BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 07: (L-R) Cillian Murphy, winner of the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for “Oppenheimer,” and Robert Downey Jr., winner of the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture award for “Oppenheimer,” pose in the press room during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
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Christopher Nolan’s epic American drama “Oppenheimer” is dominating the 81st Golden Globes, where “Succession” and “The Bear” are also taking multiple honors.
“Oppenheimer,” perhaps the Academy Awards frontrunner, picked up four big awards including best director for Nolan, best drama actor for Cillian Murphy, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and for Ludwig Göransson’s score.
“Golden Globes journalists, thank you for changing your game, therefore changing your name,” said Downey.
The Globes were in their 81st year but facing a new and uncertain chapter. After a tumultuous few years and heaps of scandals, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved, leaving a new Globes, on a new network (CBS), to try to regain its perch as the third biggest award show of the year, after the Oscars and Grammys. Even the menu (sushi from Nobu) was flipped.
It got off to a rocky start. Host Jo Koy took the stage at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Beverly Hills, California . The Filipino American stand-up hit on some expected topics: Ozempic, Meryl Streep’s knack for winning awards and the long-running “Oppenheimer.” (“I needed another hour.”)
After one joke flubbed, Koy, who was named host after some bigger names reportedly passed, also noted how fast he was thrust into the job.
“Yo, I got the gig 10 days ago. You want a perfect monologue?” said Koy. “I wrote some of these and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”
Downey’s win, his…
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