Christina Hendricks in Marchesa
K: Miss. I like it, but I don’t love it. It’s kind of overwhelming. I’m usually in favor of a statement piece of jewelry, but with the bracelets, gold clutch, and large gold chandelier earrings is too much.
M: Miss. The fabric is wrong, wrong, wrong. It swamps her, and the ton of gold that she has added in accessories don’t help.
Hayden Panettiere in Lorena Sarbu
K: Hit. The dress is pretty but the cleavage is too low. Her make is so soft and pretty though, push it over the edge of hit for me.
M: Hit. I love this, especially for the low neckline and statement fabric. She clearly wants to show off her pregnancy body – and why shouldn’t she, she looks fantastic.
Rose Leslie
K: Miss. Okay, the gown itself is gorgeous, and Rose Leslie is one of the good ones in my book, but this seems more like a ‘night out at the Opera.’
M: Miss. I can’t shake the feeling that someone has worn this exact outfit to their high school prom. The colour is amazing on her, but everything else looks old and tired.
Mindy Kaling in Kenzo
K: Hit. It works because it is just enough. It’s not particularly daring, but nor is it boring. Mindy Kaling spends enough time living in the fashion world (have you seen the outfits on The Mindy Project) and as a presenter, this suffices for the night.
M: Hit. I call this a hit, but only because I can’t find anything terrible with it. “Not terrible” isn’t a ringing endorsement, but that’s all I have. Kaling can look, and has looked, much better than this.
Christine Baranski
K: Hit. Christine Baranski is a gift to the world. This is the ultimate look of sophistication. Nothing too crazy, just a simple, stunning winner. I would say it could use a necklace, but no! It needs nothing!
M: Hit. Let’s be real, if I ever looked as good as Christine Baranski looks in this moment, I would consider that a life victory. She is classy and sleek, and unafraid of showing off her body (and if you looked like that, why would you hide it?).
Matthew McConaughey, wife Camila Alves in Zuhair Murad
K: Hit. Love Matthew’s tux, thats not even subtly blue, and the cutout, sequin dress on wife Camila.
M: Hit. They both look wonderful, in bold but classic choices. That said, can anyone tell me why Matthew McConaughey is always so orange?
Jim Parsons in Armani
K: Hit. Velvet bow-tie and brown tuxedo, no lapels. It works. In a strange, never-wear-that-anywhere-else way, it works.
M: Hit. He looks great, but he always scrubs up well for awards shows. The velvet bow-tie is a nice touch.
Lena Dunham in Giambattista Valli
K: Miss. I like her new hair, I don’t like this mess of a gown. Too much light pink, pink, and neon pink tulle. It’s shapeless and too tight at the same time.
M: Miss. It looks like Lena got lost on the way to the next season of My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. It’s like a poorly executed attempt at one of those tiered ombre Pinterest cakes. It’s like a bedraggled meringue. I could keep going, but honestly, there’s nothing redeeming about this (although I like the new hair).
Natalie Dormer in J. Mendel
K: Hit. I have a theory that whatever gown Natalie decides to wear, it instantly becomes fiercer than if anybody else wore it. Her blown out hair adds a little something more to the rather simple dress, which is more red than the orangey-red in the picture.
M: Hit. This is my favourite look of the night (and I am not at all biased by my love of everything Natalie Dormer – well maybe a little). Now I’m just going to list some synonyms for “perfect”: impeccable, superb, and immaculate, or in the immortal words of Beyonce, “***Flawless”.
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