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2004 Golden Globes
Family
in all its various combinations was the favourite accessory on the red carpet
at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards. Troy Garity escorted his mother, Jane Fonda;
Jamie Lee Curtis of Freaky Friday brought 17-year-old daughter Annie; Tom
Cruise brought his mother; and Cruise's ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, had her
parents in tow -- "How pathetic!" she laughed. Nominee Patricia Clarkson of
Pieces of April came with her father; Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas
had their brood; and Kevin Costner escorted fiancée Christine Baumgartner and
Lily, his 17-year-old daughter who served as Miss Golden Globe. That honour
annually goes to a second-generation performer who helps hand out the
statuettes. "She's not just looking beautiful on my arm. She's got a little
job to do, so we're kind of pleased for her," Costner said. His advice to his
daughter: "Watch your footing." Family is more important in Hollywood than
most people think, Costner said. "Our business, we're up and down like
anybody, but when we're celebrating, sometimes it's time to bring your kids
along," he said. The actor's 16-year-old son, Joe, hung back from the media
mob. "He's my date," Lily said. Garity, whose father is politician Tom Hayden,
was nominated for the television movie Soldier's Girl.
At
first, he wasn't sure he should bring Fonda, who is relaunching her movie
career. "I was a little nervous that bringing my mother would create an uneven
media frenzy, but at the end of the day, there's nobody I'd want here more
than my mother," he said. "It's like payback because she used to drag me down
the carpet and now I get to drag her. She has enough experience to keep me
calm." And did Fonda need much persuasion to accompany her son? "No, it took
me about two seconds," she said. Other duos were CBS President Les Moonves and
Julie Chen of the CBS Early Show strolling the carpet hand-in-hand; Barbra
Streisand and husband, James Brolin; and Elton John and his companion, David
Furnish. "We're family.
We've
been together over 10 years," John said. "It's just nice to come with someone
you know." Jennifer Lopez walked the red carpet alone Sunday, days after
official word that she had ended her engagement to Ben Affleck. Dressed in
orange, Lopez strode quickly past throngs of media shouting her name. She
smiled and waved, but said nothing. Lopez and Affleck will be together again,
however. Their movie Jersey Girl opens March 19. Lopez, who plays Affleck's
wife, dies 12 minutes into the movie. Diane Lane of Under the Tuscan Sun also
came to the Globes alone. Fiancé Josh Brolin was in the Bahamas filming, but
she sent him a message via her strapless chiffon dress. "The floral and coral
-- my homage to my sweetie," she said. "The film I'm here for is a lighter,
happier film and I think that tends to have a little rub-off effect on me in
terms of feeling lighter and happier." Nicole Kidman doesn't play around when
it comes to picking her well-regarded awards show attire. "It's always the
way. I pick one dress and that's it," she said. Her 1920s-inspired spangly
dress was designed by Tom Ford in his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent.
She complemented it by wearing her red hair in curls. "I hold him in very high
regard and I wanted to wear this for him to pay my respects to him," she said.
"He's been very good to me."-Betty Haris
The
red carpet blossomed with spring colours as stars donned ladylike gowns for
Sunday's Golden Globe Awards. Outrageous fashions were in short supply as most
stars played it safe with pretty pastels or black in gowns that revealed just
enough to be sexy but not enough to steal the spotlight at the 61st annual
awards show in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bucking that trend was Cold Mountain star
Nicole Kidman in a gold sequin backless dress with a plunging neckline held
together with nude fabric. Kidman's loose curls were held back with a gold
headband. "I need a coat, though," Kidman told Joan Rivers on E! Entertainment
Television. "I sort of like that it's got a sort of slight Salome feel to it."
The other red carpet surprise was Jennifer Lopez, who wasn't expected to
appear on the red carpet. Days after her breakup with fiancé Ben Affleck,
Lopez strolled by fans appearing effortlessly chic in a tangerine goddess gown
with silver straps, her hair pulled up in a loose ponytail.
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and Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola in Azzedine Allaia. Youthful,
fresh looks were seen on the red carpet, like the nude-coloured corset gown
worn by 19-year-old Lost in Translation star Scarlett Johansson, a fashion
enthusiast who sang a song as part of Cynthia Rowley's spring runway show in
September in New York.
Canadian
Elisha Cuthbert, 21, of Fox's 24 wore a 1950s inspired, ladylike look with a
strapless, pale pink organza cocktail dress by Monique Lhuillier, accessorized
with a small bouquet of roses at the waist. "It's a little prom queen but I
love it," Cuthbert told Melissa Rivers on E! "I wanted to do simple, I didn't
want to do too crazy."