Bright and beautiful! Amy Adams, Amber Heard, Lupita Nyong'o and Melissa Raunch sport eye-catching colourful gowns at Golden Globes
|
Bright, vibrant and beautiful gowns were very much the order of the day at the 71st Golden Globes on Sunday night.
American Hustle nomineee Amy Adams looked particularly eye catching in a plunging two toned Valentino red gown teamed with a chic braided updo while first time Globes attendee Lupita Nyong'o was a fashion standout in a stunning Ralph Lauren red dress with cape detail.
The Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch also ensured she would be noticed in a bright yellow off-the-shoulder gown and Amber Heard wore a navy blue one shouldered gown split to the thigh.
Lady in red: American Hustle nominee Amy Adams sported a two toned plunging gown and chic braided updo at the Golden Globes Awards on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton
Two shades of red: Amy Adams took the plunge in a sleeveless gown with full skirt at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday night
Lupita said she went with her instinct when it came to choosing her red carpet look. 'So far I've only worn things that I feel speak to me. This is what I wanted and it's far more than I dreamed,' she explained about her fashion choice.
The newcomer is among the favourites to walk away with a Golden Globe for her role in 12 Years A Slave. 'I'm glad it's for a film I believe so much in and I believe is so powerful,' she said about the Steve McQueen flick.
Lady in red: Nominated Lupita Nyong'o sported a sleeveless red Ralph Lauren gown, complete with cape detail
Navy blue beauty: Amber Heard opted for a one shouldered dress split to the thigh with big hair
Bright fashion: The Big Bang Theory star Melissa Rauch wore an off the shoulder canary yellow number
Hayden Panettiere arrived in black and white Tom Ford. She told E! host Giuliana Rancic: 'It's the first time I've ever won him. I feel sexy in it. I feel comfortable in it which is the key for me, and it's Tom Ford,' she said.
Zooey Deschanel was also among the early arrivals on the red carpet, looking stunning in cream Oscar De La Renta. 'I tried on a bunch of dresses and this one felt the most comfortable,' she told E!
Lena Dunham of Girls wore eye catching bright yellow, and admitted she hadn't exactly dieted in the run up to the big show.
'I actually ate a thick patty of hamburger meat like a cavewoman,' she told E!
'I actually ate a thick patty of hamburger meat like a cavewoman,' she told E!
There was a rather damp warm up to the show when a sewage pipe at the Beverly Hilton Hotel burst and flooded the red carpe with what The Hollywood Reporter described as 'black sewage and water.'
The spill was dealt with after around 15 minutes according to the report, with the Beverly Hills Fire Department finishing the job with air blowers and wet vacuums.
E! red carpet host Ryan Seacrest tweeted two snapshots of the flood.
'Huge water leak on #goldenglobes red carpet,' he wrote. 'Bev Hills fire trying to clean up: 'Could be bad for long gowns.'
Dream in cream: Zooey Deschanel looked pretty as a picture in an Oscar De La Renta gown and matching heels
For the second year in a row, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will lead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual glitzy Beverly Hills banquet, where stars gather for a boozy dress rehearsal for the Academy Awards.
Poehler and Fey last year brought the Globes telecast to a six-year ratings high of 19.7 million, winning universal praise along the way for their irreverent cracks that playfully punctured Hollywood's veneer.
With Fey and Poehler signed up for next year, too, the 71st Globes show finds itself on the upswing.
While the more prestigious and meaningful Academy Awards ceremony wrestles awkwardly with updating its brand, the Globes telecast has thrived as a more comic, unpredictable affair, free of Oscar's self-regard and musical dance numbers.
Yet there's nothing unpredictable about this year's favourite nominees: David O. Russell's con-artist caper American Hustle and Steve McQueen's unflinching epic 12 Years a Slave
The films and their much-nominated ensemble casts lead with seven nominations each, but they will be kept mostly separated by the Globes' split between comedy-musical and drama categories.
Still, the broadcast holds plenty of intrigue, with several other films prominently in the mix, too.
High drama: Breaking Bad actress Anna Gunn looked stunning in a ivory strapless gown with ruffled back as she showed off her newly slim figure
Svelte: Anna's stunning champagne gown showed off her slimline figure to the maximum
Power couple: Hotshot p[producer Judd Apatow and his wife Leslie Mann posed together, with Leslie sporting black
Modern lady: Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael sported a black and white sleek strapless gown which looked a far cry from her TV alter ego Lady Edith
Beaded beauty: Downton star Michelle Dockery wore a strapless silver gown with a lift on the hemline at the front
Alfonso Cuaron's space odyssey Gravity, a worldwide hit starring Sandra Bullock, is just as much a front-runner, only with a more limited cast. When Oscar nominations are announced next Thursday morning, Gravity (nominated for four Globes) will likely clean up in the technical achievement categories that the Globes don't honour.
Support is also strong for the Coen brothers' 1960s Greenwich Village folk tale Inside Llewyn Davis (three nominations), Alexander Payne's father-son road trip Nebraska (five nominations), Spike Jonze's futuristic romance Her (three nominations) and Paul Greengrass' pirate thriller Captain Phillips (four nominations).
All have found various honours in an awards season that has seen critics groups and guild organisations often make divergent choices.
Going for gold! Kelly Osbourne arrived in a black gown slit at the front with gold shoulder embellishments
Purple passion: Aubrey Plaza looked striking in a two town gown with ruffled back detail
Those films and others will bring a room full of famous faces to the Globes show, airing live on NBC, including nominees Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett and Bruce Dern.
One celebrity not likely to attend is Woody Allen, the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. The director famously disdains award shows and his Anne Hall star Diane Keaton is expected to accept on his behalf.
The television side could shape up as a battle between HBO and new challenger, Netflix. Tied for a leading four nominations are HBO's Liberace drama Behind the Candelabra and Netflix's first major foray into original programming, the political thriller House of Cards.
Flooded: Several hotel workers had to deal with a disastrous burst sewage pipe on the carpet
Thinking pink: Maria Menounos cuts a striking sight as she leads the arrivals at the Golden Globes on Sunday night in at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills
Blue beauty: Nancy O'Dell sports a vibrant blue plunging gown as she joined Maria among the early Sunday arrivals
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2538268/Golden-Globes-2014-Maria-Menounos-Nancy-ODell-sport-eye-catching-colourful-gowns-lead-early-arrivals.html#ixzz2qEtgLwg1
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook