The 2024 Golden Globes are on the horizon, and this year’s nominees are full of queer films and TV shows alike.
The nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday morning, officially signaling that awards season is now in full swing — and that we’re due for a repeat of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon come next year. Barbie received nine Globe nominations, while Christopher Nolan’s historical drama notched eight.
But Oppenheimer isn’t the only biographical feature poised to take home trophies. This awards season features no shortage of LGBTQ+ biopics, several of which received Globe nominations. Bradley Cooper’s new film Maestro, which centers on iconic queer composer Leonard Bernstein, picked up four nods, including Best Motion Picture (Drama), and nominations for stars Cooper and Carey Mulligan, who plays Bernstein’s wife, Felicia. Meanwhile, Annette Bening and Jodie Foster received acting nods for portraying swimmer Diana Nyad and her queer coach Bonnie Stoll in Nyad. Gay actor Colman Domingo received a Best Actor nomination for playing civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in the Netflix historical drama Rustin.
If Barbie was also your unofficial gay movie of the summer, you’ll be happy to know that Greta Gerwig’s pink blockbuster was nominated in several major categories, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Original Song, in which queer singer Billie Eilish’s song “What Was I Made For?” was recognized alongside “I’m Just Ken” and Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night.” Celebrated gay director Todd Haynes’ twisty melodrama May December also scored numerous Musical or Comedy nominations, including a Best Motion Picture nomination and acting recognition for leads Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton. Gay actor Andrew Scott received a Best Actor drama nomination for his role in the acclaimed queer fantasy-romance film All of Us Strangers. The Color Purple, an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Alice Walker’s seminal queer novel of the same name, also scored nods for lead actress Fantasia Barrino and supporting actress Danielle Brooks.
On the TV side of things, HBO’s queer post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us picked up three major nominations. The show is up for Best Television Series (Drama) against heavy hitters like The Crown and Them’s favorite not-gay show beloved by gays, Succession. Nonbinary actor Bella Ramsey received a Best Actress nomination for playing spunky lesbian teen Ellie Williams. (The Globes, like many major awards shows, continues to require performers to be considered in binary performance categories.) The Paramount+ gay historical drama Fellow Travelers received nominations for Best Limited Series, as well as a lead acting nod for star Matt Bomer.
You can find the full list of 2024 Golden Globe Awards nominees below.
Film
Best Motion Picture, Drama
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Past Lives
- The Zone of Interest
- Anatomy of a Fall
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Barbie
- Poor Things
- American Fiction
- The Holdovers
- May December
- Air
Best Director, Motion Picture
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Screenplay , Motion Picture
- Barbie
- Poor Things
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Past Lives
- Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
- Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
- Annette Bening, Nyad
- Greta Lee, Past Lives
- Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
- Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
- Matt Damon, Air
- Paul GIamatti, The Holdovers
- Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
- Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
- Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
- Natalie Portman, May December
- Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
- Margot Robbie, Barbie
- Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
- Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
- Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie
- Charles Melton, May December
- Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
- Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
- Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
- Jodie Foster, Nyad
- Julianne Moore, May December
- Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Television
Best Television Series, Drama
- 1923
- The Crown
- The Diplomat
- The Last of Us
- The Morning Show
- Succession
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- The Bear
- Ted Lasso
- Abbott Elementary
- Jury Duty
- Only Murders in the Building
- Barry
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
- Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Jeremy Strong, Succession
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Dominic West, The Crown
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
- Helen Mirren, 1923
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Sarah Snook, Succession
- Imelda Staunton, The Crown
- Emma Stone, The Curse
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
- Elle Fanning, The Great
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jason Segel, Shrinking
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Supporting Actor, Television
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- James Marsden, Jury Duty
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
- Alan Ruck, Succession
- Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Best Supporting Actress, Television
- Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
- Abby Elliott, The Bear
- Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
- Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
- Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Beef
- Lessons in Chemistry
- Daisy Jones & The Six
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Fellow Travelers
- Fargo
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
- Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
- Jon Hamm, Fargo
- Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
- David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
- Steven Yeun, Beef
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six
- Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
- Elizabeth Olsen, Love and Death
- Juno Temple, Fargo
- Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
- Ali Wong, Beef
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
- Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
- Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
- Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
- Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
- Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
Best Picture, Non-English Language
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Fallen Leaves
- Io Capitano
- Past Lives
- Society of the Snow
- The Zone of Interest
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
- “What Was I Made For?” (Barbie)
- “Dance the Night” (Barbie)
- “She Came to Me” (Addicted to Romance)
- “Peaches” (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
- “I’m Just Ken” (Barbie)
- “Road to Freedom” (Rustin)
Best Motion Picture, Animated
- The Boy and the Heron
- Elemental
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Suzume
- Wish
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television
- Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
- Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I
- Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
- Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
- Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
- Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
- Barbie
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The 2024 Golden Globes will air Sunday January 7 on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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