Kerry Washington made my list for Best Dressed of the Golden Globes. It was partly because I genuinely thought her Balenciaga maternity gown was pretty, and partly because Kerry was just so happy and giggly and bubbly throughout the whole evening. She just looked like she was having the best time, and that helps when you’re working a gown. As for this Balenciaga… it photographs in a weird way, I think. On E!’s red carpet, it looked like a pale, greyish seafoam green, but in these photos, it looks like an off-white. Also: Kerry’s pregnancy hormones and some slight weight gain have made Kerry look drop-dead gorgeous. Her skin is glowing, her hair is gorgeous, her body looks amazing. This was one of her best red carpets ever.
Speaking of “Best Of…”, here we have Emma Thompson in vintage Lanvin, with her daughter Gaia Wise as her date. Emma was either three-sheets to the wind BEFORE she even arrived, or she quickly chugged six cocktails upon arriving, because Emma was having a ball the whole time. I love that the HFPA always puts Emma in the front, because she’s always standing to clap, shouting words of encouragement to whomever’s on stage, giving the best reaction shots and generally just being the best awards-show attendee ever. I loved her bit with the Louboutins and the cocktail, but I actually dislike this dress a lot. It’s not good.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
I think if Emma’s dress had been entirely made of the gold part, and floor length, she’d have knocked it out of the park. This… meh.
I usually LOVE Emma, but her mock-drunk act was a bit cringeworthy. Her daughter is very pretty.
Emma always has to be the center of attention. And she taking the eccentric English lady a bit to far. She obviously has a very very high opinion of herself.
And as someone said, her daughter looks smug.
Lol, actually she’s one of the few in Hollywood who DOESN’T have a high opinion of herself, or her profession.
Kerry looks stunning.
+1. This is maternity done right. Elegant and classic, just beautiful.
Agree. What a pretty woman.
Perfection. A+.
I wasn’t crazy about Kerry Washington’s dress. On TV it came across as this weird oatmeal-y color and I did not like the fact that the top half basically looks like a napkin held closed with a pin. I think Olivia Wilde looks miiiiiiles better, tbh.
Wilde looked how I would dream to look preggers and on a red carpet. She showed…everybody!
Agreed. Olivia looked stunning. Kerry’s skin and hair did look good, but I thought this dress was kind of frumpy.
I didn’t love Kerry’s dress, either. It’s fine but rather bland, and I’m not going to squee all over it just because she’s pregnant. Oliva’s dress knocked it out of the park – much more interesting.
Kerry looked lovely, but the dress itself was a bit boring. Very Wang, very minimalist and dull.
I’m not a big fan of Kerry’s red carpet style, but I thought this dress was okay.
Her hair on the other hand really bothers me. It is always so flat on the red carpet, and I think she has the kind is face that needs volume. Kerry please let your lovely hair breathe a little and try a cloth flat iron.
That said, she is a beautiful woman, and even more stunning now that she’s pregnant.
Emma’s daughter is very pretty.
Emma’s daughter looks like Ireland Baldwin, no?
As for Kerry’s Balenciaga, I always have thought Balenciaga’s structure and shapes of dresses were perfect for maternity wear. She looked lovely.
Didnt like Kerry’s dress. Looked like she was wearing a vest.
Emma Thompson also had an ugly dress. But she was a total hoot during the telecast.
I am totally not digging Kerry Washington’s dress and all that belly-cupping. Olivia Pope is better than that.
@Anna
Yes why do pregnant women and their partners feel they need to hold the belly in photos. I mean we know she is pregnant. I think Kerry looks lovely her face is so pretty and she does glow.
LOL! That was my first thought too. So you’re pregnant, just like millions of women around the world. We get it.
It’s even worse in films and TV. Any character who is pregnant is doomed to spend every scene either holding her prosthetic bump or putting her two hands on the small of her back and leaning backwards with a sigh. Meanwhile in the real world, pregnant women just get on with it.
It’s probably because photographers are shouting “Show us your bump!”. I’m sure she doesn’t walk around bump cupping all day long. And if she did, so what?
I did it for two reasons. At first it was completely unconscious. If I was thinking about the baby, my had went to my belly. When I got further along, it was to hold my tummy. That weigh stretches and the extra support of your hand is comfortable. It’s not all about vanity. Obviously every woman is different. That was just me.
Why is belly cupping such a big deal? I don’t get why it’s an offense.
I don’t think it’s offensive but it just annoys me for some reason.
Exactly! I don’t get why it’s annoying to people. It’s not like they are cupping YOUR belly.
Pope always nails it – Washington not so much.
I’ve never been pregnant, and I don’t find that offensive AT ALL. I also remember it was discussed here a while ago, and some commentators said it was comfortable for pregnant ladies to belly cup.
This said, I like Kerry’s dress. Olivia looks fantastic, and Drew is definitely glowing.
Yeah, I think most women’s hands just end up there. I know I did my fair share of bump cupping when I was pregnant because I was just excited that there was a PERSON in mah belly! lol. I loved putting my hands on my bump and feel my baby moving around in there.
When the baby starts moving, it’s almost impossible not to put your hand on your stomach. It’s like an instinct. Plus, if the baby is kicking or pushing out, it sometimes feels better to have your hand there.
I really like Emma but I think the whole throwing the Loubs over her shoulder thing was a bit much.
I am a big fan of Matthew and his wife. They strike me as a nice pair who enjoy their life together. I have really grown to appreciate him as an actor. He takes some risks with characters and I really love him for it. Glad he won last night. He deserves some recognition.
I was just thinking that Camilla Alves looks like she could use a good slap across the face. Always with the “moody” posing.
She looked so pissed off last night. Maybe they are on the outs.
Ha ha, love the last photo of Emma with Matthew, awesome.
I would like Emma’s dress better if it were longer, and her daughter is a pretty girl.
Kerry looks really good. Did she bring her husband?
He was just at the after party stuff. She said on the carpet the baby was her date.
I don’t get the hate about the belly-cupping. Lainey has been pretty vocal about it and she sounds just bitchy. Sure, some celebrities abuse it cause they have a “look at me! I am carrying a baby, I am so special!” attitude, but aren’t we a bit too harsh? Isn’t a woman allowed to proudly show her state in an appropriate way?? Kerry Washington is not a famewhore, she’s a beautiful, talented artist who has nothing to prove! Plus, I think in many cases it’s just an instinctive gesture. I am not even pregnant and I cup my belly all the time, especially after a big meal, just to check how much of it it’s showing!! 🙂
ITA.
Some pregnant women are super-glowy and aware of the fact that they are at an event with another person INSIDE them. If I were a nominee AND I were pregnant, it would feel like, “I am at this super-cool event and this will be quite the story to share with the baby someday.” I would probably belly-cup without even realizing I was doing it. Lainey needs to chill.
I don’t get the hate over belly-cupping either. I think it is instinctual too. When I was pregnant, I did that all the time, and I wasn’t even aware of it until my mom pointed it out. I don’t think it is showing off or anything like that. You are just in love with your baby and hugging him/her. At least that is the way it was for me.
I loved Kerry’s dress. It came across as a very pretty cream colour on my screen. She looked stunning.
Loved Olivia Wilde’s dress as well. Both women looked gorgeous.
Lainey hates everything pregnancy or kid related…
Loved both Kerry’s and Olivia Wilde’s dresses. Pregnancy does make them both (even more) stunning!
Admit it, of all the people in that ballroom, isn’t Emma the one you’d like to be sitting by? You know her table scored extra booze (even if they had to steal some from another table) and she’d make sure your wine glass was never empty. Compare that to sitting at, say, Goop’s table.
She always looks like she is having fun no matter where she goes. She is one of the few celebrities that I always say seems like fun in real life.
I always want to hang with Emma. Sitting at Goop’s table, I’d just want to be hanged.
I thought Kerry’s hair looked kind of thin and lifeless, especially as the night went on.
The amount of weight Kerry’s put on relative to her original weight is huge. She was skeletal pre-pregnancy.
If she were a regular person instead of a hollywood person, i’d say she’s barely put on any weight because she would probably not be as skeletal as she’s been for the past few years.
I don’t get the belly-cupping hate either. I’m pregnant and I often hold my belly without even realizing it. I guess it’s part “Oh wow, where did this come from?” Like suddenly having an extra appendage so you keep touching it. And the other part is just protective. If a horde of photogs surrounded me, it would be instinct to put some sort of shield up, as weird as it sounds.
Yup, it is instinctive. I belly cupped all the time — even when there was no one around to see it. It’s kind of like checking in on your little buddy. And later in my pregnancy, my kid was frightened of loud noises and would kick. His little butt stuck out, so I would rub it in an attempt too soothe him….
I used to do that, too!
the bust part of Kerry’s dress is horrendous. It’s straight at the front and pointy at the top. total shame, because the person wearing that tailoring disaster is has never looked so beautiful imo.
Watson’s dress doesn’t work because the length is all wrong. Floor length would have been much better. That length just made her look dowdy.
Kerry was beautiful but her dress was beyond boring. And I love Emma too but her dress was not great. Meanwhile, I don’t get the belly cupping hate either. I never did that when pregnant but I always rested my hands on top of my belly when pregnant.
Gorgeous, the best maternity dress that I have ever seen.
Emma’s dress was awful and she overplayed the drunk Brit bit, but I still like her.
I think Kerry and her dress looked lovely. That last pic w/Emma Thompson and Matthew McConaughy and his wife made me smile.
Something funky was going on with the darting on Kerry’s dress. It was fine otherwise, but just not well fitted.
Speaking of being totally destroyed on the red carpet, did anyone else react the same way I did to Hayden Panettiere’s totally BIZARRE red carpet interview with Carson Daly? It was so awkward and uncomfortable!! (The poor guy.) She could barely answer his really mild questions, was squinting and taking extremely long pauses between his asking and her answering…just so, so bad.
I suspect that someone was hitting up the green in a BIG way before arriving! Funny but still, not.good.
Also, I agree with everything said it the post about Kerry 🙂 I’m thrilled that she finally (publicly) acknowledged her pregnancy and the extra weight looks beautiful on her. (If anyone else remembers, this is more along the lines of Kerry’s natural figure from most of her career. She’s said that several years ago she began Pilates and cut out sugar, alcohol, processed carbs more and lost a TON of-maybe too much-weight. She recently adopted the Hollywood “lollipop” look and I think it was too much.) So happy for her and her hubby! Hope it’s a girl ❤
Totally agree.
I liked Kerry dress also I think it is nice to see a celebrity who truly looks happy for once.
I love Emma, and her daughter looks so much like her dad! (Greg Wise, forever that weak reed, Willoughby, of Sense and Sensibility)