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in Naeem Khan at the Governors Awards

Danielle Brooks at the 14th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on January 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

This dress is gorgeous and elegant on her but I am struck again by how GREAT her makeup is. Obviously it helps hugely that she is generally gorgeous but still -- wow. Her head looked great this entire run.

in Moschino at the Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 07: Danielle Brooks attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

I liked this conceptually but I feel like the fit was off.

at the BAFTA Tea Party

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: Danielle Brooks attends The BAFTA Tea Party presented by Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on January 13, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA)

But this is GREAT. The color, the shoes, the hair! The guy in the stripes behind her -- our spiritual friend, for sure -- agrees!

in Monsoori at the Critics Choice Awards

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Danielle Brooks attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

This is very negligee-adjacent, but it's also VERY pretty and, more importantly...

in Monsoori at the Critics Choice Awards

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Danielle Brooks attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

...looks fun to wear.

at the AAFCA Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Danielle Brooks, winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Color Purple" attends the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 21, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

This is fine! It fits her beautifully and doesn't steal focus from her face.

in Christian Siriano at the Screen Actors Guild Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Danielle Brooks attends the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

I did not care for this. I actually like both sides of the look, but wish they'd picked a lane. (Again, though, her head is gorgeous.) I hate to note this but I feel like Christian Siriano did not have a great awards season. (I also feel like this skirt feels really close to Zoe Saldana's 2010 Givenchy.)

in Prabal Gurung at the Producers Guild Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: Danielle Brooks attends the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on February 25, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

This is good. Prabal knows what he's doing. And I think Danielle likes a ruffly/feather-y detail!

in Herve Leger at the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Danielle Brooks attends the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

LOVE THIS. (And the halo-like hair jewelry is so great with it.)

at the WIF Women Oscar Nominees Party

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Danielle Brooks attends the 17th Annual WIF Women Oscar Nominees Party at Catch Steak LA on March 08, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

This entire look says, "I am professional AND CHARMING."

in custom D&G at the Oscars

Danielle Brooks and Dennis Gelin at the 96th Annual Oscars held at at the Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

As I said at the time, I think she looks lovely in this but I'm not sure it feels CUSTOM? Having said that, her husband Dennis Gelin there off to the side looks fantastic.

in Yousef Aljasmi at the Vanity Fair Party

US actress Danielle Brooks attends the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Michael TRAN / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

AND FINALLY. EXCUSE ME. Talk about ending on a high note. This is SO GOOD on her.

Revisiting Danielle Brooks's Awards Season
Our series of Awards Season Retrospectives continue! ICYMI, we're previously looked at Carey Mulligan, and Jodie Foster. Today: Danielle Brooks, who was nominated for her role in The Color Purple -- the same role for which she was nominated for a Tony! -- gets her time in the sun. This collection of looks isn't quite as cohesive as Mulligan's -- although it did have more purple than I remembered -- and it's more exuberant than Foster's. There are some looks here that I don't think totally hit the mark, but when Danielle's team (led by stylist Jennifer Austin) nailed it, they really nailed it. As a bonus: Her hair and makeup never missed. Send that glam team an Edible Arrangement! [Photos: MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images, Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images, Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Emma McIntyre/Getty Images, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Monica Schipper/Getty Images, Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images]

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