Oscars 2015 Oprah: Most Oprah Disapproval O had some big smiles on last night, and why not, at first? She was going to see her film recognized for its achievements, even if the academy considered them perhaps smaller than she did, and frankly, she was going to go be Oprah in public, which is something she By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 10:28 am
Oscars 2015 Patricia, Meryl, JLo, and Feminism on Oscar Night I did not see that coming from Patricia Arquette. I thought that, if she made a ‘statement’ in her speech, which we all knew she was going to get to do, that it would be about women, and how it’s hard to be a mother, and respecting the quiet By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 09:52 am
Oscars 2015 Dakota Johnson & Melanie Griffith at the Oscars OOOF. You know when a night does not go the way you planned? Like you never imagine that on the night of the prom you’ll break your ankle or get pinkeye or have a breakup on your birthday? That’s what happened to Dakota Johnson, who looked smoking hot By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 08:38 am
Oscars 2015 Lady Gaga & Julie Andrews Charm the Oscars If you’re going to be a culture vulture you’re going to get tired. It’s an occupational hazard. Seasons are long, the same people promote the same projects forever so you feel like they don’t give you a chance to miss them…and you get jaded. Or By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 07:48 am
Oscars 2015 Kerry Washington at the Oscars: A Red Carpet Stalwart It’s almost like you can write the script yourself by now, right? Kerry Washington will show up probably perfectly on time. Her dress will be in a shade of pink or purple or mauve. This time it was champagne blush that had her join ranks with Zoe Saldana and By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 06:48 am
Oscars 2015 Nicole Kidman: 90s at the Oscars This is ridiculous. It looks like what I can only refer to as ‘cyberwear’. The kind of thing you would get at the mall from Le Chateau, in pleathers and PVCs, as popularized by Angelina Jolie in Hackers and ideally worn with cobalt blue eyeliner. So why do I love By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 06:26 am
Oscars 2015 Rashida Jones: Floral Formal at Vanity Fair Lainey liked this dress and I didn’t, when we saw it initially, because I felt like such a bright and cheerful dress necessitates someone being bright and gregarious in it, and I felt like Rashida was so muted before she went in. After she went in, on the other By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 06:18 am
Oscars 2015 Thandie Newton: Killing it at Vanity Fair Sometimes it’s not all about the yearlong leadup to what you’ve been doing and dresses you’ve been carefully choosing and planning. Sometimes it’s just being invited to a party and effortlessly throwing on a killer dress that ranks in one of the top 15 for the By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 05:47 am
Oscars 2015 Sienna Miller: Understated Oscar Presenter Let us be clear that this was not the year any of us predicted for Sienna Miller – right? When she squealed with delight at American Sniper winning, I’d forgotten that she was even in it, because I associated her with Foxcatcher. Imagine being in two such high profile films By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 05:41 am
Oscars 2015 Cate Blanchett: Black Velvet at the Oscars I come down on the side of those who could have done without the necklace, because she doesn’t need it, but man, she doesn’t need much. We need her desperately, is the thing, to serve up equal amounts of cool chill, a sort of yes-glamour-but-let’s-not-get-too-excited-about-it, and a By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 05:08 am
Oscars 2015 Rosamund Pike: Oscar Badass It was a good night for Rosamund Pike, all around. Her dress was the best one she’s worn all season, which is a relief, and it managed to be not boring in a sea of beiges. And she was fun – she’s known to be maybe not the easiest By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 05:02 am
Oscars 2015 Ava Duvernay: Oscars Most Overlooked It wasn’t until two thirds into the show, into candy and onion rings and punchiness, that I realized I hadn’t seen Ava DuVernay. I was shocked, but when I brought it up, nobody else had seen her either. She’d just not been on camera. I mean, it’ By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 04:55 am
Oscars 2015 Margot Robbie: The Oscar Grownup First of all, Margot Robbie looked spectacular. It was the first real showstopper on the carpet, black with sleeves and – bold statement here – the best necklace of the evening. But what I love most about Margot Robbie is that she has shown up on the carpet and she seems like By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 04:37 am
Oscars 2015 Chris Pratt & Anna Faris: Hot Oscar Couple I swear that I thought for the longest time that I didn’t like Anna Faris and Chris Pratt. I don’t know why exactly, but I think it probably had a lot to do with The House Bunny, which is unfair. Or the fact that they’re kind of, By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 04:03 am
Oscars 2015 Anna Kendrick: Oscars Supporting Player What a night for Musical Theatre Nerds! We are legion and we are getting ever stronger. And it surprised nobody that if you’re doing a musical sequence, you get Anna Kendrick to come on board and pick things up. And Anna Kendrick will deliver for you, no matter what. By Duana • Feb 23, 2015 03:32 am
Gorgessity Kristen Wiig Smiles at Independent Spirit It’s not even like my eyes deceive me – Wiig is for sure smiling and it’s because she looks fantastic and she has perhaps unwittingly bested Scarlett Johansson at her own look. They have the same haircut and kind of the same dress, but Wiig’s black-on-black paisley is By Duana • Feb 21, 2015 07:13 pm
