Back in January, the 2024 Golden Globes kicked off a thrilling and turbulent awards season with a bang: Jo Koy ruffled feathers; Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet looked like they’d been plucked straight out of a ’90s rom-com; Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez kept lip readers in business the world over; and almost everyone who’d go on to scoop an Oscar in a major category—from Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy to Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Justine Triet, Billie Eilish, Hayao Miyazaki, and the producers of best picture winner Oppenheimer—took home a Globe first. There was also the allure of all the glamorous TV contenders—the casts of SuccessionThe BearBeef, and The Crown were in attendance—as well as the raucous and relaxed atmosphere that sets this star-studded celebration apart from its more serious counterparts.