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 honours for their performances in Netflix drama Adolescence.


With all eyes on the Oscars race, Timothée Chalamet's victory has given him a boost over his rivals. I'm in a category with many greats, he said when accepting his trophy.


It was Chalamet's fifth Globes nomination, but his first win. My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up, always be grateful for what you have, he said.


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. Our light does not need permission to shine, she told them. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space.


British teenager Owen Cooper continued a year of adulation and awards acclaim for his performance in Adolescence, winning best TV supporting actor. I'm still very much an apprentice. I'm still learning every day, he remarked in disbelief.