New Zealand's part in the million-dollar Golden Globes' gift bag
Limited tickets to two high-end New Zealand lodges are on offer to winners and presenters.
Winners and presenters at this year's Golden Globes — the first major awards show of the year and a key indicator of Oscar frontrunners — will be handed a gift bag worth nearly US$1 million (NZ$1.75m).
Packed inside an Atlas-branded duffle are 35 luxury items and experiences, though not every recipient will take home every prize. Among the most extravagant offerings are nine ultra-rare bottles of French wine (available to one person only), two tickets to a lavish Jubilee event at the Liber Pater estate in Bordeaux (also for one person), and gold-infused shampoo and conditioner for three recipients.
Travel dominates the haul, with 18 global getaways on offer — including 21 tickets to two high-end New Zealand lodges.
The Atlas Duffle bag for Golden Globes gifts.
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One lucky recipient will receive a six-night stay valued at $31,307 across Canterbury's Flockhill, Queenstown's ROKI and Wānaka's Minaret. Another 20 recipients will each enjoy a four-night stay at Wharekauhau Country Estate, a 90-minute drive from Wellington, complete with a private winemaker dinner, valued at $14,450 per stay.
The gifts are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing celebrities to pick and choose. Potential recipients include nominees such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and Timothée Chalamet.
Wharekauhau Country Estate has long attracted rich-listers, celebrities and royalty — a dynamic which farm manager Bradley Riggs described as occasionally "intense" when speaking to Country Life last year. Still, he remains unfazed.
"I just do my farm tour the same way I always would do it. And, yeah, sometimes you do see guests walking past the yards and things like that and they'll have security with them.
"It doesn't change my day, really, you just carry on."
Last year, Wharekauhau was also awarded two Michelin Keys, part of an international rating system recognising the world's most exceptional hotels.
Variety's YouTube channel will host a red-carpet pre-show at 12pm (NZ time).
What else is inside the gift bag
- Luxury stays at resorts and lodges in Mexico, Austria, Singapore, Bali, Jamaica, Thailand, Turks and Caicos, an undersea residence in the Maldives, and a private yacht experience in Indonesia.
- Exclusive experiences including a test drive at The Concours Club ($31,400, one recipient), behind-the-scenes access to the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, and a five-percent private jet flight incentive valued at up to $10,000 ($14,000, available to five recipients).
- Beauty and wellness items such as Brad Pitt's skincare routine featuring The Serum and The Cream ($273, available to all recipients), an LED hair-growth helmet ($860, available to all), and a full club rental experience at an ultra-private gym ($7500, available to five).
- Wines, cigars and spirits, including an Isle of Harris Distillery six-bottle whisky case drawn from a cask produced exclusively for recipients ($1080, available to about 35 people). Nine Liber Pater bottles from vintages spanning 2006 to 2019 ($210,000, one recipient), two tickets to the Liber Pater Jubilee in Bordeaux ($117,000, one recipient), two tickets to the 2026 Golden Vines event via Liquid Icons ($30,000, one recipient).
