Why Rosamund Pike wore a veil to the Golden Globes: ‘My face was entirely smashed up’

Rosamund Pike wore a veil to the Golden Globe awards because she “smashed” her face up in a skiing accident. Photo / AP

Rosamund Pike wore a veil to the Golden Globe awards because she “smashed” her face up in a skiing accident during Christmas.

The 44-year-old was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Saltburn, and she arrived at the ceremony yesterday wearing a black headpiece that covered her face — and she revealed she had been left battered and bruised in a crash on the slopes on Boxing Day.

When asked about her outfit, she told Variety: “It’s a protective veil for the occasion ... well I had an accident over Christmas. I had a skiing accident.

”Not what you want knowing you’re coming to the Golden Globes on the 7th of January. So on 26th December, my face was entirely smashed up so I thought: ‘I need to do something’.“

Rosamund Pike found she had healed in time for the red-carpet outing, but decided to keep the veil anyway. Photo / AP

After planning her look to cover her injuries, Pike found she had “healed” in time for the red carpet outing, but she decided to keep the veil anyway.

She added: “It’s healed but I kind of fell in love with the look.”

Pike lost out on the award to Da’Vine Joy Randolph who scooped the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role in The Holdovers ahead of nominees Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Jodie Foster (Nyad) and Julianne Moore (May December).

During her acceptance speech at the event, Randolph paid tribute to her character, cook Mary Lamb.

She said: “Thank you to my family and friends for holding me up, to the character Mary, you have changed my life and made me feel seen in so many ways. I hope I have helped you find your inner Mary because there’s a little bit of her in all of us.”

Oppenheimer grabbed five awards at the Golden Globes this year. Photo / Getty Images

The big winner at the Globes this year was Oppenheimer, which took five prizes. The atomic bomb drama scooped the coveted Best Picture (Drama) award, plus Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr respectively, and Christopher Nolan was named Best Director.

Its fifth win came in the Best Original Score category, for which Ludwig Goransson took home the prize.