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2025 Golden Globes: Black Stars Showed out on The Red Carpet

Cynthia Erivo, Sheryl Lee Ralph and more of our fave celebs shined bright at the first major show of awards season!

Photo: Getty Images Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media

Though we may only be a few days into 2025, the annual awards season is officially underway with the first of the major festivities being the 82nd annual Golden Globes! Our favorite celebs took over the red carpet at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sunday (Jan. 5) and stunted in amazing ensembles. And because you already know how we like to get down โ€˜round these partsโ€”letโ€™s take a look at some of the best looks from our Black stars on the carpet!

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Zendaya

Zendaya attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on January 5, 2025. Photo: Getty Images Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Viola Davis

Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Dwayne โ€œThe Rockโ€ Johnson

Dwayne Johnson attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media

Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

Zoe Kravitz

Zoรซ Kravitz attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Ethan Herisse & Brandon Wilson

Ethan Herisse, left; Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor; and Brandon Wilson during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Christopher Polk/GG2025/Penske Media

Morris Chestnut

Pamela Chestnut and Morris Chestnut attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Janelle James

Janelle James during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025. Photo: Getty Images Etienne Laurent / AFP

William Stanford Davis

William Stanford Davis during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media

Kenneth โ€œBabyfaceโ€ Edmonds

Babyface during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media

Lionel Boyce

Lionel Boyce during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media

Clarence Maclin

Clarence Maclin attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images Amy Sussman

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