Tiffany Co. Hosted a Chic Toast For Golden Globe Nominee Amanda Seyfried at Chateau Marmont
The first week of January in Los Angeles always feels like waking up from a dream. The holiday lights come down, the out-of-town guests depart, and suddenly it’s back to business—meaning show business, of course—as awards season kicks into high gear. On Friday evening, Tiffany Co. and Searchlight Pictures gathered an intimate group at Chateau Marmont’s Bungalow 1 to toast to Vogue’s January digital cover star Amanda Seyfried ahead of the Golden Globes this Sunday. The occasion? A celebration of her Best Actress nods for both The Testament of Ann Lee and Long Bright River.
The evening drew a constellation of starry talent to the storied hotel including The Testament of Ann Lee director Mona Fastvold, Stacy Martin, singer Ashe, Anna Kendrick, artist Alex Prager, stylists Elizabeth Stewart and Jordan Johnson, Quinta Brunson, Adria Arjona, Heated Rivalry’s François Arnaud, and Walton Goggins and his The White Lotus co-star Sarah Catherine Hook—the latter hot off the red carpet from The People We Meet on Vacation premiere.
Seyfried, meanwhile, arrived fresh from her farm in the Catskills, with her husband Thomas Sadoski, their two children, and her mom in tow. “I m having so much fun tonight—it’s another party for me,” she told Vogue, still glowing from her recent 40th birthday celebrations. “[The milestone] was exactly what I wanted. My husband, my best friend Jennifer, my daughter and son, my mom, and I all went early to skate in an empty arena.” A longtime friend of the house, Seyfried kept her outfit elegant and simple for the evening: a black strapless gown paired with a gold Tiffany HardWear necklace. She also cast off her black stilettos mere moments into the soirée, opting to go barefoot with ease.
As the party sat down to a delectable candlelit dinner of Caesar salad, burrata with pistachio pesto caponata, petit filet, and Branzino, the conversation turned to Seyfried’s last Golden Globe win in 2023 for The Dropout—a ceremony she missed. “How things change…” she reflected. “We really shoveled ourselves out of the pandemic in a way that, as a society, means we’re fully back in operation. I missed out on taking to the stage with that Golden Globes win, and that meant a lot to me.” But the fact that she’s facing into the same moment again feels bigger now, somehow. “I think it’s down to the fact that I’m older, and I put more of myself into this specific character,” she said. “I m really enjoying this.”
The film itself—The Testament of Ann Lee—has emerged as something of an underdog this awards season. “People are watching this movie which Mona made with $10 million in 34 days,” Seyfried said, gesturing to the Norwegian director across the room. Shot on 70mm, it boasts what audiences have praised as “extraordinary imagery” and an “electrifying” score that reimagines traditional Shaker hymns. The film still has a European press tour ahead, and then there’s the Oscars looming ahead in March. “The way I see it, is I have nothing to lose now. I can’t control anything. So you just have to count your f*cking chickens,” Seyfried philosophized, before adding gleefully: “And you know what? I’ve got 19 chickens at home.”
As dessert arrived, Fastvold raised a glass. “Amanda is my dear friend and my forever muse. It’s very rare that, as a director, you get to work with someone who just decides to fall trustfully into your arms. This movie is different and it’s bold, strange, and challenging—and just like Amanda, it’s also freaking fun and exciting.”
Hours from now, Seyfried will make her way to the Golden Globes. Then back to the farm, back to real life, back to those 19 chickens. In the meantime, she was savoring every minute—surrounded by the people who matter most, wearing Tiffany, and counting her blessings.
1/14Amanda Seyfried
2/14Adria Arjona and Quinta Brunson
