Golden Globe Awards 2019: When, where and how to watch red carpet and event live in US and India

The 76th annual Golden Globes will begin in a few hours at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the ceremony will honour the best of Hollywood motion pictures and TV and will kick start the award seasons for 2019.

This year's ceremony will be aired on NBC on 6 January, at at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. US viewers who have a subscription to DirecTV Now, Fubo TV, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation Vue, Century Link Stream or YouTube TV can watch the Golden Globes live on Sunday via NBC live stream.

For those of us based in India, the ceremony kicks off at 7 January at 6:30 am IST. The event should last around three hours. Indian viewers can tune to Comedy Central, Vh1 and Colors Infinity to catch all the action live.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg and Grey's Anatomy fame Sandra Oh will host this year's event.

During the event, Carol Burnett is set to receive the 2019 Golden Globe television special achievement award. HFPA President Meher Tatna said in a statement (via Variety): "For more than 50 years, comedy trailblazer Carol Burnett has been breaking barriers while making us laugh. She was the first woman to host a variety sketch show, 'The Carol Burnett Show.' She was also the first woman to win both the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and Kennedy Center Honors. And now we add another first to her running list: the first recipient -– and namesake -– of the new Golden Globe top honor for achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award. We are profoundly grateful for her contributions to the entertainment industry and honored to celebrate her legacy forever at the Golden Globes."

Adding on, Jeff Bridges will receive the prestigious Cecil B. deMille Award. Tatna stated: "The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to bestow the 2019 Cecil B. deMille Award on Jeff Bridges. Bridges' brilliant body of work across diverse genres has captured the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide for more than six decades. We look forward to celebrating 'the Dude' and his remarkable career and philanthropic achievements at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards."