The Golden Globes always sees Hollywood's biggest stars turn out to see which actors and actresses are crowned winners for their efforts in the latest movies and TV series and this year was no different.

Hosted by Ricky Gervais, the 73rd Golden Globes saw Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Kate Winslet all honoured for their skills, along with Sam Smith for his SPECTRE theme tune Writing's On The Wall.

The Revenant, which is out in cinemas later this week and sees DiCaprio play the lead role of Hugh Glass with Tom Hardy also starring, picked up the gong for Best Motion Picture Drama.

DiCaprio himself took home the award the the Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama). The win puts him one step closer to the coveted Oscar that has so far eluded him.

Arriving at the stage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel after a standing ovation, he said: "This film was about survival, adaptation and the triumph of the human spirit and more importantly it was about trust. There is nobody more deserving of that trust than our director Alejandro Inarritu. I've never had an experience like this in my entire life. The depths he went to are unfathomable."

Kate Winslet was the first winner of the night and looked visibly shocked as she was named Best Supporting Actress in a Film for her portrayal of Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs.

She said: "I am extremely surprised and overwhelmed. I just want to start by saying what an incredible year for women in film. These categories are so crowded and crammed with incredible integrity and skill and I feel prouder than ever to be included."

Matt Damon's The Martian also won an award for the Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

It seems most of Hollywood was at the awards ceremony to see who would win what, including Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Will and Jada Smith, Kate Hudson, Christian Bale and his wife Luciana, Eddie Redmayne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and her new fiancé Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Schumer and Cate Blanchett.

Lady Gaga was also honoured for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel as she won Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie.

BBC drama Wolf Hall was named best limited series or TV movie and producer Colin Callender was joined by stars Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance as he accepted the award and made a plea to protect BBC funding.

He said: "Without the BBC, quality programmes like this wouldn't happen and I urge David Cameron and the British Government to do everything they can to protect the BBC and ensure its future."

Singing sensation Sam Smith and his songwriting partner Jimmy Napes patted each other on the back as they were announced as the winners of best original song for Writing's On The Wall.

Sam said: "Honestly, on a real level I genuinely didn't think we were going to get this. This has been the most interesting night of my life, this is amazing. I hope you're having a good time because we are."

The winners of this year's Golden Globes

Best Motion Picture (Drama) -The Revenant

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) - The Martian

Best TV Series (Drama) - Mr Robot

Best TV Series - (Comedy) - Mozart In The Jungle

Best TV Movie or Limited Series - Wolf Hall

Best Director - Alejandro G Inarritu -The Revenant

Best Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) - Brie Larson (Room)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) - Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy) - Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - (Comedy or Musical) Matt Damon (The Martian)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Best Animated Feature Film - Inside Out

Best Foreign Language Motion Picture - Son Of Saul

Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama) - Taraji P Henson (Empire)

Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama) - Jon Hamm (Mad Men)

Best Actor in a TV Series (Comedy) - Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart In The Jungle)

Best Actress in a TV Series (Comedy) - Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie - Lady Gaga (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie - Maura Tierney (The Affair)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie - Christian Slater (Mr Robot)

Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie - Oscar Isaac (Show Me A Hero)

Best Original Score - Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)

Best Original Song - Writing's on the Wall (Spectre)