Benedict Cumberbatch didn’t believe he would win, despite claims that he was “mad” at Eddie Redmayne. I think at one point, Benedict was hustling as if his life depended on it, possibly in the hopes for a surge of support for The Imitation Game. But I think Bendy realized more than a month ago that the Best Actor race was between Eddie Redmayne and Michael Keaton and Bendy adjusted his expectations accordingly. Which is why he signed on as a presenter, why he agreed to do the flask bit with Neil Patrick Harris and why he seemed pretty relaxed during the whole night. Even with John Travolta breathing down his neck.
#Oscars2015 Cumberbatch: I don’t get what John Travolta sees in him. He could do better. #DLWW http://t.co/fKaGhn4rb1 pic.twitter.com/oXuaoDqMeI
— Datalounge.com (@Dataloungecom) February 23, 2015
As for Benedict’s wife Sophie Hunter… um… she did not wear panties. For real. When I saw this custom-made Lanvin on the red carpet, I thought it was a simple one-shoulder sheath, but it’s not. There’s an opening down the side of the dress and it’s being held together by pins or something. And you can see that chica is not wearing drawers. Whoa. That’s a bold movie for a pregnant lady. I will give her this: her dress did not have pockets and it wasn’t floral. Yay? Something mean: I loathe her earrings. That was a bad styling choice.
Cumby spoke to the BBC at the Vanity Fair Oscar party – go here to see. He seemed a bit drunk.
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Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson had a few things in common last night. They were both wearing Versace, to mixed results. They both attended the Oscars as presenters and both attended with their lesser-known partners/husbands. Beyond that… yeah, not that much in common.
For what it’s worth, I actually sort of liked Jennifer Aniston’s Versace. I thought it was strapless, but she has one nude-type strap, you just can’t see it because she wore her hair down and styled the same way it’s always styled. I liked this Versace because A) it didn’t look too prom-y, which Aniston veers into often enough and B) because she wasn’t moping around in a black dress. While this cream/nude doesn’t really stand out, she was on trend for the evening, and I actually think this was one of the best dress examples for that trend. I would have styled her slightly differently – make the makeup a bit stronger and do something different with her hair. I also would have gotten her in some major jewels – this whole look is desperate for some bling. Is it just me or does Justin Theroux have a “trapped” look? JT’s wearing D&G, by the way.
I was complaining on Twitter about Aniston getting to present with David Oyelowo, because it seemed like a false equivalency that they were both equally snubbed. They were not. David Oyelowo was legitimately snubbed for a career-defining performance as MLK and Jennifer Aniston just try to buy and hustle her way into an Oscar nomination and the Academy gave her a pat on the head and turned her away. They are not equal. That is all.
As for ScarJo… I really didn’t like this. But I’ll try to be nice… her body looked crazy and this Versace just emphasized her insane proportions. I liked that she went with a bold color, even though I thought this particular shade of green read as kind of cheap-looking in many photos. Most of my issues with this look were with the necklace, which was too matchy with the dress and just too BIG for ScarJo. She’s a small, short girl with an hourglass figure – she needs to lengthen her body and neck, and the necklace cuts her off. I’m so over her Miley hair too. PS… What does Romain have against socks?! Brother is NEVER wearing socks.
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My best friend Fiona texted me during the Oscars last night. “Do they have a sexiest voice category? If so, Idris gets my vote!”
Fiona isn’t an exclamation points kind of person.
Or a celebrity kind of person.