Academy Awards...

[strandinthewind]

See - I think Sean Penn's whole "I'm a rebel" or whatever thing is similarly contrived, although I do think he thinks he is that person, etc.

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
See - I think Sean Penn's whole "I'm a rebel" or whatever thing is similarly contrived, although I do think he thinks he is that person, etc.

I don't think so at all. Just look at the roles he chooses; not exactly mainstream stuff. And he did thank his wife last night for helping him to better accept the whole Hollywood scene, so I think he's genuine.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by dissention
Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me.

That was the best! It should have won. I also wanted Diane Keaton, you're right she has it. And my heart broke for Bill Murray who I adored in Lost In Translation. However I loved seeing Sean Penn win and loved his WMD comment in his acceptance speech. And yes, the show was a big bore.

[gldstwmn]

BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.

[Livia]

BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.

My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over. Best dressed woman - Jennifer Garner. I look for the whole head-to-toe thing and for that reason, Catherine Zeta-Jones only gets honorable mention. Her hair should have been up. But she looks ravishing in red. I'd do her. Charlize looked good, but not as va-va-vavoom as the Golden Globes. I'm thrilled that she won. I was really surprised to see all the muted/metal type colors - the creme,gold, platinum and SATIN everywhere. Worst dressed woman, I don't know, everyone looked so good. Oh, Diane Keaton (lose the Annie Hall look!). Does she have a skin condition? Why does she cover up so much? She looked great at the SAG awards, why can't she do that more often? And Uma Thurman. Looked liked a Samurai bedspread held together with an obi that was just lying around. Not figure flattering, and she has a great bod. Did that Lord of the Rings lady have a bird's nest on her head?

Oy...Leon Hall. I thought our receptionist was heavy-handed w/ her eyebrow pencil. Eeew. Fashion Police tonight. ;-)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by Livia
My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over. Best dressed woman - Jennifer Garner. I look for the whole head-to-toe thing and for that reason, Catherine Zeta-Jones only gets honorable mention. Her hair should have been up. But she looks ravishing in red. I'd do her. Charlize looked good, but not as va-va-vavoom as the Golden Globes. I'm thrilled that she won. I was really surprised to see all the muted/metal type colors - the creme,gold, platinum and SATIN everywhere. Worst dressed woman, I don't know, everyone looked so good. Oh, Diane Keaton (lose the Annie Hall look!). Does she have a skin condition? Why does she cover up so much? She looked great at the SAG awards, why can't she do that more often? And Uma Thurman. Looked liked a Samurai bedspread held together with an obi that was just lying around. Not figure flattering, and she has a great bod. Did that Lord of the Rings lady have a bird's nest on her head?

Oy...Leon Hall. I thought our receptionist was heavy-handed w/ her eyebrow pencil. Eeew. Fashion Police tonight. ;-)

LOL!!

As far as the Diane Keaton thing is concerned, if you watched Baba Wawa's special before the award show, you can tell FOR SURE that whenever Diane is in a film, they tape her jaws back...she didn't have them taped last night and I think that might be a large portion of why she feels she needs to cover herself up...she wants to age naturally...doesn't want plastic surgery and is looking for acceptance from Hollywood for her decision. I'll always like her but what she wore wasn't very flattering on her..no.

[strandinthewind]

I LOVE DIANE K. I also love her fashion sense I loved her white outfit for the GG's.

I thought Renee Z. was the best dressed amognst many very well dressed.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.

My posse and I were thinking the same thing And her hair looked horrible. I think the Jane of the Jungle hair down thing just does not work for a formal occasion. I mean she looked matted

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
I don't think so at all. Just look at the roles he chooses; not exactly mainstream stuff. And he did thank his wife last night for helping him to better accept the whole Hollywood scene, so I think he's genuine.

I agree he takes roles he thinks will make him better and get him praise. I also think he showed up last night because he knew he would win. I don't know why - but he has always just rubbed me the wrong way since he burst on the scene as Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High I do agree he is good if not great actor, however.

[golden braid]

Originally posted by dissention
Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me.

I wanted it to win too. I thought it was really simple and sweet.

I thought Charlize Theron looked pretty. She always looks pretty.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Livia
My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. ;-)

Johnny Depp looked great! He looked so well groomed and I loved the new hair cut. He was so sweet and respectful on the red carpet.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
My posse and I were thinking the same thing And her hair looked horrible. I think the Jane of the Jungle hair down thing just does not work for a formal occasion. I mean she looked matted

Julia Roberts had the Jungle Jane hair. It kept going in her eyes and she kept looking down while she was speaking.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Livia
Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over.

I know. Can you imagine what their house must look like?

[gldstwmn]

One more question. Were Susan Sarandon and Jamie Lee Curtis making a statement with their dresses so low cut that it looked like their boob might pop out at any second?

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
One more question. Were Susan Sarandon and Jamie Lee Curtis making a statement with their dresses so low cut that it looked like their boob might pop out at any second?

No more of statement that having the Academy allow them to have their two kids sit on the front row, which I submit ordinarily does not happen, esp. when you have other HUGE stars sitting begind them. I think that was a conscious effort for them to look like a family, etc. But, I could be wrong.

Also, how about Nicole Kidman abruptly walking away from Joan Rivers and starting to answer the BBC's reporters' questions during Joan's time with her. I know people do not like Joan, but that was extremely pretty rude of the BBC and Nicole Kidman. To her credit, Joan laughed it off and was like Nicole obviously wanted some M&M's and the BBC had them - so there she went