The biggest stars of film and television came together for last night’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which provided plenty of entertainment and political talk.

On the big-screen side of things, history was made by the romantic musical La La Land as it swept its way to a stunning seven wins out of seven, including the coveted Motion Picture (Comedy 0r Musical) award.

The overwhelming Oscar favourite also secured victories for actors Ryan Gosling (Best Actor in a Comedy / Musical) and Emma Stone (Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical) while filmmaker Damien Chazelle celebrated a double success in the Director and Screenplay categories. It also landed Original Score for composer Justin Hurwitz and Original Song.

The win tally was the most given to a film and beats a record previously held by One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Midnight Express (1978).

La La Land’s dominance meant that other contenders struggled to get much notice, albeit the coming-of-age drama Moonlight did clinch the crucial Motion Picture (Drama) accolade. The win came at the expense of Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Lion and Manchester by the Sea.

 

Elsewhere, the French thriller Elle secured two major wins, including Best Foreign Language Film, while leading lady Isabelle Huppert pulled off a surprise victory in Best Actress (Drama) ahead of stern favourites Amy Adams (Arrival) and Natalie Portman (Jackie).

Meanwhile, Casey Affleck continued his dominant run of wins by landing Best Actor (Drama) for his lead role in the indie drama Manchester by the Sea. Another performer who looks a sure-fire favourite for Oscar success is Viola Davis, as she was named Best Supporting Actress for the family drama Fences.

 

There was a big upset in Best Supporting Actor as rank outsider Aaron Taylor-Johnson picked up the award for Nocturnal Animals ahead of the much-fancied Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) on what turned out to be the only British (film) success on the night. The Disney hit Zootopia deservedly won Best Animated Film ahead of the likes of Kubo and the Two Strings and Moana.

However, the biggest talking point of the night came from the legendary Meryl Streep as she became the latest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille award. The nine-time Golden Globe-winning actress delivered an emotional speech which saw her take aim at president-elect Donald Trump, who later ridiculed her on Twitter.

The full list of film winners are…

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
MOONLIGHT

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Isabelle Huppert, ELLE

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

 

 

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
LA LA LAND

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Emma Stone, LA LA LAND

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Ryan Gosling, LA LA LAND

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Viola Davis, FENCES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND

 

BEST SCREENPLAY
LA LA LAND (Damien Chazelle)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
LA LA LAND (Justin Hurwitz)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
LA LA LAND (“City of Stars”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ZOOTOPIA

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ELLE (France)

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In the television categories, it turned out to be a most excellent evening for the Brits.

Netflix’s historical drama series The Crown triumphed in Best Television Series (Drama) against the likes of Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld. There was also recognition for leading lady Claire Foy, as she clinched Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) for her portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth II.

Another British programme to perform well at the Globes was the BBC thriller The Night Manager as it took home three acting awards for stars Tom Hiddleston (Actor in a Limited Series/Television Movie), Hugh Laurie (Supporting Actor) and Olivia Colman (Supporting Actress).

 

There was a surprise win for Billy Bob Thornton as he was named Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) for his role in the Amazon show Goliath. He overcame strong competition from the likes of Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan).

In the comedy categories, FX’s Atlanta scored two wins for Best Television Series (Comedy) and Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy) for main star Donald Glover.

Meanwhile, Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated a win in Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy) for her performance in Black-ish, ahead of the more deserving Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep).

Though a couple of its actors lost out elsewhere, the crime miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story picked up two gongs for Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie for overwhelming favourite Sarah Paulson for her acclaimed role as prosecutor Marcia Clark.

The full list of television winners are below:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
THE CROWN

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Claire Foy, THE CROWN

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Billy Bob Thornton, GOLIATH

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
ATLANTA

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Tracee Ellis Ross, BLACK-ISH

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Donald Glover, ATLANTA

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Sarah Paulson, THE PEOPLE V. O. J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Tom Hiddleston, THE NIGHT MANAGER

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Olivia Colman, THE NIGHT MANAGER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hugh Laurie, THE NIGHT MANAGER