Golden Globe Awards 2015: red carpet jewelry adds glamor to the first awards ceremony of the year

By Rachel Garrahan

Award season kicked off in earnest at the 72nd annual Golden Globes yesterday with diamonds and platinum contending with splashes of color for the most glamorous red carpet jewelry of the evening.

Swingy diamond earrings were a popular choice with many stars. Jessica Chastain looked every inch the screen goddess in Piaget high jewelry diamond earrings and a pleated bronze Versace gown, while Jennifer Lopez was daring as always in plunging, sequined Zuhair Murad and dangling sparklers from Lorraine Schwartz. Sienna Miller paired her Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings with an edgy single gold hoop.

Amal Clooney, meanwhile, was sophistication personified in black Dior and cascading Harry Winston diamond earrings, making her Globes debut with husband and Cecil B. DeMille award honoree, George Clooney.

Julianne Moore, winner of Best Actress for her role in Still Alice, proved her red carpet credentials in Chopard jewelry: a pair of diamond cluster earrings and a dramatic sequined and feathered monochrome Givenchy gown.

Helen Mirren, nominated for Best Actress in The Hundred Foot Journey, joined many younger actresses in red gowns but proved the sexiest of them all in Dolce & Gabbana and her statement-making red carpet jewelry - ruby and diamond Chopard high jewelry earrings - together with a fountain pen pin in honor of Charlie Hebdo.

The night also featured several show-stopping necklaces, including an iconic Bulgari serpent wrapped elegantly about Naomi Watts' neck.

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Jessica Chastain looked every inch the screen goddess in Piaget long diamond drop earrings and a Versace gown at the 2015 Golden Globes.
Jennifer Lopez was daring as always in plunging, sequined Zuhair Murad and dangling Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings. (Startraks)
A close-up of the Bulgari Serpenti cocktail clutch and ring worn by Naomi Watts at the 2015 Golden Globes.
Naomi Watts wore a Bulgari Serpenti high jewellery necklace and two Serpenti rings, all in white gold with diamonds, to the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.
A close-up of the 9ct ruby and 3ct diamond earrings, set in 18ct white gold, from Chopard's Red Carpet collection, which were worn by British nominee Helen Mirren on the Golden Globes red carpet.
Nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Britain's Helen Mirren wore Chopard Red Carpet Collection earrings at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.
Julianne Moore wore Chopard diamonds from the High Jewelry Collection at the 2015 Golden Globes.
Amal Clooney appeared on the red carpet alongside her husband George wearing Harry Winston Cascading Deel Diamond Drop Earrings, set in platinum.
British actress Sienna Miller showcased these Platinum and diamond drop earrings from Tiffany and Co. at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards. (Getty Images)
The Piaget Limelight Couture Précieuse Earrings in white gold with diamonds worn at the 2015 Golden Globes by American actress Jessica Chastain.