Last night saw Hollywood come together for the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on a night dominated by women, the colour black and the usual award winners.

A vast majority of stars and guests wore black as part of the Time’s Up protest to support the #MeToo movement. The movement was formed last year to bring an end to sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual discrimination in the industry in the wake of recent Hollywood scandals.

During the ceremony, host Seth Meyers delivered a stirring monologue about the recent scandals while the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman contributed their strong opinions through different speeches.

 

The big winner in the film categories this year was the comedic-drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which clinched four Golden Globes, including the coveted Best Motion Picture (Drama) award.

The film, which stars Frances McDormand as a scornful woman who challenges the authorities of her town over their failure to solve her murdered daughter’s case, beat off stern competition from the likes of the war epic Dunkirk, the political drama The Post and the fantasy romance The Shape of Water.

McDormand won Best Actress (Drama) for her acclaimed performance in the film ahead of the likes of Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Sally Hawkins (Shape of Water) and Meryl Streep (The Post) while co-star Sam Rockwell picked up Supporting Actor ahead of veterans Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World).

Three Billboards also scooped Best Screenplay for filmmaker Martin McDonagh and Original Score for composer Alexandre Desplat, though the former was unable to make it a double victory, as he lost out on Best Director to Guillermo del Toro for his work on The Shape of Water.

 

Despite a dodgy history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Gary Oldman picked up the Best Actor (Drama) gong for his portrayal of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the factual drama Darkest Hour.

The win bolsters his chances of a first Oscar success as he overcame strong competition from Tom Hanks (The Post), and the retiring Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread).

Elsewhere, the indie comedy Lady Bird picked up two awards for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) and Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for leading star Saoirse Ronan as a rebellious teenager.

Lady Bird won a strong film line-up ahead of The Disaster Artist, The Greatest Showman and I, Tonya, though all three films did celebrate success in other categories.

James Franco scooped the Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) award for his portrayal of real-life actor Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist, while Allison Janney clinched Supporting Actress for her role as the damning mother of ice skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

The Greatest Showman picked up the Best Original Song award for the hit track ‘This is Me’ while Pixar’s Coco and the German drama In the Fade won Best Animated Film and Best Foreign Language Film respectively.

The full list of film winners are…

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR

 

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
LADY BIRD

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Saoirse Ronan, LADY BIRD

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
James Franco, THE DISASTER ARTIST

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Allison Janney, I, TONYA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER

BEST SCREENPLAY
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (Martin McDonagh)

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THE SHAPE OF WATER (Alexandre Desplat)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (“This is Me”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
COCO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
IN THE FADE (Germany)

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In the television line-up, the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies was the big victor on the night as it bagged four accolades which included acting wins for stars Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Alexander Skarsgård.

 

Kidman won Best Actress in a Limited Series/Television Movie for her powerful role as vulnerable housewife Celeste Wright ahead of co-star Reese Witherspoon and Feud: Bette and Joan duo Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon while Skarsgård and Dern won the Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories for their riveting work.

Unsurprisingly, the series itself won Best Limited Series/TV Movie, as it beat off the likes of Feud: Bette and Joan and Fargo. The latter programme did pick up an award for British star Ewan McGregor, as he picked up Best Actor in a Limited Series for his dual role in the anthology series.

Elsewhere, the dystopian drama series The Handmaid’s Tale overcame strong competition from The Crown, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things to clinch Best Television Series (Drama) while leading star Elisabeth Moss won Best Actress (Drama) for her performance as fertile heroine Offred.

 

Sterling K. Brown received the Best Actor (Drama) award for his role in This is Us, and in doing so became the first African-American actor to win in that particular category.

The comedy categories saw the Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel clinch two wins for Best Television Series (Comedy/Musical) and Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for leading star Rachel Brosnahan. Aziz Ansari landed Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for his role in Master of None, ahead of the likes of Kevin Bacon and William H. Macy.

The full list of television winners are below:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
THE HANDMAID’S TALE

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Elisabeth Moss, THE HANDMAID’S TALE

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (DRAMA)
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US

 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
THE MARVELLOUS MRS MAISEL

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Rachel Brosnahan, THE MARVELLOUS MRS MAISEL

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Aziz Ansari, MASTER OF NONE

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BIG LITTLE LIES

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Nicole Kidman, BIG LITTLE LIES

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ewan McGregor, FARGO

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Laura Dern, BIG LITTLE LIES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Alexander Skarsgård, BIG LITTLE LIES