Jennifer Garner in black Max Mara at the SAGs: boring or beautiful?

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Presentation

Jennifer Garner was a presenter at last night’s SAGs, where her film Dallas Buyer’s Club was up for outstanding cast performance in a drama. (That went to American Hustle.) She managed to seem happy and perky, as is her default setting, and in direct contrast to her grump of a husband. The camera panned to Ben Affleck a couple times and I swear he looked sleepy and high. When it came time for Ben to present outstanding cast, he looked pissed off and bored that he wasn’t up for anything this year. The guy needs to put on his game face.

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards arrivals

As far as Garner’s Max Mara gown, it was underwhelming to me, as was her styling. Her updo looked very pretty from some angles, but I would have loved to see her with loose hair. She’s got some new bangs she probably wanted swept up. Garner told Giuliana that she tried on two dresses, both by Max Mara, and ended up with this one. I’m not found of the rounded bustline or the very classic style. I feel like we’ve seen her in this before.

Here’s a photo of Garner and Affleck outside the Chateau Marmot SAG after party last night.

Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner leaving the SAG awards after party

Here’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, working a blue and black color block Monique Lhullier gown with one shoulder strap. She looks incredible and I love the volume in her hair. Louis-Dreyfus was both a presenter and a winner, and she gave a very clever and funny speech. When she took home the statue for lead actress in a comedy, she acted like she was receiving a Golden Globe, then “corrected” herself and made a reference to the Academy Awards. She called for help from her Veep costar who happened to be standing toward the back of the stage, Matt Walsh, who pulled a sandwich from his pocket and handed it to her.

Later, when Julia was presenting with Don Cheadle, she gave him a backhanded compliment, “congratulations on your nomination.” Funny!

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards arrivals

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards arrivals

Also nominated in Julia’s category, we have Edie Falco in a bizarre black and white butterfly print mullet gown. I don’t understand how this dress is cut or how it’s tailored and I find the whole thing confusing. Maybe it would work if it were full length without such a complicated hemline. Also, I dislike Edie’s shoes. She does have pretty styling, though.

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Presentation

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards arrivals

Finally here’s Jane Krakowski in solid green Roland Mouret. Kelly Osbourne was raving about this dress, and I agree, it looks amazing. I love the modern kind of sci-fi details along the top along with Jane’s impeccable styling. This is another hairstyle I want to steal.

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Presentation

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Presentation

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  1. MrsBPitt says:

    I thought Jennifer Garner looked beautiful and elegant! Agree, that Ben has had a stick up his ass this whole awards season! Jane K looks great…but Edie Falco…wtf? horrible!

    • pamspam says:

      I kind of love Edie’s dress! 🙂

    • LCDRICHARD says:

      Honestly though what movie has Affleck done this year? Nothing remotely memorable for me. Not compared to the awesome roster of performances that other actors delivered.

      • MrsBPitt says:

        Maybe he thought he woud be up for Runner Runner…lol

      • QQ says:

        I think Affleck is being Affleck aka visibly shitting the bed cause HE is not campainging or being a nominee or anything: Sure his wife could put the work and get the kids papped when it was about him but now? Pffft he could give a shit about it

    • Stef Leppard says:

      Edie looks like a Holstein cow.

  2. Dotty says:

    They all look lovely, but Jane looks like she’s ready to cut a bitch.

  3. gabby says:

    Jennifer garner always looks like a snooze fest, bless her heart. I think Edie’s dress is kind of cool, but just not right on her. Jane’s green dress looks good on her and a flattering color. Julia’s isn’t worth mentioning. Meh

  4. Christo says:

    Jennifer looks great. For years..perhaps due to her cuteness and youthful face…Jennifer has always looked like a glammed-up housewife/princess who traded in her sweat pants and Ked’s shoes to play dress-up, slathering on the make-up and blush a bit too heavily for her special night out each year. Her look last night, however, marks a sophisticated departure with the hair, dress, earrings, and classy, understated accessories…such as that smart black purse and fantastic bracelet.

  5. zana says:

    Cannot stand Jennifer Garner. She works non-stop on her image. She is all fake in my opinion. Even her smile in her first picture looks completely fake. These two are completely different. She stays with him because she is obsessed with him. He stays with her because she cleans him up well on what to do and what to say.

    • FLORC says:

      She must drug him to have baby after baby if they’re so different and she’s only obsessed.
      They look cute although Ben seems like a tool, and their family is absolutely adorable. I can’t hate that.
      They seem more normal than a great many family in hollywood.

      • zana says:

        I do not hate at all on their family. I am stating what I have observed from time to time since these two got together. There are hundreds of equally great/happy families in Hollywood that are not obsessed with the image like JG and they manage to avoid paparazzi so well and do not sell their photos to the media for PR. I think her PR works 24/7.

  6. Gwen says:

    Jennifer is on my top five of the best dressed list. I think she looks smashing.

    • Sullivan says:

      I agree, Jennifer looks smashing. In fact, all of these women are hitting the mark. They’re all over forty, aren’t they? They all look damn good. Not a *mutton in lamb’s clothing* in the bunch.

    • FLORC says:

      Jennfer can really make a mess of a good look or dress way too wacky, but she does look gorgeous here. Good for her.

  7. Tiffany says:

    Julia Louis Dreyfuss… damn woman, who did you sell your soul to.

    Also, her speech was just as funny as the one at the Emmy’s. My favorite of the night.

  8. shellybean says:

    I thought Jennifer looked beautiful and understated. Lovely. But yes, kind of boring. But I don’t really expect any fashion risks from her.

  9. Marianne says:

    Jennifer Garner’s dress is just too plain.

  10. lenje says:

    Jennifer looks great! Understated, yes, but elegant. I’d say subtle glamor :D.

  11. Janet says:

    I loved Garner’s dress. Understated, elegant and gorgeous all at once, and it fitted her perfectly.

    Edie Falco — OMGWTF — tore up from the floor up. The dress was a five-alarm disaster. And her legs looked like fire plugs in those shoes.

  12. feebee says:

    I liked Jennifer’s look. Understated and classic. I noticed her back when she came out to present. She’s got some of her Alias muscle back, so perfect dress to show that off.

  13. Mara says:

    She looks beautiful !

  14. rep says:

    Wow, what in the world was Edie Falco wearing? And Yes, the poor girl should never, never
    show those treetrunks. Covering her worst asset would have been reason enough to not wear this ink blot.
    Julia has beautiful hair, but not here. This is the worst her hair has ever looked.

    • Kellie says:

      That is what I thought about her legs too! Bad cut of a dress for her.
      Also Garners earrings looked like bad Monet from the 90’s. I see she had them off for the after party. Good choice.

  15. Enuff Said says:

    She is perfection !! Would’nt change anything on her…except maybe diamond earrings!! And I think Ben adores her…I do not find her boring!!

  16. jaye says:

    I really, really, REALLY hate mullet dresses. That is all.

  17. I love Jennifer’s skin—she always looks so glowy and smooth. I’m pretty much the same shade as her, but I never really know what to use for my skin. I don’t really get acne anymore (unless I don’t moisturize, lol), but I do have a few scars, and I have no clue how to minimize them, naturally—I don’t want to put a bunch of chemicals on my face. Right now I use baking soda and water, and I put olive oil on–any tips?

    • Yvette says:

      Exfoliate, use a vitamin serum, I use rose hip oil, and a little bit of sun helps to heal scars too.

      Otherwise there’s laser treatments which are amazing. No pain and afterwards I could see the scars healing before my eyes!

    • littlestar says:

      Bio-Oil is supposed to help minimize scars. But if you’re worried about breakouts, maybe an oil isn’t the best option.

  18. Laurabb says:

    I thought Jen’s dress was navy blue? I also thought she looked stunning !

    • Belle says:

      Agree, she looked stunning (but then again, I actually like her…lol). I also saw many pics from the event that showed (and described) a ‘midnight blue’ color, which I think is beautiful!

  19. elizabeth says:

    I love what Jennifer Garner wore.

  20. rep says:

    It is navy.

  21. Az says:

    I think Jennifer Garner looks fantastic. Her face is so gorgeous. Ben did look grumpy but maybe it’s because he is filming Gone Girl and is still in character. It kills me that Jennifer isn’t doing Gone Girl with him. That would have been the best kind of stunt casting – unlike the Cruise-Kidman pairing in Eyes Wide Shut. Laura Jeanne Poon playing Amazing Amy would have been amazing as well.

    • Betty says:

      My casting pick was Ryan Philippe and Reese but I like the affleck/garner pretty much too.

    • Jayna says:

      I heard Jen say in an interview that nobody wants to see them together in a movie since they are a couple in real life. I agree. It rarely works. Maybe someday for the right part, but it’s usually a bad idea.

  22. Zigggy says:

    I think Julia looks awesome.

  23. The Voice says:

    Jennifer Garner looked great! Usually she picks dresses that don’t define her waist but for once you can see that she has one. She has broad shoulders (I have the same problem) so some of the dress silhouettes will make her shoulders look even broader but this neckline is a good choice. Princess Charlene can pick up a few pointers. Ben Affleck looked disinterested and sleepy, even while presenting. I’m glad Cuba Gooding Jr. leapt onstage to give a shout out to MLK and woke Ben’s ass up.

  24. lucy2 says:

    I think Jennifer looks gorgeous, and that dress is very appropriate for a SAG presenter. Ben did seem totally bored at the end though – even if you are bored, fake a little enthusiasm for the sake of the people nominated and those watching!

    Jane looks amazing, I love her hair. JLD always looks fantastic. She has great red carpet style.
    Edie, yikes. The combo of the mullet dress and the shoes really cuts her off at her legs and is very unflattering.

  25. TheOriginalWaffle says:

    Julia looked fantastic.

    Jennifer Garner – a little work…? Look between the eyebrows.

  26. Chloe says:

    I like Jennifer’s dress and styling, let’s face it she is never going to be a fashion girl, it’s against her programming, but she looked classy last night. Ben and her always look happier when they are not together.
    I love Jane K.’s haircut.

  27. Dorothy says:

    Jennifer is FAR more natural than most of her peers, liked, private for kids sake, talented and absolutely lovely and caring. She is genuine, a wonderful mom, and wife and great with her whole family. All that is terrific pretty much and beautiful in person – everything GOOP is trying to make us/them think she is – hah! Love Jennifer and admire her so much and so nice to see her children happy and normal – because Jen and Ben are raising them normally in a down to earth manner and are truly hands on parents. (PLUS, she gives AMAZING amount of $$$ to charity so does Ben.)

  28. Bari says:

    What I want to know is what happened to Ben Affleck???!!! He looked so bloated and pasty presenting… If you squinted just right, he looked like creepy John Travolta.

  29. Jayna says:

    Why would Ben be pissed not to be nominated? He didn’t expect to be. He wasn’t in anything that’s Oscarworthy directorwise, and he’s never nominated for his acting and I doubt expects to be. Directing is where his nominations come from and screenplays.

    I think Jen’s gown is beautiful on her and she really looks striking.

  30. MisJes says:

    Gorgeous, gorgeous woman. She looked stunning.

  31. Helvetica says:

    This is a nice dress. But anyone who expects her to wear anything imaginative doesn’t know her. She always goes for boring. Although this dress is chic. I am not really a big of her fashion choices.

  32. Sam H x says:

    I caught it on tv this morning, her hair looked amazing!! The dress is lovely too. It’s a safe ensemble.

  33. JenniferJustice says:

    I love Jennifer Garner’s dress, but isn’t it the same dress Julia Roberts wore to the Golden Globes but without the white oxford dickie?

  34. Faye says:

    She looks like a brunette Robin Wright.