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74th Golden Globe Awards — 2017 film and television award ceremony, on the 8th of January in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 2016 filmmaking and televisionmaking

January 1, 2017

La La Land set a Golden Globe record by winning all seven of its nominations at the 74th ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

Quick Facts

Year
2017
Category
general

Key Facts

Ceremony date
January 8, 2017
Venue
The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Host
Jimmy Fallon
La La Land wins
7 out of 7 nominations — most in Golden Globe history
Cecil B. DeMille honoree
Meryl Streep
Broadcaster
NBC

Location

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Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Each year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes outstanding achievements in film and American television. For 2016, La La Land, a musical romantic drama directed by Damien Chazelle, led all nominees with seven nominations, while several prestige television productions including Atlanta and The Crown also received widespread recognition.

Event

The 74th Golden Globe Awards were broadcast live on January 8, 2017, from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, hosted by Jimmy Fallon. La La Land swept all seven of its categories, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for Damien Chazelle. Television honors were distributed among Atlanta, The Crown, The Night Manager, and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Consequence

La La Land's seven wins became the most by any film in Golden Globe Awards history, generating substantial awards-season momentum ahead of the Academy Awards. Meryl Streep, honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, delivered a widely discussed speech that drew significant media attention beyond the ceremony itself.

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