'Three Billboards,' 'Lady Bird,' 'Big Little Lies,' 'Handmaid's Tale' Are Golden Globes 2018 Winners

The dark drama "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" was the big winner with four Golden Globes awards on Sunday, and mother-daughter comedy "Lady Bird" was named best comedy film.

Gary Oldman was named best drama movie actor for his role as British wartime leader Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour" and Frances McDormand took home the award for drama actress for her role as an angry mother seeking vengeance in "Three Billboards."

James Franco won the comedy actor award for his cult movie homage "The Disaster Artist" and "Lady Bird" star Saoirse Ronan won for comedy actress.

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro won best director for magical fantasy "The Shape of Water."

Dystopian tale "The Handmaid's Tale" won best TV drama series and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Amazon's new series about a 1950s housewife who become a stand-up comedian, took best TV comedy or musical series.

(Complete winner's list is at end of story.)

The night was dominated not by who took home prizes but by jokes and speeches about the sexual misconduct scandal that has rocked Hollywood, Reuters reported.

"Happy New Year Hollywood! It's 2018. Marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't," quipped Globes host Seth Meyers in his opening remarks, bringing wild applause from the A-list audience in Beverly Hills.

Referring to the male nominees gathered in Beverly Hills for the top television and movie awards, Meyers said: "This is the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud."

The evening began with the normally colorful red carpet transformed into a sea of black gowns as every actress showed solidarity with victims of sexual harassment inside and outside the entertainment industry. Many have given their own harrowing accounts.

Women kept up the theme inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom.

"This year, we became the story," Oprah Winfrey said in a rousing speech while accepting the annual lifetime achievement award.

McDormand said she was proud to be a woman in the industry. "It's great to be here and be part of the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure," she said.

Laura Dern, a supporting actress winner for "Big Little Lies," said: "May we teach our children that speaking out without retribution is our culture's new north star."

The HBO TV series was one of several female-driven winners on Sunday.

The Golden Globes ceremony, the first of the major awards shows in the run-up to the Oscars in March, marked the first big test for how Hollywood would handle the scandal.

Meyers joked that, as the first of the hosts, he felt like "the first dog they shot into outer space."

He appeared to have found the right balance, getting cheers in the room and warm early reviews. Industry website Deadline.com said Meyers "deftly executed a seemingly impossible task," while E! News said he "made lemonade out of lemons."

Fox Searchlight and parent company Twentieth Century Fox were the big winners in terms of studios, with their films winning seven awards. Indie movie studio A24 had three.

Here's the list of winners for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and provided by The Associated Press:

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—Motion Picture, Drama: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

—Actor, Motion Picture, Drama: Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour."

—Actress, Motion Picture, Drama: Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

—Director, Motion Picture: Guillermo Del Toro, "The Shape of Water."

—Supporting Actor, Motion Picture: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

—Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya."

—Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Lady Bird."

—Actor, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: James Franco, "The Disaster Artist."

—Actress, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird."

—Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

—Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, "The Shape of Water."