Monday, February 25, 2013

Argo and Find Out Who Won an Oscar Last Night...

It was a big weekend for Silver Linings Playbook star Jennifer Lawrence.

First, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her tremendous turn in David O. Russell’s phenomenal film (easily my favorite of 2012, btw)...and then she tripped on her Dior and fell on her way to collect her Best Actress Oscar at last night’s Academy Awards, which crowned the BAFTA-winning Argo as Best Picture.

But, hey – she won one of the little guys, so I don’t think she was too upset about the mishap.

Love that girl.

Speaking of the Oscars, Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz pulled a bit of an upset when he won his second Academy Award for his work in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (which earned the Best Original Screenplay award, btw).

And, to the surprise of like, no one, Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne Hathaway walked away with his historic third and her first Oscar for their work in Lincoln and Les Misérables, respectively.

The show itself, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, ran looong and felt long, which I knew would be the case when MacFarlane’s opening bit went on and on way passed the rule of repetition (you’re meant to do something with William Shatner three times, dude, not five). Kudos for hosting the show for both the audience at the Dolby Theater and those of us at home. I can’t remember who was the last host of any awards show that remained so consistently visible and engaged throughout the evening. Oh, and loved the tribute to musicals, and especially how demented into it Catherine Zeta-Jones looked channeling her Chicago Oscar-winning role of Velma Kelly and how Jennifer Hudson brought it once more as Effie White from Dreamgirls.

As far as the fashion is concerned, Charlize Theron was the best dressed in her sharp white peplum Dior Haute Couture situation, end of story, although Jessica Chastain, in Giorgio Armani, was a close second.

Naomi Watts, too, was stunning, in her metallic Armani Privé dress, which, I will not lie, made it jiggle.

Ditto a Versace-clad Halle Berry.

And Eddie Redmayne (in particular his hair...and when he shared the screen with his Les Misérables co-star Aaron Tveit).

Photo: HuffingtonPost.com.

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