Actors Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere of 'Heroes' wave backstage at the Globes.   Right: Actress Rinko Kikuchi arrives for the big show.

Actress Jennifer Garner in a white, beaded V-neck dress.   Right: Presenters Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore pose backstage.- Photos by Reuters

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The Golden Globes lived up to its reputation as the most relaxed of the major awards shows as Hollywood's leading ladies from both the movie and TV worlds chose flowing gowns, tousled hair and funky dangling earrings.

The red carpet-turned-runway at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday night was largely a sea of white with the glitz coming more from a smattering of metallic dresses and embellishment instead of blinding diamond necklaces.

Among the stars who wore white to the black-tie event were Jennifer Garner in a beaded V-neck dress, Heidi Klum in a strapless gown and Kyra Sedgwick in a chiffon gown with amethyst crystal trim by J.Mendel that she picked straight from the catwalk.

Salma Hayek was in a draped short-sleeved gown with an open portrait neckline; Ellen Pompeo wore a Versace high-neck gown with an open back and silver trim; and Kate Winslet was dressed in a strapless white Azzaro gown.

"It was amazing because of the beautiful white dress and Kate's incredibly white, milky skin. I asked, `What will make her look the most striking?'" said Pati Dubroff, Dior Beauty's make-up artist who worked with Winslet.

Dubroff said she imagined a 1930s screen siren in a black-and-white photograph. It's what led her to choose a plum-blackberry lipstick and platinum eye shadow.

Dubroff also worked with Naomi Watts, who wore a strapless turquoise gown with metal beadwork. Watts ended up with a sultry eye, taking a cue from the metal in the dress and a pink lip gloss to pick up on the vibrancy of the blue dress.

Tie trend

Cameron Diaz, with very dark hair and very red lips, wore a one-shoulder white fitted bodice with a skirt made of tiers of white tulle and a jewelled belt with a black bow. The tie trend also was spotted on Hilary Swank, who wore a fitted black spaghetti strap dress with a bow-tie waist, and on Jennifer Love Hewitt in a gold embroidered Georges Chakra gown with a bow waist.

Cate Blanchett wore a black off-the-shoulder gown by Alexander McQueen with lace sleeves, a delicate jewelled belt and an asymmetrical hem. Also stunning in black was Penelope Cruz in a scoop-neck Chanel Couture gown with a delicate ruffle around the neck.

Blanchett made W magazine Fashion Market Director Treena Lombardo's favourites list. She also liked Reese Witherspoon's canary yellow strapless cocktail dress by Nina Ricci, Drew Barrymore's blush-coloured gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior and Angelina Jolie's smoky gray strapless gown by St. John, a label she models for.

"Grey was a gorgeous colour because her eyes are so smoky and she has that smoky persona. It didn't seem fluffy or whimsical, she looked more of a serious classic Hollywood star. She looked like woman, not a girl," Lombardo said.

Since most stars played it safe, there weren't any glaring misses, Lombardo noted, although she would have liked to see Katherine Heigl in something more fun and playful than her very grown-up Escada black strapless gown with a fishtail hem and train. But, she added, the dress certainly showed off Heigl's voluptuous curves. Donna Karan custom-designed Helen Mirren's dark blue jersey gown with antique silver sequined tulle, and Meryl Streep chose a blush seersucker chiffon gown by Carolina Herrera.

List of winners

Following is a list of winners in film and television categories at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday.

MOVIES

Film, Drama:Babel

Actor, Drama: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Actress, Drama: Helen Mirren, The Queen

Musical or Comedy:Dreamgirls

Actor, Musical or Comedy:Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada

Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Supporting Actor:Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

Foreign Language Film:Letters From Iwo Jima

Animated film:Cars

Original Song:The Song of the Heart from Happy Feet (music and lyrics by Prince)

Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, The Painted Veil

TELEVISION

Drama series:Grey's Anatomy

Actor, Drama: Hugh Laurie, House

Actress, Drama: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Comedy series:Ugly Betty

Actor, Comedy:Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Actress, Comedy: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty

Miniseries or Movie:Elizabeth I

Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie: Bill Nighy for Gideon's Daughter

Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie:Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie:Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie: Emily Blunt, Gideon's Daughter

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Warren Beatty