Cillian Murphy was joined at the Golden Globes on Sunday by his wife Yvonne McGuinness and their younger son Aran, 16, and the pair cheered him on as he won the award for best actor.
The 47-year-old Irish star won best actor in a drama film for his role in Oppenheimer and went on stage with lipstick on his nose after Yvonne accidentally smeared it on his face.
Cillian – who also has 17-year-old son Malachy with Yvonne – paid tribute to his family in his acceptance speech.
It was a rare public family outing for the actor, who wants to protect the privacy of his loved ones.
Cillian married Irish artist Yvonne McGuinness in 2004 after the two met at his rock band's performance in 1996. They had two sons.
Cillian Murphy was joined at the Golden Globes on Sunday by his wife Yvonne McGuinness and their younger son Aran, 16, and the pair cheered him on as he won the award for best actor
The Irish star, 47, won Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his role in Oppenheimer and went on stage with lipstick on his nose after Yvonne accidentally smeared it
Their meeting coincided with Cillian's tour of his play Disco Pigs, with the actor previously telling the Guardian: “That time when I was doing Disco Pigs was, like, the most important time of my life.
“The people I met there remain my closest friends… They shaped me in terms of my tastes and what I wanted to do with my life.”
“And it was around the same time that I met my wife. She was on tour with us. “It was so exciting 20 years ago or whatever – we were all just kids trying to find our way – but it was a very special, special time.”
Yvonne is the niece of politician John McGuinness and prefers to stay out of the spotlight and avoids red carpet appearances with her husband.
Still, Cillian revealed she's a big part of his acting success, telling GQ of his work schedule: “I couldn't do it without it.” [my wife] and their understanding. But it's a fight.
“I think it's for every father whose work takes away from him, which is generally the case, and which consumes him, which my work does.”
“I make sure I try not to go from job to job because that means you live in a bubble of sets, hotels, sets, hotels, planes and film festivals – which for me is not reality.” So I just watch it six months a year.'
On one of his major projects, Peaky Blinders, the two had to live separately while he filmed in the north of England.
He told The Guardian that there was “zero” chance of maintaining his private life while filming, saying: “You go home at the end of the day to your little apartment, eat for a living and learn the lines for it.” The next day you sleep and try to get as much sleep as possible. Which isn't much.
“And then you get up and do it again.”
Cillian married Irish artist Yvonne McGuinness in 2004 after the two met at his rock band's performance in 1996. They had two sons (pictured in 2016).
Cillian and his family now live in Dublin after he reportedly spent almost £1.7million on a Victorian townhouse.
Originally built in 1863, the four-storey house is located in Monkstown in south County Dublin and has six double bedrooms and four reception rooms.
While they are now based in Ireland, his sons were born in London and remained there until 2015. The actor joked that they moved because his sons developed “very posh English accents.”
“We were in London for 14 years, our two children were born there.” “We only came back to Dublin in 2015,” he told the Armchair Expert podcast.
“It's kind of an Irish story of moving away, doing your thing and then coming home.” That seems to be a common narrative among the Irish.
“We wanted the kids to be Irish, and they were about the age where they were prepubescents and had a very posh English accent, and I didn't particularly like that.” “Our parents are of a certain age and It was just a nice time to come home.”
The 5'7″ star also noted that his sons were almost taller than him.
It also seems he won't be following in the footsteps of the acting elite, claiming he “can't imagine” moving to Los Angeles.
Cillian said: “I love visiting, I love the food and I love the weather. “I don't know, I just feel European, I just feel Irish. “If I lived in California I would feel like an intruder, I couldn’t imagine living there permanently.”
Yvonne works as an artist. Her website describes her work as “film, performance, sculptural and textile elements, sound and writing.”
“She is interested in the embodied experience of place and belonging by staging live, public interventions and performances that create surreal and dynamic moments of interaction and connection to place, time and communities.”
Cillian's son Aran has followed in his father's footsteps and pursued an acting career with roles in the film LOLA and a stage production of Hamnet.
While the eldest son, Malachy, has shown an interest in music, a passion that Cillian has encouraged.
During his Best Actor acceptance speech at the Globes, Cillian called himself “the luckiest man” as he addressed his wife and children directly.
“For my family, I am the happiest man and I love you,” he said.
Cillian and his family now live in Dublin after he reportedly spent almost £1.7million on a Victorian townhouse (pictured before the sale).
Cillian beat off a very impressive field to win the prize including: Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers, Barry Keoghan – Saltburn, Bradley Cooper – Maestro, Colman Domingo – Rustin and Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon.
Last week, the actor paid tribute to Yvonne and her sons, receiving the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
He said, “Two-thirds of them are sitting down there.” We had to leave one of them at home for the exams.
“But thank you for putting up with me – the half-me and the shadow-me and the absent me, the remnants of me when I make a film like this or work in general. You are always there. I love it. So thanks, guys.'
Winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards
Best Film – Drama
Anatomy of a fall
Flower Moon Killer
maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past lives
The zone of interest
Oppenheimer won the top prize for Best Film – Drama (pictured are Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas)
Best Film – Animation
The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
Elementary
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Suzume
The Super Mario Bros. movie
Wish
Best Film – Non-English Language
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Fallen leaves
Io Captain
Past lives
Society of Snow
The zone of interest
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Andrew Scott – We are all strangers
Barry Keoghan – Saltburn
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killer of the Flower Moon
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jeffrey Wright – American fiction
Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is scared
Matt Damon – Air
Nicolas Cage – dream scenario
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet – Wonka
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling-Barbie
Willem Dafoe – Poor things
Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won Best Performance by a Male Actor and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, respectively.
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie
Tony McNamara – Poor things
Christopher Nolan-Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song – Past Lives
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me – Bruce Springsteen
Dance the Night – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
I'm just Ken – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
Road to Freedom – Rustin – Lenny Kravitz
What was I created for? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell – WINNER
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary School
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury duty
Just murders in the building
Ted Lasso
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Emma Stone – The Curse
Helen Mirren – 1923
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Elle Fanning – The Great
Natasha Lyonne – poker face
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary School
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Selena Gomez – Only murders in the building
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie
Ali Wong – Beef – WINNER
Brie Larson – Chemistry class
Elizabeth Olsen – Love and Death
Juno Temple – Fargo
Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
Abby Elliott – The Bear
Christina Ricci – Yellow Jackets
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown – WINNER
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
J. Smith-Cameron – successor
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Elizabeth Debicki won Best Performance by a Female Actress in a Supporting Role on Television for “The Crown.”
Best Performance in Television Stand-Up Comedy
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
Chris Rock: Selective outrage
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – WINNER
Sarah Silverman: Someone you love
Trevor Noah: Where was I?
Wanda Sykes: I am an entertainer
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Air
American fiction
Barbie
The leftovers
May December
Poor things – WINNERS
Film and box office performance
Barbie – WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The Super Mario Bros. movie
Barbie edged out Taylor Swift in a new “movie and box office success” category as Margot Robbie agreed
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Annette Bening – Nyad
Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER
Sandra Hülser – Anatomy of a fall
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves
Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023)
Jennifer Lawrence – No hard feelings
Margot Robbie-Barbie
Natalie Portman – May December
Emma Stone triumphed when she won Best Performance by a Female Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and also guided the film to the top honor of Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (2023)
Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
Emily Blunt-Oppenheimer
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Best Director – Feature Film
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Celine Song – Past Lives
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Greta Gerwig-Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor things
Best Original Score – Feature Film
The Boy and the Heron
Flower Moon Killer
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The zone of interest
Best Television Series – Drama
1923
The crown
The diplomat
The last of us
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER
Succession almost won the television drama category, including the top prize for best television series – drama
Best limited television series, best anthology series or best made-for-TV movie
All the light we can't see
Beef – WINNER
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fargo
fellow travelers
Chemistry lessons
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox – successor
Dominic West – The Crown
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Jeremy Strong – Successor
Kieran Culkin – Successor – WINNER
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader-Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie
David Oyelowo – Lawman: Bass Reeves
Jon Hamm – Fargo
Matt Bomer – fellow travelers
Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Woody Harrelson – Plumber in the White House
Steven Yeun won best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or television film for Beef
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Alan Ruck – successor
Alexander Skarsgård – successor
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
James Marsden – jury duty
Matthew Macfadyen – Successor – WINNER