BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards is like a fancy dinner party in an alternate universe where everyone is famous and beautiful. There’s a fully stocked bar — and a fully stocked makeup station in the bathroom. A-listers in their finest attire fill almost every seat in the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s International Ballroom. Here’s a running view from inside the festivities.
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Rain on the red carpet meant the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s International Ballroom filled up fast this year. With red-carpet schmoozing limited by the weather, nominee Edie Falco and her date got an early start on their dinner. Rex Lee of “Entourage” milled about with a cocktail and Mike Tyson greeted a friend before finding his seat.
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The cameras and the crowds never tire of Sophia Loren. That was made clear as the 75-year-old star stopped to collect kisses all the way to her table at Sunday’s Golden Globes, while photographers never stopped snapping pictures of her.
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“Dexter” star Michael C. Hall, who recently announced he’s being treated for cancer, arrived with a black turban on his head and his wife and co-star, Jennifer Carpenter, on his arm. Hall, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, says the disease is in remission.
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It may have been raining outside but the stars were in clear view inside at the Golden Globes. Super couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon hugged and visited with Julianna Marguiles and Jane Lynch of “Glee” as the members of the “Entourage” cast joined their co-star Rex Lee. Morgan Freeman, nominated for a best actor award for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in “Invictus,” made his way through the crowd, followed not far behind by Amy Poehler, who was wearing a red over-one-shoulder dress.
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