2023 Golden Globe Nominations Snubs & Surprises
Ryan Murphy is having a gleefully good time at the 2023 Golden Globes.
At the annual award show, Murphy—the creator behind hit shows such as Glee and American Horror History—was honored with the Carol Burnett Award for his contributions to television and in recognition of his riveting storytelling.
In his acceptance speech, Murphy chose to shine a spotlight on his “fearless” colleagues and his trailblazing “heroes”: Jeremy Pope, MJ Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Matt Bomer and Niecy Nash-Betts.
He began by asking for a standing ovation for Rodriguez, who became the first trans actress to win a Golden Globe in 2022, though the historic moment was not televised. “Let’s give her the ovation she deserves,” he told the crowd to applause.
Murphy next shouted out Porter, “one of the most iconic actors of his generation.”
“Billy Porter has changed our perceptions by changing fashion. He did this,” Murphy said, adding that the Pose star “whipped up this fuchsia replica” of his Oscars gown for the occasion.
As for Nash-Betts, he praised her coming out journey and for finding her wife Jessica Betts. “Niecy Nash chose love not fear,” he said. And now, “she’s had the biggest year of her entire career.”
He went on to reflect on his own experience. “When I was a young person at home in the 70s,” Murphy recalled, “I never ever saw a person like me getting an award… It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid in America.”
For the kids watching tonight, he said, “there is a way forward,” advising them to use his five friends as their “North stars.”
Previous recipients of the coveted award include Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear.
“Ryan Murphy not only continues to enthrall audiences with his work on some of the most thrilling and exciting series of the century but also continues to inspire all with his work off the screen,” Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne previously said. “His work and storytelling ability throughout different film and television genres have led to highly acclaimed achievements and awards.”
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At the Jan. 10 show, Murphy was also nominated for Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his thriller Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Going into the night, Murphy had one win for The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and four other nominations. This year, he was up against Black Bird, Pam and Tommy, The Dropout and The White Lotus: Sicily.
Though he’s received incredible recognition for his work, getting here was not easy feat.
“Those early years were very, very, very hard,” he told the New York Times in October, “because I would want to write gay characters or women, other marginalized groups, and straight men wearing Dockers in power would say, ‘No, people don’t want to see that.'”
As Murphy has persisted on with creating greater representation in television, his goal has been to “take the people that in another person’s work would have been the sidekicks, the misfits, the marginalized people you laugh at, and to center the story around them.”
Keep scrolling to find out the 2023 Golden Globes winners.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
WINNER: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
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
WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
WINNER: Cate Blanchett, Tár
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
WINNER: Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
WINNER: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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 Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Best Director, Motion Picture
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Television Series, Drama
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
Ozark
Severance
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday
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
WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria
Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
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
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Limited Series or TV Movie
Black Bird
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Pam and Tommy
The Dropout
The White Lotus: Sicily
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Lily James, Pam & Tommy
Julia Roberts, Gaslit
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Colin Firth, The Staircase
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan, Pam and Tommy
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Richard Jenkins, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash-Betts, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
John Lithgow, The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
John Turturro, Severance
WINNER: Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Best Motion Picture, Animated
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking
WINNER: Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
John Williams, The Fabelmans
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Todd Field, Tár
Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
WINNER: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language
All Quiet on the Western Front
WINNER: Argentina, 1985
Don’t miss the 2023 Golden Globe Awards today, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.
