Golden Globes serve up a side order of politics

Though Damien Chazelle's candy-colored musical cleaned up at the Golden Globes, there was a more serious undertone to the evening, with references both humorous and not to the impending Donald Trump era.

There was also a bang-up opening musical number and one of the cutest child actors ever to grace an awards stage.

Fallon began his monologue noting that the Globes were "one of the few places left where America still honors the popular vote," and went on to note, among other things, that the votes were tabulated by "Ernst & Young & Putin."

Accepting her lifetime achievement award, Meryl Streep wasted no time in calling out Trump without mentioning his name — for his positions on immigration, and especially for his mocking of a disabled reporter.

Because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing.

Ross, a star of "Black-ish," dedicated her best actress in a comedy award to "all of the women of color and colorful people whose stories, ideas, thoughts are not always considered worthy and valid and important."

Claire Foy, who plays the queen, made sure to pay tribute to the long-reigning monarch herself in her acceptance speech for best actress in a drama.

Recalling the first time he saw an animated movie, Carrell recounted how the day he saw "Fantasia," his mom told his dad she wanted a divorce — and he never saw his dad again.