Oscars 2012 Best and Worst Dressed

Finally! The 2012 Academy Awards are here. This is definitely my superbowl.

Quick thoughts on last night's Oscars:

• I almost peed my pants when I heard Billy Crystal replaced Eddie Murphy as Oscars host. I am a huge Billy Crystal fan due largely in part to his role in When Harry Meets Sally (obviously) and his awesome character in Monsters Inc. (which also happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time), Mike Wazowski. The show was disappointingly tepid, but that's okay, Billy, I forgive you because Monsters University is coming in 2013!
• Queen Meryl's first Oscar in 29 years! Everybody, bow down.
  
• I felt like a proud mama seeing Bret McKenzie up there for Best Song. You've come a long way since Flight of the Conchords, my dear little Bret. Now hurry up and make another season or a movie. You can only torture us fans for so long.
• Am I the only one who really thought that maybe, just maybe, comedy would prevail and Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo would win Best Original Screenplay for Bridesmaids?
• View the whole list of winners on Oscars.org.
  

Alright, now on to my favorite part: best and worst dressed of the year.

Best Dressed:

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford: I am insanely obsessed with this look. I had one of those super embarrassingly girly reactions as soon as I saw Gwynnie on the carpet. It was a full on squeal/giggle/gasp.
Milla Jovovich in Elie Saab: Milla always looks flawless on the carpet. This was her first Oscars appearance and she nailed it. That neckline, red lip, and minimal jewelry is perfection.


Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace: Ah, the look and the leg that launched a million Internet memes. That leg. THAT leg has a personality of its own. All jokes aside, I actually really love this dress. I'm always a little underwhelmed by Angelina's looks on the red carpet because I always think they make her look so rail thin, but she looks curvy and beautiful here. That velvet texture is just so amazing.
Rose Bryne in Vivienne Westwood: Rose Bryne is a goddess. I love this woman, especially because she is so exceptionally good on Damages. You don't see too much Vivienne Westwood on the carpet, and I'm glad to see she went against the norm of choosing popular red carpet designers.


Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen: Who doesn't love a McQueen dress on the red carpet? Nobody. Who doesn't love a fiery red ginger in McQueen on the red carpet? Absolutely nobody.
Glenn Close in Zac Posen: Glenn Close couldn't be more fierce if she tried. I just love this monochromatic Zac Posen ensemble in a deep forest green. I love that she's dressing her age, but also looks incredibly sexy.


Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton: Michelle Williams is just so sweet. She always looks like a perfect doll on the carpet. On anyone else, this dress would underwhelm me, on Michelle, it's absolutely perfect.
Rooney Mara in Givenchy: Nina Garcia, fashion director of Marie Claire, called Rooney Mara a punk modern day Audrey Hepburn in this Givenchy dress. I wholeheartedly agree.


Worst Dressed:

Shailene Woodley in Valentino: My main issue with this dress is that it is entirely too mature for Shailene, who is such a vibrant, young girl.
Sandra Bullock in Marchesa: See, I wouldn't have minded this dress if the top wasn't so awkwardly ill-fitting.


Judy Greer in Monique Lhullier: Judy Greer has such a beautiful figure, but this dress just isn't doing any favors for her. It also doesn't help that her hair looks like she got caught in the rain.
Viola Davis in Vera Wang: The color of this dress almost makes me feel a little queasy. It has an odd sheen to it, which makes it look so strange against the light. Plus, I just can't deal with the oddly placed slit in the front.

Golden Globes 2012 Best and Worst Dressed

Interesting notes about last night's Golden Globes awards:

• I'm kind of tickled by the fact that Madonna and Johnny Depp decided it was cool just to speak in accent.
  
• Why was Elton John so sad/mad last night?
• David Furnish, Elton John's hubby, reeeeeeally didn't like Madonna's acceptance speech last night. Someone sounds a little upset about their significant other losing out to Madge. It's okay, David Furnish, the sooner you accept the fact that Madonna is the queen of anything and everything, the better you'll feel.
  
• Ricky Gervais was surprisingly toned down last night. Perhaps he thought he went a little too far last time?
• I kind of lost it during George Clooney's acceptance speech for best drama actor for The Descendants. When he referenced Michael Fassbender's full frontal nudity in Shame and how he could play golf with an appendage other than his arms, I just about fell over. Oh lordy, Fassy and Clooney. *fans self*
  
• Overjoyed by Homeland's win for best television drama and Claire Danes' win for best drama actress. Well deserved. Now can we fast forward time to the premiere of season 2?
• Stomping my foot like an angry child over Amy Poehler's loss in the best television comedy actress category. WHY is she always shafted? I feel like this injustice is especially heightened because of this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All I did was have a dream that my queen Amy would finally be acknowledged for her flawless work on Parks and Recreation.
  

Now onto my picks for this year's best and worst dressed.

Best:

Claire Danes in J. Mendel: You can always count on Claire Danes to look classy and put together. She just looks like a winner.
Emma Stone in Lanvin: Emma wins for best color choice of the night. That eggplant and burgundy against her red hair is perfection. I just wish she would have gone for a different belt or perhaps accessorized more to tie it in to her look.


Shailene Woodley in Marchesa: I love that Shailene is dressing her age, but still looks sophisticated and classy.
Charlize Theron in Christian Dior Haute Couture: Charlize is a flawless goddess. That high slit and those killer legs are insane. Plus, everyone loves a good sparkly headband.


Nicole Kidman in Atelier Versace: First thought: Nicole's body is ridiculous. It defies human nature. How old is this woman? How many children does she have? Damn, seriously. She does Atelier Versace justice, for sure.
Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci Premiere: I'm not normally an advocate of feathers on the red carpet, but it just works on Evan Rachel Wood. She's one of my favorites on the red carpet, because she never goes for safe, and she never goes for expected. Love her.


Michelle Williams in Jason Wu: Michelle Williams always just looks so darling. No exception here.
Tilda Swinton in Haider Ackermann: Tilda just kills it in Haider Ackermann. KILLS. SLAYS. Only Tilda could pull off a look like this. On anyone else, it would look like a disaster. On Tilda, it looks incredible.



Worst:

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Monique Lhullier: Ooh girl. This is what happens when you let your daughter pick your dress. Charlotte is adorable, but she's just a 2 year old! She'll point at a garbage bag if it means she'll be able to have an extra cookie tonight.
Lea Michele in Marchesa: See, this is my issue with Lea Michele. Year after year, awards season after awards season, she always dresses so much older than her age. I just don't get it. It's like she wants to look like a 40 year old woman.


Amanda Peet in Marc Jacobs: I appreciate Amanda Peet doing a throwback of S/S '06 Marc Jacobs, but this look just fell flat on the carpet. This would, however, be a great look for a Little House on the Prarie themed party.
Jessica Biel in Elie Saab Couture: I'm convinced Amanda Peet and Jessica Biel got on the phone prior to arriving and decided to coordinate grandma wedding dress style. I want to try and understand this look, but all I can think of is how hot and sweaty she must be under all that lace.


Naya Rivera in Vera Wang: This dress is just not doing anything for Naya, which is such a shame because she has such a beautiful body.
Piper Perabo in Theyskens Theory: I just don't even understand what's going on here.


Zooey Deschanel in Prada: I see where Zooey was going with this dress, but her hair is just so wrong. It's too perfectly coiffed, like an American Girl doll.
Madonna in Reem Acra: It pains me to put my girl Madonna on this list, and I love it from the waist up, but then when my eyes follow the length of her body, a look of absolute horror just crosses my face every single time.

Oscars 2011 Recap: Winners and Best/Worst Dressed

Thoughts on last night's show:

• Oh boy. Last night's live show was like watching a sinking ship. Anne put up a valiant effort, but even she could tell it was going downhill fast and poor thing, she had to hold it together while James was somewhere off in nonchalant-land thinking about some homework assignment he missed. Don't get me wrong, I love me some James Franco and I appreciated his live-tweeting, but he seemed like he wished he was somewhere else last night, which leaves me to think things were happening in the background which threw the whole show off. I mean, I seem to recall him saying there would be some punchy musical numbers, but Anne was singing about Hugh Jackass up on that big stage all by her herself.
  
• Billy Crystal was the highlight of the night. Please host every show from now on Billy, pretty please.
• The musical parodies of The Social Network, Harry Potter, and Twilight? So awkward and out of place. Did I miss something? Was this the MTV Movie Awards in disguise?
• The Oscar folks recruited Anne and James to host the show in order to draw in ratings from a younger demographic, yet ratings were down 10% from last year. Oops.
• Disappointed that there were no shakeups this year. All the wins were exactly as predicted, and usually, we have a couple of surprises here and there. I'm still raging mad that Hailee Steinfeld didn't get the best supporting actress win she so deserved, and don't even get me started about best director. Fincher was robbed.
• Melissa Leo. Oh, Melissa Leo. First with the Oscar campaign she started for herself, and then with that blatantly rehearsed acceptance speech? I get it, Melissa, you can act.
• My heart breaks for The Social Network, especially for Jesse Eisenberg (although Colin is brilliant and shall from now on only be referred to as King Colin) and David Fincher. I can only hope that another project comes along that will eventually turn into an Oscar win for both of them.
  
• Last night's Oscar telecast was so depressing in so many ways for me that I had to pop in Love Actually to make myself feel a little better. That should pretty much sum up how I felt about the show right there.
• My Oscar ballot tally: 19/22 (I omitted best live action short and best documentary short subject)
  

The full list of winners and my assessment of the best and worst dressed below:

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
WINNER: The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
WINNER: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
WINNER: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
WINNER: Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter

BEST SONG
“Coming Home,” Country Strong, Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light,” Tangled, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
“If I Rise,” 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman, Dido, Rollo Armstrong
WINNER: “We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman

BEST EDITING
127 Hours, Jon Harris
Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter, Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech, Tariq Anwar
WINNER: The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland, Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter, Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
WINNER: Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
Gasland, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
WINNER: Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Restrepo, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynley

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Confession, Tanel Toom
The Crush, Michael Creagh
WINNER: God of Love, Luke Matheny
Na Wewe, Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Killing in the Name (Nominees TBD)
Poster Girl (Nominees (TBD)
WINNER: Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Sun Come Up, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lenno

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
I Am Love, Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech, Jenny Beaven
The Tempest, Sandy Powell
True Grit, Mary Zophres

BEST MAKEUP
Barney’s Version, Adrien Morot
The Way Back, Eduoard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, Yolanda Toussieng
WINNER: The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

BEST SOUND EDITING
WINNER: Inception, Richard King
Toy Story 3, Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
TRON: Legacy, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit, Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable, Mark P. Stoeckinger

BEST SOUND MIXING
WINNER: Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
The King’s Speech, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, and John Midgley
Salt, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, and William Sarokin
The Social Network, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, and Mark Weingarten
True Grit, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter F. Kurland

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
127 Hours, A.R. Rahman
How to Train Your Dragon, John Powell
Inception, Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
WINNER: The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
WINNER: In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Year, written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; 
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception, written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
WINNER: The King’s Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours, Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
WINNER: The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3, Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit, written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone, adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
WINNER: Toy Story 3

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Day & Night, Teddy Newton
The Gruffalo, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
Let’s Pollute, Geefwee Boedoe
WINNER: The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary), Bastien Dubois

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
WINNER: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan, Matthew Libatique
WINNER: Inception, Wally Pfister
The King’s Speech, Danny Cohen
The Social Network, Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit, Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Inception, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
The King’s Speech, Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
True Grit, Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

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Best Dressed:

My two favorites up first:
Mila Kunis in Elie Saab: Mila is annoyingly gorgeous in every way and in this dress, she just gets even more annoying because she is perfect in it.
Cate Blanchett in Givenchy Couture: Cate is my top pick for best dressed. I am OBSESSED with this little Givenchy number with the crazy beading and armor-like cut-out in the front. It's gorgeous. It's like a couture ninja (and I when I say ninja, I'm totally picturing the Mortal Kombat ninjas) get-up and I love it.



Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein: If anyone can do simplicity well, it's my Gwynnie. This dress is like a silver waterfall. It's dripping with pretty.
Jennifer Laurence in Calvin Klein Collection: First thoughts. 1) Damn Jennifer Laurence has a banging body and 2) time to hide the snacks and hit the gym. I think Jennifer did a great job at keeping classy and keeping it sexy as all hale.



Hailee Steinfeld in Marchesa: Okay, how perfect is this dress on Hailee? She's like a mini Audrey Hepburn. This outfit is literally styled perfectly, from the thin hairband, to the neat, sleek hair, and the adorable little champagne pumps -- age appropriate and lovely, just lovely.
Mandy Moore in Monique Lhullier: I think this dress is gorgeous, but it would be so much more perfect if it were a shade darker than Mandy's skin color. She's just a tad too pale in it, but nonetheless, it's a gorgeous puff of a dress.



Hilary Swank in Gucci Premiere: The gag reflex is usually on autopilot when I see an excess of feathers, but this dress has the perfect balance of texture. Not too much, not too little. I also have a slight weakness for dip-dye, so I can't deny Hilary's beauty in this ensemble.
Michelle Williams in Chanel Couture: Michelle with her pixie cut and simple, yet lovely Chanel couture reminds me so much of Twiggy it's ridiculous.



Worst Dressed:

Nicole Kidman in Dior Couture: I just -- I just don't even know what to make of this hot mess. It's just atrocious. It baffles me as to why Nicole even chose this dress. She looks like a tacky, embroidered napkin, except I fear even that that may have looked better on her. Nothing could save this outfit, not even a life raft.
Jennifer Hudson in Versace: See, I respect the fact that J Hud wanted to show off her new bangin' body, but this dress is doing nothing for her except exposing a whole lot of boob. Imagine how gorgeous she would have looked in that Calvin Klein number that Jennifer Laurence wore. What a shame.



Anne Hathaway in vintage Valentino: I wanted to love this dress, I really did. I squinted my eyes, I tried to make justifications in my head, and at one point.. it was a 'it's vintage... I love it, right?!' kind of moment. See, folks-- this is a perfect example that just because it's vintage doesn't mean it's amazing. Or even remotely amazing. In the end, the bubble butt just couldn't be justified away.
Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive: I think I understand where Reese was going with this, but in the end in just ended up looking like a bad high school prom outfit, and we all know that 60's high ponytail updo didn't help either.



Halle Berry in Marchesa: Tell me the bottom of this dress doesn't look like her kid ran around amok with some tulle and some super glue. You can't, can you?
Marisa Tomei in vintage Charles Edwards couture: This dress was gorgeous, but the bust line wasn't working for Marisa.



Jacki Weaver in Collette Dinniga: I'd say this is pretty self-explanatory.
Melissa Leo in Marc Bouwer: Really now, Melissa, really now? A doily with giant shoulders and a mandarin collar? This is what you wanted to accept your Oscar in?


Let's hope next year will be better!

Golden Globes 2011 Winners and Best/Worst Dressed

I know I'm a week late, but hey, I was on vacation. Even on vacation I couldn't help but sit down and watch this, a decision which I immediately regretted after watching the whole thing. Ricky Gervais has been on the receiving end of alot of heavy criticism and straight up lashings (see Judd Apatow's total distaste for Gervais' performance at the Globes), but honestly, what did you expect, Hollywood? He's a comedian, it's an awards show, and what do award show monologues always turn into when you put a comedian in the driver's seat? A freakin' roast. Judd Apatow, sit down, calm down. Thanks.

What irked me was the total lack of entertainment in the show, and the fact that it seemed awkwardly put together. The scripted blurbs actors read out prior to announcing winners was just too painful to watch at times. The absolute WORST though, was the total upset on the carpet. Even my best dressed picks are only mildly interesting. There were plenty of worst dressed picks to choose from, and if I had all day, I'd have picked nearly everyone to be on this list. What a damn shame and a totally atrocious showing. Seriously, did everyone fire their stylists the day before the Globes?

Before I get into the nitty gritty on the carpet, I have a few thoughts on the winners. Let me just say, I'm pleasantly surprised by the HFPA's decisions. I thought The Social Network was perfectly deserving of Best Motion Picture (drama) because it was a fantastic, brilliantly acted movie with a powerful script, penned by Aaron Sorkin, who took home Best Screenplay. The Kids Are All Right was the obvious win for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) and rightfully so, because it was great, and Annette Bening was phenomenal in it. It'll be interesting to see how these movies will fare once we get to a single best picture category at the Oscars. Keep in mind that this year will again have the 10 Best Picture nominee format, so that will make room for plenty of movies in the race. The most fantastic win by far Sunday night was Laura Linney's win for The Big C, a fantastically deserving show about a woman who suddenly discovers that she has cancer. I am a huge fan of the The Big C and I'm happy to see Laura Linney recognized for her amazing work on the show. Biggest upset of the night by far was Glee's win for best comedy television series, because when compared to the other shows in its category, it's the most disjointed, awkwardly scripted show with themes that tend to repeat themselves on a continuous loop. I would have much rather seen Modern Family win because that show is simply hilarious. Too bad.

A full list of the winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
"The Social Network"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
"The Kids Are All Right"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Best Director - Motion Picture
David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
"Glee"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, "The Big C"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch, "Glee"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer, "Glee"

Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

Best Original Song
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from "Burlesque"

Best Original Score
"The Social Network"

Best Foreign Language Film
"In a Better World," Denmark

Best Animated Feature
"Toy Story 3"

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Now onto the mess of the red carpet. I'll start with the best, or what I could salvage and haphazardly label as the "best". It's not to say they didn't look great, but everyone could have stepped their game up a little more tonight.

Best of the Golden Globes '11:

Claire Danes in Calvin Klein Collection: Simply perfection. This pink reminds me of that famous baby pink Ralph Lauren Gwyneth Paltrow wore when she won the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, and it looks like this dress was lucky for Claire too because she came home with a best actress in a mini series or TV movie for her portrayal of Temple Grandin.
Amber Riley in Oliver Tolentino: Really exquisitely well done, and perfect for her body type. She couldn't have chosen a better dress to show off her figure.

Julianne Moore in Lanvin: This normally wouldn't warrant a best dressed pick, but I appreciate Julianne's effort here, I just wish the dress had been ironed out, or rather, in a material that wasn't so susceptible to wrinkles. 'A' for effort, Julianne. Besides, how could I possibly put a queen like Julianne Moore into the worst dressed list?
Hailee Steinfeld in Prabal Gurung: Young actresses take note. What an incredibly classy, gorgeous choice. I also love her hair in a straight ponytail; absolutely perfect for the dress.


Elisabeth Moss in Donna Karan: I love this deep forest green, and I love those interesting pleats. What don't I love? Elisabeth's hair. Looks like she just hopped out of the shower and let it air dry.
Ryan Gosling in Ferragamo: I love that Ryan went with a velvet suit. He was the only interesting male on the carpet, the rest blended into a sea of matte black and white.


Milla Jovovich in Armani Prive: You know what, Milla Jovovich could wear a paper bag and it would look good. The best part of this outfit are the finishing touches -- the hair, the makeup, the clean accessories: beautiful.
Mila Kunis in Vera Wang: Easily my favorite dress of the night. Freakin' amazing.


Worst Dressed of the Golden Globes '11:

Jennifer Love Hewitt in Romona Keveza: The big hair and this oddly shaped dress does nothing for JLH. I'm still trying to understand what's going on in the top half of her dress.
January Jones in Versace: WHATINTHEHELL? I don't know what's happening here and I honestly can't comment because it's that atrocious.


Catherine Zeta-Jones in Monique Lhullier: Deep forest green seems to be a trend tonight, except it's too literal in this dress. Looks like a big ole puffy mess of moss to me.
Heidi Klum in Marc Jacobs: Why, Heidi, why? I love Marc, I really do, but this dress belongs in St Tropez, not at the Golden Globes.


Emma Stone in Calvin Klein Collection: I love this dress and I love Emma Stone, but damn, she's too pale for this dress. It doesn't help that she recently dyed her hair blonde for the Spiderman reboot, because there are so many light colored neutrals here that my eyes can't catch a break.
Piper Perabo in Oscar De La Renta: This dress makes me shudder, and then it makes me sad--very, very sad.


Natalie Portman in Viktor & Rolf: Alright Natalie, I know you're pregnant, but that is not an excuse to wear a bag of a dress with a beaded applique that looks like something your grandma sewed for you onto your pillow.
Lea Michele in Oscar De La Renta: Oh Lea. Every time there's an award show she seems to think you have to wear this big, grandiose atrocity of a dress. This time was no exception.


Helena Bonham Carter in Vivienne Westwood: Helena's in a fashion world of her own, so she usually lands in worst dressed lists, and it's not surprising that this year she showed up in this crazy dress with mismatched shoes.
Julianna Margulies in vintage Yves Saint Laurent: I can appreciate vintage and I see how this dress would have worked, but where in the hell did you get the idea that those shoes would be a good idea, Juliana? Come on now. Close toed, ancient looking, pointy satin pumps are never the right answer when you're wearing a full length gown. How could you go and do that to a vintage YSL?