“La La Land” mesmerized Golden Globes voters, but most of the people who watched the awards ceremony at home don’t know why.
It won a record seven Golden Globes, including for Best Picture in the comedy or musical category and acting prizes for leads Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The show opened with an homage to “La La Land” featuring host Jimmy Fallon and his old friends Tina Fey and Justin Timberlake.
But it’s unlikely that more than a third of the people watching from home have actually seen the film.
“La La Land” has made a modest $51.6 million domestically. At last year’s average ticket price of $8.42 (a number provided by the National Association of Theatre Owners), that adds up to about 6.1 million people who bought tickets to “La La Land” — with a few thousand insiders and media types seeing it for free.
Last year, 18.5 million people tuned in for the Golden Globes, which was down from 19.3 million the year before. Assuming the same viewership as last year (and that everyone who saw “La La Land” is watching the Globes), that would leave more than than two-thirds of today’s TV audience out of the loop.
Of course, award-magnet films like “La La Land” often benefit at the box office from buzz around their wins — so Sunday was probably a great night for “La La Land” in ways we can’t count yet.
Golden Globes 2017: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Actress Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
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Actress Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones")
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Actress Natalie Portman ("Jackie")
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Actress Anna Kendrick ("Trolls")
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Actress Janelle Monáe ("Hidden Figures")
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Actresses Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story") and Amanda Peet ("Togetherness")
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Actress Brie Larson ("Room")
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Actress Amy Adams ("Arrival")
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Actress Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the Sea")
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Actress Issa Rae ("Insecure")
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Actor Joel Edgerton ("Loving")
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Actor/writer/producer Donald Glover ("Atlanta")
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Actor Jeremy Renner ("Arrival")
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Actress Maisie Williams ("Game of Thrones")
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"Stranger Things" cast
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Actress Priyanka Chopra ("Quantico")
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Actress Ruth Negga ("Loving")
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Actress Kristen Bell ("Bad Moms")
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Heidi Klum
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Actress Chrissy Metz ("This Is Us")
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Actress Lily Collins ("Rules Don't Apply")
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Actress Teresa Palmer ("Hacksaw Ridge")
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Actress Felicity Huffman ("American Crime")
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Actors Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us") with wife, actress Ryan Michelle Bathe ("This Is Us")
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Miss Golden Globes Sistine Stallon, Scarlet Stallone and Sophia Stallone
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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
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Writer/producer John Ridley ("American Crime") with wife Gayle Ridley
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TV personality Giuliana Rancic
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"Atlanta" star LaKeith Stanfield
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Actors Courtney B. Vance ("The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story") and Angela Bassett ("American Horror Story")
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"Today" and "Access Hollywood" anchor Natalie Morales
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Actress Tracee Ellis Ross ("Black-ish")
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Actress Kathryn Hahn ("Transparent")
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Actress Gwendoline Christie ("Game of Thrones")
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Writer/director Jill Soloway
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Actress Amy Landecker ("Transparent")
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Miss USA 2012 Olivia Culpo
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Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski
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"Tonight Show" drummer Questlove
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Actress Anna Chlumsky ("Veep")
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Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari
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Actress Drew Barrymore
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Actress Judith Light ("Transparent")
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Actress Goldie Hawn
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Actress Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files")
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Actor Michael Shannon ("Loving")
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See what the biggest stars of film and TV are wearing as they stroll into the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. TheWrap will continue to update as guests arrive.