The patented "Honored to be Nominated" look; a fine old Hollywood tradition.Darlings, a bunch of sweaty, nervous, grasping celebrities smiled through their teeth and pretended like they adore their competitors at the 83rd Academy Awards nominees luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Let's see how they did.
Amy Adams in Valentino Spring 2011
We think we've figured out her problem vis a vis the red carpet: she's tripped up by formal looks. It seems like every time we see her somewhere dressed in a sportier or more casual manner, she nails it. Put her in a gown, however, and she (and her stylist) makes one bad choice after another. In other words, for the first time in a long time, she looks adorable on the RC.Annette Bening
She's been nailing her looks fairly consistently, but then again, she always was a good, if not particularly showy or overtly chic red carpet dresser. Just to continue our go-against-the-grain-ism as per the Oscars, we think she's the one who should win Best Actress; not Natalie. We didn't exactly love The Kids Are All Right, but there's one silent, wordless shot in the film that secured her win, in our minds.She looks cute here. Cute and age-appropriate.
Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth
We don't mind the caps, Geoffrey, but do they have to be Huggy Bear-sized? There are more flattering ones out there, we assure you. And how does Colin manage to make the suit/dark shirt/no tie look chic? On a lesser man it would make him look like a bouncer at a nightclub, but Colin wears clothes so well he'd have to actively work at it to look bad. He's our choice for Best Actor, by the way. The King's Speech is a very formulaic film but his performance is amazing. You really can't take your eyes off him.Helena Bonham Carter
She really toned down the cray cray. She stopped at just the right point. Had she toned it down any further no one would have recognized her. We can't wait to see what kind of disaster she's going to wear on Oscar night.James Franco
See, James just can't pull it off the way Colin can.Javier Bardem
The jacket's a little snug, but everything else is perfect.
Jeff Bridges
This may be an unpopular opinion but we wish he'd cut his hair and either trim or shave off the beard. He's cultivated a look for himself, but he's still a very good-looking man and we think this mountain man look ages him terribly. Besides, it's run its course. Time to try a suave older man look, Jeff.Jennifer Lawrence in Chloé Spring 2011
Very cute. We don't even mind the matching belt, purse and shoes.Jeremy Renner
Oooh, no. That jacket doesn't fit him well and dammit boys, you should just leave the bouncer look to Colin Firth. The rest of you look like pretenders.Jesse Eisenberg
We like that he wore a tie, but we wish he'd button his jacket for pictures. The Social Network would be our choice for best picture. A superbly crafted movie from top to bottom.John Hawkes
A decent look, but we don't like the cut of the jacket, which makes his shoulders look small and his torso look thick.Mark Ruffalo
Forget bouncer at a nightclub; this is bouncer at a strip club.Mark Wahlberg
Not bad. A bit too business-like for the venue, we'd say.Melissa Leo
JESUS CHRIST.Thank you, Melissa Leo for bringing the crack to this low-key event. Afterwards, she'll meet you on the Promenade Deck to arrange a shuffleboard tournament. In 1978.
Michelle Williams in Chanel
Cute, but we're getting a little sick of her little girl dresses.Natalie Portman in Lanvin
It's ... alright. She looks like one pissed prego. Is it us, or is she carrying kind of large, kind of early? The pink shoes with blue maternity dress combo is giving off a baby shower vibe.Nicole Kidman in YSL Spring 2011
This is why she has such a good style rep. Girl really brought it this time. We're not crazy about the shoes, but we love the dress on her.[Photo Credit: Wireimage, elle.com]
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