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OSCARS 2024 ARRIVALS<\/h1>\n

If you missed my review of the actual Oscars show yesterday, there are some juicy, and perhaps controversial, observations in there. But no worries\u2014you can still read it here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/awards-show-oscars-2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Carey<\/a>

Carey Mulligan winning Best Dressed from me!<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t want to muddy the waters by sharing my thoughts on both the awards show and<\/em> the many arrivals and attendant shows in the same review, which is why I split the usual one article in two.<\/p>\n

You can also still read my Oscar night tweets @MajorCelebrity<\/strong>; there are so many new things to say that I\u2019m not repeating the tweets here (even though they’re some of my best work, especially what Mr. X said about Bradley Cooper<\/strong> and his mother!!! I could not stop laughing.) So I suggest you check them out as soon as you finish reading this \u201carrivals\u201d review.<\/p>\n

To watch as many arrivals as I could on Sunday, I switched around between the local ABC coverage, another local news channel, E, and the official national one right before the show. So for once, I’m not commenting much on the interviewers. Actually, this time, they were all better than they’ve been in the past. I’m just lumping them all together, (until I get to the half-hour national show near the end.)<\/p>\n

The overriding take-away from the night was just how much Ozempic, (or the other weight-loss drugs,) has been used by Hollywood denizens in the past few months! OMG! How can some of them, (such as Da’Vine Joy Randolph<\/strong>,) still be so big???<\/p>\n

And I’m beginning by declaring Carey Mulligan<\/strong> to have looked the absolute best, followed closely by Gabrielle Union <\/strong>and Eva Longoria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Eva<\/a>

Eva Longoria. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

By the way\u2014this is how these arrivals shows work: Some celebs really do show up early because that’s just their nature\u2014to make sure they’re never late to anything<\/em>, (which is what my parents always did.) But many of the either not famous at all or just lesser actors\/songwriters\/directors go early because they know that these arrivals shows begin at least three hours before the actual awards telecast, so the hosts are desperate to interview anybody<\/em>, and this way, they have a greater chance of getting at least a bit of publicity. And the few lucky ticket holders who really have nothing to do with the proceedings at all, (like contest winners or someone’s secretary and her friends,) want to be early to experience the entire hubbub of the day, or just hope that a camera will get them walking in if they look decent enough.<\/p>\n

Now I’m going in order of my viewing of the arrivals:<\/p>\n

\"Dominic<\/a>

Dominic Sessa. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Holdovers<\/em>‘ Dominic Sessa<\/strong> showed-up first, so he got face time on just about every channel! Smart. He’s such a sweet, intelligent, grateful kid. Well-spoken and thoughtful, as well.<\/p>\n

The local LA duo from Channel 5 here were so excited when they conducted a successful interview!<\/p>\n

Even though E’s Laverne Cox<\/strong> has gotten better at interviewing, she creepily kept saying that things are \u201cgagging\u201d her, which is disgusting. It turns-out that she meant it as a good thing, but when I heard her first say it about Rita Moreno<\/strong>, I was shocked until I realized what she meant by it.<\/p>\n

Also, Laverne very stupidly put the mike in hearing-impaired\u00a0Marlee Matlin<\/strong>‘s face, but Marlee saved the interview by very cutely (and pointedly!,) directing it to her interpreter instead.<\/p>\n

\"Marlee<\/a>

Marlee Matlin sweetly showing Laverne Cox to point the mike towards her sign language interpreter! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

I loved Past Lives<\/em> writer\/director Celine Song<\/strong>. She’s intelligent and thoughtful and said just the right things. And…I\u2019m so jealous of her spot-on bangs!!!<\/p>\n

Eva Longoria said, \u201cWe look better now than twenty years ago.\u201d Yeah, right. I just wish that I had had the same surgeries and treatments as the people who can say that!!!<\/p>\n

Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong> looked excellent, too. For her. She actually looked sort-of like her mom that night. (It’s Janet Leigh, in case you don’t know. And now you do!)<\/p>\n

\"Sandra<\/a>

Sandra H\u00fcller’s unfortunate cat-eye. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sandra H\u00fcller<\/strong> is a wonderful actress, with double-success this year, (starring in two tough ones–Anatomy of a Fall <\/em>and The Zone of Interest<\/em>,) but her Oscars eye make-up was terrible! You can\u2019t wear a cat-eye with shaded lids like hers. And boy, did she need earrings.<\/p>\n

Just when I wanted to be a fan of Ramy Youssef<\/strong>, he wore a dress!!! Yuck.<\/p>\n

Dwayne Wade<\/strong> spoke well about The Barber of Little Rock<\/em>, the nominated short documentary for which he’s one of the Executive Producers. But, (and I hate to say this about my fellow Capricorn,) he\u2019s from Illinois, and thinks the \u201cs\u201d at the end of it is pronounced!!! He’s obviously been mispronouncing it his whole life!<\/p>\n

But he and his posse made a worthwhile film, so good for them.<\/p>\n

\"Gabrielle<\/a>

Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kingsley Ben-Adir<\/strong> is adorbs. And so real.<\/p>\n

How much facial surgery has Mary Steenburgen<\/strong> had??? (And, boy, am I jealous!)<\/p>\n

Colman Domingo<\/strong> speaks so well.<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>

David Alan Grier’s head. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

What is up with the shape of David Alan Grier<\/strong>\u2019s head???<\/p>\n

Billie Eilish<\/strong>‘s get-up was horrible, as usual. At first, I had tweeted that her arrivals outfit was the best she had ever looked. But, as soon as I posted it, the camera scrolled down and showed us that, once again, she was dressed like the opposite<\/em> of a Barbie doll, (which is me putting it kindly.) But she did have much better hair than she usually does, for sure.<\/p>\n

Did anyone else notice that Anya Taylor-Joy<\/strong> looks like an alien? Just sayin’.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s up with Emma Stone<\/strong>‘s weird, red, pointy-tipped nose???<\/p>\n

\"Emma<\/a>

Emma Stone. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Julianne Hough<\/strong> looked like the biggest star there, with the paparazzi surrounding her entrance, even though she was on the red carpet solely to interview others.<\/p>\n

She was actually the most adorable arrivals interviewer ever, except for one glaring annoyance–she kept saying that absolutely everything was \u201camazing.\u201d She has to ditch that dreadful habit.<\/p>\n

But I have to laud Julianne for something I appreciated–when she and a guest knew each other well, or had an acquaintance in common, she acted like the rest of us do about it, and didn’t make it like she’s so in with the in crowd, as the other interviewers do.<\/p>\n

\"Julianne<\/a>

Julianne Hough arriving to interview people. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Can people from\u00a0Barbie<\/em>\u00a0finally stop wearing pink now? They\u2019ve ruined the color for me.\u00a0 Even Barbie herself didn\u2019t wear that much pink! They need to mix in a red or blue already.<\/p>\n

Arianna Grande<\/strong> looked awful, but I\u2019m giving her a break because she was on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0in NY until 1AM the night before, so she must have been exhausted from traveling.<\/p>\n

I was going to vomit if one more person told each other how \u201cbeautiful\u201d they are. I’m not joking\u2014occasionally, that happened at least four times in one short interview!!!<\/p>\n

Simu Liu<\/strong> said of someone, \u201cHer vision for the movie shon<\/em> through.\u201c Not the correct \u201cshone<\/em>\u201d–he thinks the past tense of \u201cshine\u201d is \u201cshon!\u201d Shocking.<\/p>\n

\"Emily<\/a>

Emily Ratajkowski’s horrendously idiotic dress!<\/p><\/div>\n

No one said Joseph Quinn<\/strong>‘s (who’s in the new A Quiet Place: Day One<\/em>) last name! Even his co-star, Lupita Nyong’o<\/strong>, with whom he walked the red carpet and got interviewed, referred to him as \u201cthis guy!\u201d And Joe was cute\u2014he said, \u201cIf you thought the others<\/em> were quiet…\u201d He was also on the famous Stranger Things<\/em>, so could someone have looked him up while the host was interviewing him???<\/p>\n

There was that cute-but-definitely-not-famous Taylor Perez<\/strong> again! He had no reason for being at the Oscars other than that his publicist is working overtime. But, as you know, I’m always happy to gaze upon a beautiful face, so I’m not mad at him.<\/p>\n

Interviewer Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> pronounced Ariana Grande’s last name as \u201cGranda<\/em>!\u201d A TV host of any kind should know how to pronounce a guest’s name, especially that of such a famous person!!! Shame on her.<\/p>\n

\"Vera<\/a>

Vera Wang. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

At this point, when all the arrivals shows were over and the real<\/em> show was about to begin, I told Mr. X, \u201cI\u2019m now too tired to watch, but it doesn\u2019t matter because I\u2019m going to be upset by all the winners, anyhow.\u201d And I was correct! Well, about a lot of them, not all.<\/p>\n

Lastly, I don’t have the energy to discuss the after-parties, except for two things:<\/p>\n

Emily Ratajkowski<\/strong>‘s horrendously idiotic dress. Why would she, (or anyone<\/em>,) want the world to see her droopy, saggy boobs??? That’s a real head-scratcher.<\/p>\n

And I have one word of advice for Vera Wang<\/strong>\u2014sleeves!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OSCARS 2024 ARRIVALS If you missed my review of the actual Oscars show yesterday, there are some juicy, and perhaps controversial, observations in there. But no worries\u2014you can still read it here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/awards-show-oscars-2024. I didn’t want to muddy the waters by sharing my thoughts on both the awards show and the many arrivals and attendant<\/p>\n

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