Golden Globe Awards 2012: Best Dresses on the Red Carpet
Charlize Theron stuns in Dior and Angelina Jolie channels Old Hollywood. See Golden Globes highlights.
Charlize Theron stuns in a nude Dior dress, Angelina Jolie channels Old Hollywood, and Rooney Mara looks sleek in Nina Ricci. See highlights from the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.
Pitt, nominated for Best Actor for his role in Moneyball, wore a Salvatore Ferragamo black three-piece tuxedo, while Jolie, director of the nominated "In the Land of Blood and Honey," looked stunning in a white cream strapless dress with a red detail and matching red lips. “I know how hard she worked on this film, and I certainly know how hard I worked,” Pitt said of himself and Jolie.
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The Best Actress nominee was a far cry from her character in Young Adult as she hit the carpet in a Dior Couture dress and Cartier Collection jewels.
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Williams certainly wasn’t channeling Marilyn Monroe on Sunday night, as she wore a purple Jason Wu dress, vintage Fred Leighton headband, and Judith Lieber clutch.
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The star of We Need To Talk About Kevin wore a pale blue Haider Ackermann dress and jacket.
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Nominated for her role in The Help, Viola Davis showed off her arms in a one-shouldered red dress.
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Streep, who won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a drama for her role in The Iron Lady, graciously accepted her award.
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Presenter Helen Mirren wore a midnight blue Badgley Mischka gown with a bejeweled belt.
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“I’m a little nervous because I’ve never been here before,” said Mara, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Mara looked sleek in a black silk faille gown with bow ribbon detail from Nina Ricci’s Pre-Fall 2012 collection. “I liked it because it was comfortable and simple,” she said.
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The star of last year’s Black Swan wore a dramatic strapless pink Lanvin dress with architectural details.
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Witherspoon looked va-va-voom in a red strapless dress by Zac Posen.
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Winslet wore a black and white silk dress with a revealing slit.
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Nicole Kidman, who arrived with her husband, Keith Urban, wore a beaded Versace gown.
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Alba stunned in a lavender beaded Gucci dress and Bulgari jewels. “I’m big on a dress that you feel good in and won’t trip on onstage.”
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George Clooney, nominated for four Golden Globes, told Ryan Seacrest: “I’m probably going to be a pretty big loser tonight. That’s my sense.” Clooney, in a classic Giorgio Armani tux, was joined by his girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, who wore a red silk crepe Valentino gown with a bow-black detail.
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Nominated for his role in J. Edgar, DiCaprio looked slick in a Giorgio Armani two-button peak lapel tuxedo.
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The Glee star worked the red carpet in an antique embroidered “illusion” dress by Marchesa.
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The Help actress wore a purple and fuscia Lanvin dress with an eagle brooch.
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The Homeland star, nominated for Best Actress in a Dramatic Television Series, wore a couture J. Mendel ecru and black gown with embroidered cap sleeves.
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Nominated for her supporting role in Modern Family, Vergara stunned in a navy Vera Wang dress with a dramatic fishtail. “She sends me dresses that zip and close, so I don’t have to be doing a long fitting to transform them to my body,” she said of Wang.
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The actress, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical for her role in New Girl, wore a Prada dark green silk dress with an open back, enriched with black and emerald-green glass pearls and an ivory pearl-embroidered collar. Her nails, however, were dressed differently. “They’re wearing tuxedos,” she said, flashing her manicure—complete with bowties—to the camera.
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“I really like the fabric, because it’s funky,” Pinto said of her teal Prada strapless dress. “It’s fuss-free.”
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Klum wore a nude-colored Calvin Klein dress with a $1 million turquoise Lorraine Schwartz necklace.
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The Shame actor wore an Emporio Armani midnight blue one-button peak lapel suit with a classic white shirt and a navy neck tie.
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George Clooney’s 20-year-old costar in The Descendants wore a silver strapless Marchesa dress and Tabitha Simmons heels.
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Kunis stunned in a one-strap black Christian Dior dress and Cartier jewelry.
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Paula Patton was the brightest star on the red carpet, perhaps, in a yellow Monique Lhuillier gown and Jimmy Choo sandals.
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Hayek dazzled in a black and gold bustier dress by Gucci.
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Beckinsale, star of Contraband, wore a nude-colored Cavalli dress with beads, and Lorraine Schwartz earrings.
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The actress, who was nominated for her cross-dressing role in Albert Nobbs, looked feminine in a navy velvet dress by Armani Prive.
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Nominated for her supporting role in The Help, Chastain wore a white beaded Givenchy dress with Harry Winston jewels.
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Spencer, who was nominated for her supporting role in The Help, went all lavender in an off-the-shoulder Tadashi Shoji dress and Christian Louboutin heels.
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Josh Brolin and Diane Lane, star of Cinema Verite, wore a gold beaded Reem Acra dress. Brolin said his tux was “J.C. Penney’s – uh—Dolce.”
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Madonna, director of W.E., wore a black and silver Reem Acra dress – which she accessorized with a crucifix necklace and a black glove.
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The host of the evening, Ricky Gervais, looked jaunty in a crimson tuxedo by Ted Baker.
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The host of the E! channel’s red carpet show wore a blue Zac Posen dress with exaggerated sleeves – and slicked back her dyed-grey hair.
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McPhee, who will present an award, wore a nude-colored custom Donna Karan chiffon & tulle silver leaf embroidered gown.
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The real star of The Artist was a Jack Russell terrier named Uggie—who walked the red carpet in a multi-colored fur.
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