She truly made the whole place shimmer.
Method dressing, love it or hate it, is a trend that is here to stay. In 2014, Margot Robbie graced the red carpet as a Barbie doll come to life. This spring, Zendaya pushed the boundaries of the trend, appearing as a tennis court while promoting her tennis film Challengers. And tonight, Cate Blanchett has made her own subtle thematic nod to the event of the evening, coming to the 2025 Golden Globes dressed as, well, a literal Golden Globe.
But this isn't just any method dressing masterclass—it's also a masterclass in repurposing a good look for a second outing. While this metallic custom Louis Vuitton dress may look like it was handpicked for the Golden Globes (and the Golden Globes alone), Blanchett actually previously wore the same number last year at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her film Rumors. The gown features draped sleeves, a voluminous bodice, and a floor-length trailing skirt.
The handmade embroidered gown features micro golden beads and plastron adorned with golden stones and a voluminous shoulder detail. As Louis Vuitton confirmed, the look has been updated with customized stones added to the front.
To freshen up the look, she seemingly performed a nifty, surprisingly simple hack by spinning the dress around and wearing it back-to-front. While the sequined embellishments sat around her shoulders and back last year, this year, she wore the dress with the sequins at the front.
Blanchett accessorized with silver and gold bedazzled hoop earrings and wore her hair in a sharp blunt chin-length bob.
Tonight, Blanchett is nominated for Best Performance in A Limited Series, Anthology Series Or TV Movie for her role in Disclaimer.
This year, she also stars in Rumors. In the dark satire, Blanchett plays Hilda Ortmann, the fictional leader of Germany. While discussing a vague crisis at a G7 summit, a strange supernatural event seems to take place leaving the seven global leaders scrambling around frantically in the woods.
As Blanchett explained to Forbes, the film feels suitably absurd. “It feels we’re so lost, in a way—and so, if anything will urge people to go out and vote, maybe it’s this movie,” she said. “I don’t know! Look, you could call it a political satire but it’s also like an episode of Scooby-Doo. It’s so deliberately stupid. A stupid film for stupid times.”
