Michelle Obama
Her head looks fab, though. This is my favorite thing she's worn in a long time.
Kerry Washington in Marchesa
Sigh. See-through shoes, subpar makeup, and for my money, that dress is -- though restrained for Marchesa -- too bordello-lite for this.
Kerry Washington in Alexander McQueen
This dress is empirically very pretty, but there's something half-hearted about this, right? I don't know if it's the accessories or the bridesmaid hair, or what, but I don't think Kerry is giving this one her full effort.
Miranda Lambert
Speaking of bored/not really selling it/bridesmaidy.
Miranda Lambert
This needs a bracelet and better makeup. SAME OLD SONG. I also appreciate that she clearly felt some netting was required, but it monkeys with the dress too much, so I think... maybe just pick something else.
Viola Davis
I love her. That is a good-looking couple.
Gina Rodriguez
This has a tiny bit of a flamenco aura to it, but it looks good on her and I'm pleased to see she didn't pick a basic strapless metallic thingy.
Michele Lee
This is basically what I would HOPE a Knots Landing alum would wear. EVERY DAY.
Carole King
Yay, she looks nice. I also really loved reading the story about the Gilmore Girls theme, "Where You Lead," in which she revealed she wasn't into anyone resurrecting that song because it was written for a man and she felt like it was too dated and not pro-woman enough to have a song about following some dude anywhere he wants -- but then she realized redoing it with her daughter and putting it on Gilmore Girls would give it this wonderful texture about family, and the rest is delightful TV history.
Janelle Monae
It is impossible for me not to love this photo. It's SO DRAMATIC. That is some marvelous side-eye, and I only wish her mortal enemy had been on the other end of it. Unless... unless her mortal enemy IS on the other end of it, because WHAT IF I AM HER MORTAL ENEMY? I hope not. I would make a really unsatisfying mortal enemy. I'm too easily beaten.
Janelle Monae
Unfortunately, I don't actually like the dress. All the black ruffly bits are bothersome.
Sara Bareilles
She looks lovely. I'm sure it's stressful to do these things when you're not accustomed to it.
Rita Moreno
Rita is wonderfully classy. Showing 'em all how it's done.
Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres
Gina Torres is so great. I wish I liked that dress on her better. It isn't as killer on her as it should be, and I wish she wore what is on the following slide instead.
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
That is a DRAMATIC dress and Gina would have killed in it.
Stephen Colbert and Madeleine
Stephen Colbert's daugher is about 19, and looks SO much like her father, in a great way. If she has even half his wit and thoughtful smarts, she'll be running the world soon.
Rosie Perez
Leaving The View really agrees with Rosie.
Rosie Perez
RIGHT? Man, I wish I could get hired by The View and then leave almost immediately, if this is the wonders that does.
Debbie Allen
I feel like... if you are going with this dress, you really should button ALL of it. It demands commitment.
Cicely Tyson
The Internet swears Cicely Tyson is 91. HOW.
The honorees
Cicely also totally owns this photo. She is MAJOR and also seriously whatever she does to keep herself looking like that -- whether it's chemical or just eating lots of persimmons or drinking virgin blood -- KEEP DOING IT and also tell me.