Unfortunately, most of the dresses did not impress. I wanted them to! I was cheering for them! But (as basically everyone agrees), it was kind of a lame night. I kind of want to break down every look, but recognize that I should rein it in, and will only allow myself 10 total slots between "wowza," "meh," and "blech."
WOWZA
Claire Danes had a baby like a month ago. For that, and this, she deserves a slow clap. It's not her at the top of her awards-show-game, but it's still pretty wonderful. (Plus even though her cry-face is slowly driving me insane, I can't get enough of Homeland.)
Ok, at first I was underwhelmed. I thought "How many times has Anne Hathaway done the bridal white?" Then, because I was trapped under aforementioned cuddly puppy and had too much time to kill, I looked. I looked at all of her awards show dresses for the past let's just say several years. And yes, she's worn white a lot. But dang it she somehow managed to have a completely different look each time. I was on the hunt for an Armani Privé dress in particular where I thought she had done this same thing, but better. Of course when I found it, I decided I liked this one more. Well played, Anne. (Also, Les Mis. I can't even say more about it, but after that I'd probably give her a pass if she had worn a business suit.)
Back drama! I love back drama. Naomi Watts definitely stood out last night with one of the best all-around looks (cut/fit of dress, hair, makeup, jewelry, etc.). I also haven't thought about her in years, so this proves that I'm not just picking actresses from film I like.
Weird angle. That's the only bad thing I have to say about this picture...I think she looks perfect. The dress is sweet, and I loved whatever short/wavy thing was happening with her hair. And emerald jewelry! This May baby is a huge fan of emeralds.
MEH
This section turned into me talking about people I love whose dresses weren't great. Connie Britton looked just like her character on Nashville, which isn't horrible (I love Nashville!), but I really wanted her to wear something surprising. As in, not sequins.
Hellooooo girl crush. I love Jennifer Lawrence. Love. Love enough that even when she decided to have a bizarre pointy bodice, I still can't rank her lower than "meh." I know you'll do better next time, JLaw.
BLECH
I feel like this one isn't quite fair, because the sequin number she wore while hosting was HOTT. But I'm arbitrarily judging the red carpet here, and this was no good. Weird collar nod, horrible length. But great hair!
Oops. Taylor was on such a good trend of being grown-up, and then slid backwards. I think the whole world agrees that this is very 90's high school prom. And despite the fact that that might inspire her to write a pure-gold song, that's not a good thing. Now I'm done, because I feel bad being mean to Tay-Tay.
[And doing something different with your glorious hair doesn't mean plastering it down with hairspray and leaving one side looking...well....ugly. Ok now I'm done.]
I mean...woof. Droopy top, slicked back hair, bad makeup. It makes me miss last year's Academy Awards.
AND BECAUSE I HAVE ONE SLOT LEFT
That makes up for everything. New celebrity crush, leaving the rest in the dust: Eddie Redmayne. (A Marius with freckles!!! Do you hear the people sing?)
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