Cillian Murphy made a rare appearance with his wife Yvonne McGuinness and their son Aran at the 2024 Golden Globes on Sunday.
It was a night to remember for the Irish actor, 47, as he scooped the gong for Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
After gracing the red carpet solo, Cillian was joined at the ceremony by his wife Yvonne, who he married in 2004, and their younger son Aran, 16. The couple are also parents to son Malachy, 17.
The teen has followed his father’s footsteps by pursuing an acting career, with roles in the film L.O.L.A and a stage production of Hamnet.
Cillian received a kiss from his proud wife as it was revealed he’d won the Best Actor award, and paid tribute to his family in his acceptance speech.
Cillian Murphy made a rare appearance with his wife Yvonne McGuinness and their son Aran at the 2024 Golden Globes on Sunday
Murphy began his speech with a very important question, saying: ‘Oh, boy. First question, do I have lipstick all over my nose? I’m just going to leave it.’
He started out his speech with praise for Nolan whom he has worked with a few times previously including Batman Begins, Dunkirk, and Inception.
The Irish actor continued: ‘I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different.
‘I could tell by the level of rigor, the level of focus, the level of dedication, the complete lack of any seating options for actors. [Laughter]
‘That I was in the hands of the visionary director and master. I want to thank Chris and Emma for having the faith in me for 20 years.
‘Thanks so much. One of the most beautiful and vulnerable things about being an actor is that you can’t do it on your own, really.
‘We had the most incredible ensemble cast in this movie. It was magic and some of them are here today. Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Gary Oldman.
‘Thank you for carrying me and holding me through this movie. Thank you. Thank you to Donna Langley and everyone at universal for believing in this movie from the very beginning.
It was a night to remember for the Irish actor as he scooped the gong for Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Cillian received a kiss from his proud wife as it was revealed he’d won the Best Actor award, and paid tribute to his family in his acceptance speech
Golden Globes 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Motion Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Poor Things
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Director – Motion Picture: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Original Song – Motion Picture: What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
TELEVISION
Best Television Series – Drama: Succession
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: The Bear
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Sarah Snook – Succession
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Ali Wong – Beef
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Steven Yeun – Beef
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
‘Oh, to all my fellow nominees. If you’re Irish or not, you are all legends. Stunning work. I salute you. To all my reps, on my team, thank you so much. You are the best. To my family, and the luckiest man and I love you. Thanks so much, guys.’
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and also led the film to top honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Succession nearly swept the board, Oppenheimer also won big, and Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category at the celebrity-filled awards bash.
Stone, 35, first received a standing ovation as she won over Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves, Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023), Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings, Margot Robbie – Barbie, and Natalie Portman – May December.
Emma was gracious as she hit the stage and even thanked her husband Dave McCrary first as she said: ‘Thank you. Oh, boy. Thank you very much. This is amazing. Thank you. Dave, I have to start with you really quickly. I love you so much. Thank you for everything.’
She went on to thank her co-stars in the film Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef.
Emma said: ‘Willem, Mark, Ramy, he made every day a joy and so did our credible cast oh, my god, there’s only 18 seconds left. The crew, incredible. Tony, this is our third time working together. Tony [McNamara], our writer. I love getting to say this dialogue, and I love getting to horrify you with my Australian accent. You’re the best, Tony. [Australian accent] I’m working on it all the time.
‘Yorgos, I don’t know what I could say to you that I haven’t set already, that I will forever be grateful that we met, forever. And playing Bella was unbelievable.’
As the genre of the film was questioned, Emma gave her answer to what she believed it to be in her speech.
She continued: ‘I think this is a rom-com. I see this as a rom-com, but in the sense that Bella falls in love with life itself, rather than a person, and she accepts the good and the bad in equal measure, and that really made me look at life differently.
‘Not all of it counts, and all of it is important. She has stayed with me deeply. So this means the world to me. Thank you so much, and, okay, bye. Thank you.’
In Poor Things she portrays Bella Baxter/Victoria Blessington who is a woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe).
The film later earned top honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy beating out Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers, and May December.
Barbie won in a new category as the blockbuster film triumphed in Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
It won out over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Margot Robbie accepted the honor on behalf of the cast and crew as she said: ‘Thank you. We would like to dedicate this to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on Earth, the movie theaters. Thank you, and thank you to everybody, all the Barbies and Kens in front of and behind the screen.
‘It was the greatest most joyful show of craftsmanship and passion I’ve ever seen. And on behalf of Tom and David and Robbie and I, we want to thank the brave individuals at Warner and Mattel for taking an extraordinary risk in literally inventing numbers to justify green lighting this, and then standing by at every step of the way.
‘Thank you to Noah Baumbach for showing his inner Barbie girl. Thank you to Ryan gosling for going full beach. And America Ferrera for showing her soul. ‘
Margot concluded her speech by thanking the award show for creating the new category which recognizes a film with ‘a box office receipt total/gross of $150 million, of which $100 million must come from the U.S. domestic box office, and/or obtain commensurate digital streaming viewership recognized by trusted industry sources’ according to the Golden Globes.
She said: ‘Last but not least, thank you so much to the Golden Globes for creating an award that celebrates movie fans. This is a movie about Barbie, but it’s also a movie about humans. We made it — it’s about you. We made it for you, and we made it with love. Thank you for loving it back.’
The fantasy comedy features Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken as they embark on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis.
Oppenheimer was among the biggest winners of the night as the film earned Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and two coveted acting awards for leading man Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.
The film beat out Anatomy of a Fall, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest to earn the top prize of the night.
Oppenheimer is the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Earlier in the night leading man Cillian Murphy won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his titular role.
He beat out a very impressive field including: Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers, Barry Keoghan – Saltburn, Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Colman Domingo – Rustin, and Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon.
Cillian began his acceptance speech with a very important question as he said: ‘Oh, boy. First question, do I have lipstick all over my nose? I’m just going to leave it.’
He started out his speech with praise for the director Christopher Nolan whom he has worked with a few times previously including Batman Begins, Dunkirk, and Inception.
The Irish actor continued: ‘I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different. I could tell by the level of rigor, the level of focus, the level of dedication, the complete lack of any seating options for actors. [Laughter] That I was in the hands of the visionary director and master. I want to thank Chris and Emma for having the faith in me for 20 years. Thanks so much. One of the most beautiful and vulnerable things about being an actor is that you can’t do it on your own, really. ‘
Robert Downey Jr. took home the second win of the night in the Male Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category for Oppenheimer.
The 58-year-old actor began his acceptance speech with a joke at the podium as he said: ‘Yeah, yeah. I took a beta blocker, so this is going to be a breeze.’
‘A sweeping story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1 billion. Does that track? No. Unless, and but, because, universal went all in on Christopher Nolan to direct Cillian Murphy, with Emma Thomas producing, with Emily and Florence and this cast and crew, and helped them render a goddamn masterpiece. See, that’s not such a leap.
‘Dozens of folks have come up to me since the summertime saying that I was “An recognizably subtle” as Lewis Strauss. To my fellow nominees, let’s not pretend this is a compliment. This is a first time, it’s more of a most improved player thing. For my dueling career counsels, they had the gall to say I needed to restart my career. It is self improving agents right. Speaking of motivators, my primary caregiver right there, Susan Downey, she has literally made an art out of extracting me from my comfort Zones, that I need to feel safe! But she’s easy on the eyes, so whatevs.
Downey Jr. finished off his speech by making reference to the controversy surrounding the award show in recent years.
He concluded: ‘Lastly, golden globes journalists, thanks for changing your game, therefore changing your name. Salute.’
The A-lister triumphed over Charles Melton – May December, Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things, Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling – Barbie, and Willem Dafoe – Poor Things.
In Oppenheimer Downey Jr portrays as Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss, a retired Naval officer and high-ranking member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
Christopher Nolan earned Best Director – Motion Picture for the epic film beating out Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Celine Song – Past Lives, Greta Gerwig – Barbie, and Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon.
Meanwhile Succession nearly swept the television drama categories including Best Television Series – Drama and individual honors for Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen, and Kieren Culkin.
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy for Poor Things at the 81st Golden Globes on Sunday
Oppenheimer (Producer Emma Thomas is pictured left) and Succession (Showrunner Jesse Armstrong is pictured right) were also among the biggest winners of the night
Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as Margot Robbie accepted the honor
Robert Downey Jr. took home the second win of the night in the Male Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category for Oppenheimer
Matthew Macfadyen was the first person in the Succession cast to earn a Golden Globe on Sunday evening.
The 49-year-old British actor beat out two of his castmates on the highly-popular HBO series to win Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.
During his acceptance speech he said: ‘Thank you so much. Thank you so much. I just adored every second playing the weird and wonderful human grease stain that is Tom Wambsgans. Tom Wambsgans, CEO, I should say. God help us.
‘My love and thanks and admiration to Jesse Armstrong, as always. And to all Eric’s ordinary writers. I’m too scared to name them all, because I’ll forget someone and I want sleep. To Adam Mckay, Francie mazelike, HBO, wonderful directors and producers, and of course are gorgeous crew and cast who I miss very much. Thank you.’
This was Matthew’s first ever nomination and win at the Golden Globes as he was recognised for his work as Tom Wambsgans.
His character is the power hungry husband to Shiv Roy, who enjoys the power that comes with being married into the media mogul family, and runs conservative news network ATN.
Matthew beat out some familiar faces in castmates Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård in addition to Billy Crudup – The Morning Show, Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear, and James Marsden – Jury Duty.
Later on in the evening it was Kieran Culkin who earned Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama.
Winners for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Oppenheimer earned top prize Best Motion Picture – Drama (Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are pictured)
Best Motion Picture – Animated
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Wish
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
Matt Damon – Air
Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. both earned Best Performance by a Male Actor and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, respectively
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie
Tony McNamara – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song – Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me – Bruce Springsteen
Dance the Night – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
I’m Just Ken – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
Road to Freedom – Rustin – Lenny Kravitz
What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell – WINNER
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Emma Stone – The Curse
Helen Mirren – 1923
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear -WINNER
Elle Fanning – The Great
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ali Wong – Beef – WINNER
Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen – Love & Death
Juno Temple – Fargo
Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Abby Elliott – The Bear
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown – WINNER
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Elizabeth Debicki won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for The Crown
Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – WINNER
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things – WINNER
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Barbie – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as Margot Robbie accepted
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Annette Bening – Nyad
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves
Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023)
Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Natalie Portman – May December
Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and also led the film to top honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (2023)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Best Director – Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Celine Song – Past Lives
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest
Best Television Series – Drama
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER
Succession nearly swept the television drama categories including top prize Best Television Series – Drama
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
All the Light We Cannot See
Beef – WINNER
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons in Chemistry
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox – Succession
Dominic West – The Crown
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
David Oyelowo – Lawman: Bass Reeves
Jon Hamm – Fargo
Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers
Steven Yeun took home Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Beef
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Alan Ruck – Succession
Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
