The 79th Annual Academy Awards
0 Comments Published by Alexandria on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 8:25 p.m..
Last night was the Oscars. And the winners were:
Best Picture - The Departed
Best Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Directing - Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Departed
Best Original Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine
Best Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth
And my verdict on the show: Boooooooooooring with a capital ZZZZZZZZZZ.
Ellen was a safe choice as a host, but not particularly entertaining. She made cheesy jokes and the staged skits (eg. giving Martin Scorsese a script or having Steven Speilberg take her picture with Clint Eastwood) were even worst. The show was boring and bland. There wasn't a single moment of spontaneity during the scripted parts.
And the speeches were for the most part, uninspired.
So to get to the really fun part: the fashion.
The Good
Jennifer Lopez was a surprisingly well dressed. Anyone who knows me would never mistake me for a J-Lo fan, but last night she was glammed up to the nines and rather than her barely there attire or her overdone style, last night she was just right. She was part Grecian goddess and part thirties-glam. A good mix on her.
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New mama Maggie Gyllenhaal was just the picture of grace in her one-shouldered navy and black gown. She looked so serene and poised that I could even look the thick band of black beads or ruffles at the hem of her dress, which she could've done without.
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Last year's Best Support Actress winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) was a sight in silver. The strapless silver number trimmed with a thin band of diamonds was just beautiful and made her porcelain skin seem even more porcelain.
Bow to the Queen! Helen Mirren was a winner in more ways than one last night. Firstly, she gets top marks in my books for someone who knows how to dress her age. In Hollywood that is apparently not quite common sense. She didn't dress in a matronly manner nor did she let it all hang out, saggy boobs and all. She dressed with class and style, in a gown that complimented her body and didn't expose too much of herself. And at the end of the night, she had a little golden guy to go along with her golden gown.
While I am not usually fond of beige or nude as a colour choice for evening gowns as it washes most people out, Emmy Rossum's one shouldered beige number had just enough of a hint of pink to not wash her delicate complexion out. And the silver band right below her chest was a nice accent to break up the outfit.
At the after-parties, Diane Kruger partied in a purple tiered purple number that wouldn't necessarily work on other women, but on her, it worked nicely.
And supermodel Tyra Banks is a stand out in this red satin number. You'd think it was a slam dunk to look good when you're a supermodel, but you'd be wrong, as evident by her colleague Linda Evangelista (see below). Perhaps the way the top half of this dress is cut there were some chances for a "wardrobe malfunction," but after many years on the runway, I'm sure that Tyra was a pro and properly taped her dress in the right places.
Normally I am not a fan of Diane Keaton's manly style of dressing. But this time around she looks darn good in her black dress, enough that I'll even let the tinted glasses go. I'm just happy that she's not in a suit or her trademark gloves.
The Almost Good
The usual fashion starlet Cate Blanchett was an almost perfect 10 in her beaded silver number with the decorative brooch-like decoration on her shoulder. If only something had been done with those curly wisps at the front of her head. It looks like a cowlick that couldn't be sorted out.
Last year's Lead Actress winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) had the opposite problem of Cate: Pefect, straight long blond locks but a rather uninspired, boring dress. And no jewellery made the whole look even more plain.
The Bad
Nicole Kidman looks like a copy of Charlize Theron at last year's Oscars:
The red bow is practically bigger than Nicole's teeny tiny head. This picture makes Nicole's head look even tinier.
Supermodel Linda Evangelisa is a walking of example of when bad dresses happen to supermodels. Come on Linda, you're a supermodel. You have a better body than half of the population yet you choose to wear this moo-moo?! It does nothing for your figure. I could wear that dress on one of my fat days and still look good!
Meryl Streep, you really should have borrowed something from the wardrobe department of The Devil Wears Prada. It would've been a marked improvement to this number you apparently pulled blindly out of your closet. I know that you like the Bohemia look, but can you do that on your own time not at the Oscars? Did you make any effort?
This year's Best Support Actress Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls) was no dream in this brown and silver creation. It is clear that you are well endowed, but this dress feels like it's two sizes too small for those assets. And what's with the silver bolero jacket? The collar is so big and ruffly it looks like you parachuted onto the red carpet with it. And please, don't pull a Meryl Streeep and stick your hands in your pockets.
I don't know what to make of Kirsten Dunst's outfit. From the waist up she looks like a prep school student with her bangs and her collared dress. From the waist down it looks like tumbleweeds are gathering at her feet.
And the men of the Oscars ...
My first love, George Clooney, who looked like a classic Hollywood gentleman. (swoon, swoon)
And my runner up, Leonardo DiCaprio, whom I've never given a second look to before seeing The Departed, but I was missing out all these years!
Best Picture - The Departed
Best Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Directing - Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Departed
Best Original Screenplay - Little Miss Sunshine
Best Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth
And my verdict on the show: Boooooooooooring with a capital ZZZZZZZZZZ.
Ellen was a safe choice as a host, but not particularly entertaining. She made cheesy jokes and the staged skits (eg. giving Martin Scorsese a script or having Steven Speilberg take her picture with Clint Eastwood) were even worst. The show was boring and bland. There wasn't a single moment of spontaneity during the scripted parts.
And the speeches were for the most part, uninspired.
So to get to the really fun part: the fashion.
The Good
Jennifer Lopez was a surprisingly well dressed. Anyone who knows me would never mistake me for a J-Lo fan, but last night she was glammed up to the nines and rather than her barely there attire or her overdone style, last night she was just right. She was part Grecian goddess and part thirties-glam. A good mix on her.
>New mama Maggie Gyllenhaal was just the picture of grace in her one-shouldered navy and black gown. She looked so serene and poised that I could even look the thick band of black beads or ruffles at the hem of her dress, which she could've done without.
>Last year's Best Support Actress winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) was a sight in silver. The strapless silver number trimmed with a thin band of diamonds was just beautiful and made her porcelain skin seem even more porcelain.
Bow to the Queen! Helen Mirren was a winner in more ways than one last night. Firstly, she gets top marks in my books for someone who knows how to dress her age. In Hollywood that is apparently not quite common sense. She didn't dress in a matronly manner nor did she let it all hang out, saggy boobs and all. She dressed with class and style, in a gown that complimented her body and didn't expose too much of herself. And at the end of the night, she had a little golden guy to go along with her golden gown.
While I am not usually fond of beige or nude as a colour choice for evening gowns as it washes most people out, Emmy Rossum's one shouldered beige number had just enough of a hint of pink to not wash her delicate complexion out. And the silver band right below her chest was a nice accent to break up the outfit.
At the after-parties, Diane Kruger partied in a purple tiered purple number that wouldn't necessarily work on other women, but on her, it worked nicely.
And supermodel Tyra Banks is a stand out in this red satin number. You'd think it was a slam dunk to look good when you're a supermodel, but you'd be wrong, as evident by her colleague Linda Evangelista (see below). Perhaps the way the top half of this dress is cut there were some chances for a "wardrobe malfunction," but after many years on the runway, I'm sure that Tyra was a pro and properly taped her dress in the right places.
Normally I am not a fan of Diane Keaton's manly style of dressing. But this time around she looks darn good in her black dress, enough that I'll even let the tinted glasses go. I'm just happy that she's not in a suit or her trademark gloves.
The Almost Good
The usual fashion starlet Cate Blanchett was an almost perfect 10 in her beaded silver number with the decorative brooch-like decoration on her shoulder. If only something had been done with those curly wisps at the front of her head. It looks like a cowlick that couldn't be sorted out.
Last year's Lead Actress winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) had the opposite problem of Cate: Pefect, straight long blond locks but a rather uninspired, boring dress. And no jewellery made the whole look even more plain.
The Bad
Nicole Kidman looks like a copy of Charlize Theron at last year's Oscars:
The red bow is practically bigger than Nicole's teeny tiny head. This picture makes Nicole's head look even tinier.
Supermodel Linda Evangelisa is a walking of example of when bad dresses happen to supermodels. Come on Linda, you're a supermodel. You have a better body than half of the population yet you choose to wear this moo-moo?! It does nothing for your figure. I could wear that dress on one of my fat days and still look good!
Meryl Streep, you really should have borrowed something from the wardrobe department of The Devil Wears Prada. It would've been a marked improvement to this number you apparently pulled blindly out of your closet. I know that you like the Bohemia look, but can you do that on your own time not at the Oscars? Did you make any effort?
This year's Best Support Actress Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls) was no dream in this brown and silver creation. It is clear that you are well endowed, but this dress feels like it's two sizes too small for those assets. And what's with the silver bolero jacket? The collar is so big and ruffly it looks like you parachuted onto the red carpet with it. And please, don't pull a Meryl Streeep and stick your hands in your pockets.
I don't know what to make of Kirsten Dunst's outfit. From the waist up she looks like a prep school student with her bangs and her collared dress. From the waist down it looks like tumbleweeds are gathering at her feet.
And the men of the Oscars ...
My first love, George Clooney, who looked like a classic Hollywood gentleman. (swoon, swoon)
And my runner up, Leonardo DiCaprio, whom I've never given a second look to before seeing The Departed, but I was missing out all these years!
Labels: Hollywood
The 79th Annual Academy Awards
0 Comments Published by Alexandria on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 7:12 p.m..
Today the Oscar nominees were announced, which are listed below.
| Performance by an actor in a leading role | |
| Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) | |
| Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm) | |
| Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council) | |
| Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing) | |
| Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight) | |
| Performance by an actor in a supporting role | |
| Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) | |
| Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children” (New Line) | |
| Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) | |
| Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) | |
| Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed” (Warner Bros.) | |
| Performance by an actress in a leading role | |
| Penélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics) | |
| Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) | |
| Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) | |
| Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) | |
| Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line) | |
| Performance by an actress in a supporting role | |
| Adriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) | |
| Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) | |
| Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) | |
| Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) | |
| Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) | |
| Best animated feature film of the year | |
| “Cars” (Buena Vista) John Lasseter | |
| “Happy Feet” (Warner Bros.) George Miller | |
| “Monster House” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan | |
| Achievement in art direction | |
| “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Art Direction: John Myhre Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh | |
| “The Good Shepherd” (Universal) Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta | |
| “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik | |
| “The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Art Direction: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti | |
| Achievement in cinematography | |
| “The Black Dahlia” (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond | |
| “Children of Men” (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki | |
| “The Illusionist” (Yari Film Group) Dick Pope | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro | |
| “The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister | |
| Achievement in costume design | |
| “Curse of the Golden Flower” (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man | |
| “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field | |
| “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis | |
| “Marie Antoinette” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero | |
| “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle | |
| Achievement in directing | |
| “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
| “The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese | |
| “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood | |
| “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears | |
| “United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass | |
| Best documentary feature | |
| “Deliver Us from Evil” (Lionsgate) A Disarming Films Production Amy Berg and Frank Donner | |
| “An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David Production Davis Guggenheim | |
| “Iraq in Fragments” (Typecast Releasing) A Typecast Pictures/Daylight Factory Production James Longley and John Sinno | |
| “Jesus Camp” (Magnolia Pictures) A Loki Films Production Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady | |
| “My Country, My Country” (Zeitgeist Films) A Praxis Films Production Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer | |
| Best documentary short subject | |
| “The Blood of Yingzhou District” A Thomas Lennon Films Production Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon | |
| “Recycled Life” An Iwerks/Glad Production Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad | |
| “Rehearsing a Dream” A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon | |
| “Two Hands” A Crazy Boat Pictures Production Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr | |
| Achievement in film editing | |
| “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise | |
| “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Steven Rosenblum | |
| “Children of Men” (Universal) Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón | |
| “The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker | |
| “United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson | |
| Best foreign language film of the year | |
| “After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production Denmark | |
| “Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit Production Algeria | |
| “The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg Production Germany | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico | |
| “Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada | |
| Achievement in makeup | |
| “Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano | |
| “Click” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) David Marti and Montse Ribe | |
| Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) | |
| “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| “The Good German” (Warner Bros.) Thomas Newman | |
| “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Philip Glass | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Javier Navarrete | |
| “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Alexandre Desplat | |
| Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) | |
| “I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge | |
| “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven | |
| “Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett | |
| “Our Town” from “Cars” (Buena Vista) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman | |
| “Patience” from “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Willie Reale | |
| Best motion picture of the year | |
| “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers | |
| “The Departed” (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production Nominees to be determined | |
| “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers | |
| “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production Nominees to be determined | |
| “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) A Granada Production Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers | |
| Best animated short film | |
| “The Danish Poet” (National Film Board of Canada) A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production Torill Kove | |
| “Lifted” (Buena Vista) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Gary Rydstrom | |
| “The Little Matchgirl” (Buena Vista) A Walt Disney Pictures Production Roger Allers and Don Hahn | |
| “Maestro” (Szimplafilm) A Kedd Production Geza M. Toth | |
| “No Time for Nuts” (20th Century Fox) A Blue Sky Studios Production Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier | |
| Best live action short film | |
| “Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)” A Peliculas Pendelton and Tus Ojos Production Javier Fesser and Luis Manso | |
| “Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)” (Kimuak) An Altube Filmeak Production Borja Cobeaga | |
| “Helmer & Son” A Nordisk Film Production Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson | |
| “The Saviour” (Australian Film Television and Radio School) An Australian Film Television and Radio School Production Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn | |
| “West Bank Story” An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production Ari Sandel | |
| Achievement in sound editing | |
| “Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar | |
| “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Lon Bender | |
| “Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman | |
| “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Alan Robert Murray | |
| “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes and George Watters II | |
| Achievement in sound mixing | |
| “Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara | |
| “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock | |
| “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton | |
| “Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin | |
| “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff | |
| Achievement in visual effects | |
| “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall | |
| “Poseidon” (Warner Bros.) Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier | |
| “Superman Returns” (Warner Bros.) Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum | |
| Adapted screenplay | |
| “Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips | |
| “Children of Men” (Universal) Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby | |
| “The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by William Monahan | |
| “Little Children” (New Line) Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | |
| “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Patrick Marber | |
| Original screenplay | |
| “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Written by Guillermo Arriaga | |
| “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Iris Yamashita Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis | |
| “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Michael Arndt | |
| “Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Written by Guillermo del Toro | |
| “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Written by Peter Morgan | |
Labels: Hollywood
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Style
1 Comments Published by Alexandria on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 8:40 p.m..
The fashion is half the fun of watching awards shows. The ladies who looked classic and the ladies who obviously didn't look in a mirror before they left their Hollywood mansions.
On the whole, the fashion at the Golden Globes seems to be more relaxed and more daring or experimental -- to both fabulous and horrible results. While at the Oscars the ladies go for the classic shades of black, black, white and sometimes cream or navy, at the Golden Globes all the colours of the rainbow are on display, and again to both good and horrible results. This year, short, cocktail-style dresses seemed to be the trend with Reese Witherspoon, Tina Fey, Renee Zellweger and Cate Blanchett (sort of) sporting above the knees smocks. And heart-shaped necklines were all the rage, extra fashion points if those dresses were also white.
As it's always more fun to start with the bad, here we go!
Vanessa Williams must've had a Freaky Friday moment with "Ugly Betty" on this occasion, or she was channeling Diana Ross. The big hair and the fur jacket and the boobs that look like they will fall out of the dress if she sighs too deeply.
Rinko Kikuhi may have received critical acclaim for her performance in "Babel," enough to be recognized with a nod at the Golden Globes, but I bet she doesn't receive critical acclaim for this outfit. Pom poms and evening gown are not two (okay, three) words that ever go together in a sentence. And how did she walk or sit in that outfit? Didn't it feel like she had gobs of toilet paper tucked into her underwear and trailing her around?
Oh Annette Bening, I know your husband received an honourary award on this occasion, so why do you look like you stepped out of your house in a fancy nightgown? You managed to domesticate Hollywood's lothario -- did you really do it with outfits like these?
And Heidi Klum seems to be taking a page from the Annette Bening style book. She looks like she just wrapped her bed sheets around herself and left the house. You're a supermodel Heidi! You're just a bedsheet away from a moo-moo. (And the elbow-length white gloves seem like afterthoughts. Like you knew how bad your outfit was so you tried to dress it up with a pair of gloves. It didn't work. Don't try it again!)
More from the bedsheet chronicles ... Salma Hayek's dress is better than Annette and Heidi's combined, but perhaps it wouldn't have hurt to borrow a bit of fabric from Heidi's dress for yours, Salma. We know you're blessed in the bosoms, but must they hang out like that? Didn't your mom ever tell you that less is more?
Really, there must have been a white sale in Hollywood. You get to wear a white doctor's jacket all day on the set Ellen Pompeo, on your next glammed out evening perhaps you could try a different colour. And preferably that doesn't make you look like an alien. What's with the "hook" from your behind to your shoulder?
I guess your character Alison didn't have any dreams to share with you about your outfit, Patricia Arquette. I know the Golden Globes are a laid back affair but a leather bustier should not be seen outside of the bedroom or a S&M club, please.
And finally, I hate to diss you Cate Blanchett, because I think you're a class act and I like your movies, but what's with this dress. It's like you couldn't decide if you wanted to go long or short so rather than make a decision you went wishy washy. That or your designer ran out of black lace.
And the good, who are very, very good.
Radiant Rachel Weisz in red, try saying that three times fast. But it's worth it. The soft curls, the simplicity of the dress and the cheery red against that porcelain skin, it just doesn't get better.
Unlike her costar Vanessa Williams, Becki Newton was not channeling anything ugly in this emerald number. Fitted and elegant with her hair pulled back and chandelier earrings, this is classic Hollywood at its best.
All rise for Her Majesty! Helen Mirren is a classic in this chiffon number and shows that a little cleavage isn't just for the youngsters. The topper however is the hair: Softly pulled back, she is as majestic as the queen she portrays.
If I could only look at you Emily Blunt from the waist up, I'd be a happy gal. Everything from the waist up works for me, especially the beaded straps and neckline. It's simple and beautiful with some detail to keep things interesting. But from the knees down, it looks like the mummy unwrapped itself and now pools of fabric circle your feet. Your outfit would've looked so much nicer if there wasn't such a contrast between your slight train and the rest of your dress.
Meanwhile, Jada Pinkett-Smith has pulled off the mummy-wrapped look to perfection. It's carried through all the way from the top of the dress to the bottom, giving Jada a lovely swirly shape at the hem. And the orangey-coral choice is superb: Not only does it look good on you it's a colour that's sure to stand out even from the paparazzi planes circling above. (Plus having Will Smith on your arm isn't a bad accessory, either!)
Kyra Sedgwick, I want to call you a Grecian goddess because you look that good! Sometimes your fashion choices are questionable. I've raised an eyebrow more than once at your red carpet choices. But not this time. It's simple and flattering and it becomes you.
Keshia Forester, not an actress herself (at least I think not), but her husband Forest Whittiker, won the award for Best Leading Actor for his role in "Last King of Scotland," looks beautiful in her white dress. Looks like Forest had two great accessories that night: his wife and his Golden Globe!
And from the look-alike dresses department ...
Toni Collette ("Little Miss Sunshine") and Mary Lynn Rajskub ("24").
Ditto for Sarah Paulson ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") and Kate Winslet, down to the last loose ringlet.
And Cameron Diaz, I'm just not sure whether to make heads or tails of your outfit. I want to like it, it is a nice outfit, but the feathery thing and the bright red lips combined are all just a tad too much.
And while not nearly as interesting, the men's fashions. Everything from black tie to black suits with ties -- quite the range, apparently! Clockwise: Eric Mabius (from "Ugly Betty), Brad Pitt, John Stamos (he'll always be Uncle Jesse to me!), Patrick Dempsey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Justin Timberlake.
On the whole, the fashion at the Golden Globes seems to be more relaxed and more daring or experimental -- to both fabulous and horrible results. While at the Oscars the ladies go for the classic shades of black, black, white and sometimes cream or navy, at the Golden Globes all the colours of the rainbow are on display, and again to both good and horrible results. This year, short, cocktail-style dresses seemed to be the trend with Reese Witherspoon, Tina Fey, Renee Zellweger and Cate Blanchett (sort of) sporting above the knees smocks. And heart-shaped necklines were all the rage, extra fashion points if those dresses were also white.
As it's always more fun to start with the bad, here we go!
Vanessa Williams must've had a Freaky Friday moment with "Ugly Betty" on this occasion, or she was channeling Diana Ross. The big hair and the fur jacket and the boobs that look like they will fall out of the dress if she sighs too deeply.
Rinko Kikuhi may have received critical acclaim for her performance in "Babel," enough to be recognized with a nod at the Golden Globes, but I bet she doesn't receive critical acclaim for this outfit. Pom poms and evening gown are not two (okay, three) words that ever go together in a sentence. And how did she walk or sit in that outfit? Didn't it feel like she had gobs of toilet paper tucked into her underwear and trailing her around?
Oh Annette Bening, I know your husband received an honourary award on this occasion, so why do you look like you stepped out of your house in a fancy nightgown? You managed to domesticate Hollywood's lothario -- did you really do it with outfits like these?
And Heidi Klum seems to be taking a page from the Annette Bening style book. She looks like she just wrapped her bed sheets around herself and left the house. You're a supermodel Heidi! You're just a bedsheet away from a moo-moo. (And the elbow-length white gloves seem like afterthoughts. Like you knew how bad your outfit was so you tried to dress it up with a pair of gloves. It didn't work. Don't try it again!)
More from the bedsheet chronicles ... Salma Hayek's dress is better than Annette and Heidi's combined, but perhaps it wouldn't have hurt to borrow a bit of fabric from Heidi's dress for yours, Salma. We know you're blessed in the bosoms, but must they hang out like that? Didn't your mom ever tell you that less is more?
Really, there must have been a white sale in Hollywood. You get to wear a white doctor's jacket all day on the set Ellen Pompeo, on your next glammed out evening perhaps you could try a different colour. And preferably that doesn't make you look like an alien. What's with the "hook" from your behind to your shoulder?
I guess your character Alison didn't have any dreams to share with you about your outfit, Patricia Arquette. I know the Golden Globes are a laid back affair but a leather bustier should not be seen outside of the bedroom or a S&M club, please.
And finally, I hate to diss you Cate Blanchett, because I think you're a class act and I like your movies, but what's with this dress. It's like you couldn't decide if you wanted to go long or short so rather than make a decision you went wishy washy. That or your designer ran out of black lace.
And the good, who are very, very good.
Radiant Rachel Weisz in red, try saying that three times fast. But it's worth it. The soft curls, the simplicity of the dress and the cheery red against that porcelain skin, it just doesn't get better.
Unlike her costar Vanessa Williams, Becki Newton was not channeling anything ugly in this emerald number. Fitted and elegant with her hair pulled back and chandelier earrings, this is classic Hollywood at its best.
All rise for Her Majesty! Helen Mirren is a classic in this chiffon number and shows that a little cleavage isn't just for the youngsters. The topper however is the hair: Softly pulled back, she is as majestic as the queen she portrays.
If I could only look at you Emily Blunt from the waist up, I'd be a happy gal. Everything from the waist up works for me, especially the beaded straps and neckline. It's simple and beautiful with some detail to keep things interesting. But from the knees down, it looks like the mummy unwrapped itself and now pools of fabric circle your feet. Your outfit would've looked so much nicer if there wasn't such a contrast between your slight train and the rest of your dress.
Meanwhile, Jada Pinkett-Smith has pulled off the mummy-wrapped look to perfection. It's carried through all the way from the top of the dress to the bottom, giving Jada a lovely swirly shape at the hem. And the orangey-coral choice is superb: Not only does it look good on you it's a colour that's sure to stand out even from the paparazzi planes circling above. (Plus having Will Smith on your arm isn't a bad accessory, either!)
Kyra Sedgwick, I want to call you a Grecian goddess because you look that good! Sometimes your fashion choices are questionable. I've raised an eyebrow more than once at your red carpet choices. But not this time. It's simple and flattering and it becomes you.
Keshia Forester, not an actress herself (at least I think not), but her husband Forest Whittiker, won the award for Best Leading Actor for his role in "Last King of Scotland," looks beautiful in her white dress. Looks like Forest had two great accessories that night: his wife and his Golden Globe!
And from the look-alike dresses department ...
Toni Collette ("Little Miss Sunshine") and Mary Lynn Rajskub ("24").
Ditto for Sarah Paulson ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") and Kate Winslet, down to the last loose ringlet.
And Cameron Diaz, I'm just not sure whether to make heads or tails of your outfit. I want to like it, it is a nice outfit, but the feathery thing and the bright red lips combined are all just a tad too much.
And while not nearly as interesting, the men's fashions. Everything from black tie to black suits with ties -- quite the range, apparently! Clockwise: Eric Mabius (from "Ugly Betty), Brad Pitt, John Stamos (he'll always be Uncle Jesse to me!), Patrick Dempsey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Justin Timberlake.
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