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Golden Globes 2017: La La Land shines with 7 awards
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starrer musical comedy La La Land clinched as many as seven honours at the recently held 74th Golden Globe Awards which was attended by the biggest stars of Hollywood.
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Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the awards show — organised by Hollywood Foreign Press Association — took place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land 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.
While Moon light 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 respectively. 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.
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. The show also witnessed a surprise entry by actor Brad Pitt, who is currently fighting for the custody of his six children with Angelina Jolie. The actor was welcomed with a thunderous round of applause.
Indian stars make their presence felt
Actress Priyanka Chopra made her Golden Globes debut and co-presented one of the early awards at the ceremony. The 34-yearold actress, who was representing her upcoming film Baywatch, was invited to present an award in the television category. She co-presented the evening’s second award with The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, for Best TV Actor — Drama to Billy Bob Thornton for Goliath. Priyanka shimmered in a metallic gold Ralph Lauren dress accessorised with a simple pendant. India’s other international star, Deepika Padukone, also made her presence felt at the after party. She wore a Ralph Lauren yellow off-shoulder ensemble, accessorised with wavy tresses at the event. Indian origin British actor Dev Patel, along with eight-year-old Sunny Pawar, introduced their drama film Lion at the awards.
The film was nominated under three categories — Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Dressed in black tuxedo, the duo was welcomed with a huge round of applause. While Dev gave a synopsis of the film on stage, Sunny was cheered up by the audience when Dev lifted him up and Sunny said, “This is our film, Lion”.
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