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Red carpet moments to amuse and repel you
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’ve covered red carpets from New York to Los Angeles, Toronto to Sundance and points in between. The one thing you can count on about me and Oscar’s red carpet: I look smokin’ hot.
We’re talking Calvin Klein tux and Kenneth Cole shoes. You can trust that I’ll also spend extra quality time with my battery-operated Vidal Sassoon nose hair trimmer. If one is to impress, especially when the competition includes George Clooney, one must shine.
I will once again be on the red carpet on Sunday in Hollywood for the 80th annual Academy Awards. And I expect it to be more intense than usual what with all of Hollywood giddy over the end of the Writers Guild strike.
Still, somebody’s going to have to do a lot to surpass some of the sights and moments witnessed on previous red carpets.
Here are my five favorite moments from years gone by:
1. Bjork’s road kill dress. In 2001, the Icelandic songstress decided nothing could possibly be more haute couture than to wrap what appeared to be a deceased swan around her body.
2. Those “South Park” boys. At the 2000 Oscars, Matt Stone and Trey Parker arrived in drag. Parker was awash in a pink cotton dress that resembled what uppity Gwyneth Paltrow wore when she won best actress for “Shakespeare in Love.” The scene stealer, however, was Mr. Stone, who bared his bearded belly in a knockoff of Jennifer Lopez’ overly revealing greenish gown that featured a plunging neckline that never quit.
3. Kathy Griffin versus Dakota Fanning. OK, I know. This wasn’t at the Oscars. It was at the Golden Globes. But in 2005, the red-haired comic covered the red carpet for E! and upended Hollywood by joking that the then 10-year-old Fanning had gone into rehab. Especially unamused was Steven Spielberg, who was set to feature Fanning in his remake of “War of the Worlds.” He demanded an apology and Dreamworks threatened to place Griffin on a list of the banished. What did Griffin do? She put the whole affair into her stand-up act.
4. The charm of Will Smith. If all celebrities acted like him, the world would be a better place. At last year’s Oscars, he made a point of connecting with the public by crossing the red carpet’s demilitarized zone and getting face to face with fans in the bleachers.
5. “My eyes! My eyes!” For the 2000 Oscars, Angelina Jolie arrived with her brother James Haven. Both were draped from head to toe in Goth black. She clung to him on the red carpet. And after she won best supporting actress for “Girl, Interrupted” … they … locked … lips.
Do you enjoy watching celebrities on the red carpet? What moments do you remember most from past red carpet events?
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By oscarfever
February 21, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this
NO matter what Angelina Jolie does in her life, I cannot get the 2000 Oscars out of my mind. The grotesque display of affection with her brother and that gross lip lock are seared into my mind. I think the gigantic overblown lips the two of them share just add to the nightmare of it all. Surely Brad asked her about that. I would love to hear her explanation. I must say, one of my favorite moments was several years ago when Meryl Streep said she was wearing a size 14 gown. So nice to see a major star admit she’s real.