and manchester by the sea casey affleck for boast actor. moonlight won for best actress. and meryl streep's speech as she picked up a lifetime achievement award. >> reporter: hollywood is filled with foreigners and outsiders. if you kick them out, you'll have nothing to watch but football which is not the arts. >> reporter: winning best actress and best tv drama honors. and "atlanta" a big winner on the comedy own musical side. and tracee ellis ross winning for best actress. as for fashion, the plunging v line was the co-star of the night for leading ladies and the men brought their beards. half the male presenters sporting the look. >> it was called the beard parade of 2017. >> i love the beard. i was happy to see "atlanta" do so well. >> another popular show was "stranger things" many of the stars won by taking a lot of selfies with many of the stars throughout the evening. >> important message for women and men ages 50 to 85. please write down this toll-free number now. right now, in areas like yours, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed accept

as for the big winners of the night, denzel washington upset casey affleck for his towering performance in "fences". >> stiff competition from meryl streep, emily blunt, but -- emma stone still captured the award for best actress in la la land. >> and a bit of surprise with "hidden figures" winning for best ensemble. >> i've got to see that movie. and one of the biggest moments was lily tomlin's lifetime achievement award presented to her by dolly parton. >> can you imagine dolly giving you an award? and she dropped a few hints about a possible "9 to 5" reboot. that makes a lot of people excited. >> because lillian, jane and i have become like a little trio. people's been talking for years, saying that we should do a follow-up sequel to "9 to 5," yeah. >> the booms day clock has been moved up to two and a half minutes before midnight. and this award, it came just in the nick of time. live your life so that when you are being honored for your achievements, the people called upon to make lauditory remarks can feel reasonably honest about their comments. [ laughter ] otherwise, all -- in t