 | Golden Globes:Best Drama/Best Musical or Comedy (1943-2024) |
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The Golden Globe Awards recognize film and television, domestically and foreign. They have been given annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association since 1944. This page specifically notes the movies which have won Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama (first awarded in 1943) and Best Musical or Comedy (first awarded in 1951). The 82nd Golden Globe Awards (honoring 2024 nominees) were held on January 5, 2025.
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 | Dave’s Movie Database:Top 10 Movies of 2024These are the top 10 movies of the year based on their overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. |
| #1. AnoraThis romantic drama was written and directed by Sean Baker. The title character of Anora (Mikey Madison) is a sex worker who marries Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch. Vanya’s family tries to have the marriage annulled. Won Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Producers Guild of America for Best Picture, and Writers Guild of America for Best Original Screenplay. 5 Oscar wins, including Best Picture. See DMDB page. |
| #2. Dune: Part TwoThis and 2021’s Dune serve as director Denis Villenueve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 sci-fi novel. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, and others return alongside new cast members Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, and Florence Pugh. 5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. See DMDB page. |
| #3. WickedThis is the first of a two-part adaptation of the blockbuster 2003 stage musical. Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande is Galinda, the future Good Witch of the North in this reimagining of events from The Wizard of Oz told from the witches’ point of view. 2024 box office champ. Winner of National Board of Review – Best Film. 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. See DMDB page. |
| #4. Inside Out 2The sequel to Pixar Studios 2015 animated blockbuster sees the return of Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, and others revoicing their characters alongside Maya Hawke, Tony Hale, and others. As Wikipedia says, “The film tells the story of Riley’s emotions as they find themselves joined by other new emotions that want to take over Riley’s mind.” Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature. |
| #5. The BrutalistBrady Corbet directed, produced, and co-wrote this epic period drama with Adrien Brody starring as László Tóth, an architect and Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States. Golden Globe winner for Best Drama. 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. See DMDB page. |
| #6. Deadpool & WolverineThe third movie in the Deadpool series paired the titular superhero (Ryan Reynolds) with Wolverine. Hugh Jackman portrayed the character from the X-Men series over nine films. Although his character died in the 2017 film Logan, a multiverse story allowed his return in this movie. The first two movies were made by 20th Century Fox, but the third was developed by Marvel Studios after Disney acquired Fox. |
| #7. ConclaveThis political thriller is based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The story focuses on Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) organizing a conclave to elect the new pope. He ends up investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates. Winner of the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Picture and Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Cast. 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Won Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| #8. A Complete UnknownTimothée Chalamet secured an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of a young Bob Dylan in this musical biopic focused on the iconic folk-rock poet’s pre-fame years through the controversy over Dylan going electric. 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. |
| #9. Moana 2This was a sequel to the 2016 musical animated film from Disney. Auli’I Carvalho and Dwayne Johnson reprise their voice roles from the original film. As Wikipedia says, “Set three years later, it follows Moana reuniting with the demigod Maui and assembling a wayfinding crew to find the lost island of Motufetu, break its curse, and reconnect the people of the ocean.” |
| #10. Nickel BoysIMDB.com: “Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.” Winner of Writers Guild of America’s award for Best Adapted Screenplay. 2 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. |
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| The BrutalistReleased: September 1, 2024 Studio: A24, UIP-Duna Film, Universal Pictures, Focus Features Genre: epic period drama Box Office (numbers in millions):Domestic: 14.59 Worldwide: 31.31 Adjusted for Inflation:Domestic: -- Worldwide: -- |
Directing: Brady Corbet Screenwriting: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce Review:The Brutalist is an epic period drama directed and co-written by Brady Corbet. László Tóth (Brody) is a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States. He ends up a heroin addict who shovels coal and lives in charity housing until a wealthy client, Harrison Lee Van Buren (Pearce), learns about Tóth’s past as “an accomplished architect in Europe” WK and commissions him toe build a community center in honor of Van Buren’s late mother. Felicity Jones is Erzsébet, Tóth’s wife. She is separated from her husband when they are in the concentration camp and Tóth does not know if she’s alive when he first comes to America. Van Buren helps expediate her immigration to America, but life isn’t all rosy as the couple endure bigotry. FlickFilosopher.com’s Mary Ann Johanson said the film is “Stark and unsentimental, as stubborn and as challenging as its protagonist, and as monumental as his works. Adrien Brody’s performance is extraordinary, full of flinty anger and palpable melancholy.” FF Corbet “has pulled out all the stops to remind us what cinema used to be and, one senses the desperate urgency of subliminal appeal, could be again.” FF The film premiered September 1, 2024, at the Venice Film Festival where Corbet won the award for Best Director. It was released in the United States on December 20, 2024. Sources:
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Oscars:Wins: ? Nominations: 10: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Brody), Best Supporting Actress (Jones), Best Supporting Actor (Pearce), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score |
