Emerald Fennell in Roland Mouret
Emerald has been writing humorous characterizations of her outfits on Twitter -- turns out I DO like fennel, but only if you add the extra L -- and of this she said, "So excited to release my album of Westlife Piano covers." (Westlife is an Irish boy band from the late 90s/aughts.) Brilliant. I was thinking it looks like Emerald Fennell playing Busy Philipps who is playing Miss Havisham in a complex one-woman show about the reclusive bride learning to play the collected melodic works of Taylor Swift. Emerald's is much more succinct.
Bukky Bakray in Prada
Bukky won the Rising Star award for her performance in "Rocks" -- her first movie, which she got with no prior acting experience -- and British Vogue did a story on her journey to finding this dress and how she came to her stylists feeling deeply insecure because she wasn't a sample size. She is BEAUTIFUL, and I hope this came out exactly the way she dreamed it would.
Bukky Bakray
Also, her reaction to winning is AMAZING. Apparently there was about 15 seconds of shrieking from everyone in her apartment before she gave her speech. I love this. It's good to be psyched!
Phoebe Dynevor in Louis Vuitton
Phoebe here missed what would've been a year of BIG red-carpet exposure, thanks to Bridgerton, because of Covid. Accordingly I feel like she's still a little green, and at sixes and sevens with what to do with her hands? (I say this with great sympathy, as I NEVER know.) Here, I THINK she's awkwardly trying to make sure people see the loaner ring?
Phoebe Dynevor in Louis Vuitton
Same here, but it comes off like she has a lot of aches and pains. It's a Before shot in an Advil ad.
And this just looks like she studied the collective works of America's Next Top Model and maybe some Coco Rocha. It doesn't look like a comfortable or natural pose, but it DOES look like something you'd see Coco do on a magazine cover overseas. The dress itself is sort of bland, so I'm glad she gave us some bonus subject matter.
Rose Byrne in Miu Miu
This looks very black here, but in some of the Instagram photos in the light it came off more brown? I can't figure it out. I'm going to need a minute on these heavily cropped jackets, but this one looks pretty good on her -- I think what I actually like less are the shoes.
Felicity Jones in Valentino
She heavily lined this, and that was the right call.
Sophie Cookson in Armani
"I am grateful for the epaulets" is not a sentence I expected to type and mean, but here we are.
Clara Amfo in Rotate Birger Christensen
I wish we could see this suit, but in the blue color of her other one.
Kingsley Ben-Adir in Dior
He was up for the Rising Star award -- it's almost mean to nominate five and then make them wait to find out which one is the MOST rising; just GIVE it to someone like you would a lifetime achievement award -- and I like that he went with something unusual, but it almost feels like a formal karate uniform to me.
Sope Dirisu in Dior
He was also nominated for the same thing. Dior outfitted a lot of gents here and I like that they tried to give each one something a little different.
Remi Weekes in Dior
I wish this design didn't simply look crooked.
Atticus Ross in Dior
This is the most straightforward thing they offered anyone. I like the stripe on the pants.
Jonathan Pryce
I feel like there's a brother comedy somewhere out there for Jim Broadbent and Jonathan Pryce. Awards for ALL of Britain's actors of a certain age.
Pedro Pascal in Prada
The Mandalorian stopped by in a dashing coat.
Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dior Homme
That's more classic, and very dreamy.
Tom Hiddleston
For some reason, HEAR ME OUT, this photo is giving me Luke Perry vibes. I think it's the forehead into the tall hair.
Richard E. Grant
He looks delightful. Come sit at my table, REG.
Hugh Grant and Anna Elisabet Eberstein
We're in a stretch of guys who kept it very traditional.
James McAvoy
So I thought this was Gary Oldman for a second. Do with that what you will.
David Oyelowo
I didn't realize until right now that this is navy, not black, but... here we are, and here he is. I think the piping is nice on this.
Hussain Manawer
Hussain is a poet who produced a video piece for the BAFTAs -- and apparently had to fight through some wisdom tooth pain to do it. No, seriously, that's what he said. That's a bummer for him but at least he had this festive roaring fire.
Florian Zeller
You are correct that this is not Anthony Hopkins. I don't know if he was presenting or accepting on behalf of, or what, but he directed the winning performance (in "The Father") so I'm going to assume the latter. I would, however, have really loved it if he'd pretended to be Anthony Hopkins the whole time and just never acknowledged that he is not.
Chloe Zhao
At this point it would be a massive upset if she didn't win the Oscar, and I will be massively upset if she doesn't wear flannel and overalls to do it. (Seriously, I am dying to see what she'll do when the formalwear is prescribed.)
Ang Lee
This graphics situation is very odd.
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman won Outstanding British Film (but lost the overall award to Nomadland), and Emerald's reaction was great. Also noteworthy: THE JEWELS.