Elle Fanning in Gucci
So, this doesn't even photograph as well as I wanted; E! gave us a great shot of the pants, which were so shimmery and super, and you can see that in this photo but it still doesn't do them justice. This may have been my favorite look of the night, especially given that last time we saw her, she was wearing a giant gold and diamond knot as a shirt. The woman has RANGE. Also, please, can someone SOMEDAY give her a trophy for her work on The Great? It's so richly deserved. It's hard to be mad at Jean Smart for winning, so... it's not a perfect system, clearly. We need TIES, and then the two of them can settle it onstage in Acting Overtime.
Daveed Diggs in Versace
I cannot help but smile along with him. This suit is super, and OF COURSE he found a silver shoe. Daveed Diggs is the guy who will step in and host Celebrity Shoe Intervention when Uzo Aduba is sick/filming/decides she doesn't want to do the show full-time anymore.
Leslie Odom Jr in Balmain
Truly, Hamilton's cast is both talented and sartorially experimental, and I appreciate it. Although the suits with the overlong jackets and slightly flared bottoms do feel a little Golden Girls.
Jessica Chastain in Dior
Jessica and I -- Morgan, not this one -- decided this belonged in "interesting" and not "metallics" because JC is not typically a suit person. And other than eating her feet, which might be an issue of shoe choice rather than tailoring (a point poking out can do so much), it fits PERFECTLY. She honestly looked amazing, and when she won and walked up to the podium, she seemed both totally shocked and a little bit like she was thinking, "OMG am I maybe going to win an Oscar?!?" JM and I were ALSO discussing how we feel for her because she does all these intriguing parts and then each time the voters decide someone else was MORE intriguing. Maybe not this time! DID WE BRING THIS ABOUT?
Jennifer Landon
Jennifer is Michael Landon's daughter, she's on Yellowstone, and I didn't recognize her without help because I know her from when she got her start on As The World Turns (hi, Gwen) and -- I say this absolutely without judgment, by the way -- that is not the nose she originally brought to the party. I had randomly Googled her like a year ago on one of my "What Are Those Soap Actors Up To" days, and she seems to have picked up a lot of career steam in the last few years. It's nice. I LOVE her suit.
Kola Bokinni and Nick Mohammed
THESE TWO. They had a whole Ted Lasso party in London -- only Juno was absent because she's in LA; no, they haven't started shooting yet, don't worry -- and they both look delightful and I'm so happy for everyone on that show.
Jared Leto in Gucci
I feel that everyone in Fug Nation will understand if the only emotion I have left for him anymore is, "Whatever, dude."
Ross Butler in Armani
He and Alexandra Daddario were some kind of SAG Ambassadors, and he looks charming and also like a jeweler sneezed on him.
Ian Bohen
Ian is on Yellowstone, I'm told. This suit is INDEED interesting, but was that the correct shirt color with it? Honest question. I can see where white would be too jarring. It's a poser. I do not know if this suit presents any easy shirt answer.
Aaron Dominguez in Fendi
This got in here because brown is so unusual a choice, and because the jacket is cropped to resemble the front of a tailcoat (there are not actual tails). The pants are too tight, but I applaud him for going full purse. Admit it! It's HANDY! And no one wants to sit with full pockets and crunch all their stuff!
Oscar Isaac
Professor Oscar Isaac is assigning you a 10 page paper on that topic. It's due in two weeks, but you know, whenever.
Robin de Jesus
I don't know if this is interesting, per se, but I WAS curious about going full Chest Hair. That thing is open so far down, he might as well have been shirtless.
Jeremy Strong
I wonder if it was weird for him to be in that room FULL of people who read that New Yorker profile and maybe vociferously defended him about it on Twitter, whether or not he felt that was needed. Anyway, he's talented, he's clearly found the part of his lifetime, and I'm glad he picked a surprising suit. Kendall Roy would NEVER, which is also why it's smart.
Javier Bardem
Purple? Burgundy? Cabernet? I don't know, but it's nice.
Rob Morgan
OBVIOUSLY we need to celebrate his joie de vivre.
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino
THESE TWO. They came out and did a Romy and Michele inspired bit, including Mira pulling out some Post-Its. I was delighted to see it. I didn't clock anything unusual when Mira wore that on the red carpet, but I might have if I'd seen Lisa on it, because she wouldn't wear that suit at all if she were there as just herself, I don't think. And seeing them together, it's such a clear color-coordinated homage to their costumes in the movie, which just turned 25. But who's the Mary and who's the Rhoda?!?!? (What a great romp.)