It seems some celebrities might not have paid attention to the fine print regarding their $1 million Golden Globe gift bags.
The Golden Globes, held on Sunday night (January 5), was the first major awards event of the season and saw stars like Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin, and Zoe Saldaña taking home honors in their respective categories.
Even those nominees who didn’t win a trophy didn’t leave empty-handed; they, along with the winners and presenters including Vin Diesel, received an extravagant $1 million goody bag.
It’s quite a consolation prize, indeed.
The contents were put together by the lifestyle publication Robb Report.
Every one of the 100 eligible individuals would have received:
If you take the time to calculate, you’ll find these items do not collectively sum up to a million dollars, as some of the most luxurious gifts were reserved for only a select few celebrities.
For instance, a private flight and accommodation in Finland to witness the Northern Lights, valued at $48,000, was restricted to a single recipient. Similarly, only nine people could enjoy the three-night stay in a beachfront villa in Turks and Caicos, valued at over $500,000.
Given these limitations, if a celebrity like Ralph Fiennes—nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama on Sunday night for “Conclave”—wanted the exclusive Finland trip, he would need to be the first among the 100 eligible to claim it.
The Guardian reports that the ‘first come, first served’ policy also applied to other gifts available to a limited number of Hollywood stars.
I would personally be eager to claim the three-night stay in a six-bedroom Caribbean estate villa…