After a sleepy year for celebrity appearances, the red carpet made its return in full force last night at the 81st annual Golden Globes, where puffy sleeves, opera gloves, veils, and tasteful skin were very in. Despite the actor’s and writer’s strikes, 2023 was a big year for movies and television, and now that deals have been reached and the strikes have concluded, Hollywood was ready to show up. It was a night of big wins for Beef and The Bear in television and Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Poor Things in the motion picture categories. Lily Gladstone, of Killers of the Flower Moon, also had one of the most heartfelt and historic moments of the night, accepting the award for best actress in a motion picture, drama.
Bright and early this morning, The Run-Through team gathered at the podcast studio to chat about the night and share their favorite red carpet looks and wins. Chloe and Chioma were joined by returning pod guests Taylor Antrim (in studio) and José Criales-Unzueta (Zooming in from his childhood bedroom in La Paz, Bolivia). The conversation began with a bit of griping about the discombobulated livestream (it was rough), the red carpet interviewers (also rough), and host Jo Koy’s opening monologue (possibly the roughest).
Then they turned to the more exciting parts of the night, which included a robust discussion of everyone’s best-dressed celebrities. Chioma loved Hunter Schafer’s translucent Prada gown, which was accompanied by a wind machine that blew the gauzy fabric around elegantly. Other standouts among the women attending last night were Riley Keough in Chanel, Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Rodarte, and Rosamund Pike in very Saltburn Dior couture. It was also a big night for vintage looks, with the team favorite being Elle Fanning in cream strapless Balmain.
José, our resident menswear expert, talked through some of the fashion choices made by the guys on the red carpet. Charles Melton looked as handsome as ever beside his mother in an Armani suit. Timothée Chalamet sparkled in his Celine look (and captured the attention of the cameras as he canoodled with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner) and Cartier Grail. Friend of the pod Andrew Scott was stunning in his white Valentino suit, though José noted that the pants were a smidge too short: “It’s two pieces; the least you can do is hem a pant.” Tailors far and wide, take notes.