Michelle Dockery

There’s a pivotal scene in the upcoming thriller Defending Jacob, in which Michelle Dockery and Chris Evans, who play the parents of a young boy accused of murdering his classmate, are ambushed by a barrage of news cameras and paparazzi. Dockery, 38, is all too familiar with this kind of jarring attention since landing her breakout role as Lady Mary Crawley in the hit series Downton Abbey.

Gold is such a statement color – but it’s difficult to pull off. Those that do it well play with versions of the color or use it to call attention to, or to highlight the overall gown.

We’ve been looking at the glorious golden gowns of the Golden Globes. Scroll through to see the gowns of Robin Wright, Kaley Cuoco Diane Lane and more.