Celebrities show support for France on Globes red carpet

Hollywood's A-listers hit the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday in plenty of glitter and sequins, but several stars took a more sober approach, showing solidarity with France after three days of terror.

George and Amal Clooney, Helen Mirren, Kathy Bates and Diane Kruger were among those who brandished signs or wore pins reading "Je Suis Charlie" -- the rallying slogan in the wake of the deadly gun attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Amal Clooney, elegant in a black Dior couture gown with a "Je suis Charlie" pin on her clutch bag, said she had chosen something from the fashion house "in solidarity" with the French people. On the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton hotel, covered by a canopy to protect the stars as rain pelted Tinseltown, there were room for both activism and glamour.

"Gone Girl" star Rosamund Pike -- one of several British stars on the nominees list -- was one of the first to arrive, sporting a sleeveless cleavage-baring ivory Vera Wang gown with waist cut-outs. Pike, who had a baby just over a month ago, admitted she would be "astonished" if she were to win the prize for best actress in a dramatic film, against Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Aniston and Julianne Moore.

Moore, who took home the prize for her work as a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease in "Still Alice," glittered in a shimmering silver Givenchy gown, which trailed to the floor in a cloud of black feathers. Britain's Emily Blunt -- up for a Globe for best actress in a musical/comedy for "Into the Woods" -- admitted her halter white Michael Kors dress with an intricate criss-cross bodice was "a bit soggy at the bottom" from the wet weather.

Globe winner Amy Adams, the "Big Eyes" star who bested Blunt, rocked the old-school Hollywood look in a demure one-shoulder Versace gown with a train, her red hair in flowing waves. Also in Versace but far less demure was Jessica Chastain, nominated for her work in gritty 1980s thriller "A Most Violent Year." Her bronze Versace gown with a plunging neckline left little to the imagination.

For fashion and jewelry designers, having an A-list star show up on the Globes red carpet in one of their creations is essentially free advertising -- thanks to the global coverage of the ceremony. Hollywood's men did not disappoint, with Eddie Redmayne -- a winner for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything" -- in a blue velvet tuxedo and "Birdman" star Michael Keaton rocking a more classic look as he took home the prize for best actor in a comedy.

(Sara Puig, AFP)

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