What followed was inarguably a diverse - and deserving - lineup of honorees. But the ultimate winner on the night was director Steven Spielberg, whose film The Fabelmans landed him Best Director and Best Motion Picture - Drama.
First up, Jennifer Hudson presented the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture to Ke Huy Quan for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once - his first nomination and win.
The award for Best Supporting Actress went to Angela Bassett for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
“By the grace of God, I stand here grateful,” she said in her acceptance speech, as well as paying tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.
White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge, herself a nominee, took to the stage to present the award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV series to Tyler James Williams for his role in Abbott Elementary.
It wasn’t the first nod to Abbott Elementary, with the Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy going to Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson.
A shell-shocked Brunson thanked audiences for believing in her show as well as her family, who wouldn’t stop texting her while she was on stage. The show later won Best Comedy Series, while Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon won Best Drama series.
And Michelle Yeoh took out the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, telling the audience, “It’s been an amazing journey and incredible fight to be here today but I think it’s been worth it.”
Austin Butler won Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his lead role in Elvis - dashing the hopes of Brendan Fraser fans hoping for an awards comeback for the star.
Butler thanked Denzel Washington for helping him land the role, and his late mother, as well as the King himself, saying of Elvis, “You were an icon and a rebel and I love you so much.”
The Banshees of Inisherin - the most nominated movie of the night - won Best Motion Picture Screenplay, as well as Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. Its lead Colin Farrell landed the Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, beating out Adam Driver and Daniel Craig.
Steven Spielberg won Best Director for The Fabelmans, beating out Avatar: The Way of Water director James Cameron.
He told the audience, “I’m really, really happy about this ... I never had the courage to hit this story head on,” referring to his childhood, which he recreates in the film.
But the final award of the night saw Spielberg take to the stage once again to accept the Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama for The Fabelmans, again leaving Cameron’s Avatar snubbed.
Jennifer Coolidge deservedly took out Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for her role in The White Lotus.
She spoke openly about her struggle to get where she is today, telling The White Lotus creator Mike White, “You’ve given me hope even if you killed me off.”
White got the chance to thank her in return when The White Lotus won Best Limited Series. Taking to the stage, he joked that he would have done the speech in Italian, but was too drunk as there was “no food”.
The full list of winners is below:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Avatar: The Way of Water (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Elvis (Warner Bros)
The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures) WINNER
Tár (Focus Features)
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett (Tár) WINNER
Olivia Colman (Empire of Light)
Viola Davis (The Woman King)
Ana de Armas (Blonde)
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Austin Butler (Elvis) WINNER
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Hugh Jackman (The Son)
Bill Nighy (Living)
Jeremy Pope (The Inspection)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Babylon (Paramount)
The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight Pictures) WINNER
Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Triangle of Sadness (Neon)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Lesley Manville (Mrs Harris Goes to Paris)
Margot Robbie (Babylon)
Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu)
Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) WINNER
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Diego Calva (Babylon)
Daniel Craig (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Adam Driver (White Noise)
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) WINNER
Ralph Fiennes (The Menu)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio WINNER
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) WINNER
Close (Netherlands/France/Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
RRR (India)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) WINNER
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness)
Carey Mulligan (She Said)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brad Pitt (Babylon)
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) WINNER
Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Daniel Scheinert/Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Baz Luhrmann (Elvis)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) WINNER
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Todd Field (Tár)
Daniel Scheinert/Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) WINNER
Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
Tony Kushner/Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Alexandre Desplat (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
Hildur Guonadottir (Women Talking)
Justin Hurwitz (Babylon) WINNER
John Williams (The Fabelmans)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“Carolina” (Where the Crawdads Sing)
“Ciao Papa” (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
“Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
“Naatu Naatu” (RRR) WINNER
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon WINNER
Ozark
Severance
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Emma d’Arcy (House of the Dragon)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Imelda Staunton (The Crown)
Hilary Swank (Alaska Daily)
Zendaya (Euphoria) WINNER
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
Kevin Costner (Yellowstone) WINNER
Diego Luna (Andor)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Adam Scott (Severance)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Abbott Elementary WINNER
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) WINNER
Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Jean Smart (Hacks)
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) WINNER
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE
Black Bird
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Dropout
Pam and Tommy
The White Lotus WINNER
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Chastain (George and Tammy)
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
Lily James (Pam and Tommy)
Julia Roberts (Gaslit)
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) WINNER
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
Colin Firth (The Staircase)
Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)
Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) WINNER
Sebastian Stan (Pam and Tommy)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION SERIES
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
Hannah Einbender (Hacks)
Julia Garner (Ozark) WINNER
Janelle James (Abbot Elementary)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbot Elementary)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TELEVISION SERIES
John Lithgow (The Old Man)
Jonathan Pryce (The Crown)
John Turturro (Severance)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary) WINNER
Henry Winkler (Barry)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES/MOTION PICTURE
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) WINNER
Claire Danes (Fleishman is in Trouble)
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Under the Banner of Heaven)
Niecy Nash (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES/MOTION PICTURE
F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus)
Domhnall Gleeson (The Patient)
Paul Walter Houser (Black Bird) WINNER
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Seth Rogen (Pam and Tommy)
