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This Is What People Who Attended The 2024 Golden Globes Received In Their $500K Gift Bags
The 81st Golden Globe Awards dazzled with $500,000 gift bags distributed to winners and presenters, featuring extravagant items like yacht charters, private jet credits, and other exclusive experiences.
According to a press release on the official Golden Globe’s website, the gift bags, which were labeled as “The Ultimate Gift Box,” were curated by the luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report especially for the Golden Globe Awards, which aims to honor the best in film and television each year.
The Robb Report also made a “generous” contribution to the Golden Globes Foundation to “support arts, education, journalism, humanitarian projects, and non-profit organizations dedicated to empowering underrepresented communities within the entertainment industry,” the release said.
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The 81st Golden Globe Awards featured extravagant $500,000 gift bags with exclusive items like yacht charters and private jet credits
Image credits: Golden Globes
The gift bags featured more than 35 luxury products, everything from private jet credits to a session with a celebrity tattoo artist.
All 83 of the 2024 Golden Globe ceremony’s presenters and award winners received the Ultimate Gift Boxes, which were each worth more than $500,000, but some exclusive items went to a select few.
One of the experiences included in the lavish “goodie bag” was a five-day luxury yacht charter in Indonesia aboard the Celestia Phinisi Yacht
Image credits: celestiayacht
The A-listers were gifted with various travel experiences, including a five-day luxury yacht charter in Indonesia aboard the Celestia Phinisi Yacht, valued at $50,000, and a five-day “luxury experience” at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, valued at $20,000.
Those who wanted some new ink on their body could also receive a $2,500 tattoo from Atelier Eva, an internationally acclaimed fine art studio based in Brooklyn, New York, USA, founded by renowned tattooer Eva Karabudak.
The spoilt Golden Globe attendees also received multiple beauty items, including an LED face mask from CurrentBody ($380), truffle eye serum ($114), and a $250 cream from Le Domain.
Up to 10 lucky recipients received a complimentary membership with $10,000 in flight credits to XO Jet
Image credits: flyxo
In addition, the gift bags included numerous luxury food and drink items like a bottle of Komos Varietals ($200).
One special guest received six bottles of the world’s most expensive wine, Liber Pater, a gift valued at $193,500.
Moreover, up to 10 lucky recipients received a complimentary membership with $10,000 in flight credits for XO Jet, while another fortunate individual received a pair of Coomi x Muzo emerald earrings retailed at $69,000.
The lavish presents beat last year’s Oscars gift bags, which were worth about $126,000, according to reports at the time.
A special guest received six bottles of the world’s most expensive wine, Liber Pater, a gift valued at $193,500
Image credits: liberpaterwine
The $126,000 gift bags that were handed out to Hollywood A-list Oscars attendees also came with a hefty tax bill, according to reports.
The Academy Awards was stocked with $126,000 worth of freebies to Oscars attendees, Breitbart reported.
The gifts reportedly included a $40,000 Canadian getaway, a $400 bottle of gender-neutral perfume, a $435 box of sweet dates, a $12,00 voucher for “body sculpting,” and much more among its more than 60 gifts.
A fortunate individual received a pair of Coomi x Muzo emerald earrings retailed at $69,000
Image credits: Coomi
However, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and California’s state authorities reportedly issued a $63,000 tax bill on the luxurious prizes.
According to Forbes magazine, the IRS slapped a $46,000 tax bill on the gift bag, while the state of California dipped its hands in to pull out another $16,000.
On Sunday (January 7), the most talented creatives and talents in showbiz were honored at the 81st Golden Globe Awards.
Winners and presenters were also offered a five-day, all-inclusive experience at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman
Image credits: ritzcarltongrandcayman
Taking place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, USA, the glamorous ceremony was marked by two new categories: “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” and “Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television,” the Barbenheimer phenomenon, and, of course, all the glitz and glam brought on by celebrities’ lavish outfits.
While Oppenheimer won Best Motion Picture as a drama, Barbie brought home the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement golden statue crowned with a globe.
Cillian Murphy was awarded Best Actor for Best Performance in a Motion Picture in a Drama for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer. Meanwhile, Lily Gladstone won best actress for the female version of the category for her role as Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Many readers thought the gift bags were too excessive considering recipients are already privileged
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Utterly disgraceful. We need to stop giving these ridiculous award ceremonies any attention until they clean up their acts. They try to placate us with such meaningless nonsense as "a generous donation to charity", but are we really supposed to be that dumb?
WindySwede 2 years ago
"We gave 1 million to the animal shelters in the city!"
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Allen Packard 2 years ago
Thank you. I will continue to not watch anything. Just the worst people imaginable.
Patricia Steward 2 years ago
What an incredible waste of money, giving expensive gifts to the already rich. It could have done so much good elsewhere.
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
I'm probably going to get down voted for this but, I'm going to be "the bad guy" here and play devil's advocate. Everyone that's complaining about the prizes I can only assume aren't part of that elite group. I know I'm not. I look at it like this: for those of us who celebrate Christmas, birthdays, or any other gift giving holiday, do we not try to give the best present(s) we can for the ones we love with the finances available to us? Try to make the celebration as great and memorable as possible? Why be mad at other people for doing the same? No, the GG awards is not a holiday, I get that; but it is a celebration of their work. To us, $1000 is a lot of money whereas to them it's like $10. Who am I to say what someone else can do with their money? Could they spend it on something "more meaningful?" Of course. But I could say that about Person X who spends $10 on Starbucks coffee everyday instead of making it at home. You do you and let everyone else do them is how I see it.
JayWantsACat 2 years ago
I don't disagree with you. I don't really care that people are getting gifts for participating in a lavish needless event. It's not like this money was supposed to be going to the poor or anything. Don't get me wrong, I think this is all a waste of time and money but some weddings I went to had gift bags. Am I supposed to be indignant about that? The gift are ridiculous but are on par with the wealth in that room, so **SHRUG**. This is somewhat like the people who complain about millionaire athletes holding out for more more money because "they're already rich". Everyone should get what they're worth. Just because someone makes more than me doesn't mean they should get fair value. By that reasoning, I make more than minimum wage so, what, I can't fight for what I'm worth because I make more than them? I agree this display of wealth is ridiculous but there are greater injustices then rich people getting gift bags for attending an awards ceremony.
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Jeffery Campbell 2 years ago
Why do they need to give the winners and presenters gifts. The award itself is a treasure and being a presenter is an honor. These people have more than enough to pay for these gifts themselves with the exception of maybe a few new winners who are new in the industry who aren't making big bucks yet. if they have that many millions of dollars to give as gifts, they should donate to the sick or homeless.
Lavern Defazio 2 years ago (edited)
I watched 5 minutes of this garbage. On top of being boring, it is just tone- deaf.
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Utterly disgraceful. We need to stop giving these ridiculous award ceremonies any attention until they clean up their acts. They try to placate us with such meaningless nonsense as "a generous donation to charity", but are we really supposed to be that dumb?
WindySwede 2 years ago
"We gave 1 million to the animal shelters in the city!"
Load More Replies... Allen Packard 2 years ago
Thank you. I will continue to not watch anything. Just the worst people imaginable.
Patricia Steward 2 years ago
What an incredible waste of money, giving expensive gifts to the already rich. It could have done so much good elsewhere.
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
I'm probably going to get down voted for this but, I'm going to be "the bad guy" here and play devil's advocate. Everyone that's complaining about the prizes I can only assume aren't part of that elite group. I know I'm not. I look at it like this: for those of us who celebrate Christmas, birthdays, or any other gift giving holiday, do we not try to give the best present(s) we can for the ones we love with the finances available to us? Try to make the celebration as great and memorable as possible? Why be mad at other people for doing the same? No, the GG awards is not a holiday, I get that; but it is a celebration of their work. To us, $1000 is a lot of money whereas to them it's like $10. Who am I to say what someone else can do with their money? Could they spend it on something "more meaningful?" Of course. But I could say that about Person X who spends $10 on Starbucks coffee everyday instead of making it at home. You do you and let everyone else do them is how I see it.
JayWantsACat 2 years ago
I don't disagree with you. I don't really care that people are getting gifts for participating in a lavish needless event. It's not like this money was supposed to be going to the poor or anything. Don't get me wrong, I think this is all a waste of time and money but some weddings I went to had gift bags. Am I supposed to be indignant about that? The gift are ridiculous but are on par with the wealth in that room, so **SHRUG**. This is somewhat like the people who complain about millionaire athletes holding out for more more money because "they're already rich". Everyone should get what they're worth. Just because someone makes more than me doesn't mean they should get fair value. By that reasoning, I make more than minimum wage so, what, I can't fight for what I'm worth because I make more than them? I agree this display of wealth is ridiculous but there are greater injustices then rich people getting gift bags for attending an awards ceremony.
Load More Replies... Jeffery Campbell 2 years ago
Why do they need to give the winners and presenters gifts. The award itself is a treasure and being a presenter is an honor. These people have more than enough to pay for these gifts themselves with the exception of maybe a few new winners who are new in the industry who aren't making big bucks yet. if they have that many millions of dollars to give as gifts, they should donate to the sick or homeless.
Lavern Defazio 2 years ago (edited)
I watched 5 minutes of this garbage. On top of being boring, it is just tone- deaf.
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