These are the new categories in film and TV at the 2024 Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are approaching. The nominees for the 81st edition of the annual TV and film awards gala were announced today, as the Beverly Hilton prepares to host the event once again in January.

New era for Golden Globes

This will be the first time that the Golden Globes have been organised by Dick Clark Productions, after the studio this year acquired all the assets of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the ceremony’s founders and previous show runners. The 2024 Golden Globes will be broadcast live on CBS and the network’s streaming platform, Paramount+, bringing an end to the event’s long-running partnership with NBC.

Also among the changes brought in for the latest instalment of the Golden Globes is the introduction of two new awards categories: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, and Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy on Television.

The new Golden Globes awards categories: the lowdown

An accolade that raises the Golden Globes’ total of film awards to 15, the prize for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement will be contested by the year’s highest-grossing movies. To be eligible for the award, a picture must finish the qualifying year with total receipts of at least $150 million worldwide, of which at least $100 million must have been earned at US box offices.

Eight movies have been nominated: Barbie; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; John Wick: Chapter 4; Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1; Oppenheimer; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; The Super Mario Bros Movie; and Taylor Swift: the Eras Tour.

Meanwhile, the addition of the Golden Globe for the Best Performance in Stand-up Comedy takes the number of TV awards up for grabs at the ceremony up to 12. “Performers are eligible for performances of traditional standup comedy of at least 30 consecutive minutes, other than roles in Television Series, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Pictures Made for Television,” the Golden Globe’s organisers say.

There are six nominees: Ricky Gervais, Trevor Noah, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman and Wanda Sykes.

When is the Golden Globes eligibility period?

The current qualifying period for the Golden Globes runs in tandem with the calendar year, so film and TV content released between 1 January and 31 December 2023 is eligible for next month’s awards.