the Dog
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Kenneth Branagh
Belfast
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Hans Zimmer
Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“No Time to Die” — No Time to Die
Music by: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Lyrics by: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
TELEVISION
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Succession
HBO/HBO Max
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Mj Rodriguez
Pose
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Jeremy Strong
Succession
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Hacks
HBO/HBO Max
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jean Smart
Hacks
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Underground Railroad
Amazon Prime Video
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kate Winslet
Mare of Easttown
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Keaton
Dopesick
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
Sarah Snook
Succession
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ON TELEVISION
O Yeong-Su
Squid Game