Zanna Roberts Rassi
While of the carpet at the Beverly Hills Hilton with E!, I wore an Aliette dress, designed by celebrity stylist Jason Rembert. He's one of the brightest stars in fashion—trust me, you'll want to remember his name! I accessorized with David Yurman jewelry and Roger Vivier shoes.
Regina King
Regina—or Fash, as her dynamic styling team Wayman + Micah lovingly call her—shut down the virtual carpet in a custom, asymmetrical gown by Louis Vuitton. She was the epitome of strength and elegance, all in one shiny package.
But bringing this look together took a lot of bright minds. This showstopping number—it features 30,000 sequins and, for contrast, 1,200 crystals—took 350 hours to make. (That's more than two weeks!)
Plus, the best director nominee topped it off with $2 million in jewels by Forevermark. Like I said, she shut down the carpet. As Wayman and Micah told me, the dress made her feel like "a tall glass of champagne."
Cheers to that!
Amanda Seyfried
The day the nominations were announced, Amanda's brilliant stylist Elizabeth Stewart presented her with this sketch by Fernando Garcia of Oscar De La Renta. According to Elizabeth, Amanda was drawn to the sorbet gown, which she believed represented joy and optimism. And so, just like that, we had our look.
But, unlike in past years, when dressing for an in-person show, Elizabeth looked outside the box, hoping to reimagine the context of where her client would be. In this case, she dreamed of Savannah, Georgia, where Amanda planned to Zoom in to the Globes from. Elizabeth had a vision of the dress—adorned with handmade silk flowers, each petal hand-pressed in NYC—under a Weeping Willow tree.
To complete the look, Amanda's hairdresser Renato Campora channeled Hollywood icon Veronica Lake.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia was electrifying in this neon Valentino couture gown, fresh off the runway. I love the classic, tea length silhouette and this ultra modern color. The juxtaposition of old and new is just perfect.
To top off the look, she wore her signature septum by Maria Tash, opera length gloves and 10-inch, skyscraper heels that give Lady Gaga a run for her money.
As her brilliant stylist Jason Bolden explained to me, "Cynthia knew nothing about the dress but she trusts me and allows me to be creative! The shoes are like skyscrapers, the color and shape are so bold and why not add some much needed fantasy? This neon green tea length dress reminds me of scuba fabric."
Shira Haas
Shira, the star of Netflix's Unorthodox, has not only taken over Hollywood, but also the fashion world. Her tweed Chanel dress with a sheer and silk skirt was flown in from Paris just two days before the show—and was ultimately chosen because it looks just as beautiful while she's sitting down. (This was a virtual show, after all!)
Though she didn't leave her room, Chanel still decked her out from head to toe in the Spring-Summer 2021 collection. The fashion house provided her with a yellow tweed handbag, made even more epic with an "Oy Vey" sticker.
"Shira is perfectly Chanel, feminine with an edge of cool." explained Petra Flannery, renowned stylist to Renee Zellweger, Emma Stone and Reese Witherspoon. "I loved accessorizing with the lion necklace. A classic symbol of Coco Chanel, the lion represents courage and strength, much like the character Shira portrays in her Unorthodox role."
Julia Garner
The Ozark star chose to wear custom Prada, as they were the first design house to loan the star a dress way back when. Loyalty goes a long way when it comes to fashion. (In fact, she tried on three Prada gowns before making her final choice.)
This plunging number with an embellished belt required a lot of fashion tape, but the end result is stunning. Julia looked beautiful and statuesque in the dress, which she accessorized with Verdura bracelets.