Julia [antikvár]

"he weather cooperated on what would be the biggest day of Julia Roberts's professional life. It was cool for Los Angeles, with a high of just sixty-two degrees, and there was no rain in sight. That was very good news for a woman who wanted to look better than she ever had, just in case her name was called as Best Actress of 2000. If it was, she would accept the Oscar in front of 250 million viewers worldwide. Her appearance—^particularly her dress—was of paramount importance, the only thing over which she still had control. She had given the best performance of her career in Erin Brockovich\ the film had won rave reviews upon its release a year earlier; and it had made over $125 million at the U.S. box office, her third such success in under a year. Like a colossus, Julia Roberts by 2001 stood astride every other actress in Hollywood. Her films since she became a star had earned $1.5 billion in the United States alone (and about three times that much internationally). As a result she had become the highest paid actress in history, with a paycheck of $20 million for Brockovich. As the big day approached, every designer in the world sought frantically to get the nominees and other celebrities attending the awards ceremony to choose one of their dresses. When Joan Rivers inquired, "And who are you wearing?" during