It Was Meant to Be Lady Gaga’s Big Night … But Taylor Swift Might Have Become the Real Story at 2019 Golden Globes

Many had assumed that Lady Gaga and her box office hit A Star Is Born would dominate the awards at the 2019 Golden Globes that were broadcast last night. Unfortunately, the movies Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book stole most of the night’s thunder on the film front, and Gaga also unexpectedly lost in the category of ‘Best Actress’ to Glenn Close for her role in the relatively unknown movie, The Wife.

But Gaga did not go home empty-handed. She was able to take the stage in her Judy Garland-inspired look and receive the ‘Best Original Song’ award. And she received it from the person who for many observers unexpectedly became the real story of the night: Taylor Swift.  

Even though she made herself available for only a limited amount of pre-show pictures, Taylor — who was not expected to be among the show’s presenters — arrived in a shimmering custom Atelier Versace gown that has become just as much a topic of conversation as Gaga’s pale blue Valentino gown. The Valentino gown is thought to have been a subtle nod to the gown Judy Garland wore in the 1954 version of A Star Is Born.

But Taylor’s gown was possibly an even subtler nod. Her gown is said to have been chosen as a reference to the costume designs in her boyfriend Joe Alwyn’s current movie, The Favourite, which had been nominated in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category. Taylor has, in an uncharacteristic way, shown an openness to promote that movie and her indirect connection to it. And that openness continued on-stage last night.

And while Gaga’s red carpet entrance was suitably grand, Taylor’s quieter entrance was even more sought after by the paparazzi at the event. That was because Taylor arrived holding hands with Joe in what was an extremely rare show of PDA for the couple.

Before the show began, Taylor also sort of stole the “pre game” red carpet show after she had E! News‘ Ryan Seacrest present a surprise video to actress Elizabeth Moss. In the video, Taylor thanked Elizabeth for reportedly playing her songs on the set of Elizabeth’s cable series, The Handmaids’ Tale. Taylor then literally bowled Elizabeth over by telling her what a big Handmaid’s Tale fan she was.

Even Taylor’s willingness to appear on the show as a surprise presenter had several storylines. Taylor appeared on the show with actor Idris Elba, who is one of Taylor’s co-stars in the upcoming movie adaptation of Cats. So, Taylor’s appearance with Idris signaled the fact that she takes the relatively modest song and voice role seriously in the movie, and that she plans to rep the film project and even pitch in with marketing.

Of course, when Taylor commits to something, she gets all the details right. So after Lady Gaga and her co-writers gave their acceptance speech for ‘Best Original Song,’ Taylor very consciously waited to escort Gaga from the stage, wrapping one arm around her as they strode off.

But even bigger than Taylor’s willingness to market her current film project, many felt that the “Delicate” singer’s unexpected appearance on the awards show signaled that she is now interested more generally in movie-related projects.

In interviews with her co-presenter Idris and even with her boyfriend Joe at the event, the topic of collaborating with Taylor came up. And the rumor is, Taylor was eagerly networking at the after-show events, with comments suggesting that she was very much hinting at her interest in film projects.

So perhaps, in the future, the 2019 Golden Globes might be known as the night that Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book took some awards. Or, it might be known as the moment when Taylor turned her eyes more seriously toward Hollywood …

We have a number of video clips of Taylor from last nights awards show below.

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