Selfies with Bill Hader, a Timothée Chalamet Conspiracy Theory and Seat Next to Studio Power Players: Inside Taylor Swift’s Night at Golden Globes

may have worn a glittering green gown by Gucci, but she found herself in a golden era on Sunday, if only for a few hours, and what a time it was. The superstar singer touched down at the Beverly Hilton for the 81st to honor her nomination in the new cinematic and box office achievement category for reinventing the rollout of concert documentaries (and smashing records in the process) courtesy of AMC’s .

Though she went home empty handed — the inaugural trophy went to Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and the pink parade from , which earned north of a billion dollars and became a cultural phenomenon — Swift snagged the lion’s share of attention in a room filled with A list stars. (AMC also used the occasion to that the doc passed Michael Jackson’s to become the top grossing concert doc of all time.) In the days leading up to the show, the rumor mill hit overdrive amid questions about if and when she Swift would show up, and who might be on her arm.

Swift’s NFL beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, happened to be in Los Angeles on Sunday for his team’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Fittingly, the game ended in nail biting fashion with the Chiefs besting the home team 13 12. Not long after the victory, Swift allowed the crush of media and photographers to exhale by arriving arm in arm with an entourage that included close friend Keleigh Teller (wife of pal Miles Teller), publicist Tree Paine and a slew of bodyguards but no Kelce.

(She also quickly made it on many best dressed lists, including from .) By showtime on CBS and Paramount+, Swift made it to her table where she took a seat next to Teller and Searchlight Pictures presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. The expert marketer and queen of dropping clues for her global fanbase, the decision to take a seat next to top execs from Searchlight (a company that won for Yorgos Lanthimos’s ) can be taken as a sign of how serious she is about her Hollywood ambitions.

As announced in December 2022, Swift has partnered with Searchlight to make her for the studio on an original project based on her own script. She should have no issues casting the film as Swift has many actor pals, as evidenced by how she worked the room on Sunday night. Swift shared a moment that included selfies and a warm embrace with Golden Globe nominee and star Bill Hader.

At another point, she was photographed chatting with star and nominee Cailee Spaeny. Though she didn’t make it to the stage, Swift’s name was mentioned on at the podium by . The host said, “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.” The camera cut to Swift whose only response, aside from remaining stone faced, was a casual sip of Moet & Chandon.

Taylor Swift reacts to joke from host Jo Koy about the NFL. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift” At many other points, she was much more enthusiastic. Swift, who has long been an energetic cheerleader and lively guest at award shows from the Grammys to the MTV Awards (not to mention multiple Golden Globe , displayed some of that passion throughout the evening.

Like when star Emma Stone won for in a comedy or musical, Swift jumped from her seat, threw up her hands and cheered alongside Teller. Taylor Swift supports her BFF Emma Stone for her 2024 win for her role in When triumphed in Swift’s category, she was among the first to offer a standing ovation in a moment captured by co editor in chief Ramin Seetodeh.

Taylor Swift led the standing ovation for ‘Barbie’ as it won the for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. “OK, yep,” Swift was spotted saying when winner Ayo Edebiri thanked “all of my agents and managers’ assistants.” Ayo Edebiri’s acceptance speech, thanking “all of my agents and managers ASSISTANTS.” The biggest applause of the night – and Taylor Swift knows that’s right.

But the top viral moment of the night came thanks to a conspiracy theory of sorts. Longtime close friend — nominated for her work opposite Martin Short and Steve Martin in Hulu’s — made a pit stop at Swift’s table. An animated conversation ensued, clips of which have been posted on X (formerly Twitter) where eagle eyed fans circulated theories about what was said.

Some claim that Gomez relayed a story about asking Timothée Chalamet for a photo but the request was denied by the star’s girlfriend, . some tea “i asked for a picture with him and she (kylie jenner) said no” – selena gomez “with timothee?” selena nods While it’s unclear what really happened, by most accounts Swift had a golden time at Sunday night’s show.

has learned that the rest of her weekend went pretty well, too. On Saturday night, Swift hit up Beverly Hills staple Spago for a “chill, girl’s night dinner” with new pals Brittany Mahomes (wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes) and Lyndsay Bell (wife of tight end Blake Bell). A source close to the restaurant said that the trio started off their dinner in a private room but they later moved to a main patio dining area closer to the front.

“Relaxed” is how the source described the dinner, which included the Stone Axe Farm’s Wagyu ($168), fries and lychee martinis to drink (for everyone except Bell who is expecting). By midnight, there have yet to be any sightings or source reports from Swift’s post Globes activities. There were a smattering of parties around the city — hosted the official afterparty at the Hilton, Universal celebrated at Tommy’s Beverly Hills, Netflix took over Spago and UTA toasted Barbie and Succession at La Dolce Vita — but nobody would fault Swift for calling it a night and telling Hollywood revelers, Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns .

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