Standing Ovation For Globe Winner DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a film drama for his role in The Revenant.

There was a standing ovation, cheers and wolf whistles as the actor took to the stage to accept the prize.

When the applause died down, DiCaprio said: "What an incredible honour, that meant so much. Thank you so much.

"Two years ago we found ourselves submerged deep in nature with all its complications and all the beauty that it gave us cinematically.

"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 Alejandro Inarritu.

"I've never had an experience like this in my entire life. The depths he went to are unfathomable."

Earlier in the evening Inarritu received the award for best director.

DiCaprio said he wanted to share the award with all of the First Nation people who starred in the film, which is about legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass and set in 1823.

The Revenant was also named the best drama at the star-studded event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

British actress Kate Winslet won the first award of the night at the Golden Globes for her role in Steve Jobs.

Winslet beat Jane Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dame Helen Mirren and Alicia Vikander to be named best supporting actress in a drama.

The Oscar-winning actress and previous Globe winner played the role of Joanna Hoffman, a close aide to Jobs, the Apple co-founder who died in October 2011.

The star said: "What an incredible year for women in film. I feel prouder than ever this year to be included, thank you."

Winslet paid tribute to her co-star Michael Fassbender, saying: "You are a legend, I would watch you every day. I still don't know how you did it.

"We were all so impressed by you and overwhelmed by your talent."

She revealed she had been so sure she would not win that she had booked a massage for after the ceremony.

Jennifer Lawrence said she wanted to be buried next to Joy director David O Russell after winning the prize for best actress in a musical or comedy.

She said: "Every time I'm up here it's because of you, thank you for choosing me and for your brilliance.

"Your love of cinema is so pure and you're so untainted by all this that you make movies like you don't care if anyone ever sees them. I mean that as a compliment, I just heard it."

Room star Brie Larson was the perhaps surprising winner of the best actress in a drama prize after beating favourite Cate Blanchett.

Sylvester Stallone also received a standing ovation when he won best supporting actor for reprising his role as Rocky Balboa for a seventh time in Creed.

The 69-year-old - whose Balboa returns to the ring to train the son of his late friend and one-time rival - fought off competition from Paul Dano, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance and Michael Shannon.

"I'm going to try not to get emotional, because I am the sum total of everyone I've ever met and I'm lucky to absorb some of it," Stallone told the star-studded event, before thanking his wife and three daughters for their support.

"I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had," he added.

:: See a full list of winners here

British soul singer Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes won the trophy for original song for Writing's On The Wall which they wrote for the James Bond film Spectre.

The pair said the win was a "dream come true".

The ceremony was hosted for a fourth time by Ricky Gervais who took no time to start poking fun at A-listers.

Sean Penn was one of the first to be on the receiving end of one of the British comedian's barbs.

"I'm going to do this monologue and then go into hiding, not even Sean Penn will find me," he said, referencing the fact that the actor met and interviewed Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman while he was on the run.

"Snitch," Gervais added.

: : Read about who else Gervais insulted here

Matt Damon was named best actor in a movie, comedy, for his role as an astronaut in The Martian.

He said: "My kids are watching so I have to thank them because I told them if I got on TV I would say something to them, so get ready to go to bed.

"It has been 18 years since I've been doing this and with a little more context I know how lucky I am."

The Martian was also named the best comedy film, with the award accepted by its British director Ridley Scott.

Scott said "screw you" as the music began to tell him to wrap up his speech and carried on thanking his cast and family, including his late brother Tony Scott who died in 2012.

Lady Gaga was named best lead actress in a limited series or TV movie for her role in the horror anthology.

Accepting the award and fighting back tears, she said: "I feel like Cher in Moonstruck right now, it's like one of the greatest moments of my life."

Inside Out was named best animated feature film while the best screenplay award was given to Aaron Sorkin for Steve Jobs.

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.