Timothée Chalamet was among the main winners as Hollywood's finest gathered for this year's Golden Globe Awards.

Chalamet, 30, continued his pursuit of greatness, and an Oscar, by beating stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney to the award for best actor in a musical or comedy for table tennis caper Marty Supreme.

Despite DiCaprio missing out, his film One Battle After Another won the most awards overall, with four prizes including best musical or comedy film and best director.

Irish actress Jessie Buckley was named best drama actress for Hamnet, which also scored a surprise win in the best drama film category.

Vampire thriller Sinners had been considered the frontrunner, but it instead went home with the box office achievement prize as well as best score.

The Golden Globes are a key stop on the road to the Academy Awards, and other acting winners on Sunday included Teyana Taylor, Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura, and Stellan Skarsgård.

Unlike the Oscars, the Globes also reward TV shows, and the night saw British actors Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, and Erin Doherty pick up more honors for their performances in Netflix drama Adolescence.

Jessie Buckley was named best actress for her role in the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel Hamnet, about the death of William Shakespeare's son.

Elsewhere, singer and actress Teyana Taylor, whose career started when she choreographed a Beyonce music video at the age of 15, cemented her Hollywood breakthrough by winning best supporting film actress for One Battle After Another.

After tearfully thanking a list of people, she used her acceptance speech to send a message to my brown sisters and little brown girls watching tonight.

Stellan Skarsgård, 74, won best supporting actor for Sentimental Value, and joked that he hadn't prepared a speech because I thought that I was too old.

Swedish actor Wagner Moura won best drama actor for his role in a political thriller, The Secret Agent.

Overall, the Golden Globes showcased a splendid array of performances, leaving audiences eager for the upcoming Academy Awards.