With Oscars producers teasing that they’re shaking up the ceremony this year, we’re all waiting for details on just what that means. Turns out step one is a biggie: They’re letting the public vote…for the dresses! (You didn’t really think the Academy would turn over its precious precious voting power to us mere plebes, did you?)
Starting today, over at the Oscars site (warning: registration required) readers can vote for a dress that will be worn by the person who has the very important job of not dropping the golden statuette until it can be handed over to its rightful owner. (And technically, you’re voting not just for the dress but the model who will get to do the presenting, too. How very Project Runway of the Academy!)
The seven nominated dresses (pictured after the jump) vary from standard to spectacular, and the designers range from up-and-comers to established names like Maria Pinto and Robert Rodriguez. Looking through the choices, it strikes me that some of these dresses — like Marianne Kooimans’ dramatically embroidered one-shouldered gown — would be beautiful on a nominee, but just distracting on a trophy presenter. So, personally, I’m rooting for Maria Pinto’s silver column gown, which is interesting enough that it’ll give me something to admire during the ceremony’s slow moments (I’m looking at you, PriceWaterhouseCoopers!) but not so captivating that it’ll detract from the tears that we can only hope Kate/Angelina/Anne will be shedding up there.
What do you think PopWatchers -– which of these dresses do you want to see on stage at the Oscars? Vote in our poll, after the jump, and then we’ll see how PopWatchers’ sartorial opinions stack up against the rest of the country’s come Feb. 22!
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I think you mixed up the Sam Kori George and Marianne Kooimans. They are reversed on Oscar.com.
Or not. It just changed. Weird….
“…not so captivating that it’ll detract from the tears that we can only hope Kate/Angelina/Anne will be shedding up there.”
EXCUSE ME??!!!
Meryl Streep and Viola Davis will be accepting the BA and BSA awards, so these other actresses can check themselves. mmmkay?
They’re all very nice (I voted for Robert Rodriguez – good black/white mix) but I don’t think any of them are gaudy/spangled/day-glo enough to distract from the big stars. I mean, no one’s going to be saying ‘Hey, didja see what the trophy-holder lady was wearing at the Oscars last night?’ at the coffee machine.
What’s with all the white? Half these look more like glorified/destroyed wedding gowns than Oscar frocks.
Totally too many wedding gowns. Actually I’ll go for the Conroy. It’s kinda weird, but interesting, in a drab deconstructed kind of way. And the palette definitely will let the stars, and the statuette, shine. Kooimans and Del Rosario are red-carpety. Actually del Rosario’s is kinda … Dynasty.
Can’t decide between the Rosario and the George :/