Some stars were notable by their absence - Tom Cruise and Brendan Fraser have previously distanced themselves from the voting body behind the Globes and did not attend.
But most of the nominees and guests who showed up the Beverley Hilton hotel in Los Angeles were happy to pose for photos as they walked the red carpet ahead of the ceremony.
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US actress Jennifer Coolidge won best TV supporting actress for The White Lotus
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Pose star Billy Porter was one of the category presenters at this year's ceremony
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Anya Taylor-Joy, pictured with Malcolm McRae, was nominated for best supporting actress for The Menu
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British actor Eddie Redmayne was nominated for best supporting actor for The Good Nurse, in which he starred opposite Jessica Chastain
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Actress Jenna Ortega, who recently appeared in the hugely popular Netflix series Wednesday, handed out an award
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Glass Onion director Rian Johnson was seen bowing down to Decision To Leave director Park Chan-wook on the red carpet
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The Flight Attendant star Kaley Cuoco, who is expecting a child with her partner, US actor Tom Pelphrey
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Awards favourite Viola Davis was nominated for her performance in The Woman King
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Pinocchio director Guillermo del Toro walked the red carpet with his wife Kim Morgan, and later won best animated feature for Pinochhio
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Actress Laverne Cox wore a vintage blue and gold gown on the red carpet
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Julia Garner has starred in Inventing Anna, but it was her performance in Ozark which won her a Golden Globe
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Irish actor Barry Keoghan, two actors in the supporting categories, cosied up on the red carpet
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Angela Bassett won best supporting actress for her performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Actor Bob Odenkirk's hugely popular series Better Call Saul came to an end last year after six seasons
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Daisy Edgar-Jones recently starred in Where The Crawdads Sing after her breakout success in Normal People