Oppenheimer and Succession break records at Golden Globes 2024

There was a lot of groundbreaking moments during last night’s Golden Globe Awards. Lily Gladstone became the first indigenous actress to win in the Best Drama Actress category, Ali Wong became the first actress of an Asian descent to win in the Best Actress in a Limited Series category, Succession equaled the record for the most wins in the Best Drama Series category as well as the record of the most different actors winning for the same show in the Best Drama Actor category. Justine Triet & Arthur Harari became the first French writers to win in the Best Screenplay category, and lastly, Oppenheimer joined 12 other films that have won 5 or more Golden Globes in one night. 

OVERALL RECORDS

• “Oppenheimer” joined 12 other films that have won 5 or more Golden Globes in one night after winning 5 Globes in 2024 (with “La La Land maintaining its record of the most wins ever – 7) 

FILM RECORDS

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA, ACTRESS

• Lily Gladstone (“Killers Of The Flower Moon”) became the first indigenous actress to win in the Best Drama Actress category

BEST SCREENPLAY 

• Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (“Anatomy Of A Fall”) became the first French people to ever win in the screenwriting category at the Golden Globes

TELEVISION RECORDS

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LIMITED SERIES, ACTRESS

• Ali Wong (“Beef”) became the first actress of an Asian descent to win in the Best Limited Series Actress category

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

• “Succession” equaled the record for most wins in the Best Drama Series category, which had been previously held jointly by “Mad Men” & “X-files” with 3 wins each

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA, ACTOR 

• “Succession” equaled the record of NYPD Blue for the most different actors winning for the same TV series in the Best Drama Actor Category – Kieran Culkin became the third actor to win for “Succession” after Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong

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