Archive for January 12th, 2009

There are definitely key trends that we saw at the Golden Globes this year. The first trend is color. For the most part, most gowns were either in shade of blue or in neutral colors. There are some who say that the gowns in neutral were boring, but I personally think it is more important whether or not the actresses look good in the dress.

The second biggest trend was the off the shoulder dress. This trend just keeps on building steam. Two or three months ago, I said that I would be surprised if this trend makes it to the Spring 2009 season because so many stars were sporting the look already, but it just may live to see it through till the summer season.

Obviously, I think there are hits and misses, but the only one that really sticks in my mind is Renee Zellweger. Comic Kathy Griffin had a pretty mean and harsh nickname for Zellweger, but tonight I think it was dead on. I’m not going to write the nickname, but it’s not flattering and one has to wonder if it’s actually true.

One more thing, apparently Dior had or is going to have a great year because many of the actresses were seen in his designs.

Amanda Seyfried

Vanessa Hudgens in Alberta Ferretti

Sandra Bullock in Dior

Salma Hayek in Dior

Penelope Cruz

Mary Louise Parker

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Lanvin

Kirstin Scott Thomas

Julie Benz

Jennifer Morrison

January Jones in Versace

Jane Krakowski

Isla Fischer

Glenn Close

Elizabeth Banks in J. Mendel

Drew Barrymore in Dior

Demi Moore in Dior

Debra Messing in Zac Posen

Blake Lively in Nina Ricci

Beyonce in Elie Saab

Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive

Angelina Jolie in Versace

America Ferrera in Oscar De La Renta

10 Things I Hate About You

The Patriot

The Order

The Four Feathers

The Brothers Grimm

Ned Kelly

Monsters Ball

Lords Of Dogtown

Im Not There

Roar

Casanova

Brokeback Mountain

A Knights Tale

The Dark Knight

If you are a follower of this blog, then you know how big of a fan we are of the new Batman franchise. In fact, you would know how upset we are that “The Dark Knight” was not nominated for Best Picture.

Nonetheless, we got a little satisfaction that Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as The Joker. Director Christopher Nolan accepted the award.

“All of us who worked with Heath accept this award with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride,” Nolan said. “After Heath passed on, you saw a hole ripped in the future of cinema. But with the extraordinary response to his work that we’ve seen all over the world, I, for one, start to look a bit less at that gap in the future and a little bit more at the incredible place in the history of cinema he built for himself with his talent and his dedication and his artistry.”

“For any of us lucky enough to work with him, for any of us lucky enough to enjoy his performances, he will be eternally missed but he will never be forgotten,” Nolan continued.

Ledger has won 21 different awards and nominated for 32 awards. Two nominations were for his role in Brokeback Mountain.