Shailene Woodley was one of the more bizarrely dressed at last night’s Independent Spirit Awards. She was in this cutout navy blue Lyn Devon gown which showed off her great figure but was a bit too casual, even for the Spirit Awards. Shailene is a very down-to-earth sort who dreams of leaving Hollywood behind to live off the earth. (She really does!) So in that respect I get why she went for something casual and easy. This dress shows off her killer body but it’s a little blah for me. The skirt is way too long. Still, she’s being true to her style and she looks very happy and relaxed. Shailene’s hair is short as she cut it for her role in The Fault in Our Stars. She was nominated in the best actress category for The Spectacular Now, which went to Cate Blanchett.

Here’s Laura Dern supporting her dad, Bruce, 77, who was nominated for Male Lead, for Nebraska. (Male lead went to Matthew McConaughey, of course, for Dallas Buyer’s Club.) I rented Nebraska a couple of days ago and I really enjoyed it, although the film was slow at times. I think it’s worth watching if you can get used to the pacing. Bruce’s performance, as a man with alzheimer’s who has flashes of clarity, was top notch.

In terms of Laura’s fashion, I don’t have a designer ID on the dress but I think it’s kind of perfect for the Spirit Awards. It’s a nice cocktail type gown with cute cap sleeves, a loose skirt and a cute floral eyelet print. The skirt would have looked better if it were straight across instead of having those wings on the side.

I don’t have an ID on Sally Hawkins’ atrocious dress either, but this is just really fug. It looks like something out of the 70s that the ladies in Boca would wear. Plus she’s paired it with a huge fan purse that actually matches the ugly print, which even repeats in the belt. Her hair is messy and this look is just bad all around. Hawkins was nominated for Supporting Female, which Lupita Nyong’o took home.

Look at Hawkins’ expression. She knows this is bad.

Here’s Julie Delpy in a v-neck green dress which looks great from the bustline up but descends into asymmetric curtains on the bottom. Why would anyone put a thick border on the bottom of this gown? Plus the belt looks like those western belts we used to wear in the 90s. This dress might be ok with a sleeker belt and a less complicated hemline. Delpy was nominated in the Best Screenplay category, along with her co-star and co-writer Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater, for Before Midnight. I just saw that last week, and it was an accurate look into a couples’ problems, I think. There was a lot of talking that got tiresome towards the end, like many Linklater films. Best Screenplay went to 12 Years a Slave.

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