LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Universal's epic war film "1917" and Sony's comedy film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" took home the top prizes at the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, winning best drama and best comedy, respectively.

The World War I drama from Sam Mendes, "1917," surprisingly won the biggest prize of the night, beating out Warner Bros. Pictures' "Joker" and three films from streaming giant Netflix, including "The Irishman," "Marriage Story" and "The Two Popes." Netflix led nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards with 34 nods in 25 categories spanning motion picture and television.

Mendes also won best director for "1917" over Bong Joon Ho ("Parasite"), Todd Phillips ("Joker"), Martin Scorsese ("The Irishman") and Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood").

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" took home three trophies, including best comedy, best actor in a supporting role for Brad Pitt and best screenplay for the film's director Tarantino.

The 77th Golden Globe Awards, run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills in U.S. County of Los Angeles, honors the best in film and American television.