The 10 best red-carpet looks at the 2026 Golden Globes
It’s a new awards season and a new year, but on Sunday night, everyone’s minds were on old Hollywood. At the 83rd Golden Globes, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, attendees arrived to the red carpet in wide trousers and retro-glam ball gowns, finger waves and swoopy Veronica Lake manes. There were cummerbunds! There were feathers! There were freaky riffs on old-timey Oxfords! Here are our 10 favorite looks of the evening.
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The 10 best red-carpet looks at the 2026 Golden Globes
“The Studio” star arrived in a glorious burst of Kelly green. This strapless custom Balenciaga has a sweet but still elegant bow detail in the back and — every gownwearer’s red carpet dream — pockets. — Ashley Fetters Maloy
Audrey Nuna
Audrey Nuna
Great cast coordination from the women of “KPop Demon Hunters,” all in black. But the standout is Nuna in Thom Browne. This bulbous creation is classically Thom Browne: black and white, and spooky-but-regal all over. And LOVE these fabulously witchy platform-Oxford shoes. — A.F.M.
Noah Wyle
Sara Wells and Noah Wyle
A looser-fitting men’s suit is a tricky silhouette. Especially in brown. A lot of guys might look as if they’re in a thrifted costume for a junior-high production of “Guys and Dolls.” But Wyle isn’t a lot of guys. “The Pitt” winner looks confident and relaxed. Don’t get any ideas, boys, this is not for beginners! — Shane O’Neill
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Big but not bombastic. Confident and classic. Poufy but somehow restrained. “Only Murders in the Building” nominee Gomez’s Chanel dress was an object lesson in how an “Old Hollywood”-inspired red carpet look can strike a beautiful balance. Also, an auspicious sign that under Matthieu Blazy’s new creative direction, women actually want to wear Chanel to awards shows again.— S.O.
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson
Thompson in a chartreuse sequined column gown is my platonic ideal of tonight’s red carpet. It’s sleek, eye-catching, and she pulls off a color that looks good on almost no one. But it’s also breezy and looks like it’s going to be comfortable for dancing all night. In the photos, it looks more olive-y. On video it has a lovely glint of yellow mischief. 10/10. — Jada Yuan
Elle Fanning
Fanning is nominated for best supporting actress in “Sentimental Value,” a movie in which her character is a stand-in for the Hollywood film industry. Same here, in a figure-hugging Gucci gown that projects twinkly Tinseltown optimism. — S.O.
Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne.
Byrne won for her role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” To this Chanel dress I say: If I had money, I’d buy you. This color looks great on the actress and great on this set. Love the way it moves and love the sense of occasion lent by the 4,660 glass beads and crystals, which took a reported 210 hours to stitch into place, per Vogue. — S.O.
Hudson Williams
Hudson Williams
It must be fun to be “Heated Rivalry” star Williams — a true unknown just a few weeks ago, now everywhere you look. He’s rising to the occasion, I’ll say, in a cream silk shirt (unbuttoned down to there, naturally) and cummerbund by Giorgio Armani, and a serpentine necklace from Bulgari. — A.F.M.
Wunmi Mosaku
Wunmi Mosaku
Mosaku, whose simmering, slow-burn breakout performance in “Sinners” will be permanently seared in my memory, struck a different chord on the red carpet Sunday. Mosaku shone in a joyful, canary-yellow custom Matthew Reisman gown and debuted a chic new accessory: a baby bump.— A.F.M.
Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Danes, nominated for best actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie for “The Beast in Me,” is looking terrific in a simple sequined Zac Posen for GapStudio sheath dress. On a night of high glamour, it’s a fun plot twist that Danes stole the show in a dress that looked like a glittering white tee. — J.Y.
