The stars came out to shine on the red carpet for the Golden Globes awards in a range of shimmering gowns.

Silver and metallic were dominating shades of the night with Drew Barrymore in a 1920s inspired gown, Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen and Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad, all rocking the look.

The 74th Hollywood awards might not pip the Oscars in importance, and the best ball gowns are reserved for the Academy Awards but it's the awards where stylists push the boundaries a little, and often the gamble pays off.

La la land swept the boards winning seven awards, its female lead Emma Stone looked every inch the star in metallic star-studded Valentino, and proved that plunging doesn't have to look cheap.

Pink was also a popular shade for the evening with Brit Claire Foy, who was named best actress in a television drama for her portrayal of the Queen in The Crown, leading the way in Erdem, Felicity Jones was pretty in pink in Gucci and Lily Collins looked dazzling in Zuhair Murad Couture.

Blake Lively wowed on the red carpet just four months after giving birth, in an Atelier Versace dress with chain mail drapes.

Natalie Portman's maternity wardrobe was by none other than Miuccia Prada, perfectly proportioned on her petite frame and the tricky yellow colour worked against her brunette locks, Naomie Harris deserves an honourable mention for carrying off her champagne and platinum structured dress by Armani Prive showed how timeless old school glamour is.

Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television</s>Congratulations are in order for Casey Affleck!

The 41-year-old actor has just been honored at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Casey took home the award for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for his performance as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea.

He was up against Joel Edgerton (Loving), Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic), and Denzel Washington (Fences).

His brother Ben Affleck was also in attendance as a presenter.

FYI: Casey is wearing Dolce & Gabbana, David Hart for Johnston & Murphy shoes, and Montblanc cufflinks.</s>The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards are only a few hours away. As the biggest stars in film and TV descend upon the Beverly Hilton Hotel, keep track of all the action with our Golden Globes 2017 live blog.

The ceremony, hosted for a the first time by Jimmy Fallon, will air live coast-to-coast on NBC at 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET. The “Tonight Show” host previously emceed the 2010 Emmy Awards.

Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Annette Bening, Jessica Chastain, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gal Gadot, Hugh Grant, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Felicity Jones, Ryan Reynolds, and Emma Stone are among the newly-annouced presenters. They join Drew Barrymore, Steve Carell, Priyanka Chopra, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Mandy Moore, Chris Pine, Eddie Redmayne, Sylvester Stallone, Justin Theroux, Milo Ventimiglia, Sofia Vergara, and Reese Witherspoon, among others.

Produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are broadcast in more than 236 countries and territories worldwide.

Variety reporters will be on the scene at the Beverly Hilton Hotel all day, providing the latest updates on the red carpet, inside the show, backstage, and more. Keep up with all the action, starting at 3 p.m. PT with the red carpet, below.

Check back for the full list of 2017 Golden Globes winners.</s>The 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, which aired Sunday, further proved online shows have truly arrived.

While traditional shows and movies still dominated -- theatrical release "La La Land" claimed a record seven awards -- original streaming shows definitely made their presence known.

The non-traditional shows made their mark right from the start, with Netflix drama "Stranger Things" earning a prime position in host Jimmy Fallon's opening number. (Barb lives!)

Netflix stunner "The Crown," about Queen Elizabeth II's early years, received a royal welcome. Star Claire Foy, who plays the queen, won the Golden Globe for outstanding actress in a television drama, and the show won for outstanding television drama.

"(Queen Elizabeth) has been at the center of the world for the last 63 years," Foy said. "I think the world could do with a few more women at the center of it."

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attended the awards ceremony, as Amazon Studios shows received five TV nominations, winning the best-actor award early on for Billy Bob Thornton's performance as a comeback-seeking lawyer in "Goliath."

Bezos and his package-delivering powerhouse of a company were the target of one of Fallon's opening-monologue jokes.

"(Bezos) actually arrived yesterday, but there was no one around to sign for him," Fallon cracked.

Casey Affleck also thanked Bezos and Amazon when he won the award for best actor in a motion picture drama for "Manchester By the Sea," an Amazon-backed theatrical film.

Science fiction and fantasy films and shows peppered the evening, beginning with that opening production, a spoof of the "La La Land" opening musical number. Among the stars taking part were "Game of Thrones" actor Kit Harington mocking the death drama surrounding his character Jon Snow, and Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores from "Westworld," who obligingly shut down, as her character's animatronic host does on the show.

Fans of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" saw two of that film's stars reunited on stage as Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso) and Diego Luna (Cassian Andor) presented the award for best screenplay to "La La Land" writer Damien Chazelle.

And Star Wars princess Carrie Fisher and her mother, actress and singer Debbie Reynolds, who both died in late December, were honored in a special clip montage set to the two of them singing together. Cecil B. DeMille lifetime-achievement award winner Meryl Streep also cited her friend Fisher, recalling that the actress once told her, "Take your broken heart, make it into art."

Two superheroes presented an award, as Chris Hemsworth of "Thor" and Gal Gadot of "Wonder Woman" bestowed the best foreign-language film award to France's "Elle."</s>A look at who won big at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.</s>Chrissy Metz is about to hit the red carpet of her very first Golden Globe Awards appearance and she's thrilled.

E! News caught up with the This Is Us actress and first-time Golden Globe nominee during one of her dress fittings for the night ahead and got the scoop on who she's may be bringing to the award show.

As for what Metz will be donning come Sunday evening, the star worked with Christian Siriano to create not one, but two gowns to choose from.</s>The 19 worst Golden Globe gowns of all time



Cher and Bjork aside, the red carpet at the Golden Globes can be a lot more fun to watch than the Oscars, when the trophy-hunters are clad in their Serious Actress Boring Best (lots of white ballgowns and black, navy or muted gold sheaths, check out this infographic of all the award winners’ gowns).

Over the years, we’ve seen Lara Flynn Boyle in a pink tutu and lace-up ballet shoes, Courtney Love in a black gown that appeared to fashioned entirely from stocking runs, Helena Bonham Carter in a floral cocktail dress halfheartedly covered in tulle with mismatched pumps, Rosamund Pike apparently competing for a sag award for her globes, and the fearless (but terrifying) Paula Patton in a white gown erupting with a giant ruffle.

And speaking of volcanic ruffles, in 2016 we added Jane Fonda’s gown with its unfathomably ruffled bib. (And no, I have never met a ruffle I couldn’t hate.)

In our survey last year, readers voted Renee Zellweger’s semi-sheer and weirdly shoulderless black gown from the 2009 Golden Globes. Take a look through the slideshow above of the most outrageous and most outrageously ugly Golden Globe gowns of all time, and let us know in the comments below if that verdict still holds up.

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Ep. 60: Best and worst TV of 2016</s>Chrissy Metz is about to hit the red carpet of her very first Golden Globe Awards appearance and she's thrilled.

E! News caught up with the This Is Us actress and first-time Golden Globe nominee during one of her dress fittings for the night ahead and got the scoop on who she's may be bringing to the award show.

As for what Metz will be donning come Sunday evening, the star worked with Christian Siriano to create not one, but two gowns to choose from.</s>Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Grant are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the 74th annual Golden Globes.

Musical La La Land leads the pack with seven nominations at the awards show, which recognises both film and television talent, while coming-of-age drama Moonlight has six nods, including one for its British star Naomie Harris.

Tom, Olivia and Hugh are recognised for their roles in BBC thriller The Night Manager, which is up for four awards including best limited TV series.

The star-studded event in Los Angeles will see Tom compete for best actor in a limited TV series against fellow Briton Riz Ahmed, who is recognised for his performance in The Night Of.

Naomie Harris has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Moonlight (A24)

Skyfall star Naomie is nominated for best supporting actress for her performance as a crack addict in Moonlight, while Hugh is up for best actor in a musical or comedy film for Florence Foster Jenkins.

Fellow Britons Dev Patel and Aaron Taylor-Johnson will battle it out for best supporting actor for their roles in Lion and Nocturnal Animals respectively.

British-born Lily Collins – the daughter of musician Phil Collins – is nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for her performance in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply.

Meanwhile, British-American star Andrew Garfield is nominated for best actor in a film drama for his portrayal of Second World War hero Desmond Doss in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge.

Mel Gibson is nominated for best director (Joel Ryan/AP)

Mel received a best director nomination for the war drama, which marked his return to directing for the first time in 10 years following his controversial anti-Semitic rant in 2006.

A host of British talent is nominated in the television categories, with Olivia hoping to secure the award for best supporting actress in a limited series as she goes up against British stars Thandie Newton, who is nominated for Westworld, and Lena Headey from Game Of Thrones.

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones (Helen Sloan/HBO)

Hugh is nominated for best supporting actor and will go head to head with American John Lithgow, who is nominated for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill in Netflix drama The Crown.

John’s co-star, Briton Claire Foy, is nominated for best actress in a television drama series for her portrayal of the Queen in the drama, which focuses on the monarch’s early reign.

The Crown will battle for best television drama series with Game Of Thrones, Netflix’s original series Stranger Things, US drama This Is Us and big budget HBO drama Westworld.

Another Briton hoping for Golden Globes glory is Charlotte Rampling, who is nominated for best actress in a limited television series for her performance in London Spy.

Welsh actor Matthew Rhys is up for best actor in a television drama series for The Americans.

In the film categories, La La Land’s golden couple, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, have both been nominated, in the best actor and actress in a comedy categories.

La La Land is up for best musical comedy film along with superhero film Deadpool, Florence Foster Jenkins, Sing Street and 20th Century Women.

The movie acting awards will also see Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Isabelle Huppert, Ruth Negga and Natalie Portman compete for best actress in a film drama.

Casey Affleck is up for best actor (Richard Shotwell/AP)

Casey Affleck is nominated for best actor in a film drama for his performance in Manchester By The Sea, which has a total of five nominations.

He will compete with Joel Edgerton (Loving), Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic) and Denzel Washington (Fences).

Hacksaw Ridge, Hell Or High Water, Lion, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight are nominated for best film in the drama category.

The People Versus OJ Simpson: American Crime Story received a number of nominations, including best limited TV series.

John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B Vance and Sterling K Brown are up for acting awards for their performances in the drama about the murder trial of former American footballer Simpson.

Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins (Think Jam)

Meryl Streep, who will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for career achievement, is nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy film for Florence Foster Jenkins.

The ceremony will be hosted by American comedian Jimmy Fallon and takes place at the Beverly Hilton hotel from 1am GMT on Monday.</s>Partial list of winners at the Golden Globe Awards

Partial list of winners at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, California:

Tracee Ellis Ross poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a television series - musical or comedy for "Black-ish" at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Ryan Gosling arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Viola Davis arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
The Crown wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama.