Celebrities brought their A-game to this year’s Met Gala, with standout looks like Zendaya’s dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey’s dramatic headpiece featuring tree branches. The event, themed ‘Garden of Time’, saw stars walking a lush green and white carpet surrounded by foliage and flowers.
Zendaya, one of the event’s hosts, stunned in a blue lamé and organza dress designed by John Galliano, with grape clusters adorning her outfit. She later changed into a black Givenchy gown and a floral Alexander McQueen hat. Lana Del Rey turned heads in a beige Alexander McQueen gown and a headpiece with natural hawthorn branches draped in sheer tulle.
The gala, a high-profile annual event, serves as a fundraiser for the New York museum and marks the opening of its Costume Institute’s fashion exhibit. This year’s exhibit, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” will feature rare items from the Costume Institute’s collection, displayed through animation and projections.
Among the attendees were Jennifer Lopez in a beaded Schiaparelli gown, Rita Ora in a colorful beaded ensemble, and Queen Latifah in a black dress with orange bird of paradise accents. Ariana Grande dazzled in an ivory gown, while Lil Nas X wore a suit and jacket adorned with Swarovski crystals.
Indian celebrities Alia Bhatt and Isha Ambani showcased Indian couture at the gala. Bhatt wore a mint green Sabyasachi sari with real gems and a 23-foot-long train, while Ambani donned a couture sari gown by Rahul Mishra with intricate hand embroidery.
Outside the event, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered nearby, chanting slogans as Rafah got heavily bombarded by Israeli sources. Despite heavy police presence, the protest continued through New York’s Upper East Side.
2022’s Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles, California celebrated the year’s best television shows and performances. Hollywood’s A-listers in slayed in the most stylish formalwear. Sticking to tradition, many stars in attendance adhered to the event’s signature glamorous feel. The designer dresses were heavy on the sequins.
Given the night’s best gowns went all in on sequins and beads, many of the silhouettes were simple and streamlined as a result. Squid Game star Hoyeon Jung’s sequin patchwork, for instance, was done on a no-fuss slip dress; Amanda Seyfried’s lilac sequins came via Armani Privé’s strapless column dress, with a sheer (and barely-there) accent of tulle at the bust. Both allowed for the frocks’ delicious texture to shine. Equally, Lily James’s slinky Versace chainmail dress, and Christina Ricci’s bedazzled Fendi Couture slip dress, were formfitting—and all about accentuating the shape.
It wasn’t all razzle-dazzle, though. A few celebrities opted for more of a pared-back elegance. Zendaya, in custom Valentino, embraced old Hollywood with her strapless, full-skirted gowns. It’s a nod to an archival Valentino design from its fall-winter 1987 collection. The White Lotus’s Alexandra Daddario also stood out in a sheer, one-shoulder tulle gown from Dior Haute Couture, finished with sublime beadwork.
Zendaya
The perennial Best Dressed list resident takes top honors yet again in her elegant strapless black ballgown with bow detail and sparkling Bulgari jewels.
Elle Fanning
Looking like she walked right out of a 1950s issue of Vogue, the star served major pose in a gown created for her by the costume designer Sharon Long.
Jung Ho-yeon
The Squid Game star dons a delicate custom multicolor beaded gown with matching headband, which, like her jewels and accessories, are all Louis Vuitton.
Andrew Garfield
The star (nominated for Under the Banner of Heaven) makes wearing an all-white Zegna ensemble look surprisingly effortless. (He accessories with Zayn x Arnette shades, David Yurman jewels and Christian Louboutin shoes.)
Lizzo
The star ensures you can’t miss her from any angle in her voluminous crimson tulle gown with a long train, plus 40 carats of Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings.
Christina Ricci
The Yellow Jackets diva impressed in her slinky custom Fendi Couture gown with matching bag.
Mindy Kaling
The presenter looks award-worth in her yellow chiffon gown with plunging neckline, high slit and delicate beadwork.
Amanda Seyfried
The actress (and winner, for The Dropout) raved about her lilac “mermaid” gown by Armani Privé, which was topped by the palest pink tulle ruffle and delicate Cartier gems.
Quinta Brunson
The multi-nominated Abbott Elementary star and creator glows in a caramel-colored gown with fully beaded bodice, high slit and sheer sleeves that she said had “teeny, tiny Jessica Rabbit vibes.”
Lily James
Lily won us in a custom Atelier Versace gown she called “just heaven” on the PEOPLE pre-show, plus De Beers diamonds.
The 74th Emmy Awards were held on Monday night from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where they were hosted by Kenan Thompson. Similar to last year, the ceremony was largely in-person and reminiscent of pre-pandemic award shows.
Succession, which had the most nominations, with 25, took home awards for best drama and writing for a drama series, and Matthew Macfadyen took home the Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama. “The White Lotus” won for best limited series, best writing and best directing, as well as for best supporting actor and actress for Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge.
Sheryl Lee Ralph won her first Emmy for best supporting actress for “Abbott Elementary,” making her only the second Black woman to win the award. Lee Jung-jae became the first person from a foreign language show, “Squid Game,” to win best actor in a drama.
“Ted Lasso,” which was up for 20 awards, took home best comedy. Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein won for their performances, and MJ Delaney won for directing.
These are this year’s Emmy winners:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Colin Firth, The Staircase Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven Oscar Isaac, Scenes From a Marriage WINNER: Michael Keaton, Dopesick Himesh Patel, Station Eleven Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
WINNER: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus Jake Lacy, The White Lotus Will Poulter, Dopesick Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy Peter Sarsgaard, Dopesick Michael Stuhlbarg, Dopesick Steve Zahn, The White Lotus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nicholas Braun, Succession Billy Crudup, The Morning Show Kieran Culkin, Succession Park Hae-soo, Squid Game WINNER: Matthew Macfayden, Succession John Turturro, Severance Christopher Walken, Severance Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, Severance WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets J. Smith Cameron, Succession Sarah Snook, Succession Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso WINNER: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary Juno Temple, Ted Lasso Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, Barry WINNER: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso Toheeb Jimoh, Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary Henry Winkler, Barry Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show WINNER: Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Jimmy Kimmel Live WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Late Night With Seth Meyers The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Connie Britton, The White Lotus WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus Sydney Sweeney, The White Lotus Mare Winningham, Dopesick
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Toni Collette, The Staircase Julia Garner, Inventing Anna Lily James, Pam & Tommy Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story Margaret Qualley, Maid WINNER: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race WINNER: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls Nailed It! RuPaul’s Drag Race Top Chef The Voice
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Dopesick, Danny Strong The Dropout, Michael Showalter The Dropout, Francesca Gregorini Maid, John Wells Station Eleven, Hiro Murai WINNER: The White Lotus, Mike White
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie
Dopesick, Danny Strong The Dropout, Elizabeth Meriwether Impeachment: American Crime Story, Sarah Burgess Maid, Molly Smith Metzler Station Eleven, Patrick Sommerville WINNER: The White Lotus, Mike White
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Ali Wong: Don Wong, Ali Wong The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Globe — Hungary for Democracy, Ian Berger, Devin Delliquanti, Jennifer Flanz, Jordan Klepper, Zhubin Parang, Scott Sherman WINNER: Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, Jerrod Carmichael Nicole Byer, BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), Nicole Byer Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special, Norm Macdonald
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta Bill Hader, Barry Nicholas Hoult, The Great Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
WINNER: Abbott Elementary, “Pilot,” Quinta Brunson Barry, “710N,” Duffy Boudreau Barry, “starting now,” Alec Berg and Bill Hader Hacks, “The One, the Only,” Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky Only Murders in the Building, “True Crime,” Steve Martin and John Hoffman Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral,” Jane Becker What We Do in the Shadows, “The Casino,” Sarah Naftalis What We Do in the Shadows, “The Wellness Center,” Stefani Robinson
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Ozark, “A Hard Way to Go,” Jason Bateman Severance, “The We We Are,” Ben Stiller WINNER: Squid Game, “Red Light, Green Light,” Hwang Dong-hyuk Succession, “All the Bells Say,” Mark Mylod Succession, “The Disruption,” Cathy Yan Succession, “Too Much Birthday,” Lorene Scarfaria Yellowjackets, “Pilot,” Karen Kusama
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve Laura Linney, Ozark Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant Elle Fanning, The Great Issa Rae, Insecure WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Atlanta, “New Jazz,” Hiro Murai Barry, “710N,” Bill Hader Hacks, “There Will Be Blood,” Lucia Aniello The Ms. Pat Show, “Baby Daddy Groundhog Day,” Mary Lou Belli Only Murders in the Building, “The Boy from 6B,” Cherien Dabis Only Murders in the Building, “True Crime,” Jamie Babbit WINNER: Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral,” MJ Delaney
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul, “Plan and Execution,” Thomas Schnauz Ozark, “A Hard Way to Go,” Chris Mundy Severance, “The We We Are,” Dan Erickson Squid Game, “One Lucky Day,” Hwang Dong-hyuk WINNER: Succession, “All the Bells Say,” Jesse Armstrong Yellowjackets, “F Sharp,” Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson Yellowjackets, “Pilot,” Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark Brian Cox, Succession WINNER: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Adam Scott, Severance Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dopesick, Hulu The Dropout, Hulu Inventing Anna, Netflix Pam & Tommy, Hulu WINNER: The White Lotus, HBO
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary Barry Curb Your Enthusiasm Hacks The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Only Murders in the Building WINNER: Ted Lasso What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul Euphoria Ozark Severance Squid Game Stranger Things WINNER: Succession Yellowjackets
Below are key trophies handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 3 and 4. For even more winners, head over here.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Adrien Brody, Succession James Cromwell, Succession WINNER: Colman Domingo, Euphoria Arian Moayed, Succession Tom Pelphrey, Ozark Alexander Skarsgard, Succession
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Hope Davis, Succession Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show Martha Kelly, Euphoria Sanaa Lathan, Succession Harriet Walter, Succession WINNER: Lee You-mi, Squid Game
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Adams, Hacks Harriet Sansom Harris, Hacks Jane Lynch, Only Murders in the Building WINNER: Laurie Metcalf, Hacks Kaitlin Olson, Hacks Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jerrod Carmichael, Saturday Night Live Bill Hader, Curb Your Enthusiasm James Lance, Ted Lasso WINNER: Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building Christopher McDonald, Hacks Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Television Movie
WINNER: Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Ray Donovan: The Movie Reno 911: The Hunt for QAnon The SurvivorZoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Making It Nicole Byer, Nailed It! Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef WINNER: RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Outstanding Variety Special (Live) The 64th Annual Grammy Awards Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes The Oscars WINNER: Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent Tony Awards Presents: Broadway’s Back!
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)
WINNER: Adele: One Night Only Dave Chappelle: The Closer Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman The Problem With Jon Stewart WINNER: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Hollywood’s young star Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man No Way Home’ has become the first pandemic-era movie to cross $1 billion at the global box office.
Sony’s comic-book epic has eclipsed that milestone in a near-record 12 days, tying with 2015’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as the third-fastest film to reach the billion-dollar benchmark. Only 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ were quicker, smashing the coveted tally in 11 and five days, respectively.
The movie managed to blow past $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide given the rapidly spreading omicron variant of Covid-19. It makes Tom’s Marvel superhero adventure the only film since 2019’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to surpass $1 billion globally. No other Hollywood film has come close to nearing those box office revenues in the last two years.
Prior to Spidey’s reign, MGM’s ‘James Bond sequel No Time to Die’, which grossed $774 million globally, stood as the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2021 (and the pandemic). As the first film to reach $1 billion worldwide, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ took the earthly throne from another box-office behemoth, China’s ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ ($902 million), to officially cement its place as the year’s highest-grossing film worldwide. It’s also notable that ‘No Way Home’ surpassed that high-watermark without playing in China, which is currently the world’s biggest filmgoing market.
At the US box office, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ had another dominating weekend, soaring high above the competition during a crowded Christmas corridor.
As per Reuters, the newest Spider-Man adventure collected $81 million from 4,336 North American theaters over the weekend. To put that figure in perspective, only select Covid-era releases have managed to generate that kind of coinage in their entire cinematic runs, much less in their second weekend of release. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ also managed to do so at a time when several new films — ‘The Matrix Resurrections,’‘Sing 2’ and ‘The King’s Man’, among others — opened nationwide to decent (and not-so-decent) ticket sales.
It brings the film’s ten-day total to a mammoth $467 million at the US box office. That tally is more than double the next highest-grossing film in Disney and Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, which earned a mighty $224 million domestically.
At the international box office, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ added $121.4 million over the weekend and has made $587 million to date, bringing its global revenues to $1.05 billion.
However, Tom also had a face mask on adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols while on set.
The 24-year-old actor couldn’t resist cracking a Peter Parker pun in his caption as he wrote, “Wear a mask, I’m wearing two…”
The title of the third part of Spider-Man franchise has not yet been announced.
Also starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, Spider-Man 3 is being directed by Jon Watts and is slated to release on December 17, 2021.
