Irish actors Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, and Andrew Scott have been nominated for Golden Globes in the Best Actor Motion Picture - Drama category. 

Cork native Murphy has been nominated for his performance in Christopher Nolan's summer biopic "Oppenheimer," Dubliner Keoghan was nominated for the buzzy "Saltburn," and Dublin native Scott has been nominated for his role opposite fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal in "All of Us Strangers."

The three talented Irish actors have all previously been nominated for a Golden Globe, though none have won. Keoghan was nominated for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Murphy was nominated for "Breakfast on Pluto," and Scott was nominated for "Fleabag."

Irish actors make up half of all nominees in the Motion Picture - Drama category, with Bradley Cooper ("Maestro"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("Killers of the Flower Moon"), and Colman Domingo ("Rustin") also nominated 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

Elsewhere in the 2024 Golden Globe nominations, the Dublin-based production house Element Pictures nabbed an impressive seven nominations  for "Poor Things."

POOR THINGS has been nominated for 7 @GoldenGlobes! We are beyond delighted & proud of the endlessly talented and creative POOR THINGS team. #GoldenGlobes @PoorThingsFilm, @searchlightpics, @Film4Production, @FremantleHQ. pic.twitter.com/rsqn8WfSMk

— Element Pictures (@ElementPictures) December 11, 2023

"1923," the prequel series to the hit "Yellowstone," landed two nominations, including one for Helen Mirren, who stars as Irish immigrant Cara Dutton in the drama series.

Meanwhile, Imelda Staunton, whose parents are both from Co Mayo, and Dominic West, whose maternal grandparents were from Ireland, were both nominated for their roles in "The Crown."

Overall, summer blockbuster "Barbie" - which features Irish actress Nicola Coughlan - and the critically acclaimed HBO series "Succession" lead the way at the upcoming awards with nine nominations each. 

"Oppenheimer" follows close behind with a total of eight nominations - Best Motion Picture - Drama, Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Murphy), Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Emily Blunt), Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture (Robert Downey Jr), Best Director - Motion Picture (Christopher Nolan), Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, and Best Original Score - Motion Picture. 

Martin Scorcese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" received seven Golden Globe nominations, level with Yorgos Lanthimos’s fantasy film "Poor Things."

The ceremony for the 81st Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. 

The 2024 Nominations - Golden Globe Awards

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Maestro
  • Oppenheimer
  • Past Lives
  • The Zone of Interest

Best Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Air
  • American Fiction
  • Barbie
  • The Holdovers
  • May December
  • Poor Things

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – 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 Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 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 Actor – Motion Picture

  • Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
  • Robert DeNiro – Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
  • Ryan Gosling – Barbie
  • Charles Melton – May December
  • Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

  • Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
  • Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
  • Jodie Foster – Nyad
  • Julianne Moore – May December
  • Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

  • Barbie
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
  • John Wick: Chapter 4
  • Mission Impossible: Dead Recknoning Part 1
  • Oppenheimer
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
  • The Super Mario Bros Movie

Best Television Series – Drama

  • 1923
  • The Crown
  • The Diplomat
  • The Last of Us
  • The Morning Show
  • Succession

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Abbott Elementary
  • Barry
  • The Bear
  • Jury Duty
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Ted Lasso

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television 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 Performance by an Actress in a Television 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 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

  • Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
  • Bill Hader – Barry
  • Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
  • Jason Segel – Shrinking
  • Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
  • Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso

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

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

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