Musical la la land and Meryl Streep's speech on empathy and tolerance define the 74th edition. Meanwhile Priyanka Chopra sizzled the red carpet
The Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starrer musical comedy la la land clinched 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.
From the Indian perspective, our own Priyanka Chopra made a glittering debut at the gala as a presenter while Deepika Padukone turned heads at the after-party. Dev Patel and Sunny Pawar caught a few eyeballs following the curiosity generated by their film lion. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the awards show — organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.
Directed by Damien Chazelle, la la land 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.
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 included Tom Hiddleston, who 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, who 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: Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.