Oscar Livechat — no longer live, but still packed with chat.

Feb 25, 2011 11 Comments CATEGORIES: Uncategorized

Laura King and I hosted an Oscar livechat. Here’s the transcript. (Spoiler alert: There’s a lot of talk about dresses.)

Academy Awards live chat with Rainbow and Laura

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  • Jan said:

    Hi Rainbow!
    Three fashion trends of note:

    Lots of narrow dresses with high necks & short sleeves.

    Either very pale colors or tomato-red.

    Lots of texture in the fabric, from mirrors to nubby lace.

    My fave so far: The pale violet gown worn by Mila Kulis.

    Worst: Cate Blanchett; lots of weird pleating & an ugly circle shape on the bodice.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:00 pm
  • Jan said:

    Melissa Leo: The weird high collar looks like Elvis at his Vegas worst.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:11 pm
  • Rainbow Rowell (author) said:

    Just started watching. Mila looks gorgeous. Her super-low neckline manages to look pretty, not sleazy. How does she do that?

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:14 pm
  • Rainbow Rowell (author) said:

    Ai yi yi, Jesse Eisenberg’s hair looks bizarre. Like he was late to class.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:18 pm
  • Rainbow Rowell (author) said:

    Amy Adams is cracking me up. She’s trying so hard to keep her left hand on her hip.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:19 pm
  • Jan said:

    Jennifer Lawrence: That red-orange tank dress is a bit too “Baywatch” for me.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:24 pm
  • Rainbow Rowell (author) said:

    1. You’re right, Jan, Melissa Leo looks wild.

    2. And Russell Brand, who came with his mom, kind of looks like Weird Al. What is up with the hair tonight?

    3. I think I’m the only woman in America who isn’t crazy about Justin Timberlake. I could be stuck on an island with Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake, and I’d be like, “Does anybody have cards?”

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:26 pm
  • Jan said:

    Mila’s dress is a wonder of dressmaking construction.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:29 pm
  • Rainbow Rowell (author) said:

    Jan, I think I’m going to start the livechat — but I might have to take a 15-minute break. I’m waiting for a call from a Tim Halperin superfan. (Tim is Omaha’s American Idol.)

    EVERYBODY! Click through the link and chat with us!

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:29 pm
  • Jan said:

    Ugh, Reese. Not liking the white/black on her. Nicole Kidman, also ugh.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:30 pm
  • Jan said:

    I think Tim is going to go far.

    # 27 February 2011 at 7:31 pm