‘La La Land’ sets a Golden Globes Record with 7 awards

Los Angeles: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starrer musical comedy ‘La La Land’ achieved as many as seven honours at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, where celebrities including the legendary actress Meryl Streep took a dig at President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday.
The show was hosted by Jimmy, organised by Hollywood Foreign Press Association and it took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.
‘La La Land’ — directed by Damien Chazelle, follows a romantic relationship between a dedicated jazz musician, Sebastian (Gosling), and an aspiring actress, Mia (Stone), who are struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles. They cross paths and embark on a romantic relationship while exploring the joy and pain of pursuing their dreams.
The film won in categories like Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy (Stone), Best Director — Motion Picture (Chazelle), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy (Gosling), Best Screenplay, Best Original Score — Motion Picture and Best Original Song — Motion Picture.
The 74th Golden Globe Awards paid a tribute to late actresses, mother-daughter Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, by showing clips of some of their memorable roles.
Streep was honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and she was applauded for her bold speech in which she slammed Trump. Apart from Streep, British actor Hugh Laurie and Fallon also poked fun at Trump.
While Fallon poked fun at Trump by comparing him to ‘Game of Thrones’ character King Joffrey during his opening monologue, Streep slammed him by stating that one ‘performance’ that stood out this year was when Trump mocked a disabled reporter at a rally.
Laurie said that he feels happy to be honoured at the ‘last ever Golden Globes’ and even indirectly called Trump ‘psychopathic billionaires’ while accepting his award.
While ‘Moonlight’ won the Best Motion Picture -- Drama award, actors Cassey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert took home the award for Best Actor and Actress in Motion Picture - Drama for their roles in ‘Manchester By The Sea’ and ‘Elle’.
The Best Supporting Role — Male and Female Awards were given to actors Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) and Viola Davis (Fences).
‘Zootopia’ was declared as the winner for Best Motion Picture — Animated.
In the television categories, ‘The Crown’ was announced as the winner for Best Television Series - Drama, while ‘Atlanta’ was given the Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy award and the Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television trophy was given to ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’.
Other big winners of the night Tom Hiddleston won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in ‘The Night Manager’; Sara Paulson — was given the Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’; and Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie, who got the best supporting actor honours in the Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television category.
The award show also witnessed a surprise entry by actor Brad Pitt, who is currently fighting for the custody of their six children.
Golden Globes Winners: Complete List
Best Motion Picture (Drama) — Moonlight
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — La La Land
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) — Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) — Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) —Emma Stone (La La Land)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture — Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture — Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Director (Motion Picture) — Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Best Screenplay — La La Land
Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language) — Elle (France)
Best Motion Picture (Animated) — Zootopia
Best Original Song (Motion Picture) — ‘City of Stars’ (La La Land)
Best Original Score (Motion Picture) — Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)
Best Television Series (Drama) — The Crown
Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Atlanta
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama) — Billy Bob Thornton (Goliath) Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Drama) — Claire Foy (The Crown)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) — Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)