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 Bradley Cooper’s two Oscar tickets Three years in a row now. And he’s working with David O Russell and Jennifer Lawrence again on Joy, which is currently in production. Joy is supposed to open on Christmas Day. That means they think it has awards potential. So Bradley Cooper could be back for a fourth By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 10:15 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 Chris Evans: the Oscar not a date date I happened to have my eye on the arrivals car camera when Chris Evans got there last night. The way he got out of the SUV and sauntered onto the carpet, with all kinds of cocky swagger, like he was rolling up to the bar with his boys on a By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 09:37 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 Benedict’s Oscar kisses Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter hit up the Vanity Fair party after the show. And maybe the photographer there asked for a kiss. And maybe Benedict obliged. And decided he would kiss AND close his eyes at the same time. Not a move I generally endorse. This is doesn’t By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 08:23 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 Amy Adams in blue (again) at Vanity Fair Don't cry for Amy Adams and her also-ran Best Actress awards campaign for Big Eyes. She's not upset about it. If anything, she — like always — is a good sport. One of the best sports, even. The five-time Oscar nominee (who earned three nods in four years! By Joanna • Feb 23, 2015 07:20 am
Oscars 2015 Ben Affleck at the Oscars: the Jennifer Aniston of directors Best Director is a major award. It comes near the end. And we all know how it works by now. Normally they ask the legends, the big time big name big deal stars to present. Ben Affleck. Has two Oscars: for writing and for producing Argo. NOT for directing Argo By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 07:01 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 Natalie Portman: an Oscars return Sort of. There are some people who show up to the Vanity Fair Oscar party every year, doesn’t matter if they’ve been to the main show or now. Diane Kruger. If you can get an invitation, you go. Because then everyone knows you got an invitation and there’ By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 06:39 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 The Best Faith in Years It can be scary, the thought of Faith Hill at the Oscars. You remember, don’t you? No? I guess I don’t blame you. You’ve blocked it out of your mind. This: Finally she’s given us a replacement memory. This is the best Faith we’ve seen By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 06:10 am
Oscars 2015 Naomi Watts: Club Girl at the Oscars This was a polarising look at the etalk Oscars viewing party. Half the room hated it. Half the room loved it. I was on the pro side… But I can see the point of the con side. It’s a dress for the Club Girl. This is how you dress By Lainey • Feb 23, 2015 05:54 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
