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February 26, 2007

1054: "I'm going to eat a hat." - Jodie Foster

Aside from Scorsese getting his long-overdue Best Director win* and the excited screams heard subsequently throughout my apartment building (and not just from me, mind you!) the other big highlights of the night were -- obviously -- les vêtements.

Without further ado...

Helen Mirren, how do I love thee?
She's my best dressed lady.

She's totally age-appropriate and yet completely foxy. I like how she kept reminding people along the red carpet that she was "an Essex girl," which really means very little to the Ryan Seacrests of the world. To some of us, however, the only response to that is, "YEAH, YOU ARE!" and a wink-wink, nudge-nudge. But seriously, she looked amazing -- as always. What a beautiful lady!

Similarly, I like how Daniel Craig always, always dresses to impress. I mean, even when he could look sloppy in paparazzi shots -- he just doesn't. At the risk of appearing vain or girly,** he really takes a lot of care when it comes to dressing himself. Thumbs up! Although I'm not really a fan of the bowtie when there's other equally appropriate choices available, he gets my vote for best dressed dude:

Right after this photo was taken, his girlfriend was snatched by two SPECTRE henchmen and Craig did a sweet little parkour move up the side of one of those giant Oscar statuettes. It was AWESOME! (And thanks, everyone who emailed/texted to let me know whenever our man, Blond Bond, was on the carpet.)

Chris has suggested an Oscar for Awesomeness. Daniel Craig would win.

Thanks also to everyone who texted or emailed last night to say: "OMG! Le Chiffre is at the Oscars!" Awesome, right? It would have been slightly more awesome had he shaved and gotten a haircut, but as was pointed out to me, he's probably not going to see a barber any time soon due to filming for Valhalla Rising. I did like the black-on-black thing, being a big advocate of black myself (obviously). Here's Mads Mikkelsen bringing scruffy back at the Oscars versus a similar outfit at the Berlin premier of Casino Royale (alongside the ever-appropriate Daniel Craig).

The above smirk says, "I have a body in the trunk -- and you're next, fool!"
The rectangular bulge in the breast pocket (more easily seen in other photos, but I picked this one because his wife looks so nice) says, "Chainsmoker!"

And here's the gang, doing the black-on-black thing (to better effect) in Berlin:

To round things out for the men, I have to say, Mark Wahlberg (or "Marky Mark" as Pete chooses to call him) always looks good at these things. Needless to say, his Departed costar DiCaprio always shows up (with his mommy!) looking great but so does Marky Mark. Always appropriate (although I could do without the sunglasses tucked into the breast pocket), always put-together. And he might be the only person nominated last night that you absolutely, never-ever want to rumble with. I respect that.

For the most part, I aggree with all the "best dressed" lists I've seen so far, with three notable exceptions.

I didn't think Cameron Diaz's dress was as awful as everyone claims it was. It was funky, yes, but it suited her. She looked great. True story.

And why, oh, WHY did everyone rip on Nicole Kidman's dress? True, it had a little bit of that bow-from-outer-space thing that Charlize Theron's gown (last year?) had but if anyone could pull such a fierce dress off, it's Kidman. Sure, she's Botoxed to the point of looking like a dolphin but I love her. She's beautiful. And this dress was probably one of my favorites of the night:

And while I'm not a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow as a human being, I am a fan of how much she looks like my beloved college roommate, Sarah.

Sarah could totally pull this off, Gwennie-style. Except rather than being all aloof and righteous, Sarah would tell you about something she once removed from a cadaver. And you'd be like, "WTF?" And Sarah would slap you like the sissy you are! And although it would sting, you'd rub your cheek and think, "Wow, she looks great in that!"

* Tragically, time travel has yet to be perfected to the degree that the Academy can travel back through the years and give Scorsese awards for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, etc.

** He survives this by virtue of the fact that he could totally bust your skull. WITH HIS FACE!

Posted by ashley at February 26, 2007 10:41 AM

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