It was a great night for the Irish at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, with Lady Bird star Saoirse Ronan and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, writer-director Martin McDonagh among the winners.

Ronan, who was previously nominated for Golden Globes for her roles in Brooklyn and Atonement, won the Best Actress - Musical or Comedy award for her performance in writer-director Greta Gerwig's coming-of-age story.

Lady Bird was also named Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the awards.

A round of applause for Saoirse Ronan taking home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for her role in @LadyBirdMovie! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/fXm4pygZ41 — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Nominated in six categories, Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the biggest film winner on the night, winning four awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama.





London-Irish filmmaker McDonagh also won the Best Screenplay award for his searing study of grief, with two of his stars, Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell, winning Best Actress - Drama and Best Supporting Actor respectively for their performances.

McDonagh lost out on Best Director to The Shape of Water's Guillermo del Toro.

A huge congratulations to the wonderfully written, @3Billboards, awarded Best Screenplay - Motion Picture! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/3UGZt232rQ — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Accepting her award, Ronan said: "My mam's on FaceTime over there on someone's phone right now, so hi!"

"I just want to say how inspirational it's been to be in this room," she continued on a night when the stars took a stand against harassment in the entertainment industry.

Ronan then thanked "all of the women who I love so much in my own life who support me every single day".

Globe winners Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

"It's my mum's birthday tomorrow; she likes this kind of thing," said Martin McDonagh, accepting his award.

"So happy birthday, mum - even though I think she wanted Lady Bird to win!"

Gary OIdman - Best Actor for Darkest Hour

Gary Oldman won Best Actor - Drama for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in WWII biopic Darkest Hour, while Allison Janney won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of LaVona Golden, the mother of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, in I, Tonya.

Actor-director James Franco was the Best Actor - Musical or Comedy winner for his film, The Disaster Artist.

Big Little Lies was the big winner in the TV categories with four awards, including one for Nicole Kidman

In the television categories, Big Little Lies was the big winner with four awards.

There was disappointment for Irish Outlander star Caitriona Balfe, who lost out in the Best Actress in a TV Series - Drama category to The Handmaid's Tale's Elisabeth Moss. On the night, Balfe revealed that she is engaged.

The Golden Globes are on RTÉ2 on Monday night from 9pm.

You can watch the ceremony and red carpet arrivals on RTÉ2 from 9:00pm on Monday night

The Winners in Full:



Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies

"Wow! The power of women." Nicole Kidman takes the stage after winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV at the #GoldenGlobes. pic.twitter.com/8H5pL89usJ — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Best Actress in a TV Series - Drama

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

Elisabeth Moss is awarded with Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama for her role in @HandmaidsOnHulu! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/36BJuO1pp2 — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Best Actor in a TV Series - Drama

Sterling K Brown, This is Us

Best TV Series - Drama

The Handmaid's Tale

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie

Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

This is Me, The Greatest Showman

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

James Franco, The Disaster Artist

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie

Laura Dern, Big Little Lies

Best Animated Feature Film

Coco

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

A huge congratulations to the wonderfully written, @3Billboards, awarded Best Screenplay - Motion Picture! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/3UGZt232rQ — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Best Foreign Language Film

In the Fade

Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie

Ewan McGregor, Fargo

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Cecil B DeMille Award

Oprah Winfrey

Best Director - Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best TV Limited-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Big Little Lies

We are honored to announce 'Big Little Lies' as our winner for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/DdsKM5v3BY — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018

Best Actress - Musical or Comedy

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Best Film - Musical or Comedy

Lady Bird

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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