Last night saw the best of film and television acknowledged by the Golden Globes, albeit in unusual circumstances.

After a year of controversies surrounding diversity and corruption, the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) were forced to stage this year’s event without any celebrity guests, with the winners being announced on social media.

On the film side of things, the western drama The Power of the Dog and the musical remake West Side Story were the big victors with three Globe wins apiece.

‘Dog overcame stern competition from the likes of Belfast, Dune and King Richard to clinch the coveted Best Film (Drama) gong with filmmaker Jane Campion and Australian star Kodi Smit-McPhee prevailing in Best Director and Best Supporting Actor respectively.

However, leading man Benedict Cumberbatch missed out on a Best Actor (Drama) win, as rival Will Smith prevailed for his role as tennis coach Richard Williams in the sports biopic King Richard.

Elsewhere, Steven Spielberg’s lavish remake of the Broadway musical West Side Story nabbed a hat-trick of wins, including Best Film (Comedy/Musical) ahead of the likes of Don’t Look Up and Licorice Pizza.

Young starlets Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose were also triumphant as they took home Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) and Best Supporting Actress respectively.

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman overcame strong competition from the likes of Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) to land her fourth (film) Globe in Best Actress (Drama) for her portrayal of Hollywood legend Lucille Ball in the factual drama Being the Ricardos.

British actor Andrew Garfield also held off pressure from Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up) and Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) to win Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his role as composer Jonathan Larson in the fact-based musical Tick, Tick…Boom!.

Despite underperforming elsewhere, the autobiographical drama Belfast did land Kenneth Branagh a prize for Best Screenplay, while Billie Eilish scooped Best Original Song for her ballad for the James Bond blockbuster No Time to Die.

The rest of the notable film winners were Dune (Best Original Score), Encanto (Best Animated Film) and Drive My Car (Best Foreign Language Film).

Despite four nominations each, Don’t Look Up and Licorice Pizza both failed to score a win.

List of film winners:

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
WEST SIDE STORY

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Will Smith, KING RICHARD

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Nicole Kidman, BEING THE RICARDOS

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Andrew Garfield, TICK, TICK…BOOM

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Rachel Zegler, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCREENPLAY
Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hans Zimmer, DUNE

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
NO TIME TO DIE, “No Time to Die”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
ENCANTO

BEST MOTION PICTURE (NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
DRIVE MY CAR (JAPAN)

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On the television side of things, the third series of HBO’s epic family drama Succession enjoyed the most ‘success’ with three gongs.

The show held off the likes of Lupin and Squid Game to win the coveted Best Television Series (Drama) category, with stars Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook scoring Best Actor (Drama) and Best Supporting Actress for their respective roles as siblings Kendall and Shiv Roy.

Elsewhere, Best Actress (Drama) saw MJ Rodriguez make history by becoming the first trans woman to clinch a Globe for her role as drag ball queen Blanca Evangelista in the final series of Pose.

Another first came in the Best Supporting Actor category, as veteran performer Oh Yeong-Su became the first Korean actor to win a Globe for his turn in the hit Netflix series Squid Game.

On the comedy front, HBO Max’s Hacks overcame the likes of Only Murders in the Building and Ted Lasso to land Best Television Series (Comedy) while leading lady Jean Smart was named Best Actress (Comedy).

Meanwhile, Jason Sudeikis celebrated winning back-to-back Best Actor (Comedy) Globes for his performance as football coach Ted Lasso in the second series of the hit Apple sitcom.

The Best Mini-Series / Motion Picture Made for Television category produced an upset as The Underground Railroad prevailed over the likes of Dopesick and Mare of Easttown.

However, the latter two series did enjoy consolation wins, with leading stars Michael Keaton (Dopesick) and Kate Winslet (Mare) winning Best Actor (Mini-Series / TV Motion Picture) and Best Actress (Mini-Series / TV Motion Picture) respectively.

Despite multiple nominations, the likes of The Morning Show, The Great, Maid and Only Murders in the Building all failed to land a win.

List of television winners:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
SUCCESSION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Jeremy Strong, SUCCESSION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
MJ Rodriguez, POSE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
HACKS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Jason Sudeikis, TED LASSO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Jean Smart, HACKS

BEST MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Keaton, DOPESICK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kate Winslet, MARE OF EASTTOWN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Oh Young-Soo, SQUID GAME

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Sarah Snook, SUCCESSION