The Hollywood musical is undoubtedly making a come-back, as proved by the success of writer-director Damien Chazelle’s new film, ‘La La Land.’ The comedy-drama won a record-breaking seven trophies at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which aired live on NBC last night from The Beverly Hilton hotel.

First-time show host Jimmy Fallon led the star-studded event, during which the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced its choices for 2016’s best movies and television series. During the ceremony, Meryl Streep was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and Sylvester Stallone’s daughters, Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, served as Miss Golden Globe 2017.

This year’s trophies were presented by an all-star list of celebrities including Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Bell, Annette Bening, Matt Bomer, Pierce Brosnan, Naomi Campbell, Steve Carell, Jessica Chastain, Priyanka Chopra, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Laura Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gal Gadot, Cuba Gooding Jr., Hugh Grant, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Hamm, Goldie Hawn, Chris Hemsworth, Felicity Jones, Michael Keaton, Anna Kendrick, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, John Legend, Diego Luna, Sienna Miller, Mandy Moore, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Timothy Olyphant, Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Chris Pine, Brad Pitt, Eddie Redmayne, Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Amy Schumer, Sylvester Stallone, Sting, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Carrie Underwood, Vince Vaughn, Milo Ventimiglia, Sofia Vergara, Carl Weathers, Kristen Wiig and Reese Witherspoon. The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was produced by dick clark productions, in association with the HFPA.

The following winners of the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards include:

Films:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
‘Moonlight’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Isabelle Huppert, ‘Elle’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Casey Affleck, ‘Manchester by the Sea’

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
‘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 Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Best Motion Picture – Animated
‘Zootopia’

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
‘Elle’ (France)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Viola Davis, ‘Fences’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Nocturnal Animals

Best Director – Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, ‘La La Land’

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle, ‘La La Land’

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Justin Hurwitz, ‘La La Land’

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
‘City Of Stars,’ ‘La La Land’
Music By: Justin Hurwitz
Lyrics By: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Television:

Best Television Series – Drama
‘The Crown’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Claire Foy, ‘The Crown’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Billy Bob Thornton, ‘Goliath’

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
‘Atlanta’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Tracee Ellis Ross, ‘Black-Ish’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or
Comedy

Donald Glover, ‘Atlanta’

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
‘The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’

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 Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Hiddleston, ‘The Night Manager

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’

Check out images from the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards below.

The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards host, Jimmy Fallon, attended the Universal, NBC, Focus Features and E! Entertainment Golden Globes After Party. The event was sponsored by Chrysler and held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Neilson Barnard/NBC)
One of ‘Moonlight’ producers, Adele Romanski, accepted the trophy for Best Motion Picture – Drama, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Casey Affleck accepted the trophy for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Isabelle Huppert accepted the trophy for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Emma Stone accepted the trophy for Best Actress, Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Tom Hiddleston accepted the trophy for Best Actor – Limited Series or Motion Picture for TV, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
Tracee Ellis Ross accepted the trophy for Best Actress – Television Series – Musical or Comedy, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.
(Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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