Just finished reviewing the gowns, which is all I care about.
Best gown: Beyonce Knowles
Second-best gown: Kate Winslet
Third-best gown: Penelope Cruz
Fourth-best gown: Gwyneth Paltrow
Fifth-best gown: Melanie Griffith
Sixth-best gown: Cate Blanchett
Seventh-best gown: Charlize Theron
Eighth-best gown: Natalie Portman
Ninth-best gown: Salma Hayek
Tenth-best gown: Hilary Swank
Honorable Mentions: Catalina Sandino, Sophie Okonedo
Elegant gowns on women of a certain age: Oprah Winfrey, Helen Mirren
Ugly gowns: Anette Bening, Renee Zellweger, Babs Streisand, Laura Linney, Scarlett Johansen, both Asian girls. No good!
bump!
Man oh man. Streisand has gotten LARGE. And the gown did NOTHING to disguise it. In fact, it was VERY apparent that she was uncomfortable in it, and this made her look even bigger. Amazing, though, that they put two very short people together to make that presentation (Dustin Hoffmann and Barbra Streisand).