Yes, I know that this is almost a week late but what the hell. So well that happened… Honestly, it took me this long to put this together because frankly, I was pretty underwhelmed when it was all said and done. And in case you were wondering how I did with my predictions that you can find in this post – I ended the night with 6 out of the 14 categories I predicted. So not so great. Ah well, what can you do?

Best

Meryl Streep’s Cecil B. DeMille Speech – Let us get one thing clear, I do not and have never engaged in political discussions on this blog and I am not going to start now. That said, I have never understood why some get so up in arms whenever celebrities use their platform to make political statements. I think it is absolutely ridiculous when people make statements like, “you’re a singer, just sing or you’re an actor, just act” whenever a celebrity expresses a political viewpoint that is opposite to theirs. It’s like many believe that celebrities, once they become celebrities, stop being citizens. As far as I am concerned, anyone who is a tax-paying citizen of a country has the right to speak about the government whenever they so choose, which is what Meryl Streep did last Sunday. And just as she has the freedom to do so, others have the freedom and right to disagree with her or ignore her.  But to suggest it was inappropriate for her to say it or “not the place” is ridiculous in my opinion. The political discourse aside, this was also one of the best moments of the night because whether you agreed with everything she said or not, you cannot deny that it was an articulate, well written, passionate and brilliantly delivered speech.

Brad Pitt’s Surprises Audience & Viewers – Judging by the reaction, it was clear no one was expecting Brad Pitt to show up at last Sunday’s ceremony. Understandable, with him in the midst of a somewhat contentious divorce from estranged wife Angelina Jolie. However, the unexpected factor made it all the better because it turned out to be a very, very pleasant surprise. The rousing applause might have been a bit much for some but it was clearly meant as a statement that people still love and adore Brad. And come on, let’s acknowledge the shallow here – how freaking gorgeous did the man look? 53 never looked this good.

Tracee Ellis Ross’ Deserving Upset – This was one of the night’s big “upsets” and what a pleasant and deserving one it was. I only call it an upset because no one predicted her for the win. But as I said, it was well-deserved. This was a long overdue win for an actress who has been doing amazing work for years. Ross first grabbed many people’s attention in the early 2000 comedy series Girlfriends, where she played neurotic, relationship challenged Joan Clayton. Her win for her equally hilarious role on ABC hit Black-ish seems like a full circle moment. Her speech was also one of the best and most powerful of the night.

Viola Davis’ Long Overdue Win – Question – before this year’s ceremony, did you know that Viola Davis had never won a Golden Globe? If you said no, don’t worry, you’re likely not alone. Seems crazy right, that Viola Davis, one of the most brilliant actresses, had never won a Golden Globe, not for her film work or her brilliant television turn on How To Get Away With Murder. But that finally changed this year when she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her amazing performance in Fences. The win increased her momentum and the likelihood that she may finally secure that also long overdue, Academy Award. Fingers crossed.

Fashion – I say it every year, but while the awards and speeches are all great, we’re really mostly here for the fashion. Or at least I am and this year’s did not disappoint. There were certainly some disasters, and don’t worry, I will single out my worst dressed but for the most part, many of the women (and some men) delivered beautifully in their fashion statement. Here were three of my favorites.

Evan Rachel Wood – Rumor is this was an ode to the late David Bowie but I was getting strong Marlene Dietrich vibes from the whole look. Whatever the intent, she pulled it off effortlessly.

Brie Larson – You can never fail with a classic Hollywood bombshell look and Brie Larson proved that right with this gorgeous gown.

Viola Davis – Yellow is a very bold to pull off and Viola pulled it off with ease. This was simple and clean but still bold and daring.

Worst

Jimmy Fallon’s Anemic Hosting – This may destroy one of my closest friendships with someone who absolutely loves Jimmy but honestly, I was not impressed. He wasn’t awful, so much as he was completely unmemorable. It didn’t seem like he added anything to the show and there were many times that I almost forgot he was hosting because he was gone so long. Anemic was the best adjective I could think of because essentially I just found his performance very beige and uneventful. Sorry Jimmy fans, still like him 🙂

The Constant Hidden Figures Mixup – So this year, there are two films that have gotten a lot of award attention and critical love – Fences and Hidden Figures. For some reason, many people found it very difficult to distinguish between them and thus, we got the Hidden Fences snafu. It started with Jenna Bush Hagar while interviewing Hidden Figures’ producer/composer Pharrell Williams, referring to the film as Hidden Fences and was later compounded by Michael Keaton making the same error when announcing Octavia Spencer, one of the stars and a nominee for the film. Seriously folks, it’s not that hard. And it particularly sucks because the story of Hidden Figures is such a powerful and important one. I know it was not deliberate either time but still, it was not a good look.

Sofia Vergara’s Tired Shtick – Hey, did you know that Sofia Vergara is originally from Colombia and English is not her native language? Of course, you do because it’s the only thing she ever seems capable of using as a punch line. We get it – no, seriously WE GET!  The shtick was old even before it started and it’s really old now.

Rami Malek Snubbed Again – Well, if you read my post predicting the winners, you’d know that much as I wanted my beautiful Rami to win, the gut said it would be Billy Bob Thornton and well, I was right. Doesn’t mean it still didn’t suck when it happened. Listen, I’m sure Billy Bob is amazing on his show but it just sucks in my opinion that Christian Slater has a Globe for his role on Mr. Robot (no offense Christian), the show has won and Rami, the person who truly carries and is the most compelling part of the show, has never won. It’s ridiculous. Well, we still have the Emmy win and fingers crossed, maybe the SAG will come through later this month (not holding my breath on that one).

Tom Hiddleston’s Speech – Poor, poor Tom Hiddleston. I bet he’s wishing he could go back to this time last year when most people just knew him as Loki from the Thor movie series and he had a cult following of fans who thought he was so good-looking, dapper and a gentleman. How did it all go so wrong? First, there was the mind-boggling joke that was Hiddleswift (never forget people, never forget…) complete with fake “I heart T.S.” shoulder tattoo and vest. Then suddenly, it was all over in the blink of an eye. But since then he’s been pretty low-key and Sunday night, he had a chance to deliver an elegant, beautiful speech for his surprise win. And he certainly started that way but then things just took a very strange and awkward turn. When it was all said and done, Hiddleston actually ended up issuing an apology on his official Facebook page for the speech. *Sigh* It can only get better from here right?

And now for this year’s worse dressed. As always, there were many worthy candidates but one stood out among all the rest. Drum roll please…

Worst Dressed 

Nicole Kidman – So remember how once upon a time Nicole was a bold fashionista who took chances with fashion while always hitting it just right? Yeah those days seem long gone. There is something to be said for too much embellishments. This dress could have been okay if the designer had forgone those awful arm sleeves and that hideous white confection at the bottom. The whole thing just looked like a tacky, high school sewing and designing class project gone wrong.