The star-studded red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, captured candid moments at the 2024 Golden Globes, which had plenty of memorable moments televised.
Among the highlights was the first encounter between Brie Larson, nominated for best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television for Lessons in Chemistry, and Jennifer Lopez.
“I just try to be as present as possible because it’s the chance of a lifetime,” she said to host Kevin Frazier from Entertainment Tonight just moments before encountering J.Lo. “You’re just surrounded by legends everywhere you look […] it’s hard to go ‘I’m not in a dream.’ I mean, I’m in my dream and I’m living my dream.”
Frazier signaled Lopez, who was next in line to be interviewed by ET, to start making her way up. Larson’s response was quick and genuine: “Oh my god, I’m going to cry. I can’t deal with JLo. I’m going to cry,” she said.
Immediately after, with Lopez in her baby pink dress standing in front of her, Larson broke down in tears and transformed into a fangirl. “You mean so much to me. I’m such a huge fan,” she said to Lopez, who also began to shed a tear. “I saw ‘Selena’ and it made me want to be an actor. You’ve always meant so much to me. It’s been a dream of mine so thank you so much. Your work ethic is so important.”
“How sweet is that? I’m going to cry,” Lopez told Frazier when Larson left. “It’s amazing when she brought up the movie ‘Selena,’ you know, so many years later it still touches people. It’s very moving to me too.”
The humbling gesture even reminded Lopez of who inspired her to want to pursue an acting career.
“I remember being a little girl and watching ‘West Side Story’ and Rita Moreno changing my life,” she recalled. “So to have someone say to me, ‘I watched ‘Selena’ and it made me want to be an actress’ it’s so moving. It’s like your dreams came true and it’s such a beautiful thing.”
Watch the entire red carpet video below:
