Emma Stone
The actress' bids in 2011 for Easy A and 2015 for Birdman didn't pan out. Thanks to La La Land, though, Stone won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Viola Davis
After being nominated in 2008 for Doubt, in 2011 for The Help, and in 2014 and 2015 for How to Get Away With Murder, Davis' role in Fences yielded a win in the Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, Musical or Comedy category.
Ryan Gosling
La La Land helped Gosling land the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. He was previously nominated in 2007 for Lars and the Real Girl, in 2010 for Blue Valentine, and twice in 2011 for Crazy, Stupid Love and The Ides of March.
Donald Glover
Glover earned his first-ever nomination for Atlanta, winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy. Atlanta also received the award for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
The Nocturnal Animals star earned his first nomination in the Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama, Musical or Comedy category. He beat out the likes of Mahershala Ali, Jeff Bridges, Simon Helberg and Dev Patel.
Tracee Ellis Ross
The Black-ish star won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy. It was Ellis Ross' first nomination.
Tom Hiddleston
Hiddleston's role in The Night Manager not only resulted in his first nomination—it also resulted in his first win in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television category.
Claire Foy
The Crown was named Best Television Series, Drama, and the Netflix program also gave Foy her first nomination and win in the Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama category.
Casey Affleck
Affleck won the award for Best Performance in a Motion Picture, Drama for his role in Manchester by the Sea. He previously earned a nomination in 2007 for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Sarah Paulson
For her role in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Paulson was awarded Best Performance by an actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. She was previously nominated in 2006 for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and 2012 for Game Change.
Damien Chazelle
After receiving his first Golden Globe nods, the La La Land filmmaker won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director.
Isabelle Huppert
The Elle actress earned her first Golden Globe nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama category. She beat the likes of Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Ruth Negga and Natalie Portman.
Justin Hurwitz
The La La Land composer was nominated for the first time in 2017, winning in both categories: Best Original Score and Best Original Song ("City of Stars").