{"id":41613,"date":"2019-01-07T23:59:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T04:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41613"},"modified":"2019-01-08T00:14:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T05:14:50","slug":"2019-golden-globes-the-best-of-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/2019-golden-globes-the-best-of-the-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Golden Globes: The Best of the Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So how &#8217;bout them Golden Globes? Lady Gaga &#8212; considered a lock for best actress for <em>A Star Is Born<\/em> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/glenn-close-lady-gaga-golden-globes-best-actress_us_5c32d010e4b0d75a9832392a\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saw the award go to a very surprised Glenn Close for <em>The Wife<\/em><\/a>. Then major awards went to two much-criticized and controversial movies, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/mahershala-ali-addresses-green-book-criticism-golden-globe-win\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Book<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/golden-globes\/2019\/01\/07\/bohemian-rhapsody-bryan-singer-snub-golden-globes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bohemian Rhapsody<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In other words, it was the kind of Golden Globes ceremony after which we have to say, &#8220;Oh, that wacky Hollywood Foreign Press  Association! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/golden-globes-pia-zadora-defends-761222\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remember Pia Zadora<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='1BP8_YXQTsZFIUSVfzQ0vg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/131395444' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1BP8_YXQTsZFIUSVfzQ0vg',sig:'2Lwj9hDagyF0d5NY3EBZl3j4gaWcYGIQopoG6QuSiD0=',w:'594px',h:'590px',items:'131395444',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>At least it was a good night for fashion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2019-golden-globes-is\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I announced Janelle Monae and Lady Gaga as my Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want winners last night and remain satisfied with my belated &#8220;It&#8217;s a tie!&#8221; update<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the best of the rest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/billy-porter-s-ott-golden-globes-ensemble-took-6-months-make-1173932\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">So many men killed it last night<\/a>. I swear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-grammys-hat-loving-pharrell-williams\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ever since Pharrell&#8217;s giant hat won the 2014 Grammys<\/a>, an increasing number of guys have been throwing sartorial caution to the wind. There were two in particular who might have won my big prize if Janelle and Gaga hadn&#8217;t had such strong looks, and they are my top runners-up in the &#8220;Wear What You Want&#8221; division.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Fern from the television show <em>American Horror Story<\/em>, wowed me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.papermag.com\/nicola-formichetti-cody-fern-2625385571.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in head-to-toe Maison Margiela<\/a>, including a shirt with a sheer panel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/golden-globes-red-carpet-cody-fern\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Margiela&#8217;s iconic split-toe Tabi boots<\/a>. The finishing touch? A smoky eye. He&#8217;s my second-runner up.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='EwzTX9gVSxBKA0L31S-LqA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078332890' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'EwzTX9gVSxBKA0L31S-LqA',sig:'EaqwmdZ6N6XxULHA-qfmFiX6loR9kJOQ6blJWRL72ZY=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1078332890',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My first runner-up is Billy Porter from <em>Pose<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/billy-porter-s-ott-golden-globes-ensemble-took-6-months-make-1173932\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Designer Randi Rahm spent six months working on an ensemble<\/a> worthy of representing the show about New York City&#8217;s 1980s drag ball scene.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='WPYZDqmTQrNo_lmyiJjU9A' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078647500' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WPYZDqmTQrNo_lmyiJjU9A',sig:'o4c-R1-fKRXr42LJ4HHyazFonUkrDuuu6GkjGMwHZJU=',w:'594px',h:'594px',items:'1078647500',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three additional honorable mentions go out to women whose dresses gave me a warrior vibe, which seems appropriate in our current political and social climate. Regina King wore a custom Alberta Ferretti dress that looked bad-ass despite its pink sequins.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='ev7dSIu1QSNcqYUP1XPvyA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1090819474' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ev7dSIu1QSNcqYUP1XPvyA',sig:'OCuA_dJbyDMhsqzWZpud8pW8EpW9c12b6lTqmrzyREM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1090819474',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I was impressed by the leather bodice of Michelle Yeoh&#8217;s emerald-green dress &#8212; a good match for the emerald ring from her movie <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/red-carpet-dresses\/a25766078\/michelle-yeoh-golden-globes-2019\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It turns out that was her personal ring all along!<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='dH3-1UVyS25DdIamEfJzoA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078336132' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dH3-1UVyS25DdIamEfJzoA',sig:'ehyzB-TTCI59kh_L_B5O93-MAkg5S4LRyZ7nu66-VwA=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1078336132',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The mesh sleeves under the cape detail of Olivia Colman&#8217;s gown made me think of chainmail under a suit of armor.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='1BzeJ0iVTHdzdJpbrN9JMA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078640790' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1BzeJ0iVTHdzdJpbrN9JMA',sig:'oWrmbUGhypxZ82TxwvvxcjipYB5EmHZ8ql13wEjRvWA=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1078640790',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m delighted to present my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2016-emmy-awards-is\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judith Light Award for Fierce Posing<\/a> to &#8230; <\/p>\n<p><center><center><a id='NvT-1l38Q39iOpkYx_eEXg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078346026' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NvT-1l38Q39iOpkYx_eEXg',sig:'9vzQreYVgGm0dEiZdSsI6lUOetYQngo6SjwLMuHdhUE=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1078346026',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Judith Light, of course! Seriously, if Judith is on the red carpet, ain&#8217;t no one going to out-fierce her, not even the cast members of <em>Pose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I&#8217;ve got to give a shout-out to the photobombing &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/fiji-water-girl-kelleth-cuthbert-interview?verso=true\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fiji Water girl&#8221;<\/a> who got more screen time than anyone and became a trending topic on Twitter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2019\/01\/who-is-fiji-water-girl-golden-globes-2019.html?utm_medium=s1&#038;utm_campaign=thecut&#038;utm_source=tw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That was model Kelleth Cuthbert holding a tray of bottled water and serving FACE behind every celebrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FYI: I have already written 200 pages of the Fiji Water girl&#39;s inner monologue tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2VvMGRJPW4\">pic.twitter.com\/2VvMGRJPW4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JarettSays\/status\/1082061389957554176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Damn, she really IS everywhere!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That Fiji water girl is really out here stealing scenes  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenGlobes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1BH9Br3iOB\">pic.twitter.com\/1BH9Br3iOB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; imamess (@SGFGrowyso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGFGrowyso\/status\/1082092473835573249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Stay hydrated, my friends, and come back tomorrow for a Golden Globes jewelry post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how &#8217;bout them Golden Globes? Lady Gaga &#8212; considered a lock for best actress for A Star Is Born &#8212; saw the award go to a very surprised Glenn Close for The Wife. Then major awards went to two much-criticized and controversial movies, The Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody. In other words, it was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/2019-golden-globes-the-best-of-the-rest\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[645,10,1,661],"tags":[1824,1825,1823,858,1828,1826,1827],"class_list":["post-41613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award","category-celebrities","category-uncategorized","category-golden-globes","tag-billy-porter","tag-cody-fern","tag-fiji-water-girl","tag-judith-light","tag-michelle-yeoh","tag-olivia-colman","tag-regina-king","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41613"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41636,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41613\/revisions\/41636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}