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Ryan Gosling, La La Land big winners at Golden Globes

La La Land steamrolled through the Jimmy Fallon-hosted ceremony that mixed the expected Hollywood celebration with often-voiced concern over president-elect Donald Trump.

La La Land, Moonlight named best films in their respective categories

The Los Angeles based musical La La Land was the big winner at this year's Golden Globes, taking home seven trophies. Its stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone won best actor and best actress in a musical or comedy film. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

La La Landsteamrolled through theJimmy Fallon-hosted Golden Globes that mixed the expected, champagne-sipping Hollywood celebration with often-voiced concern over president-elect Donald Trump.

Damien Chazelle's Los Angeles musical,which came in with a leading seven nominations, won in every single one of those categories, topped by best motion picture comedy or musical. Chazelle won both best director and best screenplay.

Ryan Gosling, born in London, Ont., won best actor in a comedy or musical for his performance in the film, his co-star Emma Stone prevailed as best actress in a comedy of musical, and La La Land also won for best score (Justin Hurwitz) and best song for City of Stars.

"This isn't the first time I've been mistaken for Ryan Reynolds," Gosling joked, looking at his fellow nominee (and fellow Canadian),the star of Deadpool. In one of the evening's more emotional acceptance speeches, Gosling dedicated his award to his late brother-in-law, Juan Carlos Mendes.

The night's final award went to Barry Jenkins' tender coming-of-agedrama Moonlight, the nod for best motion picture, drama its sole win among six nominations.

Should Moonlight and La La Land both be nominated on Jan. 24 for best picture Academy Award they will not be separated by category as in the Golden Globes.

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Isabelle Huppert took home the top acting awards in the dramatic category. Affleck's win was widely predicted, while Huppert in Elle beat out a strong field of nominees that included Amy Adams (Arrival) and Natalie Portman (Jackie).

StreepblastsTrump

Meryl Streep, the night's Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree, supplied Sunday evening's most stinging rebuke to Trump. Streep, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention, called the president-elect's mocking of a disabled reporter the year's performance that most "stunned her."

Meryl Streep was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the awards and spent much of her speech speaking out about president-elect Donald Trump. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

After listing the humble upbringings of several actors, she argued for the multinational makeup of Hollywood, Streep listed off the far-flung homes of stars from Dev Patel to Gosling who she complimented "like all the nicest people" isCanadian.

"Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if you kick them all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts," Streep said to loud applause.

Fallon fumbles during opening monologue

The show got off to a rocky start at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., with a broken teleprompter initially stalling host Jimmy Fallon, who still managed to start the show with a singing-and-dancing ode to La La Land and a steady diet of Donald Trump jokes.

"Cut to Justin Timberlake, please," implored a desperate Fallon as he improvised while another teleprompter was brought in. It was the second recent fiasco for Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, which presented the infamous Mariah Carey flub on New Year's Eve.

Jimmy Fallon hosted the 74th edition of the Golden Globes and had to overcome a technical malfunction. (Paul Drinkwater via AP)

In a more truncated monologue, Fallon's sharpest barbs weren't directed at the stars in the room as was the style of frequent host Ricky Gervais but president-elect Trump. He compared Trump to the belligerent teenage king Joffrey of Games of Thrones.Fallon's first line, once the teleprompter was working, was to introduce the Globes as "one of the few places left where America still honours the popular vote."

That, though, isn't quite true. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a collection of 85 members, has its own methods of selecting winners. Best supporting actress winner Viola Davis, the co-star of Denzel Washington's August Wilson adaptation Fences,alluded to the group's reputation for being wined and dined.

"I took all the pictures, went to luncheon," said Davis, to knowing chuckles through the ballroom. "But it's right on time."

While Davis's march to an Oscar seems virtually assured, other picks were more idiosyncratic.

British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson took best supporting actor for his performance in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, in what could be considered a surprise win in a category with Mahersala Ali from Moonlightand Jeff Bridges from Hell or High Water.

There were expected winners, like The People v. O.J. Simpsontaking best miniseries, as well as an award for that show's Sarah Paulson.

Other winners were less prepared Donald Glover looked visibly surprised when his FX series Atlantawon best comedy series over heavyweights like Veepand Transparent.Glover returned to the stageto pick up the trophy forbestactor in a TV comedy.

The cast and producers of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story pose with their award for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

'On behalf ofpsychopathic billionaires'

Hugh Laurie, star of The Night Manager, also seemed taken aback when he was announced as best supporting actor in a limited series or TV film over the likes of John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson) and John Lithgow (The Crown).

Laurie was one of the fewwinners to pepper his acceptance speech with comments about Trump. "I accept this award on behalf of psychopathic billionaires everywhere," he said. The Night Managerwon two more awards, including best actor for Tom Hiddleston.

Paul Verhoeven's Ellewon best foreign language film whileDisney's Zootopiatook home best animated feature whichincluded a cameo by CBC'schief correspondent Peter Mansbridge. A full list of winners follows:


Film

  • Best Drama:Moonlight
  • Best Comedy or Musical:La La Land
  • Best Actor, Drama:Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
  • Best Actress, Drama:Isabelle Huppert, Elle
  • Best Actor, Comedy or Musical:Ryan Gosling, La La Land
  • Best Actress, Comedy or Musical:Emma Stone, La La Land
  • Best Director:Damien Chazelle, La La Land
  • Best Supporting Actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
  • Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
  • Best Animated Film: Zootopia
  • Best Screenplay:DamienChazelle,La La Land
  • Best Original Song:La La Land'sCity of Stars
  • Best Original Score:La La Land
  • Best Foreign Language Film:Elle
Take a look at that bling. Actress Tracee Ellis Ross sported some on every finger her turn on the Golden Globes red carpet. She won best actress in a TV series - comedy for her role in Black-ish. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

Television

  • Best TV Drama Series: The Crown
  • Best TV Comedy/Musical Series:Atlanta
  • Best Actor, TV Drama:Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath
  • Best Actress, TV Drama: Claire Foy,The Crown
  • Best Actor, TV Comedy: Donald Glover,Atlanta
  • Best Actress, TV Comedy:Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
  • Best TV Movie or Limited Series:The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story
  • Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series:Tom Hiddleston,The Night Manager
  • Best Actressin aTV Movie or Limited Series: Sarah Paulson,The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story
  • Best Supporting Actorin aTV Movie or Limited Series:Hugh Laurie,The Night Manager
  • Best Supporting Actressin aTV Movie or Limited Series:Olivia Colman,The Night Manager

With files from CBC News