Finally! Here are new photos of Jennifer Aniston at last night’s Directors Guild Awards in LA. Aniston was there as one of the nominated directors/producers of Five, the Lifetime movie she did with a group of women – incidentally, she lost in her category. Anyway, Aniston wore this Dolce & Gabbana minidress which… looks like the same kind of LBD she always wears. I’m guessing this is a new piece, but I’m also guessing she has at least two dozen versions of this dress already in her closet. So, it’s a little big boring.

Shall we talk about the fact that she has no baby bump that I can see? There’s nothing noticeable in her mid-section, so that whole “she’s six months pregnant!” claim really was BS. That being said, Aniston does look like she’s gained a little weight. Maybe it’s because she quit smoking, or maybe she’s just stopped obsessively working out since she got with Justin, I don’t know. But look at her legs – and you can even see the slight weight gain in her face and in her arms. She’s just not as “toned” as she usually is. Which is fine, I’m glad that she looks more relaxed and she seems less obsessed with keeping her body ridiculously fit. She looks happy about it too.

She seems to have walked the red carpet solo, but Justin Theroux was there to support his girl – go here to see photos of Aniston and Theroux inside the DGA event. They look genuinely happy together, and I suspect all of the tabloid stories about their constant fighting are BS as well (but I’ve always thought that). When will they walk a red carpet for the first together? At the premiere of Wanderlust? Or at the Oscars?

By the way, am I the only one who thinks there’s something off/weird/different about Aniston’s face? I can’t put my finger on it though – what’s different?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Well, the 2012 Oscar nominations just came out this morning, and it’s going to be interesting show this year. Although many people think that George Clooney is the frontrunner for Best Actor, but I think his position is soft, and I think the Best Actor category is far from decided. Sad news, though: NO FASSBENDER. Ugh. That sucks. Anyway, the only “sure thing” amongst the big acting awards is probably Christopher Plummer for Best Supporting Actor for the independent film Beginners. Plummer’s got this. Anyway, here are the nominations (I’m only including the big ones, not the technical ones):

Best Supporting Actress:
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Janet McTeer “Albert Nobbs”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”

Best Actress:
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh
Nick Nolte
Jonah Hill
Christopher Plummer
Max Von Sydow

Best Actor:
George Clooney
Jean Dujardin
Gary Oldman
Brad Pitt
Demian Bichir

Original screenplay:
The Artist, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris, Margin Call, A Separation

Adapted screenplay:
The Descendants, Hugo, Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker

Director:
Hazanavicius, Payne, Scorsese, Allen, Mallick

Best picture:
War Horse, Artist, Moneyball, Descendants, Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, The Help, Hugo, Extremely Loud

Some surprises: no Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk about Kevin. No Fassbender. The inclusion of Rooney Mara is surprising too – I didn’t think she would have had a chance at a nomination. It’s also interesting that Gary Oldman ended up picking up a nomination, considering he’s been shut out of most other awards. It’s also great to see Melissa McCarthy up for Best Supporting, and Bridesmaids up for Best Screenplay. But I’m disappointed that 50/50 didn’t get a screenplay nomination – that was the most well-written film of the year, in my opinion.

Oh, and Angelina Jolie didn’t get a Best Foreign Film nomination for In the Land of Blood and Honey. It was a long shot anyway.

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Blake Lively attended a screening of Haywire in NYC last night. Thank God Michael Fassbender wasn’t there, because I don’t even know what kind of hissy fit I would have if Fassy and Blake Lively were in the same contained place. I would just need to rip her hair out. It’s bad enough that she was in the same contained location as Ewan McGregor!!! What must Ewan think of Blake? He probably likes her. Dudes always like Blake. Anyway, we don’t have access to the red carpet photos – you can see them here. We only some photos of Blake leaving the screening, which I’ve included at the end of the post. I just really wanted to use the old “Chanel Ho” photo for the header.

As you can imagine, Blake did the appearance because she’s just signed on to Steven Soderbergh’s new film – how best to support your new director than by going to see his latest film? We discussed her Soderbergh film last week – she got the lead! And she’ll have to “act” too. Because Blake is a real actress! We’ll see about that, Lively. We’ll see.

I just had to mention this, though – Lainey at LaineyGossip says that Blake’s team has already been reaching out to Academy Awards producers for a possible presenting gig for Blake. Which… would be interesting. I’m surprised Blake didn’t angle herself at the Oscars last year, when The Town was up for a few awards? Maybe she tried to angle and failed – whatever happened, if Blake managed to get a presenter slot, it would be her first time at the Oscars. I have mixed feelings about Blake, totally, but I enjoy talking about her and speculating about her, so I would totally welcome this. I actively WANT to see Blake on the Oscars red carpet. I was to see what kind of assy, titsy crap she wears. Would she wear Marchesa?!?! Or Chanel? And if she presents, I want to see her paired with someone awful, like Bradley Cooper, and see her try to angle it into her advantage. I want to see Blake run into (possible nominee) Leonardo DiCaprio. See – Blake is good for ratings! They should just put a camera on her and I would watch the whole live feed.

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We saw the black and white trend last night with actresses in bold dresses on both sides of the spectrum. First off we have Kate Winslet in satin black and white Jenny Packham. It feels like she’s phoning it in. The dress looks a little too cocktail party for an awards show, and it’s just not very daring. Plus it seems like Kate always does her hair like that, and would it kill her to look less smug? I do love her accessories though, that Fred Leighton bracelet is killer. Kate won Best Actress in a Miniseries for “Mildred Pierce,” and her acceptance speech was kind of formal and sounded a bit faux humble, but it wasn’t bad. (You can watch it below) She went to the awards with her new piece, Richard Branson’s nephew Ned Rock N Rolla. That’s really the guy’s name.

Also in black and white last night was Claire Danes, in sleek formfitting J. Mandel. I love the modern style of her dress and found it very flattering. I didn’t like her makeup though, and thought her lipstick was too garish. I know that bold red colors are a trend this season, but her makeup looks “off” to me somehow. Claire won Best Actress for Homeland, which Kaiser has been watching and tells me is incredible. I’ve also heard rave reviews from other friends, and know that President Obama is a fan. Claire brought her mother with her to the Globes and gave a very sweet acceptance speech, saying that she’d forgotten to thank her parents when she won her first Globe at 15 and that she wanted to make up for it. Homeland also won for Best TV series, which just reminds me that I need to start watching it.

Kate Winslet’s acceptance speech:

Claire Dane’s acceptance speech

I don’t really understand it when Kaiser says she wants to smack Lea Michele, because I have more of an avoidant type personality and tend to just shut out people who bug me. After watching Lea on the red carpet last night I get it, though. She’s very in your face, and she’s outrageously over the top. She was wiggling her ass around so much for the cameras that I wanted to give it a hard whack, and not in a sexy way.

Lea was in this intricately beaded Marchesa gown which looked more like a figure skater’s getup than a real dress. She’s got a great figure and she’s going to dress it up, grind it out and enthuse about it while pulling the stupidest faces you’ve ever seen. This is Lea, taking herself way too seriously. She’s ambition and false pride wrapped up in bacon and served from inside a Boston cream donut.

Compare Lea to her co-star, the usually demure and often poorly styled Dianna Agron. Agron looks a little ashamed to be on a red carpet, like she thinks she doesn’t belong there and is trying her best to fit in. She’s sweet as an apple and seems as pure. So this Giles dress seem somewhat wrong for her in that the tiered ruffle skirt and cutout bodice are too adult, but maybe it’s perfect. The skirt is mismatched and out of place with the top, kind of like Agron. She’s slightly awkward and is almost apologizing for how pretty she is. I don’t like the skirt at all but from the top half she’s stunning.

Jenna Ushkowitz attended a Golden Globe after party in a sleeveless Norman Ambrose gown that looked like a prom dress reworked with some beading. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t a unique or standout dress apart from the bead work. I shouldn’t nitpick, I would wear that gorgeous dress in a heartbeat.

This may sound rude (not that it’s ever stopped me before) but I’m kind of over Jane Lynch. She’s using her coach Sue schtick to shill all kinds of products, from Healthy Choice dinners to Barnes and Noble. It feels like I’m seeing her commercials constantly. She wore this blue v-neck chiffon gown with looks very pretty when you examine it closely in photos. On screen it was too one-note though and looked plain.

Unlike past years, Glee was only up for one award, for best TV comedy and it didn’t win anything. It feels like Glee’s time is heading to an end, but I could be wrong. Hope not.

Update: Amber Riley was at the Globes but our agencies didn’t carry photos of her there for some reason. Here she is at an after party. She was in a lovely bright red Badgley Mischka gathered dress with a ruffle detail along the bodice. I love this elegant look and especially like her hair and styling.

Photo credit: Juan Rico/Fame and WENN.com

Dear God, ARE HIS PANTS UNBUTTONED?!?!?! (Update: No, they’re not. But aren‘t you glad I made you look?)

These are new photos of Michael Fassbender at the LA Film Critics Awards on Friday, where Fassy took the award for Best Actor for his multiple film roles this year. Michael always (ALWAYS) looks like he’s just come from unleashing his beast on some poor (and lucky) woman. I don’t know if he cares about dressing like, say, Brad Pitt. I’ve noticed that some of suits could use some tailoring, and his fabric and color choices are sometimes odd. Take this suit, for instance. It’s rather shiny, right? It makes me think of leather, although I’m sure it’s just some kind of treated fabric. It also looks… I don’t know. “Off” I guess. Still, I don’t love Fassy because of his style or lack thereof. I love him for his talent, for his ginger, for his humor, for his BEAST. Here’s a little interview he did on the red carpet:

Irish actor Michael Fassbender snagged best actor for his work in four films this awards season: A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame, and X-Men First Class. But it is Shame, which explores the disintegrating life of a sex addict, that has critics and audiences alike talking. He is up for a Golden Globe this weekend.

Fassbender said he did not find it difficult to switch between parts in rapid succession in the films he completed months ago.

“Now is a different time for me. My work is really eight months ago on Shame, Dangerous Method, whatever that was — 15 months ago. So, you know, I really concentrate very intensely at the time on what I’m doing. And so I wash away one from the next.

“I don’t preference. I just sort of do the best that I can to tell the story. So I keep it that simple. So, when it comes out now, it’s like, well, I don’t know, there’s not a lot for me to really say, or do. Because it’s like it’s open. The public really sees it and they take what they want from it.”

[From The Telegraph]

And here’s the video from the same outlet, on the LAFCA red carpet. His mouth looks moist. Like he’s just come from devouring his latest sweetshop. *inadvertently moans* He’s so much better in motion, and when you can hear the accent. Prepare yourselves – Fassy will be unleashing his beast at the Golden Globes tonight as well. *happy sigh*

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I’m not saying there is a dearth of good, sexy men in Hollywood. I’m just saying that not many of those good guys showed up for last night’s People’s Choice Awards. Of course, there were some nice surprises. Like… Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay, both of whom are two of my favorite people on television. Matt Bomer keeps getting so much attention and acclaim, all of it well-deserved. He’s beautiful, he’s talented, he’s funny, and he seems like a really nice, humble guy. But I wish Tim DeKay would get noticed more – he’s sexy in the way Harrison Ford used to be sexy. He seems like a normal, attractive, casually-sexy dude that you would run into at the hardware shop. I’m just saying… I would rather go to bed with Tim. And I would rather just stare at Matt Bomer forever and ever.

Since I didn’t watch but a few minutes of the awards show, I have no idea why Ewan McGregor was there. For why? Not that I’m complaining. He’s always so lovely to look at.

Here’s Zachary Levi. With a fauxhawk. I don’t get it. But I never did. For those of you who get hot for Levi, you know that Michael Fassbender exists, right? The Fassdong is not a myth! It is a reality. Stop liking dumb dudes with dumb hairstyles.

Here’s Ian Somerhalder. He’s always been much, much too pretty for my tastes. His pretty overwhelms me and ultimately leaves me cold.

Neil Patrick Harris is so adorable, and obviously, he’s a vampire. He’s 38 years old and he looks 25. I purposefully didn’t choose a photo of NPH with his partner David, because I think David has a bitchy face, and he ruins Neil for me a little bit.

David Boreanaz… how quickly you lost the hot once I found out you were a skeevy cheater who used to bone Rachel Uchitel. That can never be unseen.

Nathan Fillion is super-cute, but does anyone else think that Castle has just gotten awful this season? I haven’t even been watching it lately. I’ll come back if the writing gets better, just because I love Nathan (and Seamus Dever!).

Liam Neeson was at the People’s Choice Awards, but he didn’t pose on the red carpet, so we don’t have any pics of him from the event. Fortunately, he also went to the premiere of The Grey last night, so here’s a nice photo. He’s so… swoon-worthy. I love him.

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Last night, the National Board of Review Awards were held in NYC. The winners were named a month ago, so it wasn’t some huge surprise when everybody showed up. Well, there was one surprise – Tilda Swinton! Tilda took home the Best Actress Award for We Need To Talk About Kevin. And Tilda decided to get all dolled up! Look at her in this Haider Ackermann! She’s wearing makeup! She did her hair! She’s wearing beautiful colors! Huzzah, bitches. She looks amazing. And yes, she still manages to look like David Bowie.

Here’s Viola Davis in Ralph Lauren. Viola was there because the cast of The Help won the NBR Ensemble Award. I like that Viola has been wearing a lot of beautiful jewel tones and bright colors throughout this awards season. Her style is mostly great, mostly age-appropriate, and mostly classy. My only complaint is that I’m just hating her hair these days.

Emma Stone was there as well, also representing The Help. Emma’s dress is J. Mendel, and it’s very cute, although pale redheads should always be careful about wearing white. My biggest problem is that Emma seems to be wearing a TON of makeup. She’s the newest Cover Girl, isn’t she? Someone should tell her that she doesn’t have to wear THAT much though.

Felicity Jones shared the “Breakthrough Award” with Rooney Mara (who I’ll cover in another post). Felicity wore Dolce & Gabbana which…meh. I don’t get why everyone is on this girl’s grill. She’s pretty, her style isn’t half as precious as she thinks it is, and she needs a new hair person. Still, congrats to her.

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Yesterday was a huge day in Palm Springs! The Palm Springs International Film Festival handed out awards to several of the big players in this year’s awards season. Palm Springs is the biggest event for the Hollywood crowd right before the one-two punch of the Critics Choice and Golden Globes awards shows, and yes, I know I’m leaving out the People’s Choice. Hardly anyone goes to the People’s Choice Awards these days! Anyway, Brad Pitt was honored with an award for Moneyball and Tree of Life, and of course, Angelina Jolie got all dolled up in a sack dress for the occasion.

Angelina’s sack dress isn’t really a sack dress though. It’s a sack jumpsuit! Elie Saab makes sack jumpsuits now! And I know I’m just stirring the pot here and that I’m letting the tabloid reports about Angelina’s womb influence by opinion, but seriously, Angelina looks kind of knocked up to me. It’s the way the “sack” part of the jumpsuit is falling in her mid-section. It’s also that her boobs look big and she looks really happy – a sure sign that she’s knocked up? Just putting that out there. Also: she looks really pretty here, sack or no sack. Her skin looks gorge, and I really like what she’s done with her hair. She got a cut, and she added some highlights in front.

Brad’s other accessory (besides the beautiful woman on his arm) was his cane. We saw him with the cane last week, coming out a skin-care spa, wearing a black onesie. While Brad was on the red carpet, he talked about why he was sporting the cane. Hint: It wasn’t because Angelina kneecapped him! Brad claims that he “wiped out on a ski slope while carrying one of his twins. He twisted his knee and suffered some ACL damage in the process,” according to Entertainment Tonight. Wait, what? He was skiing while carrying a kid? I still prefer the “Angelina kneecapped him” story.

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Michelle Williams was on hand at the Palm Springs International Film Festival too, joining the likes of Brangelina, George Clooney and Charlize Theron. Michelle won the Desert Palm Achievement Award for her work as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn (which I will discuss in a moment). First, lets’ talk about Michelle’s look. The mini-dress (or cocktail dress) is Prada. It’s cute… but I’m not in love with it. I would have liked to have seen a version of the dress that was all-beaded, you know? I don’t think the skirt is as special as it wants to be, but the beaded top part is lovely. Michelle has also (finally) darkened her hair. This thrills me to no end – I really disliked the too-white-blonde hair she had been sporting ever since she played Marilyn. This reddish-brunette suits her coloring so much better, and she looks less like a Mia Farrow-wannabe.

As for My Week With Marilyn, I finally saw it a few weeks ago, and I have to admit, I was impressed. I still think Michelle’s voice work as Marilyn was hit-or-miss, but overall, her performance was noteworthy, and I wouldn’t hate it if she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. I would hate it if she won, though. Kenneth Branagh – who was on hand at Palm Springs to honor Michelle – was really very good at Laurence Olivier, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he got an Oscar nomination as well. But I have to admit that my favorite part of the film was Dame Judi Dench. She only had a few scenes, and she owned them, beautifully. On the whole, the film can get a little bit cloying and eye-roll-inducing (it wants to be a great love story, but really it’s a portrait of a screwed up movie star), but the period details are fantastic, and it’s worth watching for the actors’ performances.

Photos courtesy of WENN.