Last Sunday, the Academy Awards were broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This is one of my favorite events to witness on TV and it was with great anticipation & excitement that I took part in them albeit from my couch. It is my dream that one day I will be present at the scene while it happens:)
Billy Crystal was tapped to host the show after the original host, Eddie Murphy dropped out in support of his friend Brett Ratner who was forced to step down. It would have been great to see Eddie play host because we are already familiar with Mr. Crystal's ability. This was his ninth time hosting. While he did good, it just seemed familiar & slightly boring. Chris Rock actually brought some much needed humor when it was his turn to present the Best Animated feature award.
Sasha Baron Cohen caused a stir on the red carpet when he (dressed in character from his upcoming film, The Dictator) poured the fake ashes of Kim Jong II on Ryan Seacrest's Burberry suit during an interview! Many thought that Ryan was in on the supposed publicity stunt but he has denied it. It was shocking and awkward but should we really be surprised by anything someone who wrote and played Borat does?
There was also lots of talk about the supposed nip slip from Jennifer Lopez! A blink & you miss it kinda moment that seemed to excite many! Perhaps the most talked about person from the award show was Angelina Jolie and her very prominent right leg that peered through her Valentino gown with a slit from here to well... there! This woman was built for the red carpet!! But her exaggerated poses to show off the slit was a bit much! She's already a sexy siren and does not need to accentuate what she already has.
There have been many great films in the past year that were nominated and the hotly contested award was the Best Picture that included ten films vying for the top prize. This was unusual as 5 films are nominated in that category traditionally.
The silent movie, The Artist, that has garnered critical acclaim won most of the top honors. I am yet to see this movie but something tells me that Hollywood or the academy that votes for the winners are quite nostalgic of an era of film that seemed dead! Silence does indeed speak volumes!! French actor, Jean DuJardin from The Artist, nabbed the top award for actor in a leading role beating out George Clooney (The Descendants) who was favored to win among others.
Hugo, a movie directed by Martin Scorsese cleaned up the awards in the technical categories.
The Help was favored to win the Best Actress/Best Supporting Actress/Best Picture but did not fair as well as expected. The incredible Meryl Streep took home the award for leading actress beating out Viola Davis among others. I do LOVE Meryl but was rooting for Viola and felt she was robbed. Octavia Spencer took home the supporting actress award as expected. She's such a gracious actress and it's wonderful to see how far she's come.
Christopher Plummer took home the best supporting actor award for his role in the Beginners At the age of 82, he's the oldest actor to ever win an Oscar. Well deserved. What a class act he is!
For a complete list of the winners click here.
Now let's talk fashion!! My favorite was Viola Davis who had the courage to wear her natural hair. She should really do away with those wigs! Her dress was custom made by Vera Wang and the color compliments her skin tone beautifully. Glad she didn't over accessorize.
George Clooney's main piece, Stacey Kiebler looked stunning in this Marchesa number. George didn't take home the hardware but he took her home so he didn't entirely lose:)
Milla Jovovich was stunning in her Elie Saab gown.
The Help actress Emma Stone was a vision in red wearing a Giambattista Valli gown. Emma hardly gets it wrong though many fashionistas claimed she committed the ultimate crime by wearing a similar style of gown with the oversized bow worn by Nicole Kidman a few years back.
Gwyneth Paltrow was perhaps the only actress to make a bold fashion statement. She wore an all-white one shoulder gown complete with a cape by Tom Ford. White seemed to be a popular color on the Oscars red carpet this year.
Jennifer Lopez underwhelmed me with this deep plunging neckline gown by Zuhair Murad. She's usually a knock-out but the sleeves ruined it for me on this gown...
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