Michelle Williams showed up at the 2006 Oscars in that stunning yellow Vera Wang dress and I remember thinking—for the first time—that she was no longer just that girl who looks like a duck from Dawson's Creek. With Heath Ledger on her arm and red on her lips, she had arrived.
She was red-carpet ready.
And then, well, Michelle Williams continued to prove herself to me as an actress (Brokeback Mountain. Blue Valentine. My Week With Marilyn.) but her red carpet choices put her on my worst-dressed lists after almost every single awards show.
Remember this?
And this?
And—most recently—this?
But last night, you guys.
Last night!
Last night, at the 2012 SAG Awards, Michelle Williams won me back, with a stunning red Valentino dress that I wanted to make out with.
She may not win an Oscar on February 26th, but she most certainly has a chance to do something she hasn't done since 2006—make my best-dressed list, which, obviously, is totally better than a little old statue, right?
It seems that Ryan Gosling tends to get overlooked. He's like the Susan Lucci of the entertainment world, only, you know, a heck of a lot better looking. First, he got robbed of the much-deserved People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive title, because, um, Bradley Cooper speaks French? (Robbed, I tell you.) And now, Oscar himself has thrown nary a nod in the direction of the lovely Canadian who can do the lift from Dirty Dancing. It's like he's still getting punished for Breaker High. Newsflash, people, it was the '90s. Who didn't make bad decisions in the '90s?
Sure, The Gosling got his start on the Mickey Mouse Club, but his turns in Half Nelson (in 2006) and Lars and the Real Girl (in 2007) showed his fans that he was much more than the pretty face from The Notebook. He can do far more than just wear a sweater and a beard, you guys. And perhaps if you haven't been a devoted follower since his early days, you may have seen him in Blue Valentine or Drive or Crazy, Stupid, Love or The Ides of March. proving to the entire world that he is so much more than that dude from the Hey Girl internet meme.
Shenanigans, I say.
And to make matters even more ridiculous, look at what I found on the home page of Oscar.com rightthisveryminute
Yes, folks. That would be the very mug of Sir Ryan Gosling.
The guy who DIDN'T get nominated this morning.
So, as I typically do on Oscar nomination day, at 8:38am, I sat down with my coffee in hand to see who I would be seeing at this year's awards show. There are always some surprises (Melissa McCarthy! Amazing! Jonah Hill! Interesting) and some non-surprises (The Artist), but I've got to say, I was pretty annoyed and disgruntled about the Gosling ommission. Maybe it's because he was so much better than George Clooney in The Idea of March, and this being George Clooney's year and all...they didn't want to take anything away from that. Hmmm. Interesting. Shenanigans, I say. Again.
Well, here's the full list of who you WILL see walk the red carpet on February 26th as Billy Crystal hosts the show for the ninth time. I'm assuming you won't see Ryan Gosling. (Hey Girl, let's watch the Oscars in our pajamas and eat cookie dough and frozen yogurt...)
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Actor In a Leading Role
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actress In a Leading Role
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Actor In a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress In a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Directing
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Foreign Language Film
Belgium, Bullhead
Canada, Monsieur Lazhar
Iran, A Separation
Israel, Footnote
Poland, In Darkness
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Descendants: Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Hugo: Screenplay by John Logan
The Ides of March: Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball: Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Artist: Written by Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids: Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
Margin Call: Written by J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris: Written by Woody Allen
A Separation: Written by Asghar Farhadi
Documentary
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Original score
The Adventures of Tintin: John Williams
The Artist: Ludovic Bource
Hugo: Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Alberto Iglesias
War Horse: John Williams
Original song
Man or Muppet from The Muppets: music and lyric by Bret McKenzie
Real in Rio from Rio: music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, lyric by Siedah Garrett
Art direction
The Artist: production design: Laurence Bennett; set decoration: Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: production design: Stuart Craig; set decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Hugo: production design: Dante Ferretti; set decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Midnight in Paris: production Design: Anne Seibel; set decoration: H Del Eene Dubreuil
War Horse: production design: Rick Carter; set decoration: Lee Sandales
Cinematography
The Artist: Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo: Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life: Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse: Janusz Kaminski
Costume design
Anonymous: Lisy Christl
The Artist: Mark Bridges
Hugo: Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre: Michael O’Connor
W.E.: Arianne Phillips
Film editing
The Artist: Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants: Kevin Tent
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
Hugo: Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball: Christopher Tellefsen
Makeup
Albert Nobbs: Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Nick Dudman Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin
The Iron Lady: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Visual effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Hugo: Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
Real Steel: Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
Last night I dreamed of Trip Fontaine. Again. I have this dream often. There was one time the two of us actually held up a Target to steal diapers and yu-gi-oh cards, and coconut m&ms. Seriously. I can't even make this stuff up, you guys. But yes, Trip Fontaine is always there, always calling me a STONE FOX, and then I swoon. It’s funny, you know, dreaming about a fictional character…because, you know, the dude who plays him—Josh Hartnett—is not all the interesting to me at all, but slap on a leisure suit and some '70s style sunglasses and weird hair and ohmydamn. YES.
So, of course, then you have to wonder.
Who are the fictional characters you want to, um, you know, you know.
1. Don Draper. Mad Men. The Playboy. (see also...Roger Sterling. The Older Man)
2. Jake Ryan. Sixteen Candles. The Ideal.
3. Tim Riggins. Friday Night Lights. The Bad Boy.
4. Tripp Fontaine. The Virgin Suicides. The Mystery.
5. Ben Covington. Felicity. The One You'd Follow to NYC.
6. JORDAN CATALANO. My-So-Called-Life. The Crush.
7. Stringer Bell. The Wire. The Dangerous One. (*SWOON*)
8. Ryan Atwood. The OC. The Bad Boy Turned Good Boy.
9. Noah Calhoun. The Notebook. The One You Want to Kiss In the Rain
Who are yours?
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