“Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie — oh my God, there’s been so many,” a young waiter standing at the front of the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton said on Sunday afternoon just after 4 p.m.
The server, with a tray of spring water, was listing all the divas and star actresses who had already showed up to the 2025 Golden Globes, which serve as the unofficial beginning of the yearly awards derby.
If the Oscars are a memorial service for the year that was, the Globes are the prom, a bubbly, fun party — and a product placement vehicle for fashion companies — where it feels appropriate for the actor Jeremy Strong to show up in a sea-foam-green suit and matching bucket hat from Loro Piana.
“Everybody’s celebrating, everybody’s laid back,” said Dwayne Johnson, who was standing a few feet away from Mr. Strong, waiting his turn for an interview with E! Entertainment Television.