1 years ago / 8:43 PM EST

Elizabeth Debicki wins a Globe for her supporting performance on Netflix's "The Crown" as Diana, Princess of Wales. Debicki was one of the highlights of the final two seasons of the series, though some prognosticators thought the award would go to J. Smith-Cameron ("Succession") or Hannah Waddingham ("Ted Lasso").

P.S. Saba Hamedy and I teamed up a few years ago for this article about Diana's pop culture legacy.

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1 years ago / 8:43 PM EST

Everyone will always love Princess Di.

1 years ago / 8:38 PM EST

The show so far is rather <thinking face emoji>

Look, I watch all these award shows start to finish, but I must admit the first ~30 minutes of the Globes were fairly tepid — at least on this side of the television screen. Jo Koy's monologue didn't seem to land with the audience, and the announcer's patter sounds dated. Great to see early wins for "Beef" and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, though.

1 years ago / 8:37 PM EST

'Beef’ wins back to back awards

Shortly after his "Beef" co-star Ali Wong took home a Golden Globe, Steven Yeun won the award for best male actor in a limited series for his role as high-strung contractor Danny.

Yeun took a moment to let it all sink in.

Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, winners of the Best Performance in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television award for "Beef" in the press room during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Calif.Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images

“So weird the story I usually tell ... to myself is one of isolation and separateness, and then you come up here and you have this moment and you can only think about everyone else. That feels like the plot of 'Frozen,'” he said. “Shout out to my daughter, Ruthie.”

1 years ago / 8:30 PM EST

Ali Wong makes history for best actress in a limited series

Ali Wong became the first Asian American to take home a win for best actress in a limited series for her role in "Beef."

Wong, who starred as successful-yet-unfulfilled business owner Amy, thanked Justin Hakuta, her ex-husband and father of her children, in an emotional speech.

"I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend, Justin, for all of your love and support," Wong said as she accepted the award. "It’s because of you I’m able to be a working mother."

1 years ago / 8:26 PM EST

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez reunite at the awards

Taylor Swift and her BFF Selena Gomez found each other during a commercial break and were chatting, laughing and taking photos.

1 years ago / 8:25 PM EST

RDJ won tonight, but don't count out Charles Melton at the Oscars

Robert Downey Jr. beat out the likes of Charles Melton ("May December") and Ryan Gosling ("Barbie") in the supporting actor category, but I'm not sure I'm ready to call RDJ a shoo-in for the Oscar.

Melton, who has earned wide acclaim for his role as a 30-something father whose wife seduced him when he was just a teen, has been getting a lot of recognition from other groups, including the National Society of Film Critics.

It's possible RDJ's win tonight will slow Melton's momentum, but maybe the former "Riverdale" star will surprise us in March.

1 years ago / 8:21 PM EST

Golden Globes host Jo Koy's opening monologue was so-so

Comedian Jo Koy began the ceremony with some jokes that landed and others that didn't. Koy admitted that he hadn't watched anything aside from "Beef" before being offered the hosting gig.

"The minute I signed the contract, I locked myself in a room and I started to binge watch everything," Koy said. "While my family was out there, clinking champagne glasses and ringing in the New Year, I was watching 'Oppenheimer.' ... I love the 'Oppenheimer.' I just got one complaint. It needed another hour."

The comedian gave his own take on the "Barbenheimer" awards race, as well.

"'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' are competing for cinematic box office achievements. 'Oppenheimer' is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project. And Barbie is on a plastic doll with big boobies."

Koy also took some shots at "Killers of the Flower Moon," the Martin Scorsese-directed crime drama that delves into the serial murder of members of Osage Nation known as the Reign of Terror.

"So one thing I learned about that movie is that white people stole everything," Koy said. "Not like 97% — you guys stole 100% of everything. You took the land. You took the oil. You took the premise of the movie."

There was also an odd "The Color Purple"-Ozempic joke.

"Danielle Brooks is here. Fantasia's here. Colman Domingo — all in 'The Color Purple,'" Koy said. "'The Color Purple' is also what happens to your butt when you take Ozempic."

The one person whom Koy appeared to unequivocally love was Meryl Streep, who received several shoutouts throughout the monologue.

1 years ago / 8:20 PM EST

Robert Downey Jr. just won the Globe for his supporting role in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" as Lewis Strauss, who has a complex (and eventually antagonistic) relationship with the title character.

"I took a beta blocker, so this is gonna be a breeze," RDJ said at the top of his acceptance speech.

1 years ago / 8:14 PM EST

Jo Koy seems obsessed with Meryl Streep

He has mentioned her several times 10 minutes into this monologue.

But we get it ... she's the GOAT.

1 years ago / 8:11 PM EST

A look inside the Beverly Hilton room where it happens

Hollywood is back! Here's a look at inside the ballroom, where many people seem to be talking about how happy they are that the strikes are over and that Hollywood is back and stronger than ever.

A view from where NBC News is seated inside.Chloe Melas / NBC News