Actress Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied arrive at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, US, Jan 8, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]

The sun came out for the Golden Globes awards show on Sunday as Hollywood celebrates the best of film and television.

Forecast heavy rain and high winds proved unfounded, leaving early arrivals including best actress nominees Amy Adams and a pregnant Natalie Portman, and Hidden Figures star Octavia Spencer free to walk the Beverly Hills red carpet without fear of ruined hair or goose pimples.

Musical La La Land, black coming-of-age movie Moonlight and the grief drama Manchester by the Sea lead the nominations for Sunday's ceremony.

But there is plenty of room for upsets on a night that will test the red carpet nerves of best actor front-runner Casey Affleck for his role in Manchester by the Sea, and the potential comeback of director Mel Gibson.