9 Best-Dressed Women Over 50 at the 2025 Golden Globes

Jean Smart, Cate Blanchett, Sheryl Lee Ralph and others turned heads at the annual awards show

Alison Maxwell and Nancy Kerr,

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Published January 06, 2025

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Hollywood’s first big night of the year — the 82nd Golden Globe Awards — kicked off in high style. AARP’s Alison Maxwell and Nancy Kerr highlight the 50-plus women who brought shimmer and plenty of shine to the annual show that celebrates achievement in TV and film.

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Nicole Kidman, 57

The Babygirl actress and nominee sparkled in a one-shouldered silver Balenciaga backless gown, accessorized with a vintage watch and earrings. Kidman reminisced to Variety about her first Golden Globe nomination for Billy Bathgate, a whopping 33 years ago. “I could not believe all the stars that were there,” she said. “I felt like … I am this girl from Australia — what am I doing here? I felt like a fish out of water, honestly!”

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Allison Janney, 65

The Diplomat actress and nominee looked chic in a deep blue, backless Christian Siriano gown. “Let’s go Janney!!! So chic…Love you,” the designer wrote on Instagram. In a 2022 interview, the star told AARP that she can’t ever see herself retiring. “I love so much what I do and I love the community, the immediate family you have with all these people that you’re working with on movies. I hate when they end and I leave people. And it’s been my life,” she said.

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Cate Blanchett, 55

Sustainable fashion was the name of the game for the Disclaimer star and nominee. The actress hit the red carpet in a glam gold custom Louis Vuitton gown with a cape-style bodice bedazzled with metallic details on the shoulders and column skirt — the same stunner she wore to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

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Michelle Yeoh, 61

Yeoh looked Wicked good in a sleeveless black Balenciaga gown with a dramatic train and high ruffled collar. The actress, who told AARP as a non-singer she was wary to sign on to the Broadway adaptation, credits co-star Cynthia Erivo for encouraging her to belt it out in the musical. “She gave me the confidence,” she told Variety. “She held my hand and looked into my eyes.”

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Pamela Anderson, 57

The Last Showgirl star and nominee went for an understated, elegant look in a black Oscar de la Renta gown with a ruched bodice. She completed the ensemble with opera gloves and lab-grown diamonds from Pandora. Anderson, who is famously eschewing makeup for a more natural look says it makes her get-ready process super quick. “I’m on my own," she told Variety. “No stylist, no glam team — just me.”

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Angelina Jolie, 49

It was a family affair for the actress and her 19-year-old daughter Zahara who wore coordinating Alexander McQueen gowns with tree-inspired metallic patterns. Jolie, who turns 50 in June, is gaining major awards season buzz for her portrayal of opera star Maria Callas in the film Maria.

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Jean Smart, 73

“I never thought I’d be so happy to be called a hack,” Smart, regal in a lavender gown and elegant updo, joked as she accepted the best actress in a TV series award for Hacks. “We’re in the middle of season four and we’re still having a ball.” When asked about her perspective on aging Smart told AARP: “Physical aches and pains are the things I hate most about it. … I told a friend the other day, ‘I feel like an antique car that just needs constant parts and polishing’.”

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Sheryl Lee Ralph, 68

The Abbott Elementary star stunned in a custom, long-sleeved St. John gown with an elegant sweetheart neckline. “Baby this isn’t just fashion…it’s an experience,” the actress wrote about the look on Instagram. Ralph’s daughter, Ivy Coco Maurice, styled the look which included Gucci shoes and Simon G. jewelry. “My mother was a fashion designer, and Coco was very influenced by her,” Ralph told AARP in a 2023 cover story. “When Coco told us she was going to be an influencer on social media after graduation, I thought I had wasted my money on tuition. But now, almost 10 years later, her career path is working for her.”

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Liza Colón-Zayas, 52

Yes, chef! The Bear actress sizzled in a black Christian Siriano beaded and feathered gown with a dramatic tulle hemline. In a 2023 interview with AARP, Colón-Zayas said age is just a number. "I can’t read anything into what a number means because I’ve put expiration dates on myself before and I’m like, You know what? To hell with that. This life has been...so shocking and amazing and also tragic. Just roll with it."

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Alison Maxwell is an executive editor of features at AARP. Prior to joining the organization, she spent 20 years at USA Today, most recently as managing editor of the Life section.

Nancy Kerr is a senior writer and editor of features content for AARP. Prior to joining the organization, she was the editor of special projects for USA Today; a senior editor for the USA Weekend magazine; an assistant managing editor of digital content at The Washington Post and the director of women’s programming at America Online.