Golden Globe Awards 2024, to be held on Sunday, will be presented by Michelle Yeoh, Will Ferrell, Angela Bassett and Amanda Seyfried, among others. The award show released its first batch of presenters on Wednesday. Other celebs who would be taking the stage will be Julia Garner, George Lopez and Justin Hartley.
As for Yeoh, she is returning to the Globes a year after she took home the best actress in a drama film for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.
Audiences in the United States can watch the ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will start to air beginning at 5 p.m. on the West Coast.
This year, Comedian Jo Koy will host the Globes. He is known to headline several Netflix specials and starred in last year’s comedy film “Easter Sunday”. As per the organisers, his “infectious energy and relatable humour” was key in announcing him to headline the event. Previous hosts include Ricky Gervais, the duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and last year’s Jerrod Carmichael.
Golden Globe nominees
This year, at the Golden Globe, ‘Barbie’ is the top nominee, and the film is followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’. Clearly, Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ are leading the way. The list of 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’.
As for the best motion picture musical or comedy category, ‘Barbie’ has been nominated along with Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’, Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’, Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’, Todd Haynes’ ‘May December’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’.
