The glam was back at the Golden Globes, albeit remotely
NEW YORK: Glam was back for the Golden globes virtual, bicoastal awards night on Sunday as nominees Zoomed in from around the world and, for Leslie Odom Jr., from his front porch in Los Angeles not far from the action in Beverly Hills. And they were ready, style wise, as the Globes split hosts, with Amy Poehler at the Beverly Hilton and Tina Fey at the Rainbow Room in New York.
There was nary a pair of sweats in sight. Jason Sudeikis was a glam outlier in a rainbow tie-dye hoodie from his sister’s clothing line as he picked up an award remotely, saying : “Wow, do I talk now?”
The sweatshirt, which retails for $110, whipped up buzz on social media, prompting Fey to joke ater Sudeikis accepted his award: “If anybody wants to know where they can get Jason Sudeikis’ hoodie, go to nbc.com/ globesfashion.” The page, please note, doesn’t exist. Backstage ater the show, Sudeikis told reporters he owns a multitude of hoodies but chose the one emblazoned with “Forward” on the front and “Listen + Lead” on the back as fiting for the unusual night. Jodie Foster won wearing a black-and-white silk pajama set from Prada, her dog Ziggy in a bandana to match and her wife by her side. During a
Zoom session with reporters ater the show, a giddy Foster stuck out a bare foot showing she went shoeless to collect her award and said:
“This is the best Globes ever! To be able to be home just felt really real. It didn’t feel like it was filled with so much artifice.” Cynthia Erivo went for neon green Valentino to present in person, and Kaley Cuoco munched pizza in a de la Renta design. Gillian Anderson, alone in Prague, wore a green gown and Julia Garner a two-tone Prada black and white look. She didn’t forget the lipstick, a deep red.
Laverne Cox, in a red, embellished capesleeve gown, did something even more unusual: She stood up to chat with reporters on E! and NBC via Zoom before the show.
“I wanted to feel festive and go for it,” she told NBC. “It’s really amazing about this whole Zoom world. People can do whatever they want.” That meant Chanel for Shira Haas in Los Angeles, and custom Gucci for Elle Fanning in London.
“It’s nice to have something to celebrate and get dressed up for, and actually put on a dress to walk from my living room to my kitchen,” Fanning told E!. “I thought, why not?”
The jewels flowed along with the gowns, which included a stunning, bright green sparkler for Anya Taylor-joy by Dior Couture with a matching coat. Fey and Poehler, both dressed in black to open the show, joked about the unusual set up and the distance between them, with Fey pretending to stroke Poehler’s hair through their screens.
The two, with numerous fashion changes, were joined by an array of presenters as winners accepted via Zoom, with an early glitch when winner Daniel Kaluuya’s audio went silent at first, then perked up so he could speak. King’s dog wasn’t the only surprise star. Sarah Paulson held her litle black pooch on screen and Emma Corrin’s fluffy white cat grabbed a moment for itself.
And there were kids, too. Mark Ruffalo’s two wandered behind him as he accepted an award. Aaron Sorkin was joined by a bevy of women on hand for his win. Lee Isaac Chung, director of “Minari,” hugged his small daughter tight as he accepted an award, his dressedup offspring squeezing back with: “I prayed, I prayed, I prayed.”