BEST Dressed and the BEST Moments from the 2016 Oscars!! YAY!
When Mark Rylance is like cutest tho...LOOK AT HIS HAT!! :)
Last night the 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony took place in Hollywood at the famous Dolby Theatre. Hollywood's (invited) A-list came out to play on the world's largest red carpet to celebrate the best of the year. Obviously the big dark cloud over the ceremony was the issue of diversity, which in my personal opinion, Chris Rock handled very well. He for sure went there in his monologue, but I in no way thought it was over the top. Everything he did last night was just right. Some people think he should I have dropped the topic after the monologue, and I disagree. I thought because that was already the evening's theme, that's what people were expecting to see, so you might as well roll with it. Besides there is literally going to be NO other time for anyone of color to make that much of a statement about diversity in Hollywood again, so like I think the used the platform well.
#Glory
ANYWAY. Kudos to Chris Rock, and obviously, now for the evening's highlights - the winnaas.
HUGE Congrats the cast and crew of SPOTLIGHT. We all know how I feel about that...super biased, but SO well deserved. If you haven't seen it yet...well, I don't know what you're wait for - stop reading this and go now! LOL. Seriously though, I have yet to have a movie really make me think and feel like this one did in A WHILE. So, go. Go now.
The CUTEST of cast pics...
Other congrats are in order for of course, Brie Larson! While I will never forget the amazing days of "She Said" and Larson's short-lived singing career, the way this bitch has been able to transition from THAT to THIS...well, that should give us all hope. Like, maybe you TOO can win an Oscar...and act along side the dashing Jacob Tremblay. LOL. SIDE NOTE: Jacob was wearing Armani...he wins best dressed for sure.
Oscar night...it's marathon. Not a race.
Another BIG congrats to The Revenant...I mean, talk about diversity, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki are just SLAYING the Oscars. Like, back to back Oscars for these guys? THREE for Lubezki, like WHO DOES THAT?!! It's SO epic. Congrats to them. What they're doing is so serious.
When you're whole squad wins da gold...
And last, but seriously, not least...
CONGRATS TO (my boyfriend in my head) LEO DICAPRIO!!!!! Like, we all KNEW that the Academy could NOT let this one go. If they did...OMG they couldn't even afford the PR if Leo lost. Like, people would have set fire to the Academy, and one of those people would have most likely been Leo.
Like, how Kate felt is how we ALL felt. Love them.
But, all jokes aside, this Oscar for Leo is like decades over due. Let's be real name a BAD Leo movie...like we're talking really bad. We tried to do this last night and it's hard. Like, this Oscar is for "Gilbert Grape," for "Romeo and Juliet," for "Titanic," for "Catch Me If You Can," for "The Aviator," for "The Departed," for "Blood Diamond," for" Revolutionary Road," for "Django," for "Wolf of Wall Street," for "The Revenant." I mean, there's others, but you catch my drift.
Congrats Leo, The Weekend says "you've earned it."
THE BEST of the BEST
photos via Cate Blanchette in Armani.
I don't care if you don't like the flowers, I don't care if you think this is too much, I don't care if you don't like sea foam green, the winner tonight for me was Cate, Cate, Cate. Cate is red carpet QUEEN. EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING looks unreal on her and this sea foam color...she just glows in it. And not only does this dress photograph so well, on camera, like when she was on stage, holy crap she just sparkled. I was shocked to she Cate in Armani because she normally always wears Givenchy on the carpet, but this is just fashion at it's finest. No one else could wear this like she did therefore she wins best dressed for the night. She may not have won the gold, but she won the red...carpet.
Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton.
From Best Supporting Actress to best dressed. Alicia just NAILED this look. She looks UNREAL. She was one of the first to arrive on the carpet and was immediately the first on everyone's best dressed list. This pale, yellow against her (always) tanned skin is just perfection. The hair is perfect, the earrings are perfect, and the asymmetrical hemline is just amaze. She may look like Belle from Beauty and Beast, but it's more like if Belle won an Oscar. Everything about this look is perfection. Congrats Alicia, you earned it...(sorry to The Weekend). #Belleoftheball.
Saoirse Ronan in Calvin Klein.
There's a lot of memes about the Emerald City and a lot puns about Ronan being Irish and wearing green, but the main thing they're saying about the Irish beauty is that she looks sensational. Like literally, sensational. This dress is SO basic, yet so not basic all at the same time. And I mean basic as in simple, not as in like "basic bitch." Ronan's tussled hair with dripping, emerald earrings and the sequin plunge dress is one of my favorite red carpet looks of the night. I mean this dress is like a huge HELLO IT'S ME from way back when after her break out role in "Atonement."She's all grown up. And she sure showed us last night.
Margot Robbie in Tom Ford.
Ummmm. Well, first of all Robbie is actually perfect. Like, there is literally nothing wrong with her (besides the fact that she spelled "squad" wrong on her cast-mate's arm while tattooing him but that's fine. We're over it. )Anyway, Robbie looks like the hotter version of the Oscar statuette in this sleek, gold Tom Ford gown. I love the plunge neck, I love the snake skin, and I LOVE the long, fringe bag. Hands down on of my favorite red carpet accessories of the season. #WhiskeyTangoMargot
After fashion week, fashion experts debated which stars were going to wear Marchesa on the Oscar red carpet, straight off the runway. Well, leave it Mrs. John Legend to take a NON maternity runway gown and turn it into a show-stopping Oscar dress. The sheer and embellished gown looked stunning on the soon to-be-mommy. This girl's pregnancy style is seriously like no others. Like, when you can wear a Marchesa runway gown as a maternity dress, you know you're just better than life itself. Amen.
THE BEST
Brie Larson in Gucci.
Congrats to Brie!! We all LOVE Brie. Whether or not you were a huge fan of her millennial singing career or not, (like I was), you just love Brie. She's like, the coolest - AND, she looked beautiful last night. I love this royal blue gown and delicate chiffon with the incredibly intricate beading of the belt. The only thing I don't love about this look is the styling. I mean, she looks great, but she could have looked better. That sounds aggressive, but what I really mean is her hair. Not only did she kinda look like a less tan version of Alicia Vikander with the the hair (good thing they both won), but because the dress isn't super dramatic, her hair should have been more dramatic. Like, it's TOO simple. I think if she had worn her hair up in a messy, side-swept bun with BIGGER statement earrings, it would have looked been better. Bigger is better and it's great that she kinda downplayed her BIG Oscar night...but like, don't down play the biggest night of your career you know what I'm saying? Love ya Brie, but see Alicia Vikander.
SIDE NOTE: Brie's gold Calvin Klein dress at the Globes was her BEST dress of award season. Whoops. Like, maybe she should have switched these dresses up?
Rooney Mara in Givenchy.
Don't care what anyone says - I know there are going to be people who hate this dress and think it's ugly, but then I'm sorry, you just don't understand couture fashion. This dress is a piece of art. We're talking Lupita's pearl dress circa 2015...yeah, the one that was worth $150K...yeah. the one got stollen. ANYWAY, I love this dress. The detailing on this is SO ornate and fabulous. The delicate vintage lace is so awesome. I love the diamond key-hole, I love the open back, and I love the flutter slit. It's just a fine piece of Givenchy work. Bravo Rooney. OH, and I also like the dark lip and eyes, again I don't care what you think. She rocks this look.
Naomi Watts in Armani Prive.
Naomi is a red carpet vet, she's been nominated, she's presented, and her hubby won for "Spotlight" last night! YAY! Best movie ever. So, Naomi had some celebrating to do and she looked great. She always wears Armani Prive on the carpet, so that was no surprise. The only thing I had to say about this dress was that "Blindspot" star, Jamie Alexander, wore the long sleeved version of this dress to the Emmys this year, so I was like HELLO Naomi's stylist!! Did you NOT check that? But, I mean to be fair, I guess the ooonly people who remember stuff like that are crazy red carpet fashion people like me. So, I guess it's fine. But, Naomi does look great. The diamond reef is also a lovely touch. I don't think it's too much at ALL for those who are thinking that. Yeah, no.
Ladies and gentleman, the woman of the hour...Julianne Moore. I. Just. Love. Her. Like, between her and Cate it's a huge toss up, but I love Julianne, and her stylist ALWAYS kills it. Julianne alternates between Tom Ford gowns (who is litterally her BFF) and Chanel, but I love this Chanel dress because it is SO different from the Chanel dress she won in last year...which I also loved. But, this look is very different for her. She normally wears sleek and straight gowns, but this is more ballroom and she looks great it in. The overall styling is also great - the hair, the jewelry. Love, love, love. Is it time for her to win again?
Rachel McAdams in August Gerry Atelier.
Not gonna lie, I'm not to familiar with this designer but he just pulled an Elie Saab at the 2002 Oscars with Hallie Berry. Literally, no one one knew who Elie Saab was until Berry won the Oscar in THAT dress that night. And look at Saab Now. #ThanksHallie. So, that's right - August just became a household name. This dress is dangerous. Like it's SO hot, but it the most subtle way. I love it so much, and that emerald green just kicked SO much ass on the red carpet last night. Everything from the halter, to the slit, to the open back, it's just flawless. The dress is super minimal and so is her styling and it all comes together so well. Congrats on Best Picture Rach! This dress for sure put her in the #Spotlight. (Pun 100% intended).
Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell.
Gaga has really taken the old Hollywood, vintage glam thing so seriously this award season and it's really working for her. I have to save this is one of my favorite looks on the carpet due to creativity. THESE ARE PANTS. PANTS. Like, the only people who get away with wearing pants on the Oscar carpet are Diane Keaton and Julia Roberts. Literally. But, this is the most elegant jumpsuit-dress collab I've seen on the carpet in a while. And the 1950s silhouette is just exceptional. Gaga went BIG without going over the top and that's a huge red carpet achievement. I'm going to say bravo her to her too.
SIDE NOTE: And theeeen Gaga changed into THIS later.
Yup, bye.
Haters gonna hate on "Mad Max," and I mean, I was so one of the haters, but when you see Charlize on a carpet you're just a hater no longer. I normally don't like red on the red carpet...that's just me. But, this...this is red hot. I love this so much. And the plunge neckline with the drop diamond necklace?? UGH. It's like sexy old Hollywood and it's just on point. The train of her dress is another thing I love so much, it's like the world's most perfect dress train. Just look at the way it's positioned behind her? I can't deal. Winner or not, this is how you play the game.
Emily Blunt in Prada.
Did anyone else KNOW she was pregnant again?!! Like, she literally JUST had a kid! And like her fellow pregnant lady, Chrissy T, Emily Blunt looks just fabulous in this pale, pink Prada. I love everything about this look: The color, the diamond embellishments, her accessories, and the old Hollywood styled hair. It's not to over the top, it's not to basic. It's just right. If Emily Blunt ends up playing Mary Poppins in the movie's talked about remake...I wouldn't hate it.
Daisy Ridley in Chanel.
The newly A-list "Star Wars" actress presently surprised us in this simply stunning, embellished Chanel dress. Not only was the pale blue color so on point, the tiny chiffon peplum and the ankle-length cut of the gown is so Hollywood glam, I love it so much. The force is definitely with her and when the force is Chanel, I mean, no one can really f*ck with you. Not even Darth.
Jennifer Garner in Versace.
So, I am gonna go ahead and say that this dress is by no means ugly, but it's like not my fav dress on the carpet BUT Jennifer as whole looks FLAWLESS. She was literally glowing on stage, glowing. And after the all shit she's been through with the new Batman (ew), she sure as hell showed him. So, to Jen I say, you go ahead with your bad self and you steal the show. This is for sure one hot mama...your loss Ben.
Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad.
I mean, I almost didn't put her on here because I literally can't look at her. She's. Stunning. Like, it hurts my eyes. I actively don't watch "Quantico" because I just can't look at her. It's NOT fair. But, I mean any Zuhair Murad is stunning and it's even more stunning on her. So, there's really nothing else to say but that.
Make to sure to check out Le Miz tomorrow for the WORST dressed! LOL. Ya'll know you like that better anyways...
