Hollywood's top stars hit the red carpet on Sunday for the Golden Globes, the first major event on the road to the Oscars, and they delivered lots of old-school glamour.

Here is a glance at some of the looks seen at the Beverly Hilton Hotel:

Selena Gomez is a newlywed and her happiness shows. The best comedy actress nominee for her work on Only Murders in the Building radiated joy as she arrived on the arm of her husband Benny Blanco.

She oozed sophistication in a black Chanel column gown with a frothy white feathered strapless neckline, her black bob swept into soft waves.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco

Gomez was not alone in striking an understated pose, with lots of stars opting for black or dark, wintry hues.

Teyana Taylor, a winner for her searing turn as a leftist revolutionary in hotly-tipped film One Battle After Another, scorched the carpet in a cut-out backless black Schiaparelli gown with a halter neckline—and a cheeky crystal bow on her backside. 

Teyana Taylor poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes

Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good), who competed with Taylor for the award for best supporting actress, turned heads in a black textured Vivienne Westwood ballgown with an asymmetrical neckline and a bubble silhouette before trailing to the floor. 

Singer-Songwriter Ariana Grande attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards

Her hair was swept into her signature ponytail, and she kept the jewellery simple with a diamond choker.

Amy Madigan, also in their category for her villainous turn in Weapons, went for a tuxedo look with cropped pants and patent leather boots.

Nominee Jenna Ortega embraced the goth chic of her title character in Wednesday in a black high-neck Dilara Findikoglu gown with glittering epaulets.

Jenna Ortega poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes

Among the male stars in attendance, Colman Domingo was as usual a standout, wearing head-to-toe black Valentino, with silvery appliques scattered from his left shoulder down his lapel to his waist.

Jennifer Lopez is no stranger to strong fashion statements. Her plunging green Versace gown at the Grammys in 2000 is still a reference for winning the red carpet by adopting the "less is more" rule.

Lopez—whose turn in Kiss of the Spider Woman was overlooked by Globes voters—wore a figure-hugging sheer gown with bronze patterns snaking over her body, ending in a mermaid fishtail.

Jennifer Lopez poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes

Jennifer Lawrence—nominated for best drama actress in a film for Die My Love—got the memo as well. 

Jennifer Lawrence attends the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Stars slam deadly ICE shooting

Hollywood never quite has a night out without a bit of politics coming into play.

On Sunday, some of the stars including nominee Mark Ruffalo wore pins with the messages "BE GOOD"—a reference to Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent.

Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading "be Good", in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as he attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards

Comedian Wanda Sykes wore the same pin on her lapel, while actress Natasha Lyonne, a nominee for her TV show Poker Face, attached one to her clutch handbag.

Wanda Sykes poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes

The campaign is endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union, one of the country's most prominent civil rights organisations.