Elle and Dakota Fanning Traded Bold 2025 Trends on the Golden Globes Red Carpet

There are a lot of famous families in Hollywood, but none can compete—at least to us—with Elle and Dakota Fanning. We're rarely fortunate enough to see them together publicly, but when we do, it's always a viral moment. Tonight at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, held at The Beverly Hilton, that's exactly what we got.

The elder of the two Fanning sisters, Dakota, is nominated in the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television category for her performance in Ripley, and she certainly dressed for the carpet she'd be walking on. For the occasion, Dakota and her longtime stylist Samantha McMillen chose a bright-red Dolce & Gabbana gown with a draped bodice, attached scarf, and sky-high slit. The color is daring for the red carpet (and it's a huge trend right now), but she pulled it off with ease.

Dakota Fanning during the 82nd annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

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WHO: Dakota Fanning

WHAT: Golden Globes 2025

WEAR: Dolce & Gabbana dress; Neil Lane jewelry

STYLED BY: Samantha McMillen

Her younger sister, who recently starred in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown alongside Timothée Chalamet and Monica Barbara, came to support her. Like Dakota, Elle has worked with McMillen for years, and the two always come up with something perfect and high-octane for award shows like the Golden Globes. This year, the actress went with Balmain and Cartier, choosing a champagne-colored satin ball gown with a leopard-print bodice. We guess an affinity for statement trends—red on Dakota and animal print on Elle—runs in the family.

Elle Fanning during the 82nd annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

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WHO: Elle Fanning

WHAT: Golden Globes 2025

WEAR: Balmain dress; Cartier jewelry

STYLED BY: Samantha McMillen

Elle Fanning during the 82nd annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

(Image credit: Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images)

But the sisters weren't the only family members in attendance at tonight's award ceremony. They also brought along their grandmother as Dakota's date for the evening. Scroll down to see their elegant family photo.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 05: Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning pose with their grandmother during the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.