On and Off the Red Carpet

And the Oscar for best picture goes to…The Artist.  But before moving onto the awards, I want to touch upon a few highlights that happened outside on the red carpet.

Sacha Baron Cohen really made a scene on the red carpet last night. He showed up on the carpet in military grub as General Aladeen, the leader from his upcoming movie, The Dictator.  Baron Cohen was holding an urn supposedly containing the ashes of North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong Il.  The powdery substance was spilled by Baron Cohen all over E! Entertainment host Ryan Seacrest. Sacha Baron Cohen you need to grow up! I do not find you funny, but I find you more of a nuisance. It was not called for at all and you will not find me making an appearance at my local theatre for your upcoming movie.

Even with Baron Cohen’s immaturity, I liked how Seacrest stayed remotely calm and tried to make light of the situation saying things like you can catch this on E! later on tonight.  He also tweeted, “My mom always told me to pack two jackets for red carpets, always wondered why. Now I know.” Seacrest was trying to make the best out of the situation and I think he played it off quite well by laughing and joking as he went about the rest of his interviews. So if you are planning on being a jokester and spilling ashes on someone, make sure you do it on Ryan Seacrest.

Chastain, image taken from popsugar.com

Besides Seacrest’s wardrobe malfunction, many actresses looked absolutely stunning in their name brand couture. A few that really stood out to me were Jessica Chastain, who was wearing Alexander Mcqueen, Shaliene Woodley, who was wearing Valentino, and Missi Pyle, who was wearing and strutting an ego friendly Valentino dress on the carpet.

 

Woodley, image taken from shoppingblog.com

Missi Pyle, image taken from ibtimes.co.uk

Chastain was wearing a striking strapless black gown, with heavy gold beading.  It really made her stand out to the crowd.  Woodley, who is just twenty years old, was wearing a white gown with a high neck line and long sleeves.  I thought she looked very mature and put together, which gave her a bold appearance.  And Pyle was participating in the Red Carpet Goes Green, and was flaunting environmental awareness by wearing a strapless mint colored gown. The three of them looked  gorgeous and were unique in their own way.   

Moving inside to the award show, The Artist won multiple awards including best picture, costume design, directing, original score, and best actor in a leading role, which went to Jean Dujardin. I still have not seen The Artist, but it is now on my list of movies to watch.

 Hugo also took home many awards including best cinematography, art direction, sound editing, sound mixing, and visual effects. Sadly I haven’t seen Hugo either but I will try to watch it soon when I have some free time.  

From the glamorous fashion, to an uncalled for incident, to the award show-  if you didn’t watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards, you missed an exciting show.