As Liam Lacey previously wrote about the Golden Globes: "The show, which kicks off the awards season, is a major entertainment publicity event that, in the last few years, has come into its own as an irreverent alternative to the Oscars, bringing together the top stars of television and the movies in a casual setting. The show's 19.7-million U.S. viewers last year made it television's third most popular awards show behind the Oscars (40.4 million viewers) and the Grammys (28.4-million)."
And thus, here are those top stars from all walks of Hollywood life who appeared on the red carpet on Sunday night:
Lupita Nyong'o. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Kate Hudson. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Viola Davis. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Emma Stone. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
George Clooney and Amal Clooney. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Jennifer Lopez. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Robin Wright and Ben Foster (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Mark Ruffalo wife Sunrise Coigney. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Jon Voight. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Taylor Schilling. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Anna Kendrick. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Catherine Zeta-Jones. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
Salma Hayek. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
Quvenzhane Wallis. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Richard Linklater. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Paul Rudd. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Helen Mirren. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Michael Keaton. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Jack Black. ( Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Jessica Chastain. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Leslie Stefanson and James Spader (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Kerry Washington. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Allison Williams. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Katherine Heigl (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Steve Carell and Nancy Carell. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Rickey Gervais and Jane Fallon. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Felicity Huffman and WIlliam H. Macy. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Ruth Wilson. (MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
Musician Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Kate Beckinsale. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Julianna Margulies and husband Keith Lieberthal. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Model Heidi Klum. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Christoph Waltz and wife Judith Holste (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Adrien Brody. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Kathy Bates. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Julianne Moore. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Actors Kevin Spacey and Kate Mara. (DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS)
Luciana Duvall and actor Robert Duvall. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Director Pawel Pawlikowski and actress Agata Trzebuchowska of the nominated Polish-Danish film Ida. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)