The glam was again on the 2021 Golden Globes, albeit at a distance

By Associated Press
NEW YORK: Glam was again for the Golden Globes digital, bicoastal awards night time Sunday as nominees Zoomed in from all over the world and, for Leslie Odom Jr., from his entrance porch in Los Angeles not removed from the motion in Beverly Hills.

And they have been prepared, fashion clever, because the Globes break up hosts, with Amy Poehler on the Beverly Hilton and Tina Fey on 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 clothes 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 after Sudeikis accepted his award: “If anybody wants to know where they can get Jason Sudeikis’ hoodie, go to nbc.com/globesfashion.” The web page, please observe, would not exist.

Backstage after the present, Sudeikis informed reporters he owns a large number of hoodies however selected the one emblazoned with “Forward” on the entrance and “Listen + Lead” on the again as becoming for the weird night time.

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“When people you care about do cool interesting things you should support them,” he mentioned.

Jodie Foster gained carrying a black-and-white silk pajama set from Prada, her canine Ziggy in a bandana to match and her spouse by her aspect.

During a Zoom session with reporters after the present, a giddy Foster caught out a naked foot displaying she went shoeless to gather her award and mentioned: “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.”

Regina King’s canine snoozed within the background earlier than the present as she confirmed off her Louis Vuitton robe in silver and black — and Amanda Seyfried previewed a springy, coral Oscar de la Renta with floral adornment, echoing many stars who mentioned they wished to convey just a little pleasure.

“I’ve received my son, who’s 5 months previous, laying in opposition to a pillow in a tux,” Seyfried mentioned.

Cynthia Erivo went for neon inexperienced Valentino to current in particular person, and Kaley Cuoco munched pizza in a de la Renta design. Gillian Anderson, alone in Prague, wore a inexperienced robe and Julia Garner a two-tone Prada black and white look. She did not neglect the lipstick, a deep crimson.

Laverne Cox, in a crimson, embellished cape-sleeve robe, did one thing much more uncommon: She stood as much as chat with reporters on E! and NBC by way of Zoom earlier than the present.

“I wanted to feel festive and go for it,” she informed 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 customized 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 informed E!. “I thought, why not?”

The jewels flowed together with the robes, which included a shocking, vivid inexperienced sparkler for Anya Taylor-Joy by Dior Couture with an identical coat.

Fey and Poehler, each wearing black to open the present, joked concerning the uncommon arrange and the space between them, with Fey pretending to stroke Poehler’s hair via their screens. The two, with quite a few trend adjustments, have been joined by an array of presenters as winners accepted by way of Zoom, with an early glitch when winner Daniel Kaluuya’s audio went silent at first, then perked up so he might converse.

King’s canine wasn’t the one shock star. Sarah Paulson held her little black pooch on display screen and Emma Corrin’s fluffy white cat grabbed a second for itself.

And there have been children, too. Mark Ruffalo’s two wandered behind him as he accepted an award. Aaron Sorkin was joined by a bevy of girls available for his win. Lee Isaac Chung, director of “Minari,” hugged his small daughter tight as he accepted an award, his dressed-up offspring squeezing again with: “I prayed, I prayed, I prayed.”

Peter Morgan, creator of “The Crown,” was a winner from his “tragic little office,” calling the pre-pandemic Globes “always the most fun awards show.”

Nominees bantered from display screen to display screen, shouting out their hellos to one another.

On stage and for his or her small, in-person — and masked — audiences, manufacturing designer Brian Stonestreet pivoted like by no means earlier than when the Globes determined to go bicoastal earlier in February, simply days earlier than present time.

The awards veteran, who has designed for the Grammys, the Billboards, the Academy of Country Music and others, informed The Associated Press forward of the Globes’ massive night time that he gained huge horizontal actual property for the screen-centric present with the shrinking of tables in measurement and quantity.

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“Funnily enough, it gave me a little more freedom in terms of scenery,” he mentioned of the Beverly Hilton, whereas incorporating the Rainbow Room’s huge heart chandelier adorned with stars and orbs in New York.

He used the additional area (about 36 friends in New York and 42 in Beverly Hills) to increase display screen presence and curvier, extra dramatic, staircases. On the ground, he positioned trophies on pedestals amongst his two- and three-person cocktail tables, moderately than the same old 6-foot spherical tables seating 10 to 12 folks for a complete of greater than 1,000.

Instead of star-studded crowds crammed into the Hilton’s ballroom, the Globes hosted frontline and important staff, together with meals financial institution staff from the present’s philanthropic partnership with Feeding America.

Lydia Marks, a New York set decorator, informed The Associated Press the night’s technical challenges have been many. With so many distant areas and two dwell units, the few glitches must be forgiven, she mentioned.

“While it looks easy, the direction needs to remain responsive in a way that is more like a live sporting event than an awards show,” Marks mentioned. “I think it looks pretty seamless and controlled for the amount of feeds they are working with.”