{"id":2708,"date":"2024-01-23T14:18:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/?p=2708"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:18:33","slug":"taylor-swift-sweeps-into-the-beverly-hilton-hotel-for-the-golden-globe-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/2708\/taylor-swift-sweeps-into-the-beverly-hilton-hotel-for-the-golden-globe-awards","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Sweeps into the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the Golden Globe Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Swift Sweeps into the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the Golden Globe Awards. Photo courtesy of the Beverly Hilton<\/p><\/div>\n

Taylor Swift, the world\u2019s most compelling pop star, had flash bulb bursts bouncing off her sparkling emerald green dress during her nothing-less-than-royal, last-minute arrival to the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Her Majesty of music stood for press photos and then queen-beelined, surrounded by security, into the Hilton\u2019s International Ballroom, where that evening\u2019s crown jewels were the Golden Globes that would be awarded in a live show on CBS TV.<\/p>\n

Among the already-seated luminaries of the Hollywood realm, who had processed up the Beverly Hilton\u2019s long and winding red carpet into the hotel ballroom, were Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Emma Stone, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, and other glitterati. Jo Koy, the comedian serving as emcee, described one attendee as the \u201call powerful, beloved by the people she rules over, regal queen,\u201d but then joked, \u201cOprah, it is not you.\u201d Imelda Staunton, nominated for playing Queen Elizabeth in \u201cThe Crown,\u201d could not be in attendance, but Dominic West, who played Prince Charles was; as was Helen Mirren, who played the Monarch in \u201cThe Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0I felt a certain reverence watching directors Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese parade up the red carpet, but these days Christopher Nolan is the nouveau auteur, and he won the Golden Globe that night for his film \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d which also yielded trophies for stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cHollywood is back!\u201d Koy proclaimed from the Beverly Hilton stage upon which the Golden Globes have been presented since 1961. The Beverly Hilton\u2019s International Ballroom event space and its\u2019 stage is time-honored, but also high-tech, featuring $5-million worth of audio equipment and sophisticated lighting controls. The room, which also hosts the annual Oscar Nominee Luncheon, looked simply sumptuous on worldwide television, as did the red carpet, fountain, framing archways and hedges created to facilitate the grand entrance of the stars.<\/p>\n

The Beverly Hilton presented an exclusive package opportunity for guests to be a part of Golden Globes weekend though a buzzing weekend stay on-property, lunch and an up-close celebrity experience along the red carpet television production. Hotel attendees called out to the stars who often responded with smiles, waves and even poses for their cameras. Jack Black especially played to the crowd with wild, hilarious gyrations. It all felt very intimate \u2013 and the hotel did a magnificent job of managing the scene as some hotel guests even lined the entrance to the ballroom for one \u201clast look\u201d – directors say during film production rehearsals. They cast their gazes of the likes of Natalie Portman, Nicholas Cage, Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Gosling, Kieran Culkin, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa as they made their way in.<\/p>\n

To be in the spirit, I wore a tuxedo, but others at the gathering were casually comfortable, which is the Beverly Hilton\u2019s vibe every day. The Golden Globes event, though fashionable and glamorous, has a reputation for being the \u201clet it all hang out\u201d awards show in terms of fun and frivolity\u2026which went on well into the night. The Beverly Hilton\u2019s glamorous swimming pool is the largest in Beverly Hills and, along with its adjacent Circa 55 Restaurant, served at the venue for the Golden Globes After Party. You can plan your own party wedding, or corporate event \u2013 up to 1,400 people, in the same spaces: the hotel\u2019s indoor-outdoor venues, manicured gardens, roof terraces and penthouse suites with their help of Hilton\u2019s elite planning staff.<\/p>\n

You can see stars, literally, and the Hollywood Sign, from Sant\u2019olina, the Beverly Hilton\u2019s rooftop bar and restaurant. The Beverly Hilton, walking distance to the shops of Rodeo Drive, embraces its celebrity heritage with classic showbiz photos of its past glam guests and glitterati.<\/p>\n

Contact Michael Patrick Shiels at\u00a0<\/em>MShiels@aol.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0His new book: Travel Tattler \u2013 Not So Torrid Tales, may be purchased via\u00a0Amazon.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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