--- title: Billy Porter Steals the Carpet With 2020 Golden Globes Look description: 'Pose' star and nominee Billy Porter has done it again with a white tuxedo and angel wing feather train at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards. canonical: https://time.com/5759160/golden-globes-2020-billy-porter/ author: Rachel E. 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Greenspan Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:06 PM UTCPublished: Jan 6, 2020 1:03 AM UTC  Billy Porter attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Billy Porter attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:06 PM UTCPublished: Jan 6, 2020 1:03 AM UTC If [Billy Porter](https://time.com/5681214/billy-porter-entrance-the-late-late-show-james-corden/) can continue to outdo himself with [each new look](https://time.com/5584938/billy-porter-met-gala-2019-look-inspiration/), anything is possible. The _Pose_ star, who has distinguished himself at previous awards shows, has done it again with a white tuxedo and removable angel wing feather train at the [77th Golden Globe Awards](https://time.com/5745606/golden-globes-2020-nominees/) on Sunday night. “This isn’t a sitting outfit, this is a standing outfit,” the actor told Ryan Seacrest in an interview on the red carpet.  Billy Porter arrives to the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020. Todd Williamson—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images Alex Vinash designed Porter’s outfit, and the actor accessorized with Jimmy Choo boots and jewelry from Tiffany & Co., [according to _Marie Claire_](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a30405581/billy-porter-golden-globes-2020/). Porter told Seacrest that the wings actually zip on and off, because practicality is key at a long event like the Globes.  Billy Porter attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images Christina Applegate, a nominee for best performance by an actress in a comedy for her role in the Netflix series _Dead to Me,_ even helped out with the angelic look, because it takes a village to keep a white train pristine. > [](https://twitter.com/bestofapplegate/status/1213977505759203328) For the second year in a row, Porter is nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in _Pose._ **Correction, Jan. 6** _The original version of this story misspelled the name of a designer. 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