The night's top prize - best drama film - went to Nomadland, which stars Frances McDormand as a homeless woman travelling through the American West.
ChloƩ Zhao was named best director - becoming only the second female winner of the category in Globes history, after Barbra Streisand in 1983.
"Thank you everyone who made it possible to do what I love," Zhao said.
"I fell in love with making movies and telling stories because it gave us a chance to laugh and cry together, to learn from each other, and to have more compassion for each other."