This is the heavy-hitters/Best Actress post! Let’s start with Cate Blanchett, who is pretty close to a sure thing now for the Best Actress Oscar. Cate has picked up the Golden Globe, the Critics Choice, a slew of critics’ awards and now the SAG Award for her role in Blue Jasmine. Which means that she has a really, really good shot of picking up her first lead actress Oscar, her second overall (she previously won the Supporting Actress Oscar). And you know what? I’m glad. Cate’s performance in Blue Jasmine was wonderful and funny and awful and brilliant. She deserves all of the acclaim.
As for her gown… she wore Givenchy. As in, Riccardo Tisci designed this. It looks like a maternity gown, right? I think I would have loved this if it was on Kerry Washington, but on slender, elegant Cate, it’s not quite right. I love her in pink, of course, and I like the way she styled it, but the design is just too “maternity” for her. PS… Cate’s shoe game is great.
And here are Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson, both nominated for Best Actress at the SAGs. I feel like Meryl has made her peace with losing the big awards, so she’s not really bothering to get all dolled up. This frumpy black dress is Stella McCartney – Meryl wore Stella to the Critics Choice Awards too. Blah, she needs to find a new designer, Stella’s designs are doing nothing for her. Emma wore vintage – 1930s William something. She also wore FLATS! Louboutin flats, but flats none the less. I love her look. It’s the look of someone who knows she’s going to lose to La Blanchett and she wants to be comfortable yet fabulous.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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