Nicole Kidman

So the votes have been counted, the little gold bald guys have gone home with the winners and the last of the drunk celebrities have been swept off the floor. Now comes the stuff we really care about…who looked good on the red carpet and who looked like they need to fire their stylist.

This year the fashions at the Academy Awards were all about being bold and taking risks. Some of it worked and some of it flopped. Here is my totally uninformed, uneducated, based soley on what made me go “wow” or “yech” Oscar fashion recap.

Fashion winners:

Helen Mirren not only won Best Actress, but she has to be up for Best Dressed as well. She looked gorgeous in a Christian Lacroix gown. Cate Blanchett was oh so sexy in a Swarovski crystal studded Armani dress that clung to her body like Brad Pitt when she got shot in Babel.

Penelope Cruz is sitting on my fashion fence. I loved the top of her Versace gown, but the bottom is questionable. Somehow it mostly works for her, but I’m advising her to avoid feathers in the future.

Nicole Kidman was stunning, as always, in a bright red Balenciaga halter gown with a big ol’ bow one one shoulder. I wasn’t sold on the bow, but then I saw her face and remembered why she can do no wrong. Gorgeous! Hopefully Tom Cruise was kicking himself just a little bit when she hit the stage.

Kate Winslet was channeling her inner Greek godess in a one shoulder Valentino. She may not have had a snowball’s chance in hell at winning this year, but girlfriend looked fabulous. The hair, make-up, jewlery…just perfect.

So those are my picks for style winners. These were the women who made me say, “wow, she’s so beautiful. Bitch.” Now go visit my post on the fashion losers. You know that’s what you really want to read.

Nicole Kidman was sent to the hospital after a minor mishap (car crash) on the set of her new movie “The Invasion.” She’s unhurt and returned to the set to resume filming. See, not even a car crash can wrinkle that brow.

Here’s the official statement:

There was an accident involving a rigged camera vehicle on the set of THE INVASION Wednesday night (1/24/07) in Los Angeles. Nicole Kidman was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. She was released shortly thereafter. No other actors were involved in the scene at the time of the incident. Two additional crew members sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision. The production took the appropriate steps following the incident to ensure the safety of the cast and crew. Production resumed Wednesday evening and Kidman will return to the set on Thursday, January 25.

I have no idea how something like this could happen. I mean look at the pictures. There’s only like seven or eight people hanging on to the sides of this car as it careens through the streets. We did that in college all the time and we never hit anything…or maybe we did and the Jell-O shots just helped us bounce right back off. Way to shake it off, Nicole. If it has been Lindsay Lohan she would have been “recovering” in a bar by now.

After teasing us a few times Keith Urban is really and truly and officially out of rehab. And the newly sober Mr. Kidman is ready to hit the road again.

From The ShowBuzz:

Freundlich said Urban finished rehab over the weekend and will go to Germany this week for promotional appearances. The tour dates are still being finalized, but after the club shows he will play arenas in Australia in May and in the U.S. and Canada in June. Last week a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, reported that Urban is planning a world tour in April or May. Despite Urban’s absence for promotion, the album reached No. 1 on the country chart and spawned the hit singles “Once in a Lifetime” and “Stupid Boy.”

I can’t believe that this guy was out of action the whole time and his album still hit No. 1. No photo ops, no tour, no promos and the album goes to the top. I didn’t know people actually relied on their talent and the quality of their music to sell records anymore. How old fashioned.

Unless Nicole Kidman has like a million copies of his cd stashed in their garage. Now that would be supportive.

Keith Urban has been released from dry dock just in time to see this picture hit the blogs. If Keith ever needs a reason to stay sober all he needs to do is look at this terrifying picture of drunker times with ugly chicks.

Amanda Wyatt, a 23 year old model, has publicly announced that she had an affair with the highlighted country singer right up until he married Nicole Kidman,

When we made love he never used protection…He told me that he liked that I didn’t pressurise [sic] him to get married or have babies…I tried not to fall in love with him but we were together throughout the whole time he was dating Nicole and engaged to her, right through 2005 and to around May 2006….I’m sorry if I hurt Nicole but I just want to tell the truth and move on. I hope that she finds happiness with him but Keith is a deeply troubled man. I hope for her sake that he sorts himself out. She deserves better.

And if that little confession isn’t enough to cleanse her soul, the “in no way out for attention and my fifteen minutes of fame” model (model of what I don’t know) has another belated Christmas gift for Keith.

He drank constantly his favourite was Crown Royal Reserve whisky and he did drugs. Ecstasy, cocaine, pot you name it…Looking back, I rarely saw him sober. He’d work during the day but the bourbon would be flowing and, at night, he’d take ecstasy and coke. We partied constantly.

Nothing says love like trying to ruin a man’s marriage and sobriety.

Proving that she is the queen of all things good and pure, Nicole Kidman isn’t going to let a little thing like alcoholism ruin Christmas.

The National Ledger reports:

A new report claims that Keith will be released from treatment for alcohol addiction soon and the pair will be reunited and Nicole is planning their Christmas celebration.

“Keith’s thrilled. He loves Nic’s kids and desperately wants a stable family life as much as she does.”

Keith, don’t stress. You’re following Tom Cruise. You can get rip roaring drunk and hump the Christmas tree and you will still be the most stable man in this family.

Nicole Kidman tops this year’s list as the highest paid actress. While she hasn’t had that many high grossing movies, Nicole still commands $17 million per picture.

So in the past year or so, Nicole has married handsome, talented and successful Keith Urban, discovered a way to actually start looking younger and she can ask for $17 million dollars for a few months work…with a straight face!

Not a bad way to rebound from a divorce. Maybe Katie/Kate has something to look forward to after all.

Here’s the rest of the top ten list.

Nicole Kidman $16M - $17M
Reese Witherspoon $15M
Renee Zellweger $15M
Drew Barrymore $15M
Cameron Diaz $15M
Halle Berry $14M
Charlize Theron $10M
Angelina Jolie $10M
Kirsten Dunst $8M - $10M
Jennifer Aniston $8M