Oscars 2013 Red Carpet Recap

The 2013 Oscar awards ceremony may have fallen flat due to Seth MacFarlane but luckily most of the red carpet gowns hit it out of the park. 

Best actress winner Jennifer Lawrence has a contract with Dior so it was no surprise that she wore Dior Haute Couture.  I wish I had a photo of the back of her hair because it looked as amazing as the dress. She may have fallen up the stairs to accept her Oscar for Best Actress but she pulled it off with aplomb

Charlize Theron is the only woman who can shave her head and look this gorgeous at the Oscars. Although once someone tweeted that she looked like Brigitte Nielson, I could see the resemblance.  She's also wearing Dior Haute Couture and is one of my best dressed of the night.

"I'd hit that." - what Jennifer Hudson might be thinking in the background. Ha!

There was a press release that announced that Anne Hathaway was going to wear Valentino and then showed up wearing Prada.  She said she only chose it three hours before which is maybe why the bodice didn't fit perfectly.  Actually, Valentino might have been what she wore on stage to sing with the cast of Les Miserables...silent s unless you pronounce it like John Travolta. It also reminded many of us of Gwyneth Paltrow's pink Ralph Lauren Oscar dress. I wasn't feeling it but her hair looked lovely.

Jessica Chastain looked like a screen siren of years past in Armani Privé. I don't know if it looks as good in photos as it did on screen but I liked it. 

Loved the red lip and flowing hair. 

Tadashi Shoji presented a beautiful collection during fashion week and Octavia Spencer also looked beautiful in one of his gowns. Again, I don't know if it photographed as well as it looked on screen especially the beaded bodice. 

I'm a little on the fence about Amanda Seyfried's Alexander McQueen dress.  I think I like her better in bolder colors. 

Amy Adams looked like a beautiful princess in Oscar de la Renta with her husband, Darren Le Gallo. 

I just wish she had worn a bolder lip color. 

Naomi Watts just looks better and better.  The top of her Armani Privé dress could have veered off into pageant territory but looks very chic on the Oscar nominee. 

Liev Schriber doesn't look too bad either.  So when Naomi looses she really wins because she gets to go home with him. 

Sandra Bullock looked elegant in Elie Saab but maybe shouldn't have worn the hair clip.  Just my two cents. 

I think Nicole Kidman's L'Wren Scott gown also looked better on the broadcast than in this photo.  It was a bold choice but I kind of liked it. She could maybe do with a new hair stylist thought.  

People joked that Jennifer Hudson stole Naomi Campbell's hair but she looked fabulous in her metallic blue Roberto Cavalli gown. If she had stolen Naomi's hair, I'm sure she wouldn't have made it to the ceremony so I'm pretty sure it's hers. 

In a weird twist, I think Reese Witherspoon's Louis Vuitton dress looks better in this photo than it did on screen.  She does look great in blue. 

Nine year old Quvenzhane Wallis wore blue Armani Junior with one of her famous puppy purses and looked better than more than a few on the red carpet. 

Helen Hunt store Sharon Stone's high-low mix with her H&M dress paired with &700,000 worth of jewels. She also never seems to age so if anyone knows the name of her doctor, call me. 

Not sure what those Gucci ruffles looked like after Jennifer Garner sat on them but who cares because she's married to Ben Affleck.  If you haven't seen Argo yet, download it now. Ben and team definitely deserved the Best Picture Oscar. 

Get out your leg warmers and leotards because I think we all need to be doing Jane Fonda videos if that's what it will take to look this good. I don't know who made her dress and I don't care.  She looks incredible!

Kerry Washington would look gorgeous in a garbage bag but I'm also on the fence about her Miu Miu gown.  I think I like it but I didn't love it. 

Sally Field should be the example that today's starlet should look up to for more than just her acting.  She never seems to age and always looks appropriate.  I LOVED her in this red Valentino gown.  You go Gidget. 

I am and always will be Team Aniston.  She's my hair spirit animal and I'm so happy she found a tattooed hipster biker boy to marry.  

Chris Pine just because.  You're welcome. 

I wish Eddie Redmayne had brushed his hair back like a gentleman. 

The Jenny Packham show was one of my favorites at fashion week and Adele looks amazing in one of her black beaded gowns. Adele wears a lot of black but if it ain't broke, don't fit it.  Plus she can sing like an angel and won an Oscar for Best Song for Skyfall so she's allowed to do whatever %&#@ she wants. 

I think she might be my new hair spirit animal. Amazing! 

Photos from here. 

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Golden Globes 2013 Recap

There were a few themes of the 2013 Golden Globes: the flu, post-baby bodies, and odes to Angie's right leg.  The popular colors ranges from red to black and lots of blush.  There really wasn't anyone who stole the show but here are a few of my favorites.  

Jennifer Lawrence won for Silver Linings Playbook while suffering from the flu.  She gave a great speech but the top of her Dior Haute Couture dress was a little weird. 

Claire Danes had a baby less than a month ago and has a flatter tummy than I will ever have in my entire life. Sigh.  She also won for Homeland which means that now I really have to sign up for Showtime. 

Love Marion Cottilard but I'm on the fence about her Dior dress.  It wasn't my favorite fashion show for spring 2013 and not my favorites for awards season.  But she could probably wear a paper bag and still look good. 

I am bummed I couldn't find a photo of Jen and Ben.  She looked great in Vivienne Westwood and he won for Argo so take that Oscars. 

Naomi Watts looked chic in Zac Posen and was probably warm with those sleeves. It better warm up in LA before my trip next week. 

I love Lena Dunham and Girls and was happy that she and the show won Gold Globes.  But there was something about this dress that washed her out and she couldn't walk in her shoes. She also read her speeches from a prepared paper which was disappointing.  I hope she doesn't do that again next time. 

Taylor Swift wore a similar color Donna Karan gown.  She also needs to work on her "I'm really happy that Adele won the award for best song and I'm not upset at all face". I also want her to dye her dishwater colored hair a really striking blonde.  And to stop dating boys full stop. 

This Oscar de la Renta gown on Jessica Alba was one of the best over all looks of the night. 

Amy Adams' Marchesa dress was a pale ballet pink as she described it to the annoying Ryan Seacrest.  I loved it but her hair was a little weird. I think it would have been pure perfection with Jessica Alba waves.  

Megan Fox also recently had a baby.  Biatch. Loved her in this simple Dolce and Gabbana lace gown. 

I loved Amanda Seyfried's Givenchy dress but just wish her hair hadn't been covering it up.  I also don't know what was up with the weird gold tie clip thing at the top. I hope she wears bright color to the Oscars. 

Oh Jennifer.  She looks great in her Zuhair Murad but I'd like to see her in a different style next time. 

Ignore the funny face that Isla Fisher is making in this pic and focus on her pretty Reem Acra dress.  So lovely. 

I'm on the fence about Kerry Washington's Miu Miu dress.  I usually LOVE Kerry's style and Miu Miu but I'm not a fan of that short under long illusion look.  But she's another one who could wear a burlap sack and look amazing so I'll let her slide on this one. 

Helen Hunt just continues to age so gracefully and look amazing.  Her Dolce & Gabbana dress was beautiful. 

Emily Blunt is so adorable that I want her to be my friend.  She looked like a golden goddess in her lace Michael Kors dress that it's too bad she didn't actually win a Golden Globe.  

Michelle Dockerty seems to be getting thinner and thinner but still looked chic in her Alexandre Vauthier gold and white gown. 

It didn't photograph well here but Anne Hathaway's two piece Chanel sparked on screen.  It is also rumored that she is with child which accounts for the loose top.  If she is, she'll have a really great story of winning a Golden Globe for Les Miserables to tell her child someday. 

Kristen Bell is actually confirmed to be pregnant and looked so angelic in her Jenny Packham dress. 

There were mixed reviews for Sienna Miller's Erdem two piece ensemble but she liked that it reminded her of something her character in The Girl would have worn.  She also looks amazing after just having a baby.  There must be something in the water in Hollywood. 

I loved the color of Jessica Chastain's mint colored Calvin Klein dress but the top was a bit too big for her.  Not everyone loved her hair either but she won a Golden Globe for Zero Dark Thirty so I think that trumps what we all think. 

As I mentioned, I don't have Showtime but I do know actress Morena Beccarin is on Homeland. I don't know the designer but I liked her dress.  But I'm a sucker for any dress with sleeves. 

Eva Longoria looked amazing in Pucci but she needed to put her leg back in it. 

Same with Rosie Huntington-Whitely in Saint Laurent.  Did they learn nothing from Angie's right leg jokes?

This Theyskens' Theory dress on Katherine McPhee looked better on screen and was very sexy. 

No designer was mentioned for Zosia Mamet's dress but it was worth a look.  I loved the mix of materials.

Another new mom, Adele also looked amazing in Burberry in her signature black.  Her song for Skyfall won and she couldn't have given a better speech.  It made me love her even more!

I loved Kate Hudson's Alexander McQueen dress and she would have been a contender for best dressed if her hair had been up or didn't have all those flyaways.  Her hair stylist should be fired for letting her leave the house with them. 

Helen Mirren but she just looks better and better and was stunning in Badgley Mischka.  We should all look that amazing in our 70's. 

Co-hosts  Tina Fey and Amy Poehler looked great in L'Wren Scott and Stella McCartney respectively and killed it on stage.  They were cracking everyone up but there just needed to be more of them. Hope they bring them back next year.  

Julianne Moore was a winner in Tom Ford and for Game Change.  Now that's a movie star. 

From the top up, Rachel Weisz looked drop dead gorgeous but that illusion Louis Vuitton was a disaster on the bottom.  But she has Daniel Craig on her arm to make up for it. 

If anyone needs me on Monday, I'll be at the movies seeing Silver Linings Playbook and Argo.

Oh, and if I made any grammatical or spelling errors, please keep in mind that this was written at midnight and I'll fix them in the morning.

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