’Tis the season! The 81st Golden Globes are kicking off cinephiles’ favorite time of year on Sunday, January 7. Hosted by comedian Jo Koy, the 2024 Golden Globes are expected to be a glitzy affair, complete with solid Barbie and Oppenheimer representation in the nominations; a brand-new category celebrating box office achievement; and superstar nominees including Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, and even Taylor Swift, with the latter rumored to be attending.
Following the dual writers and actors strikes that shut down Hollywood for the better part of last year, Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony may be the first litmus test to see if Hollywood really is back up and running. And that test won’t come without wrinkles: The Globes have spent years mired in controversy, fully revamping their voting body (so long, Hollywood Foreign Press Association; hello, Golden Globes Foundation) and moving the show from its longtime home to a new network. As the Globes unfold, Hollywood will be staring right back to see if the show can reclaim its tarnished title as one of the industry’s major events.
Nevertheless, the show must go on. Here’s how to watch the 2024 Golden Globes live, and see if VF accurately predicted who would take home the most hardware Sunday night.
How to Watch the Golden Globes
The 2024 Golden Globes ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 7, at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony had no broadcast network home until CBS emerged at the eleventh hour, announcing in November that it would be airing the new Golden Globes—scooping up the broadcast from NBC, which aired the Globes for years before ditching the event after the 2021 ceremony, though it televised last year’s awards under a one-year contract.
So, for the first time in more than 40 years, you can watch the Golden Globes on CBS, airing live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
How to Stream the Golden Globes
You may want to read these instructions carefully. Cord-cutters can live stream the 2024 Golden Globes on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, or Paramount+—but the latter will only work if you pay for the Showtime add-on. If you subscribe to Paramount+ but don’t pay for the plan that includes Showtime, you’ll have to wait until the next day to stream the ceremony.
However, many of these streaming services offer free trials, and Paramount+ is offering a one-week trial for its Paramount+ With Showtime option. Tricky stuff!
Who You’ll See at the Golden Globes
If you manage to figure out how to tune in to the 2024 Golden Globes, you won’t be disappointed by the number of stars you’ll see at the ceremony. Celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett, America Ferrera, Florence Pugh, Will Ferrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Michelle Yeoh, Issa Rae, Amanda Seyfried, George Lopez, Julia Garner, Hailee Steinfeld, Shameik Moore, Simu Liu, Justin Hartley, and Suits stars Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams are all set to present at this year’s ceremony.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Koy said he’s overpreparing for his hosting gig, writing more jokes than he ever has before and receiving advice from famous friends such as 2024 nominees Chris Rock and Ali Wong. “I am the first solo Asian to do this,” said Koy, who is half Filipino. (Sandra Oh cohosted the Golden Globes in 2019 with Andy Samberg.) “I know what this means to a lot of people, especially the younger kids that are indirectly being inspired by this. So I’ve got to come through for them.”
He’s also well aware of the Golden Globes’ checkered past, and the 2024 ceremony marking a potentially brighter chapter in Globes history. “That’s what moving forward is all about, you know what I mean? We learn from our mistakes. The Golden Globes, it’s moving forward too. It’s made its shared mistakes and now, we’re moving forward, and in the right direction.”