Great day for the parish.
Three Irish stars have been announced as nominees for the Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for the 2024 Golden Globes.
The nominees were announced on Monday, December 11, with Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott and Cillian Murphy all jumping into the running for the coveted award.
Murphy is up for his role as J Edgar Oppenheimer in one of this year’s box office behemoths, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Barry Keoghan is up for his role as Oliver Quick in the quirky dark comedy Saltburn, which released in cinemas last month.
Meanwhile, Andrew Scott is also in with a shout for the award, with his role in All of Us Strangers alongside Oscar nominee Paul Mescal.
Maestro star Bradley Cooper and Killers of the Flower Moon powerhouse Leonardo DiCaprio are also in the running for the award.
Congratulations to the 81st #GoldenGlobes nominees for Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Drama:
• BRADLEY COOPER | MAESTRO
• LEONARDO DICAPRIO | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
• COLMAN DOMINGO | RUSTIN
• BARRY KEOGHAN | SALTBURN
• CILLIAN MURPHY | OPPENHEIMER
• ANDREW SCOTT |… pic.twitter.com/ehax2O8EVT— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) December 11, 2023
Irish actors dominate Golden Globes nominations for Best Male Actor in a Drama Motion Picture
Murphy’s Oppenheimer is just behind Barbie for total nominations. The Christopher Nolan epic biopic has eight – Barbie has nine. It also bagged noms for the likes of best Drama Motion Picture, Best Directing, Best Score, and Best Screenplay.
Murphy’s nomination marks his second Golden Globe nom, and his first in 13 years, since he was nominated for the Irish comedy drama Breakfast on Pluto.
Barry Keoghan also received his second Golden Globe nom, with the Dubliner previously being nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for last year’s Banshee’s of Inisherin.
Rounding out the Irish nods, Andrew Scott also receives his second Golden Globe nomination, previously being nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television for his role as the priest in Fleabag.
The awards will take place in Beverly Hills on Sunday 7 January.
FULL GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS
Best film – drama
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest
Best film – musical or comedy
Air
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December
Poor Things
Best director
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 actress – drama
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Best actor – drama
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo Dicaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
Best actress – 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 actor – 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 supporting actress
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best supporting actor
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best screenplay
Barbie – Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Poor Things – Tony McNamara
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
Past Lives – Celine Song
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Best original score
Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Joe Hisaishi – The Boy and the Heron
Mica Levi – The Zone of Interest
Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon
Best original song
Addicted to Romance from She Came to Me – Bruce Springsteen
Dance The Night from Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
I’m Just Ken from Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Peaches from The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
Road to Freedom from Rustin – Lenny Kravitz
What Was I Made For? from Barbie – Billie Eilish O’connell, Finneas O’connell
Best animated film
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Suzume
Wish
Best foreign-language film
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Io Capitano
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Cinematic and box office achievement
Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Best stand-up comedian on television
Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Trevor Noah – revor 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
Best TV series – drama
1923
The Crown
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession
Best TV series – musical or comedy
All the Light We Cannot See
Beef
Daisy Jones & The Six
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Lessons In Chemistry
Best actress in a TV 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 actor in a TV series – drama
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Dominic West – The Crown
Best actress in a TV series – musical or comedy
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Elle Fanning – The Great
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Best actor in a TV 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 actress in a limited series, anthology series or TV movie
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & The Six
Brie Larson – Lessons In Chemistry
Elizabeth Olsen – Love & Death
Juno Temple – Fargo
Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
Ali Wong – Beef
Best actor in a limited series, anthology series or TV movie
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 supporting actress – television
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Abby Elliott – The Bear
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Abby Elliott – 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
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