“Poor Things” star Emma Stone turned heads at the Golden Globes with a daring new look and a dress that some netizens compared to a wrapped holiday gift.
Emma Stone made a bold statement at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 5, but her appearance left some netizens questioning her style choices.
A netizen’s comment on Emma Stone’s Golden Globes appearance, posted on January 5, 2025 | Source: Facebook.com/allure
The 36-year-old actress arrived at the awards ceremony in a strapless red gown. The gown’s structured silhouette and wide belt exuded elegance, while its deep hue complemented her fair complexion and drew attention to her new and bold red pixie cut.
A netizen’s remark on Emma Stone’s Golden Globes appearance, posted on January 5, 2025 | Source: Facebook.com/peoplemag
Her soft, natural makeup, with rosy blush and nude lips, enhanced her radiant glow. The pixie framed her features and added a modern, edgy touch to the ensemble.
Emma Stone attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025 | Source: Getty Images
Social media offered divided opinions on Stone’s look. “Why,” asked one user, while another commented, “Meh, it’s okay (I really don’t like the belt)—the haircut is cute on her!” Another stated, “How terribly unflattering. Just no.”
Emma Stone attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2025 | Source: Getty Images
A netizen’s reaction to Emma Stone’s Golden Globes appearance, posted on January 5, 2025 | Source: Facebook.com/peoplemag
Someone else highlighted the charm of her pixie cut paired with an ear cuff, though they felt the dress’s shape was less flattering, likening her appearance to a “pixie dressed as a Christmas gift.”
Emma Stone at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2025 | Source: Getty Images
Another praised her bold choices, “Has she had a pixie cut? I don’t feel I’ve seen this hair on her yet! I love her in red and the ribbon waist is super pretty, it seems a bit over voluminous at the hips so much so it makes her shape look a little unbalanced but it’s cute.”
Stone’s striking pixie cut comes after a series of bold hair transformations in recent months.
Emma Stone at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2025 | Source: Getty Images
According to a November 2024 report from Just Jared, Stone revealed a shaved head during a “Saturday Night Live (SNL)” after-party at L’ Avenue at Saks in New York City.
Emma Stone joins the “5 Timers Club” Cold Open on “Saturday Night Live” Season 50, Episode 1874, on December 21, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Attendees noted that Stone entered the party wearing a bucket hat and later removed it to unveil her much shorter haircut. In the following weeks, she was spotted in public wearing wigs to cover up her shaved head, including during outings in SoHo and at the New York Film Festival.
Emma Stone is seen in SoHo, New York City, on November 3, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Rumors suggest that Stone shaved her head for her upcoming role in Focus Features’s “Bugonia,” a sci-fi comedy film directed by six-time Academy Award nominee Yorgos Lanthimos, where she stars alongside Jesse Plemons.
The film, an English-language adaptation of the 2003 South Korean movie “Save the Green Planet!” features Stone as a high-powered CEO who becomes the target of two conspiracy-obsessed men convinced she’s an alien planning to destroy Earth.
Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Jesse Plemons attend SiriusXM’s Town Hall in New York City on June 21, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
With its dark humor and ambitious storyline, “Bugonia” is being produced by a powerhouse team, including Lanthimos, Ari Aster, and Stone herself, under her production company Fruit Tree.
Emma Stone attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
Producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe expressed excitement about collaborating with Focus Features and reuniting with Lanthimos, Stone, and Plemons. They also looked forward to working again with the talented crew they had partnered with on previous projects.
Focus Features will release “Bugonia” in the U.S., while Universal Pictures will handle international distribution, excluding Korea.
Stone’s role in “Bugonia” highlights her continued collaboration with Lanthimos on ambitious projects. During the filming of another Lanthimos movie, “Kinds of Kindness,” she even trusted co-star Joe Alwyn to cut her hair, reflecting her adventurous commitment to her roles.
In May 2024, Alwyn shared the experience, “She is also trustworthy. I cut her hair, which just means cutting off her ponytail, but even so!” Stone, in turn, expressed admiration for Alwyn, emphasizing their strong working relationship.
Joe Alwyn attends the 13th Governors Awards hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 19, 2022 | Source: Getty Images
Having collaborated previously on Lanthimos’ 2018 movie “The Favourite,” she credited her co-star’s compassion and support for helping her navigate the darker themes of “Kinds of Kindness.” She described Alwyn as “one of the sweetest people” one would meet.
“Kinds of Kindness” explores complex narratives, weaving together three distinct stories: a man without choice trying to reclaim control of his life, a policeman disturbed by his wife’s mysterious return after being lost at sea, and a woman determined to find someone with a unique ability destined to become a spiritual leader.
Amid public mixed reactions to her changing hairstyles, particularly her latest pixie cut, Emma Stone confidently embraced her new look at the Golden Globes, exuding grace throughout the evening.
