The Golden Globes‘ most nominated TV series of the night, Succession, took home the top honors Sunday night. The beloved HBO show, which ended after four seasons and dramatized the fragility of family-run media empires, won in the Best Television Series — Drama category.
“We decided this was the right time to end the show and that was bittersweet — particularly for me, because I finally bought some shoes that are appropriate for award shows and this might be the last time I ever get to wear them,” quipped creator Jesse Armstrong during his acceptance speech. “No, it is bittersweet, but things like this make it much sweeter.”
The final season showed the breakdown of the Roy family, and the panic that ensued as Logan Roy’s sons attempted to make sense of his media empire following his death. Alexander Skarsgård played something like an agent of chaos in the midst, making each of the Roy siblings doubt themselves and double-cross one another.
The series, which was the most nominated series at the 2024 Golden Globes, was up against 1923, The Crown, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, and The Morning Show in the category. Sarah Snook won in the Best Actress — Drama category, while Keran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, and Brian Cox all received nominations in the Best Actor — Drama category (Culkin took home that prize as well). Additionally, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Alexander Skarsgård, and J. Cameron-Smith all received nominations in the Supporting Role acting categories, with Macfadyen winning his category.
Rolling Stone praised the series finale calling it a “masterful, feel-bad ending.” “Whenever a great series ends, there is an immediate temptation to wonder where it now belongs on a continuum of the best ever made, and/or to wonder how its finale stacks up against others,” the review said. “The only question we can honestly answer at this point is whether the finale felt true to the experience of watching Succession. And between that sibling argument and the concluding shot of an empty Kendall looking at the waves crashing in, it absolutely did.”
