Golden Globes 2024: Don't miss these moments—Selena's flying dress, Kylie-Timothée’s kiss, and more

The Golden Globes 2024, the year’s first major, televised awards ceremony—not to mention the first to take place after months of strikes and disruption across Hollywood—was always going to give us plenty to talk about. From the responses to first-time host Jo Koy’s opening monologue to Kylie and Timothée’s kiss and literally every single thing that Taylor Swift did, find all the moments you might have missed from the star-studded event, below.

Rosamund Pike’s protective veil went viral

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her delicious performance in Saltburn, Pike went full Pamela with a dramatic “protective veil” that provided both fashion and function. “I had an accident over Christmas actually,” she revealed on the red carpet. “A skiing accident. Not what you want when you’re coming to the Golden Globes.” Hats off.

She also gamely posed with the now viral Jacob Elordi Bath Water candle.

Also looking chic while sporting an injury? The Last of Us’s Pedro Pascal, who had his arm in a sling.

There was a Suits reunion (sans Meghan)

Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams from the cast of the legal drama—which became a surprise Netflix hit after landing on the platform last summer—were all poised to be presenting at the Globes, leading to a flurry of speculation that the Duchess of Sussex could also be in attendance. In the end, though, she wasn’t. The reason for her absence? “We don’t have her number,” Torres told Variety on the red carpet. “We just don’t, so… she’ll see. She’ll watch. She should be happy that we’re here.”

Selena Gomez had a Marilyn Monroe moment

A sudden gust of wind threatened to blow up her cherry-red gown, but the multihyphenate, to no one’s surprise, handled it like a pro.

Red was undoubtedly the colour of the evening, with several other A-listers sporting the shade including Florence Pugh. Once they got inside, Pugh and Gomez even posed together.

Charles Melton’s mum melted our hearts

Attending with her son, a Best Supporting Actor nominee for May December, Charles Melton’s mother was absolutely adorable.

Also making the Golden Globes 2024 a family affair? Reese Witherspoon, who attended with her son, Deacon Reese Phillippe. “This is my first Golden Globes, and really my first awards show,” the 20-year-old said on the red carpet. As for his curfew? “I’m following her tonight,” he replied, gesturing at his mother. “She’s the party animal and I’m just going to try and keep up.”

There was a “sisterhood of the travelling suit jacket”

Per Variety’s red carpet feed, the cooler-than-expected temperatures in Los Angeles led to a jacket being passed down the line as stars posed for photos. “It’s quite chilly,” said one reporter. “Unseasonably so. So, we have a little situation. It’s called the sisterhood of the travelling suit jacket. All of the stars who are a little bit chilly, are passing it down the line ahead of time to go get their photos taken. Last I heard, it was with Sarah Silverman. But, we don’t know where this jacket is right now.” Commission that awards season-set sequel, stat.

Margot Robbie was super star Barbie, naturally

Almost six months on from the release of Barbie, has Margot Robbie even come close to running out of themed press tour looks? In a word: no.

Taylor Swift shut down the red carpet

Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish were both present and accounted for, but where was the most-talked-about woman in music? Lo and behold, just as the show was about to get underway, Swift hit the red carpet—and she did not disappoint. Later, during the ceremony, she was spotted chatting to Selena Gomez and cheering wildly for Emma Stone.

The response to Jo Koy’s monologue was, er, mixed

There were digs at Robert De Niro (“Your last performance has got to be your greatest performance ever. How’d you get her pregnant at 80?”), nods to Barry Keoghan’s, um, assets (“Where is your penis seated?”) and jokes at Taylor Swift’s expense (“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.” Cue Taylor looking furious while sipping her champagne).

Twitter users were less than enthused.

So were many in the room.

Koy seemed to sense the apathy, adding, “I got this gig 10 days ago. You want a perfect monologue? I wrote some of these and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”

Da’Vine Joy Randolph was a goddess

Accepting the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers, the actor looked incredibly emotional. “Thank you to my family and friends for holding me up,” she said. “And to my character, Mary, you have changed my life. You have made me feel seen in so many ways that I never imagined. And I hope I helped you all find your inner Mary because there’s a little bit of her in all of us.”

Robert Downey Jr boasted about having taken a beta blocker

“I took a beta blocker, so this is gonna be a breeze,” the actor said as he accepted the Best Supporting Actor prize for Oppenheimer. “Dozens of folks have come up to me since the summertime saying that I was, I quote, ‘unrecognisably subtle as Lewis Strauss’. To my fellow nominees, let’s not pretend this is a compliment. This is more of a most improved player thing.”

Ali Wong made Golden Globes history

Becoming the first performer of Asian descent to have won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series for Beef, the actor seemed visibly moved. Then, her co-star, Steven Yeun, picked up a statuette too. “The story I usually tell of myself, to myself, is one of isolation and separate-ness, and then you come up here and have this moment and you can only just think about everyone else,” he said. “And that feels like the plot of Frozen.” Cue rapturous laughter. Later in the night, Beef was also named Best Limited Series.

Elizabeth Debicki proved that Princess Dianas always win at the Globes

Following in the footsteps of her predecessor in the role of the magnetic Princess of Wales—Emma Corrin, who collected a Globe back in 2021—Debicki won for her latest performance in The Crown. She began thanking people and then paused. “Who else? Maybe that’s it,” she said, looking stunned and laughing. “This is just astonishing to me.”

It was a good night for the men (and women) of Succession

Matthew Macfadyen took home the Globe for Best Supporting Actor on Television, beating co-stars Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård, while Kieran Culkin did the same in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama category, defeating both Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong. Macfadyen called his character a “human grease stain”, while Culkin said, “Suck it, Pedro!” His fellow nominee, Pedro Pascal, then pretended to weep.

Later on, Sarah Snook snagged the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama, too. “I was kinda hoping I wouldn’t have to get up,” she joked. “Kieran, do you wanna take this instead?” As expected, Succession then won Best Drama.

Ayo Edebiri paid tribute to assistants

Both Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri took home awards, too. “I must have done something right to be in your company,” said the former of his co-stars, looking genuinely shocked. The latter looked even more emotional, saying, “I’m so very grateful for this. The Bear, that’s my family. All of my agents, managers, assistants! To the people who answer my emails, thank you.” Cue a shot of Taylor Swift nodding and clapping. Later on in the ceremony, The Bear was also named Best Comedy Series.

Oppenheimer triumphed

Christopher Nolan scooped Best Director while Cillian Murphy took the Globe for Best Actor in a Drama for Oppenheimer. “First question, do I have lipstick all over my nose?” the latter asked the audience, his nose bright red. “I was gonna leave it. I wanna thank Chris and Emma for having faith in me for 20 years.”

Emma Stone was as charming as ever

Picking up the Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for Poor Things, the A-lister shouted out her co-stars and then said, “Oh my god, there’s only like 18 seconds left!” She took her time, though, giving us a sample of her Australian accent and speaking of the “unbelievable” joy of playing Bella Baxter. “I see this as a rom-com,” she said. “But, Bella falls in love with life itself.” Oh, and Jennifer Lawrence’s reaction to Stone’s name being called over her’s was everything.

Barbie got its moment

Billie Eilish and Finneas won the Globe for Original Song with “What Was I Made For”, making Greta Gerwig teary. “You guys scare the hell out of me—everyone in this room,” laughed Eilish. Then, the mega hit won the inaugural prize for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. “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 theatre,” said Margot Robbie when accepting the latter. “Thank you to Noah Baumbach for showing his inner Barbie girl,” gushed Gerwig, after which Robbie added, “Thank you Ryan Gosling for going full beach.” Iconic.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet shared a kiss

Seated next to each other, the couple looked cosier than ever.

Paul Giamatti’s speech was as funny and heartwarming as his film

The Holdovers star won in the Best Actor in a Comedy category. “Too many stairs,” he said, pointing downwards. “My knees are shot, I’m telling you. I’m never gonna be in John Wick 5 at this rate. Surely this is the first time this award has been given to an actor who plays a man who smells of fish. Thank you to Alexander Payne, Alexander the Great, who for some mysterious reason continues to have enormous faith in me.”

Lily Gladstone accepted her Globe in Blackfeet

In a highly competitive category which featured the likes of Carey Mulligan, Greta Lee and Sandra Hüller, it was the quietly powerful star of Killers of the Flower Moon who proved victorious. She said a few words in Blackfeet (the actor grew up on a Blackfeet Reservation), before adding: “That’s the beautiful community, nation, that raised me. This is a historic win. It doesn’t belong to just me.” She made history as the first Indigenous actor to win a Globe.

Poor Things took home Best Comedy while Oppenheimer took home Best Drama

And thus, the stage has been set for an epic battle come the Oscars. Bring on 10 March.

This article first appeared on Vogue.co.uk

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