Last night was the Tony Awards, one of the biggest parties of New York, a celebration of Broadway and singing and dancing and acting. This year, Sean Hayes was the host, and by all accounts, he did a wonderful job. Sean opened the show with a little appearance from his friend Kristin Chenoweth, who defended him against Newsweek’s homophobic critic. They responded the only way they could – by making out in front of the packed audience. Sean looks like a good kisser!
I have to admit, I didn’t watch it, not because I really have anything against the theatre, it’s just that I don’t think the Tonys are a particularly exciting awards show. However, the Tonys went Hollywood this year, and several big “names” won awards. Denzel Washington took home best actor in a non-musical, and his Fences costar Viola Davis (Oscar nominated for Doubt) took home Best Actress. Also receiving awards: Scarlett Johansson for best featured performance (it’s like a supporting actress award), and Catherine Zeta-Jones for her work in musical A Little Night Music. For a complete recap, go to HuffPo or People Magazine. From here, I just wanted to cover the fashion.
I liked Scarlett Johansson’s dress and styling a lot. For once, Scar didn’t get anything wrong. Great dress, great fit, great makeup and decent hair. Does she give off the faint whiff of “corpsey”? Sure. But she doesn’t look deathly, so that’s an improvement.
Katie Holmes was a presenter… with Daniel Radcliffe. Is Daniel really, really short or is Katie just that tall? Probably both. The dress is meh. The color is okay, I guess, but it washes her out, and it doesn’t look long enough. Like it’s a dress meant for Suri. Daniel looks adorable, though.
I love Viola Davis, seen here with Denzel. I’ve loved her for many years, ever since that show she did with Sam Waterston. So I’ve followed her career, and can I just say something? She has the right idea with her style, she really does. She likes to look a bit sexy on the red carpet, and her makeup and hair usually look awesome. But she consistently has fabric issues with her dresses/gowns. This acid yellow-green is hideous, and it’s only because I like Viola that I think it looks okay.
Okay, seriously, how much work has Catherine Zeta-Jones had? She’s so beautiful, but looking through all of these photos of her… she looks like a 50-something woman who recently had an extreme facelift. Oh, I think the dress is Versace. It’s really pretty.
F-ck me, how much do I love Cate Blanchett? On anyone else, this suit would be a disaster. On Cate, it’s AMAZING.
Jada…girl, stop. This sh-t ain’t good. Why are you even there? And why are wearing that sh-t?
….Ricky Martin…?…
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. Is it just me, or has Antonio gone in for a little work too? He looks very young and refreshed. Although I suspect anyone would look young and fresh standing next to Melanie. No offense to Melanie, who I actually like. But yikes.
Ugh, I do not care for Naomi Watts’ dress at all. It may be high-fashion and all, but that color on a fair-skinned blonde makes it seem like Liev Schreiber is standing next to an statue of oatmeal. Liev looks cute, though. A bit squinty.
Angela Lansbury! She got some kind of lifetime achievement something or other. She looks so f-cking good. I love when older gals wear red. My verdict: Angela is best dressed at the Tonys.
My God, will you look at Helen Mirren’s body? It’s insane how amazing she looks. I even like the simple dress, with what I can only imagine is a sprig of mistletoe on her boob.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Queen. Aretha!!!! That’s it. We have to end it on Aretha. All you other bitches can just go home.
angela L looks beautiful.
zeta jones has make smudges or something on the top of her dress.
I LOVE Liev Schreiber, I have for many, many, many years. So awesome.
Daniel Radcliff looks like a hobbit.
Dame Helen, Cate and Angela Lansbury are all looking pretty hot.
Zeta jones looks like the joker
Catherine Zeta Jones is looking… different. Love Cate, Dame Helen and Angela. Daniel Radcliffe looks like a little child standing next to Katie. What was she doing there anyway?! Oh yeah, she was once on Broadway. (It’s totally got nothing to do with her being Tiny Tom’s disciple)
Zeta Jones’ eye makeup is a radical departure from her usual, adding to the strange look of her face. The bangs as well. She looks beautiful, but not herself. Not good Catherine!
aretha boobs and jada’s oversaturated oily body killed the red carpet.
@Jazz: Tiny Tom’s Disciple…LOVE IT! LOL!
CZJ does NOT look good with bangs this short. Michael Douglas looks miserable.
Angela and Helen take the cake, in my opinion.
Cate Blanchett looks like she is wearing a suit from the color-forms set (now I am aging myself!) But her outfit looks like a cartoon. I don’t know how else to describe it.
Might I add, I don’t care how gay Sean Hayes is, I would TOTALLY do him!
Angela Landsbury looks better than any of the woman.
CJZ doesn’t even remotely look like herself anymore. She has to be older than she claims. That is the face of a woman way into her 40’s that has had surgery.
Does Liv have a giant head or is that just the angle?
I watched a bit of this last night, including Angela Lansbury receiving an Honourary something or rather. Interesting speech, in that she talked about being a WWII refugee on Broadway. Sadly, her dress doesn’t move well – the cowl swings in an unfortunate way, and until I realized that, I thought that she wasn’t wearing a bra. But the colour is great!
Aretha killed Snuffelupagus! Oh NOOOOOOOO!!!
Cate looks amazing! Love AL’s dress, and Dame Helen is classy as always.
Michael Douglas and his stony stare is getting old. Looks like he is sharing the botox needle with CZJ, but at least she isn’t inflating her lips. Her makeup and hair are so unflattering. She was so absolutely beautiful as recently as that cooking movie she stared in!
Jada Pinkett Smith – lay off the Crisco. Your fugness doesn’t need to be highlighted.
Melanie Griffith doesn’t look too bad. Maybe she’s stopped the whatever she was doing to her face?
Katie Holmes looks bedraggled. Fashion icon??? Jackie Kennedy??? Maybe in a horror parody on her life!
Daniel Radcliffe is cute. Shame he wasn’t paired with a shorter actress to present.
Angela Lansbury looks fantastic. Same for Helen Mirren. – How does she keep such a killer figure at her age?
I want one of those little DanRads! He’s so cute! 😉
Cate the Great looks wonderful as usual 😀
I’d just like the point out that the bodice on Katie’s dress was unbelievably tight. She has a wonderful body and that dress gave her back fat and side cleavage. Horrible dress.
Don’t know why they paired Dan Radcliffe and Holmes together. They looked odd. Katie’s dress had a horrible fit and her hair looked half done like she’d run out of time.
Loved Mirren and Landsbury’s looks… not so sure on Cate’s shiny number and I love her but I’m a bit over her plunging necklines.
You had a question mark for Ricky Martin… he’s been on Broadway before in Les Mis and will be appearing in Evita (they said “soon to appear” I thought that meant sometime this year, no, on Broadway that means Fall 2012). He’s bona fide theatre person unlike Jada Pinky Smith. Why the hell was she there? Ugh.
Sean Hayes (and KC) were great! Chris Noth or his direction was totally cocked up. The sheer unbridled joy shown by the Memphis cast, writers, producers et al at winning best musical was uplifting. But a little too much of everything overall.
Um, CZJ is a beautiful woman, but on top of some kind of surgery, she has smoker’s mouth….ie, after years of smoking, the skin around her mouth tightens in a weird way from smoking….she should quit now and the muscles might relax a little.
Douglas looks like a corpose/ghost standing next to her. he should darken his hair a little.
kate B. and helen mirren=always gorgeous. and kate can get away with a space age suit and look fun and cool in it. she’s so great.
the rest of them-meh. jada’s so ridiculous. to the point of entertainment. b/c she takes herself so seriously as an ‘artist’. lol.
Helen Mirren is hot for an old lady.
Kate B obviously was inspired by an inter-galactic form, Helen Mirren..oy vey! if I have a splash of her sexiness when I reach 60 I would be so happy. KZJ must have used the same surgeon as her hubby, pull it tight baby! And last note, realized Liev does have a HUGE head..holy cow!
I love Viola Davis, too, but I think you’re thinking of Regina Taylor as the actress who starred in I’LL FLY AWAY with Sam Waterston. Both wonderful actresses!
Love Sean and Kristin!
Scarlett, Angela, and Helen all look great. Cate B is a kooky dresser, but I always like it somehow.
Katie looks like a giant mess. Bad hair, ill fitting gown, plus she and Daniel look fairly ridiculous together.
Why does Jada’s face always look so tight and painful? Overall, not a pretty look.
I like CJZ’s gown, but…wow. It looks like someone glued her eyelashes to her head. She was so pretty, what is she doing to herself? She looks so much older recently (I do think she’s older than she claims), but still looks like a spring chicken next to Michael, yikes.
Liev whatever his name is ……..I dont see the attraction. Yuk!
Cate Blanchette is gorgeous, space suit & all.
katie holmes always looks like she just rolled out of bed.
melanie’s heart tattoo is so trailer trash. ugh.
jada is SO severe looking. maybe if she put on a little weight and did something soft with her hair, yes?
czj needs to stop with the botox or whatever – she is looking perpetually shocked these days. michael just looks grim.
love me some sean hayes.
Just curious Do you think Denzel, ScarJO and CZJ deserve their Tony’s or are the Tony’s catering to the movie stars? THe more stars higher ticket sales. Just asking?
Pairing Katie Holmes with wee Danny Radcliffe makes Tom Cruise seem suddenly taller.
CZJ has tweaked herself to within an inch of Lindsay Price.
I want to be Cate Blanchett when I grow up.
There’s nothing “ok” about Katie Holmes look. Her dress is terrible-shape and color, makeup doesnt match her skin tone, crappy posture, and HER HAIR. Was she so exhausted from detoxing she couldnt be bothered to at least slick it into a pony tail? It looks like she was in a sauna mere minutes before hitting the stage. What happened to her cuteness? Remember her Posh Beckham stage w/ cute bobs and designer wear? WTH happened?
Jada was there bc she and her husband produced the nominated FELA. Seriously, do some research. And she looked good ad always, very youthful unlike most of the other women.
I would not even have recognized Antonio Banderas! How creepy is he now?
Katie Holmes looks like she has confused herself with Suri.
CZJ is one tough broad. She is looking like Minnie Mouse!
CZJ? Ouch! Not a pretty sight last evening made worse by her performance. Off-key, poorly phrased, inappropriate gestures and mugging for the song. Yes, I with absolutely no musical talent, could have trumped her singing.
Unlike most here, I thought CB’s shiny suit made her look emaciated and deformed–her shoulders looked welded to her arms. Moreover, she’s starved herself enough and needs a meal. Totally, not pretty.
Tony Awards far more entertaining than the Academy Awards. The former dishes up real entertainment and, overall, better acceptance speeches.
The best for last, I agree with the majority that Sean Hayes did a fabulous job last night. I think he’s gonna have to fight off the straight women cuz for my money, he’s hot!! And oh so talented. I was blown away by his opening musical number. Who’d have thunk he could tickle those keys like a pro pianist!
Must be my baby boomer eyes but Cate Blanchettlooked scary to me..a walking skeleton…
Best Tony’s in years!
Helen Mirren. God should be as good to me!
Angela is the best! I love her. Sean Hayes was hysterical. Love him & loved him in Promises, Promises. Scarjo went on and on too long. If you haven’t seen Promises Promises, go see it!
CZJ makeup is terrible… it’s not necessary to match it to your dress. You think her toenails are the same colour?
that dress make katie’s hips look really wide
Cate looks like Ziggy Stardust! Love it but she’s way too skinny!
Katie Holmes – has to be the worst dressed of all the very wealthy celebs. All that cash, clothes and stylists at her disposal and the best she can come with is THAT???
Aretha is so Diva, I love her! lol
Cate is ahmazing as well.
OMG Katie Holmes!! She looks like she was dipped in a can of mushroom soup. What a HORRIBLE dress…and what did she DO to her hair???? Or not do as the case may be. She’s a bit old to be doing the ingenue thing…remember when she was going out with Tom? She always looked fab…but this…UGH