The original musical continues to steamroll its way to Oscar night.
The 2017 Golden Globe Awards went gaga for La La Land. Writer/director Damien Chazelle's original musical scored a clean sweep, winning in every single category in which it was nominated including Best Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Actor for Ryan Gosling. The film won seven awards in total, setting a new Golden Globes record for the most wins by a single film. The previous record of six wins was held by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Midnight Express.
Elsewhere in the film awards, the biggest surprise of the night came with Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Best Supporting Actor win for Nocturnal Animals. His performance is indeed excellent in Tom Ford's underrated thriller, but Mahershala Ali was the clear frontrunner in this category for his towering performance in Moonlight and has been picking up critics awards left and right.
On the TV side of things, in true Golden Globes fashion it was all about new series. Netflix's The Crown won Best Drama and FX's Atlanta won Best Comedy, and both series also took home top acting awards.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea - WINNER
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Amy Adams – Arrival
Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane
Isabelle Hupert – Elle - WINNER
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Colin Farrell – The LobsterRyan Gosling – La La Land - WINNER
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill – War Dogs
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of SeventeenEmma Stone – La La Land - WINNER
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster JenkinsBest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureViola Davis – Fences - WINNER
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the SeaBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins
Dev Patel – LionAaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals - WINNER
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Best Original Score for a Motion Picture
Nicholas Britell – MoonlightJustin Hurwitz – La La Land - WINNER
Johann Johannsson – Arrival
Dustin O’Halloran, Volker Bertelmann – Lion
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch – Hidden FiguresBest Original Song for a Motion Picture
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Trolls“City of Stars” – La La Land - WINNER
“Faith” – Sing
“Gold” – Gold
“How Far I’ll Go” – MoanaBest Screenplay for a Motion PictureDamien Chazelle – La La Land - WINNER
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
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Best Animated Motion PictureKubo and the Two StringsMoanaMy Life as a ZucchiniSingZootopia - WINNERBest Foreign Language FilmElle - WINNERNerudaThe SalesmanToni ErdmannDivines
Best Comedy SeriesAtlanta - WINNERBlackishMozart in the JungleTransparentVeep
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Best Drama SeriesThe Crown - WINNERGame of ThronesStranger ThingsThis Is UsWestworldBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Rachel Bloom – My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss – Veep
Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the VirginTracee Ellis Ross – black-ish - WINNERBest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the JungleDonald Glover – Atlanta - WINNER
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Nick Nolte – GravesBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, DramaClaire Foy – The Crown - WINNER
Keri Russell – The Americans
Winona Ryder – Stranger Things
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Liev Schreiber – Ray DonovanBilly Bob Thornton – Goliath - WINNERBest Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of
Bryan Cranston – All the Way
John Turturro – The Night OfTom Hiddleston – The Night Manager - WINNER
Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime StoryBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Riley Keough – The Girlfriend ExperienceSarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER
Charlotte Rampling – London Spy
Kerry Washington – ConfirmationBest Limited SeriesAmerican CrimeThe DresserThe Night ManagerThe Night OfThe People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime StoryHugh Laurie – The Night Manager - WINNER
John Lithgow – The Crown
Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime StoryBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionOlivia Colman – The Night Manager - WINNER
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Chrissy Metz – This Is Us
Mandy Moore – This Is Us
Thandie Newton – Westworld