Here's a little clip of Mindy Kaling explaining her character (Disgust) on Inside out. No good clips of The Mindy Project online but it's a great show, sort of as if the Bridget Jones' Diary movie were good. Same Jane Austenesque origins.

I liked the back of Mindy Kaling's dress very much!

I'm a big fan of Mindy Kaling. I only watch a handful of shows and that is one. She is quite something. I think the show has suffered a bit since she married; like all shows that start with romantic tension do. The dress is very creative. I like the back better than the front.

As for the rest, I have to go see in the NYT. I never watch any award shows.

I love watching the Oscars. I thought Chris Rock had a tough job and handled it like a champ.

Favorites: The ABC women rocked it! Lara Spencer, Kelly Ripa and Robin Roberts were all spot on, IMO. Also loved Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Daisy Ridley

Least Favorites: Heidi Klum (I think her choices of late make her a questionable judge for Project Runway lol), Olivia Wilde, Kate Capshaw

I loved Dave Grohl's "Blackbird" during the Memorial Tribute.

yup, pretty awful. I am a Heidi fan, but this is just bad.

I didn't watch, but am enjoying the fashion recap this morning.

Oh, the color of this dress is just divine!

I think Charlotte Rampling's entire ensemble is just awful. The pattern of the dress is (IMO) hideous, and those pockets on the boobs? No.

Isla and Sacha look amazing, but as long as this appears to be a critique, I'm not crazy about the way his pants break over his shoes. ;-)

I don't know that this woman could look bad if she tried. I don't think this is the most flattering color on her, but I think she's still quite lovely.

Love this look. She's just so pretty. Hair and makeup = understated perfection.

Robin's body is a-maaaaaaa-zing!

Finally ... Oh, Amy. WHY???? "And then there's Maude ..."

Ok I vote for Isla Fisher and Daisy Ridley.

The Rampling dress id like w/o pockets

I agree about Sofia! I wish she had not played it so safe. It would be great for her to go all-out va-va-vooom!

I didn't watch, but I saw some highlights on the Today Show this morning. I thought Cate Blanchett looked beautiful. Love your first choice KSWL, but do not like your second choice.

I don't watch the show, but I love checking out the dresses the next day. My favorites were worn by Isla Fisher and Emily Blunt. Charlotte Riley looks lovely, but I would like the dress better if it covered a bit more of her breasts, just another inch on each side toward the center.

That Heidi Klum thing looks like a bridesmaid abomination

I was keeping track out of interest for Mad Max: Fury Road which was an exceptional action movie, really the best in many years. However it got snubbed for all the big awards which wasn't a huge surprise.

I did like Theron's outfit in Mad Max better...she looked like a million bucks in the movie. Tough in a Linda Hamilton Terminator 2 kinda way.

I thought Cate Blanchett and Isla Fisher were the standouts for looking absolutely gorgeous.

Heidi Klum is so beautiful, and I know she likes unusual fashion, but that is one of the most hideous dresses I have ever seen.

I vote for Isla Fisher, the Cate Blanchett dress I would have loved with a few less adornments. Love the colour!

I thought so too, Robo, and do not know why she wasn't nominated.

Like R. Witherspoon better in the pic here than in the times.

Don't care for the Robin (who?) dress and the Klum outfit is sheer horror. Every single thing about it is unflattering.

The Brie Larson dress is pretty but it doesn't really flatter her IMO. You see the dress, not the person.

I think this is cute as can be. Very Downton Abbey-esque, although some would probably say it's not appropriate since it's not floor length. Still, I like it.

I think this style of dress with the slit "up to there" that is apparently meant for the wearer to jut a leg out awkwardly while posing is just really, really stupid.

TR - you are so right about the thigh high slit with the jutting leg. It looks awkward, unflattering and downright silly.

Cate Blanchette was a vision - the color, the cut and fit of the gown were superb. I loved the navy blue on Sophia Vergara. It was a beautiful gown and she looked lovely, much better than some of the mermaid dresses she's worn in the past. Naomi Watts had a beautiful blue strapless gown and I found it rather refreshing that she didn't feel the need to flat a lot of cleavage.

For me the winners were Cate Blanchett (stunning, love the color), Isla Fisher and Olivia Munn. Least favorite.....Heidi Klum, Charlotte Rampling and all others with boobs hanging out all over the place and slits up to the navel.....those looks aren't flattering and are getting old IMO.

For anyone who actually watched the show, did you see when Sarah Silverman was presenting? I didn't notice what she was wearing when she walked out, but as she stood at the podium, all I could see was the top half of her from about the breasts up. She had something black and strapless. I can't put my finger on it, but it was like she was standing inside a cardboard tube. It was so tight that it was squeezing her at the top, but the dress itself did not move at all when she was talking and moving her arms. I don't know how else to describe it. I think you'd have had to see it to understand but it just looked so bizarre in the moment.

FWIW, I didn't watch the whole thing. I was working on something when it started. My dd was taping it, so I started watching it around 10:30. I fast forwarded through so much of it that I finished watching shortly after it finished airing about 90 minutes later. Best way to watch if you are going to watch at all.

I don't quite get all of the photos of the men. I mean, a black tux is a black tux, for the most part. Sure, a couple of them were a little different, but how much variety can there really be? I did see a picture of one fellow with his pants turned up at the ankle. He looked like he had just come in from digging clams.

Since I don't watch the live broadcast, I never paid much attention to the whole red carpet scene. I've just realized that they seem to move through like cattle. I saw three women carefully spaced in front of identical backdrops, all posing at once. *snap* *snap* NEXT! It reminded me of the photographer on the cruise ship, taking your picture as you exit for the day. 8x10 glossies will be available in the lobby!

I noticed that too 4kids -- the dress stayed in the same place even though she was moving her body -- it was a very strange bodice and it was strangely round (?) in the front of her chest?

I thought her whole look was very severe, including her hair.

Just saw the highlights this morning and agree with much of the above. Love Mindy Kaling even from her Office days. Appreciate her body confidence.

My main take-away is that someone should be fired for not suggesting during Lady Gaga's fitting, "Let's try this with some breast tape to keep the girls up."

(trying to downsize the photo, but can't. Really, though... they're just hanging there...)

Love Cate Blanchett and Brie Larson's dresses. Didn't care for Charlotte Rampling's dress but really hated the shoes--yikes, what a flashback to my comfortable dress pumps from 1984. For the Oscars???

I didn't watch either, but one of my favorites was Naomi Watts

And worst?

Heidi Klum or Olivia Wilde - what the hell was that supposed to be?

Another bad one. I don't know who Jacqueline West is, but she needs a new stylist!!

Very disappointing this year. I can remember loving the majority of dresses worn last year. Proof, money does NOT buy good taste. ;)

If one of the Guys here may opine....?

>>> If I didn't mention someone here, there's a reason....;-)

Here we go!

Charlotte Riley. Uffda!!! That look just made my jaw drop! And, NO...I'm not looking at cleavage vs Non-cleavage!!! Her whole look just makes do a triple-take!

Emily Blunt. WOW! Just WOW! Simple, elegant...& it just looks so pretty on her!

Tina Fey. Love that color & dress style, but it almost seems too tight?! DON'T like the severe/swept-back hair.

Margot Robbie. Don't know who she is, but WOW again!

Sacha Baron Cohen. Not BAD...but not great either. Just doesn't do anything for me style-wise.

Olivia Munn. Gorgeous....just gorgeous! Simple, beautiful shape. Arresting color!

Luciana Barosso. I love a good red on a dark-haired Lady! Mildly sexy, but not over-the-top so.

Naomi Watts. Oh my! Kinda busy-looking, but beautiful colors. And the necklace...wow!

Sofia V. Normally I'm just a puddle-of-goo looking at her, but this dress is just too "wavy" or something. I like the "twist" & glitter in the decolletage-area. It's sexy & sophisticated, but after that...just too flouncy on her. The hairstyle...no.

Whoopi?! Just.....no. Dear God no.....

Amy Poehler?! Same thing......nooooooo.

Sophie Turner. Liked it!

Olivia Wilde. Believe-it-or-no.....NO on this. Never cared for this on Women.

JG- Love her dress. Hair? NO.

Sarah Silverman. I like that!! That cut & flow on her...wow! That may be my favorite dress of all here!

Charlize Theron. God that Woman is stunning. Surprisingly...I DON'T like the top on this! The rest?! Wow! GORGEOUS shape, flow, & color!

THIS dress on her though....I just have no words....renders me incoherent! It's so amazing!!!!

(Faron dissolving into puddle now....)
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Faron

I watched Fashion Police and they had Tim Gunn on who trashed Heidi Klum's dress...big surprise. He also hated charlize's look and olivia wilde's look as being vulgar. His big point is to show the front or the back but that you should look dressed, not half naked.

Interestingly, while still not oscar worthy, it did look better on the runway...somehow that dress was simply too full for her even though she herself was a runway model.

On the runway, the valentino was "dressed" more with body jewelry that helped make it look less naked.

Olivia Wilde's dress was the pinafore to which I referred in the original post. Weird and unflattering, a total fail. I liked Naomi Watts dress but I think this is another example of the dress wearing her. Gaga's outfit was ill-conceived.

I hadn't seen that picture of Jacqueline West, whomever she is. Uh, no. What..? I thought Whoopi looked bad, but this one takes the prize.

lady gaga's outfit's length looks to be an inch or 2 too short... the top looks like it's got molded cups in it that makes her (obviously real!) boobs look like they're really hanging- it would look much better with a quick yank!!

i don't know charlotte rampling's style, but if she wanted a modest dress, i think she would have looked lovely in amy's kimono like dress- she could have even worn her pumps with it!!

i don't like HK's dress anymore on the runway- except it's in motion rather than all spread out, so it's a little less overwhelming... and the lavender colors look better with very pale skin...

whoppie's dress is a very good example of 'frumpy' or 'matronly', imo!! :)

Hey, at least Gaga's dress wasn't made of meat.

I just now went through each pic. I love anything fashion so I always enjoy looking at all of them and you all piqued my interest to see all and not just the few pictured here.

IMO, the hands down winner was Olivia Munn. Though I wasn't enthralled with the bright orange color it looked stunning on her. The lines of the dress were superb. I adored the simplicity and look how alluring she is without feeling the need to expose huge amounts of breast, legs, or the awful slit up to there look. Naomi Watts, Cate Blanchette, Isla Fisher, and Jennifer Garner all looked fabulous.

The hands down loser, IMO, was Jacqueline West, that was just a horrible look. Heidi Klum looked like she was trying on Mama's dress and stuck her head in the wrong opening. She is gorgeous but this dress was a huge fail. Olivia Wilde looked ridiculous. Why not just go topless if you feel the need to show that much?

Out of all the stars I was only familiar with a few of them. I guess I need to get out more.

Jacqueline West was pretty awful...what was she wearing? It looked like a wimple gone wrong.

JW's whole look was not attractive, hair included. also, although stockings wouldn't have improved her dress at all, they would have definitely dressed up her legs!!

My winner was Naomi Watts. (Turquoise Rose, your comments cracked me up)

So many pretty dresses. However, my vote for worst goes to Kate Winslett's black silk lame' dress. The woman is not slim or toned and the lame' just seemed to glisten at all the wrong spots. She looked like a hot mess. Her hair was not flattering at all.

The fabric looks like a radioactive garbage bag.

What is amazing is how much time and work goes into these dresses...it's really a tragedy when the fashion turns out to be a fail. Fashion police have a short piece on Christian Siriano who created the gown for Maria Menounos where he talks about the inspiration and the effort.

i think she looks nice in that style of dress, but a color besides black would also have been more flattering on her! i think her hair is fine tho- not fancy, but fine! :)

I think the fabric is awful too, but see nothing wrong with her hair. I like the fact that some of these women who are not slim or toned (but who look more like the majority of the rest of us) have the confidence to wear figure-hugging fashions. I think their bodies are every bit as beautiful as those who are thinner and tighter.

I see nothing wrong with Kate's dress other than the fabric. She may not be slim, but I certainly wouldn't call her flabby. She is real looking.

I wish my arms were as toned as hers!

She and Leo just look great, IMO.

The photos of Kate and Leo together were some of my favorite shots of the night. I think she looked beautiful and happy. She was also in some great shots with Alicia Vikander and someone else (forgot who) and there was speculation she (Kate) had announced a pregnancy. Truly speculation on someone's part though.

Uffda....had to look up the JW dress everyone is trashing. Oh dear God....HIDEOUS comes to mind!

And Whoopi?! My God....the NFL-Combine was just finishing up this weekend too. Just sayin'. Now DON'T harp on me for being "mean" here!!! It's mild compared to other things I've heard....

Faron

Ok, you get a freebie for making me laugh a whole day with that bird video! But I love Whoopie : )

http://www.ew.com/gallery/oscars-2016-best-worst-dressed/2502853_best-olivia-munn

I just had to post Olivia. Her dress embodies everything I love in fashion! Her beauty is allowed to shine because the dress is simple and elegant. This proves less is more IMO.