Gorgeous Black and White Portraits of Golden Globes’ Celebrities

Did you catch the Golden Globes last night? How exciting is it that Mr. Robot won for Best TV Drama? (I still can’t believe it beat out Game of Thrones.) These days, I love looking back on award shows by viewing professional portraits taken by big name photographers. This year, Instagram partnered with Dutch duo, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin (or Inez and Vinoodh), in releasing beautiful black and white photos of the presenters and winners backstage.

“We are thrilled to be working with Instagram for this type of mini studio portraiture,” Inez and Vinoodh told The Hollywood Reporter. “The immediacy of Instagram as an outlet is very exciting to us and this specific Golden Globes shoot event will be the perfect opportunity to capture today’s icons of entertainment in our own timeless way.”

I love the simplicity of each portrait. There were no distracting props, just celebrities in their raw form. Although I don’t think anyone could top Mark Seliger’s Vanity Fair portraits, which were taken after the 2014 Oscar’s, you have to give it to the Dutch photographers for capturing the souls of each celebrity in their truly remarkable way. (Now here’s the billion dollar question. Can Leo finally win that Oscar?)

Alejandro Inarritu and Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio), Best Director – Motion Picture and Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama, for "The Revenant". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Lady Gaga, Best Performance By An Actress In A Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television for "American Horror Story: Hotel". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Aaron Sorkin, Best Screenplay – Motion Picture for "Steve Jobs". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Brie Larson (@brielarson), Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama for "Room". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) and Jimmy Napes (@jimmynapes) of "Writing's On The Wall" from "Spectre", Best Original Song – Motion Picture. Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Sylvester Stallone (@officialslystallone), Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role – Motion Picture for "Creed". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Kate Winslet, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture for "Steve Jobs". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Mark Wahlberg (@markwahlberg) and Will Ferrell at the 2016 #goldenglobes Photo by @inezandvinoodh

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Taraji P. Henson, Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama for "Empire". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Christian Slater (@realchristianslater), Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television, "Mr. Robot". Photo by @inezandvinoodh #goldenglobes

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Rami Malek, Martin Wallstrom, Portia Doubleday, Sam Esmail, Christian Slater (@realchristianslater) of "Mr. Robot", Best Television Series – Drama. Photo by @inezandvinoodh

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