While last year's Golden Globes directly addressed Hollywood's pervasive sexual harassment scandals, this year's award show took on a more celebratory tone. Held on Sunday, January 6, at the Beverly Hilton, the 76th Golden Globes—hosted by first-timers Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh and broadcast on NBC—mostly shied away from politics, instead creating an upbeat, conflict-free atmosphere that celebrated diversity.
The biggest headlines from the star-studded evening came from big wins for Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book, which unexpectedly earned top honors over critical darlings such as A Star Is Born and Black Panther. What wasn’t surprising, though, was the night’s fun, festive vibe, a trademark of the Globes. (After all, it's one of the only major award shows where attendees can eat and drink during the ceremony; check out the menu here.)
The revelry continued to the after-parties, most of which took place right in the historic hotel. As the Beverly Hilton's general manager told us last year, the hotel turns into a mini city for the Golden Globes every year, with a staff of 6,000 chefs, servers, concierges, and more. The night's most high-profile bashes took over the main event spaces, with Fox on the roof, Amazon Prime Video in the penthouse, HBO by the pool, InStyle and Warner Bros. in the courtyard, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the garden, and Netflix in a nearby tent.
Here’s a peek at the stylish decor, production, florals, and catering at these and more of the weekend's most glamorous events.
Netflix's Golden Globes After-Party
Netflix moved to a new location for its after-party this year, building a tented party space at 9900 Wilshire, the former site of department store Robinson's-May located just steps from the Beverly Hilton. Working with Best Events, the party had a vintage nightclub vibe, with an eye-catching central chandelier made up of individual chandeliers.
Photo: Tiffany Rose
76th Annual Golden Globes Telecast
The Beverly Hilton has served as the venue for the Golden Globes a total of 48 times. This year, roughly 1,300 guests attended the live telecast, dining on a three-course meal by the hotel's catering team. Floral centerpieces by Mark’s Garden featured more than 15,000 vibrant Rambo tulips, flown in from Holland and displayed in textured gold vases that were inspired by the Golden Globe statuette.
Photo: Courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Moët & Chandon's Red-Carpet Activation
As the official champagne of the Golden Globes, Moët & Chandon had a stylish product display and bar on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton. Guests were offered mini bottles and could pose for social media-friendly pictures with a #MoetMoment sign.
Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moët & Chandon
HBO's Golden Globes After-Party
HBO's Sunday-night party was held at the Beverly Hilton's Circa 55 restaurant and Aqua Star Pool. The network's Cindy Tenner and Ashley Covarrubias worked with longtime collaborator Billy Butchkavitz and his brother, Brian Butchkavitz, to create a late 1950s/early 1960s-inspired space that used a white and chartreuse color scheme. Due to the location within the hotel, organizers had just 72 hours to set up (and just 14 hours inside the restaurant). Special Event Contractors created 24-foot perimeter walls to conceal two floors of hotel rooms, plus a pool sub floor. Meanwhile, Agile Eye Solutions handled all large-scale decor elements, including the press wall, and SoCal Tents created custom tenting. Animated projections by Bart Kresa decorated the hotel's surrounding walls, and Images by Lighting handled lighting.
Photo: Gabor Ekecs
HBO's Golden Globes After-Party
Monochromatic floral arrangements, from green parrot tulips to green amaryllis, completed the look. Rentals came from Town & Country Event Rentals, and Emerging Entertainment handled audio. Other vendors included DJ J. Bray from 24 Seven Productions, a photo booth from MirMir, and catering from the Beverly Hilton. Lorac Cosmetics offered a makeup station.
Photo: Gabor Ekecs
Netflix's Golden Globes After-Party
The event had a greenery-covered arrivals area and a MAC Refresh Lab where guests could get makeup touchups and order from a Moët vending machine. Other highlights included catering by Craig's, a dessert room from Milk Bar, and late-night bites from taco truck Mariscos Jalisco.
Photo: Tiffany Rose
Netflix's Golden Globes After-Party
A psychedelic, neon-lined photo booth added to the nightclub vibe.
Photo: Tiffany Rose
Netflix's Golden Globes Viewing Party
Earlier in the evening, Netflix also worked with Best Events on an upscale viewing party in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills.
Photo: Tiffany Rose
Fox's Golden Globes After-Party
The high-profile Fox bash represented 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, FX, National Geographic, and Hulu, and took place on the Beverly Hilton's roof deck on Sunday night. Produced by 15/40 Productions, the event used deep blue and red tones and had a large-scale chandelier above the bar area.
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Fox's Golden Globes After-Party
Eclectic pillows and rugs added to the large tent's warm, intimate vibe. Additional vendors included OM Digital for the photo booth, DJ Alex Merrell for entertainment, and Cafe Luxxe as the coffee partner.
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Warner Bros. and InStyle's Golden Globes Party
Held in the Beverly Hilton's Oasis Courtyard on Sunday night, the 20th annual Warner Bros. and InStyle party, sponsored by Cadillac and L’Oréal Paris, was designed and produced by JOWY Productions. The team constructed a tent that covered the hotel's fountain, transforming the courtyard into an elegant, living room-inspired atmosphere. Black-and-white color blocking was punctuated by splashes of gold. Bright provided the event rentals, while Wildflower and La Tavola handled linens and SS Scenic provided fabric.
Photo: Heather Kincaid
Warner Bros. and InStyle's Golden Globes Party
A unique touch throughout the room was a series of bold, glossy bookshelves with black and white details.
Photo: Heather Kincaid
Warner Bros. and InStyle's Golden Globes Party
The gold details continued with a grouping of "golden globes" that hung above the bar area. Props and decor were provided by Studio D Decor, Revelry, Mr. Foam & Scenic, and Theoni. Images by Lighting handled the lighting.
Photo: Heather Kincaid
Warner Bros. and InStyle's Golden Globes Party
Flowers from Mark's Garden added a softer touch to the space. No two arrangements were the same at the party.
Photo: Heather Kincaid
Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Official Golden Globes Party
The HFPA teamed up with show producer Dick Clark Productions to host the second edition of its official viewing party and after-party in the Beverly Hilton's Wilshire Garden on Sunday night. Produced by 15/40 Productions, the tented garden was transformed with jewel-toned rentals, custom wood-plank flooring, and burgundy-draping. Gold sputnik chandeliers were used to create a vintage touch, and black and white photographs on the walls paid homage to previous winners.
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Official Golden Globes Party
A white marble bar top was designed to accent the leather sofas, black marble cocktail tables, and gold furniture elements.
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Official Golden Globes Party
A custom engraving station displayed archive trophies of past winners, and current winners were invited to get their new trophies engraved there.
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Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globes Party
Held in the Beverly Hilton's Stardust Penthouse on Sunday night, Amazon Prime Video's party was designed and produced by Event Eleven. An elegant entry wall featured a large logo and greenery by Floral Crush Studio.
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Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globes Party
Inside the space were big-screen TVs, comfortable seating, and flowers and greenery from Floral Crush. Town & Country provided rentals, Lab Creative handled drapery, CBC Technical handed audiovisual production, and Images by Lighting handled the lighting.
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Art of Elysium's Heaven Gala
Nonprofit organization Art of Elysium hosted its 12th annual black-tie celebration on Saturday night at a private venue in Koreatown. The evening, which is traditionally held the night before the Golden Globes, honored photographer Michael Muller and artist Beau Dunn, and featured a fashion show by Peter Dundas. The event was produced by Katie Limle of Event Eleven.
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Art of Elysium's Heaven Gala
The Food Matters handled catering, and Town & Country provided rentals for the evening. Other vendors included Felix Lighting for lighting, Above the Line for audiovisual production, and mentalist Oz Pearlman as emcee.
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Art of Elysium's Heaven Gala
The event's cocktail space was inspired by Muller's vision of Heaven, which includes oceanic views. Decor included panoramic underwater seascapes and wall art featuring sharks and other underwater plants and animals.
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Sean Penn's CORE Benefit
Another staple of Golden Globes weekend is Sean Penn's annual fund-raiser for CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), formerly known as J/P Haitian Relief Organization. The evening, which honored Anderson Cooper and was emceed by Jamie Foxx, raised $3.5 million for disaster relief and preparedness work in Haiti, the Caribbean, and the United States. Held at the Wiltern, decor included a stage backdrop made of lights of varying heights, creating a starry effect behind presenters and performers.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CORE
Bafta Tea Party
Bafta Los Angeles hosted its annual tea party on Saturday at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles. Produced by MTA Events and sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover, the daytime gathering served British-inspired tea and cocktails and dishes including traditional English cucumber sandwiches, Welsh rarebit, and scones with Devonshire cream and strawberry preserves. Large letters spelling "Bafta" offered a photo op.
Photo: Courtesy of MTA Events
'W' Magazine's "Best Performances" Issue Celebration
On Friday night, W teamed up with Audi and Giorgio Armani Beauty to celebrate the magazine's "Best Performances" issue. Held at the Chateau Marmont's penthouse, the intimate event featured illuminated framed portraits of the year's buzziest actors.
Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for W Magazine
