Spirited independent men and women either working in film or dating A Famous coincidentally converged on a carpet of questionable hue today at the same time in Santa Monica, their collective presence dubbed the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards for search engine optimisation purposes.
The unspoken theme of the notoriously casual event, the final pitstop en route to the Kodak Theatre, was Weekend Brunch Fabulous; the winners adhering to that style dictum with varying levels of phuck giving.
Everyone who has won an award in the lead-up to tomorrow’s Oscars won again (Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey for Best Leads; Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto for Best Supporting; Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave for Best Director and Best Feature). You can pretty much guess the rest. If you can’t, a full list of winners can be found here. Winners and losers from the bluish carpet can be found below.
Anna Kendrick opts for haute chill vibes in asymmetrical Dior with Jimmy Choo band-aids plastered in an elaborate formation on her feet. Please take your Pitch Perfect puns elsewhere. Looks mostly great though.
I enjoy Aubrey Plaza in the kind of poised Preen that you’d take home to meet your parents.
Lil’ Kravitz nails the casual-chic entomologist brief in Balenciaga.
Mud actress Reese ‘Do you know who I am?’ Witherspoon cleans up nicely (sorry, not sorry) in (too) busy Giambattista Valli, paired with a Dior clutch and Louboutin wheels.
Krysten Ritter looks sexual, like an untrustworthy B**** in snakeskin PVC Versace and killer Rupert Sanderson kicks.
Brie Larsson is United States of My Favourite and Short Term Chic in Margiela.
I admire Sally Hawkins not only for her skills as an actress but also for showing up at every single one of these things and giving it a red hot go despite having as much hope as this dress, paired, dear God, with matching everything.
Peggy Olsen takes care of business in a boardroom Chloé blazer over a breakfast meeting McQueen dress paired with matching please order more toner Brian Atwood pumps.
ILY, Greta Gerwig. She wears Narciso Rodriguez and great time gal life vibes. Willing to overlook the shoes in exchange for a lifetime of friendship.
87% certain Lake Bell is the only person who could pull off a deflated Stella McCartney balloon. #BringBackHTMIIA.
This is a very Dolce & Gabbana look Matthew McConaughey is sporting and that is not a compliment. His wife Camila Alves wears a Carlos Abando jumpsuit with aplomb, because she is a Ten. (“Go get it, my man, my king” – never forget tho.)
That GIF is the first thing that came to mind when I saw Sari Mercer looking saucily at her chic beau Chiwetel Ejiofor. She wears: when you used to bite the end off a biro in kindergarten and blow the contents on a sheet of A4.
I do not hate serial worst dressed fiend and newly-single gal Paula Patton in Limoncello lace by Lorena Sarbu.
Of the following actresses, Angela Bassett and Shailene Woodley, to whom would you accredit the following quote:
“I gather my own spring water from mountains every month. I go to a farm to get my food. I make everything from my own toothpaste to my own body lotions and face oils… I make my own medicines; I don’t get those from doctors. I make my own cheese and forage wild foods and identify wild plants.”
Answer: Not Angela Bassett.
Shailene wears Lyn Devon and is throwing shakas in every photo from the red carpet m/ Bless.
God wears Roksanda Illincic and Nicholas Kirkwood.
Yasssss ***Flawless Lupita Nyong’o is the pot of gold at the end of her impeccable awards season rainbow in Stella McCartney, accessorised (off camera) with her adorable mum.
Can you even deal with John Waters inadvertently channelling #normcore steez and H2T Céline Winter 2014? No, you cannot. Winner winner.
Photos: Kevin Winter, Frazer Harrison via Getty
