Golden Globe Awards 2024: When To Watch, What's New And More

The Golden Globe Awards make their return, with a focus on behind-the-scenes changes aimed at solidifying a yearslong comeback effort on Sunday. Known for its boozy celebration of film and television and serving as an early stop for awards season contenders, the January 7 show has undergone a membership revamp and secured a new broadcaster due to scandals.

However, a key question remains: Will viewers tune in? The show is certainly betting on it, with a star-studded list of presenters, including the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Affleck, and Dua Lipa, being unveiled.

Here's what to know about the 81st Golden Globe Awards.

Where to watch the Golden Globes?

The ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, can be viewed by viewers in the United States beginning at 8 pm Eastern Time (6.30 am IST). On the West Coast, it will be aired starting at 5 pm. A strong lead-in for the three-hour show is provided by CBS, which is airing an NFL game directly before the Globes.

The show will be available on its app and will stream on Paramount, but an important caveat exists: Only Paramount subscribers with the Showtime add-on will be able to watch the show live, reported CBS News. Otherwise, it will be available on the streaming platform on Monday.

What's new with the Golden Globes?

The first major broadcast of awards season, with a new home on CBS, is happening. To audiences, it might look similar on the surface, and it's been a tumultuous few years behind the scenes following a bombshell report in the Los Angeles Times. The 2021 report found that there were no Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which voted on the awards.

The Globes and NBC refused to air it in 2022 as a result, and stars and studios boycotted the event. After the group added journalists of colour to its ranks and instituted other reforms to address ethical concerns, the show came back last January in a one-year probationary agreement with NBC. The network did not opt to renew.

In June, billionaire Todd Boehly was approved to dissolve the HFPA and reinvent the Golden Globes as a for-profit organization. Its assets were acquired by Boehly's Eldridge Industries, along with Dick Clark Productions, a group owned by Penske Media - whose assets also include Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone and Billboard.

A new award for stand-up comedy has also been added to the show, with Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, and former Globes host Ricky Gervais among the nominees.

Who's Hosting the Globes?

The Globes will be hosted by comedian Jo Koy, known for headlining several Netflix specials and starring in last year's comedy film Easter Sunday. His "infectious energy and relatable humour" were cited by organizers when announcing Koy as the headline act. Hosting the Globes typically requires serving a mix of biting humour to the audience of film and television stars and keeping the ceremony from getting too sloppy. Koy promised to deliver while speaking to the Associated Press.

"They're giving me the blessing to be me," he said. "I want to bring my style to the Globes. Of course, I'm going to have fun. But most importantly, I want to make sure everyone's happy. I'm going to make fun of myself. If I can do that, I can make fun of other people."

Who's presenting at the Globes?

The full list of presenters was unveiled Friday, following an early peek Wednesday. Michelle is returning to the Globes a year after she won best actress in a drama film for Everything Everywhere All at Once, delivering a poignant acceptance speech (and a semi-serious threat to beat up the piano player who started to cut her off).

Other presenters announced include Angela Bassett, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Annette Bening, Mark Hamill, Kevin Costner, Jonathan Bailey, Orlando Bloom, and Will Ferrell.

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES

• Barbie is the top nominee this year, closely followed by Oppenheimer.
• The unique aspect of the Globes is reflected in the splitting of the top film winners into two categories.
• Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer lead the nominations, providing an opportunity for the show to capitalize on the Barbenheimer craze that boosted theaters.
• Films nominated for best motion picture drama include Oppenheimer, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper's Maestro, Celine Song's Past Lives, Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall, and Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest.
• In the best motion picture musical or comedy category, Barbie is joined by Ben Affleck's Air, Cord Jefferson's American Fiction, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers, Todd Haynes' May December, and Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things.
• Succession is the top-nominated television program, with nine nods, including series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin, followed by Hulu's The Bear.

Who votes on the globes?

The group nominating and voting for the awards is now made up of a more diverse group of over 300 people from around the world.

What are the globes known for?

The Golden Globe Awards had long been one of the highest-profile awards season broadcasts, second only to the Oscars. The show was touted as an A-list party whose hosts often took a more irreverent tone than their Academy counterparts. It also only honoured the flashiest filmmaking categories - picture, director, and actors among them - meaning no long speeches from visual effects supervisors or directors of little-known shorts.