GREEN PIECE
On a night when the word green transcended box office profits, An
Inconvenient Truth co-producer Lesley Chilcott took the renewable cake
by wearing a biodegradable outfit: Her Linda Loudermilk gown was made
from organic bamboo corduroy (softer than it sounds) and her ring from
recycled metals. Nice job — someone finally made up for Lizzy Gardiner's 1995 American Express card crime against nature.
SEWIN' THEIR WILD COATS
THE GOOD Mark Wahlberg cleaned up great in a classic Armani tux — love the black buttons on that crisp white shirt!
THE BAD Oh, Quincy Jones. You are a musical genius with a lovely daughter, but you still can't wear pajamas on Oscar night.
THE UNEXPLAINABLE Hey, Peter O'Toole! Why are you wearing a purple smoking jacket? ''Why not?'' Indeed, sir!
QUICK CHANGE
Outside bad; onstage good
BEYONCÉ KNOWLES Singing ''Listen'' in a maroon Elie Saab, Beyoncé stole the spotlight back from her Dreamgirls pal.
JENNIFER HUDSON Despite its precarious cleavage situation, this glittery red Michael Kors jersey gown flattered her curves...no pockets required.
A LITTLE DITTY 'BOUT JACK & DIANE
So we sat through the human sculptures, the tambourine number, and the
huffing choir...but with five minutes to go, the real Oscars finally
appeared on stage in the persons of Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton,
whose presentation of the award for Best Picture was sexy,
sophisticated, and surprising. We'd had plenty of time to ponder his
bald head as it leered up at us throughout the ceremony, but no one
could have predicted her bald hands, as the usually overclad actress
went without gloves, hat, or a starched collar for the first time in
recent memory. In a cinched-waist Ralph Lauren ensemble, she nuzzled her
Something's Gotta Give costar, and together they blissfully reminded us why we were watching in the first place.
