OSCAR! OSCAR!! OSCAR !!!

BEST PICTURE

• American Hustle
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• Her
• Nebraska
• Philomena
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTRESS

• Amy Adams - American Hustle
• Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock - Gravity
• Dame Judi Dench  - Philomena
• Meryl Streep  - August : Osage County

BEST ACTOR

• Christian Bale - American Hustle
• Bruce Dern -  Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio - Wolf of Wall Street
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
• Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
• June Squibb - Nebraska

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
• Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
• Jonah Hill - Wolf of Wall Street
• Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

DIRECTOR

• David O. Russell - American Hustle
• Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
• Alexander Payne - Nebraska
• Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
• Martin Scorsese - Wolf of Wall Street   

THE REST 

Not really a single surprise in here, at all - which is ok, I guess. We have only seen three of the nine. [ Her , Nebraska and August: Osage County ] The ones from the summer will now be re-realeased , so we can have a chance. I won't see Wolf of Wall Street - just on principle, but will try and get the others in. 

Fashion-wise it is  a bit of  a mixed bag. 

Amy Adams
Vanentino Couture

This started out life with a cape, which looked FANTASTIC, but you know as soon as she and " her team " saw the perfection that was Lupita Nyog'o that it came right off. Looked much better with. You get what she is doing here, sticking with her movie persona, but  - needed more ( the cape ). Has to step up for the show.

Cate Blanchett
Armani Privé Fall 2013 Collection

Any year that Cate Blanchett is on the RC will be a winning year, and she was a close second at this years Golden Globes ( yes, I know, I never posted my round up.... ). This is just perfection - maybe should have saved it for the Oscars... Not that she can do any real wrong.

Sandra Bulloch
Prabal Gurung Pre-Fall 2014 Collection

Fashion wise, you get where our Sandy was going with this, and it is a great GG dress, just needed the belt and a steamer! 

Rounding out with Dame Judi and Empress Meryl - who are the forces of nature that they are but will not dazzle on the Red Carpet.

Supporting wise, I know nothing about Sally Hawkins - but for the others:

Jennifer Lawrence
Dior

Yeah yeah yeah - a girls got to pay the rent, and she has a contract with them and all, but this is just not her dress. Not youthful enough, and just sort of dull. Dior needs to step it up for the Oscars.

Lupita Nyong'o
Ralph Lauren

You have to feel just a tiny tiny tiny big sorry for Miss Nyong'o. As much as  you can feel sorry for a stunningly beautiful recent Yale graduate who on her first job out is nominated for an Academy Award. This over all look, dress, HER, everything is so epically stunning - that it will be hard to even come close at the Oscars. Let's hope she surprises us all, but this one is for the all time record books.

Julia Roberts

Dolce&Gabanna

At risk of all kinds of points on my gay card : I don't hate this. It would be a good look IF ( IF!!  ) the ghost of Sharon Stone were not all over that red carpet AND Ms Stone did it MUCH BETTER 16 years ago!! I like the mix up, mash up - and b/w is Julia's wheelhouse - but it is time for the pride of Smyrna to bring her full wattage star power come the big one.

June Squibb
Tadashi Shoji

Not to get all ageist here, but Ms. Sqibb is 84 yo and totally rocking the red carpet. Enjoy this ride... you look great.

The Awards Show is Sunday March 2.