OSCARS ARRIVALS SHOWS 2026

I tweeted much more during the arrivals than during the show, when I wanted to pay attention to the proceedings. And the arrivals nonsense always has the most to snark about. You can still read the tweets @MajorCelebrity, and then, if you don’t already, please follow me while you’re there, so you catch all my bon mots next time.

And if you missed my review yesterday of the actual Oscars show, you can still read it right here: itsnotaboutme.tv/news/awards-show-oscars-2026.

In general, there were soooo many people on the red carpet whom I have never seen before in my life! The same for Mr. X—he constantly asked me, “Who???” And we had seen most of the movies in contention! So these other people are marginally in the biz, and just got dressed-up and had their publicists place them on the carpet.

And all four shows I watched interviewed the same C-list peeps over and over. And for long times.

I have to clarify that they were all incredibly talented artists, but when before in history have any of these shows interviewed voice artists and animation and documentary filmmakers on a red carpet??? The answer is “never.”

And all the channels did that for the duration, not just using the early-arrivers. As I explained to Mr. X, people who would not have a chance in hell to get interviewed if they showed-up to the event later, as the stars do, arrive early to get on camera. For example, Yvette Nicole Brown, who did a voice in Zootopia 2, was all over the carpet at the beginning of the shows. And the hosts kept her talking as long as they could because…there was no one else there yet!!! I have never before seen so many voice actors be interviewed on red carpets, unless it was for their movies’ premieres.

So that brings us to my quick thoughts on all the arrivals shows:

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But good for Yvette Nicole Brown to have lost weight. It looks to be about a hundred pounds. I’m not angry at people who are using the weight-loss drugs, as long as they don’t deny it. (Mr. X had no idea who she is, so I showed him her “before” pix. He still didn’t recognize her from TV, but was shocked by her new look, saying, “She looks like a completely different person!”)

We never saw his female host, Joelle Garguilo, before, but she has the absolute worst nose job we’ve ever seen! And, as you might imagine, being a Jewish girl from Brooklyn, I have seen more than my share of rhinoplasty!!! I was looking down writing these notes when Mr. X exclaimed about it, and I thought, “How bad could it be?” So when I looked up, I was shocked! That woman must really regret it, no matter what she looked like before—it cannot be worse than this!!!

I guess Alicia Silverstone is clueless…about what she looks like!

I was surprised to see Shaboozey on the red carpet, since he’s a music biz guy, and has never been involved in movies. But I love that he looked so handsome!!! Whoo whoo.

Eighty-nine-and-a-half-year-old Buddy Guy spoke very thoughtfully. Nice to hear.

Rose Byrne looked the most like what a movie star is supposed to look like! Mr. X couldn’t get over how “upscale” she looks! You go, girl!

Misty Copeland looked dreadful!!! What the heck was she wearing??? Mr. X sarcastically asked, “What do her boobs look like?,” because she was totally exposing them. That was so strange because I always think of ballet dancers as so classy.

I’ve never seen Renate Reinsve before, (because I haven’t had time to see her film, Sentimental Value yet,) but from this one interview, she just became my favorite current actress! (In case you’re wondering, Gene Tierney is my all-time fave, and Meryl Streep is my fave who works now, but hasn’t done a movie in a little bit, until her The Devil Wears Prada 2 comes out in two months, anyway.)

Musician Brittany Howard made me think that it was good to see one person not be on Ozempic! And she cracked me up when she responded to a stupid query about if she had learned special steps for the big number from Sinners that night, with, “I am self-choreographed today. I’m gonna do my thing how I do it.” I love that!

This channel did have one okay host, (out of about five or six,) Whit Johnson. He’s handsome, has a great voice, and was not trying too hard, as most of the others were across the board.

Costume designer Ruth E. Carter gave a really thoughtful answer, not making it about herself. Good for her! I did not expect that from a two-time Oscar winner!

While we’re on fashion, that is what Jessie Buckley wore to win an Oscar??? Ugh.

Miles Caton from Sinners and his uber-young-looking mom are adorbs! I love that he brought her as his date on his big night. What a happy experience for them to live and for us to witness. [That’s Miles and his mom at the top of this page. Photo by Karen Salkin.]

Good try, Demi Moore, for your attempt to hide your skeleton arms with that poof of feathers, but it didn’t work. You looked more like a cadaver than ever!

Kieran Culkin looked like he hadn’t slept in two months, and spent all that time just eating bloating junk foods. What is up with that?! Did he forget that he was going back to the Oscars that night to present a big award?!

Elle Fanning actually had the best dress. It was very like the one that Jennifer Lawrence had worn when she won her Oscar.

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Finally, a red carpet interviewer I actually liked! Melvin Robert was nice to everyone, and actually listened to what they were saying. And I never saw him interrupt anyone. On behalf of all awards show viewers, I thank him for that. (I didn’t realize he was the same dude that was featured on an invitation I had received just the day before! It’s to a performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, and he’s one of the two guest singers! I’d love to hear him, but, as Mr. X says I always am, I’m overbooked this weekend. But you can still see them at the Saban in Beverly Hills both nights.)

I loved that Melvin was so visibly touched to meet, and sing Ask of You with, Raphael Saadiq. That was a lovely moment.

Ken Jeong is magical. When he shows up, everyone just feels better. I know that I do. I believe that he’s really happy to speak with everyone at these baloney shows.

How did Heidi Klum get such a fat face all of a sudden? She looked weird. And her body actually looked sort-of dumpy. She looked very matronly. I guess age gets to everybody, even former models. And what was she doing at the Oscars, anyway? She has absolutely nothing to do with the film business!

Wunmi Mosaku from Sinners always seems so nice. She’s a stranger I really like.

Does Ginnifer Goodwin think that hair looks good??? And with those gigantic ears, it’s even worse. And what the heck was her husband, TV’s Josh Dallas, wearing??? He looked like a major putz.

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This was weird—this show had only one interviewer! All the others had multiple hosts; some even had a half dozen!

So let me discuss her first. Zuri Hall was at least okay at her job, and is good-looking, but she was so rude from time to time—talking to people about how much money they make!!! I’ve never seen anything like that on a carpet. Ewww.

Has anyone seen Alicia Silverstone and Miss Piggy together? At least there’s one person in Hollywood who’s not on Ozempic. And, not to pile on, but who did her makeup? You could fly first class with all those bags under her eyes!!! (I honestly did not have a clue that she played Jesse Plemons’ mother in Bugonia! Neither Mr. X more I recognized her in that film at all!)

Wow, this is a surprise—Mike Fontaine, a white guy, did the hair and makeup for Sinners!!! Maybe that was to do the vampire faces because otherwise that’s seems a bit like a strange hire.

Now Zuri Hall told Chase Infiniti, the young girl in One Battle After Another, who was wearing a dress that was a lilac that was so faint it was almost white, “You’re bringing the color on the carpet!!!” What?! Does she not know pastel from real color???

While those people were discussing baloney, there was my favorite actor—adorable and darling twelve-year-old Jacobi Jupe, from Hamnet. He sweetly embraced his father instead of acting all obnoxious and independent to have his dad join him on the red carpet, as many other youngsters would have done nowadays.

Is there anyone sweeter in show business than Miles Caton, the young guy from Sinners? Even Mr. X paid attention to his interview here and said, “What a nice guy. And so appreciative.” What he said.

And his co-Sinners actress, Wunmi Mosaku, is the best! I know I already mentioned her from the previous interview, but she’s so nice, I had to mention her twice.

I was sort-of surprised all evening that the trio of Korean singers of Golden are actually all…American! The little one even sounds more like a valley girl than I do! They were so cute together. (On a side note, the tall one who wore big gold balls on her fingernails, definitely could not pick her nose that night! Just saying.)

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Note to ABC: it’s not nice to shoot people’s butts walking up the steps!

The best comment all night from a host was what Jesse Palmer said about F1’s Damson Idris, “We say in sports, ‘look good, feel good, play good.’ He’s doing all three, and he’s built for speed, as we all know.” I’m sure Damson appreciated those sentiments.

Acting nominee, (for The Secret Agent,) Wagner Moura seems so nice.

What the heck was eventual winner, Amy Madigan, wearing??? I know she’s not young, and is very wrinkled, but she could have done waaaay better! But she speaks sooo well and everything she says is so sincere. When wished “good luck” by the red carpet host Tamron Hall, she replied with a super sincere, “Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!”

I was very surprised that when the show was beginning in just fifteen minutes, no big stars had been interviewed yet!!! And this was the official Oscars arrivals show!!! (All the other pre-shows were in the same boat.)

Sigourney Weaver could have chosen a sooo much better outfit.

Kate Hudson looked great, especially her creamy skin and her arms.

Ethan Hawke gave the best interview! He imparted true interesting information.

And that is a wrap for the 2026 awards season! Well, after I tell you about a couple of Gifting Suites in the next few days, of course. And then it’s on to sports-watching for me.