"La La Land" danced

off with seven Golden Globes on Sunday on a night marked by

upsets and a stinging indictment of U.S. President-elect Donald

Trump by Hollywood favourite Meryl Streep.

"La La Land", a romantic musical about a struggling actress

and a jazz pianist trying to make it in Hollywood, took home

Globes for best comedy/musical and for its stars Ryan Gosling

and Emma Stone, as well as for director Damien Chazelle,

screenplay, score and original song.

But the evening's most dramatic moments came from

67-year-old Streep, the most respected actress of her

generation, while accepting her lifetime achievement award.

Although the three-time Oscar winner never mentioned Trump's

name, she said the most heartbreaking performance of the year

came "when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat

in our country imitated a disabled reporter."

"I still can't get it out of my head because it wasn't in a

movie. It was real life," Streep said.

Streep wasn't the only celebrity to get political at the

Globes. First-time host Jimmy Fallon opened the three-hour

ceremony by calling the awards show "one of the few places left

where America still honors the popular vote" - a dig at Trump's

victory despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.

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The night belonged to "La La Land," whose seven wins set a

new record for the most Golden Globes by a single movie.

The other big movie award went to low-budget "Moonlight,"

about a young boy growing up in an impoverished neighbourhood of

Miami, which was named best drama.

Cast and crew of "Moonlight" poses backstage with their award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. Picture: REUTERS

"The movie touches people because they see the authenticity

that we put into it. We weren't trying to do anything other than

tell our story," said director Barry Jenkins.

The Globe wins, handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press

Association, strengthened the front-runner status of "La La

Land" and "Moonlight" for the Oscars in February.

Casey Affleck, star of "Manchester by the Sea," won best

drama actor for his role as a man riven by grief, while Viola

Davis won best supporting actress, as expected, for playing a

downtrodden wife in the African-American family drama "Fences,"

the movie version of the award-winning play by August Wilson.

"It's not everyday Hollywood thinks of translating a play to

screen. It doesn't scream moneymaker, but it screams art, it

screams heart," Davis said.

Elsewhere, the Golden Globes lived up to their reputation

for upsets.

Isabelle Huppert was named best drama actress for the French

psychological thriller movie "Elle" in an upset win over Natalie

Portman for "Jackie," who has won a slew of critics' awards.

In television, hip hop show "Atlanta" won best TV comedy

series and best actor for its star and creator Donald Glover,

beating old favourites including "Veep" and "Transparent."

"This is incredible," said "Atlanta" creator and lead actor

Donald Glover. "We didn't think anyone was gonna like this show

so we really appreciate it."

Netflix's British royal drama "The Crown" won over fantasy

"Game of Thrones" and sci-fi series "Westworld" for best drama

series.

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross, winner of Best Performance in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for 'Black-ish. Picture: AFP

Tracee Ellis Ross, a first-time Golden Globe nominee, was

named best comedy actress for playing the mom in

African-American family comedy "black-ish."

The Golden Globe Awards 2017 full list of winners:

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 - Motion Picture: Viola Davis, 'Fences'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - 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'

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'

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La La Land wins big at Golden Globes, Meryl Streep gets political