Who cares who wins? Isn't it really all about what the stars are wearing? Quick, answer this question off the top of your head: Who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay last year? Now answer this question: What rail-thin celebrity wore a ballerina outfit to the 2003 Golden Globes? If you knew
Laura Flynn Boyle showed up looking like she'd just bounded off the stage without stopping to change but couldn't immediately come up with
Little Miss Sunshine screenwriter Michael Arndt, don't feel bad. The fun of watching any gathering of Hollywood stars is to see who looks fantastic, who needs a serious makeover, and who should be banned from red carpet appearances for the remainder of their lives. The awards themselves can be a bore, but we can always depend on a handful of celebrities providing us with water cooler fodder for days after the show wraps up.
The end of the writers' strike signaled a return to whatever passes for normalcy in Hollywood and now nominees, presenters, and guests are busy picking and choosing their outfits for Oscar night. If the
Screen Actors Guild Awards are any indication of what we're likely to spot on the Academy Awards' 500 foot long red carpet (in case you're wondering, the carpet is about 33 feet wide), then bare shoulders and bare backs will be back in style. Cleavage, cleavage, and more cleavage will also be popping up all over the place. Pastels and blacks will be popular, and there might even be a few daring celebs showing up in the emerald green color of
Keira Knightley's amazing, form-fitting dress from
Atonement.
Style-Watch 2008:
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