JEREMY SCOTT, ANNA SUI, DESIGUAL

New York Fashion Week is over and this NOT a round up of THE best collections, or THE trends for next fall, but rather my personal take featuring seven collections that had, as the headline advertises, color, luxury and sophistication with a little extra oomph. Marc Jacobs modulates that sophistication and combines it with unexpected luxury. Jeremy Scott gives us plenty of pop and zing, as always. Prouenza Schouler this season gave us a new, freed-up direction with these fresh silhouettes. Anna Sui’s collection was a variation on her signature boho chic. Desigual, Delpozo and The Blonds both provided color, kooky glitz AND glamour (The Blonds looks could go DIRECTLY to the Drag Race runway.) For more pics of these collections and all of the Fashion Week poop, check out The Cut.

MARC JACOBS

MARC JACOBS

MARC JACOBS

PROENZA SCHOULER

PROENZA SCHOULER

PROENZA SCHOULER

ANNA SUI

ANNA SUI

ANNA SUI

DESIGUAL

DESIGUAL

DESIGUAL

JEREMY SCOTT

JEREMY SCOTT

JEREMY SCOTT

DELPOZO

DELPOZO

DELPOZO

THE BLONDS

THE BLONDS

THE BLONDS

(via The Cut)

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They are just right around the corner, kids. Is your stylist hauling looks over to the Four Seasons Beverly Hills for a fitting? Are you picking out some Neil Lane jewels? Hey, what about that speech? What if you do FINALLY win? (Third time’s a charm, Bradley Cooper.) You know there’s always one memorable one of the night and the rest are pretty predictable. Need some help? Well, Vulture has come to the rescue (J.K. Simmons are you listening?) Why not try the Oscar Acceptance-Speech Generator? Just pick a category, add a few key words, and you’re good-to-go! Best of luck, Marion Cotillard, you’ll need it!

(via Vulture)

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Are you having an Academy Award‘s viewing party? It doesn’t take much; a TV, (cocktails!), some colored pens and pencils… You can turn The Wow Report‘s FREE Color-By-Number Oscar Ballot (created by me, Trey Speegle) into a party for 2 or 20. Click on the image to enlarge for a hi-res version to print out. (It’s designed for oversized 11 x 17″ paper, but it’ll reduce to an 8.5 x 11″ standard sheet.) It doesn’t include every single nominated category, but do you really want to try to guess “Best Sound Effects Editing?” If so, the full list of nominees is below. You know the odds-on winners for the major categories, right? Barring a MAJOR upset, here’s a little cheat-sheet with my predictions for the top row:

Best Actor, Michael Keaton. Best Actress, Julianne Moore. Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons. Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Arquette. Best Director, between Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater, but I’d give it to Linklater (Anderson will likely get Best Original Screenplay). Best Picture, Boyhood, but I wish it would Birman, as it’s my fave of the year.

If you take pics of your coloring party and completed ballots, tag them #coloroscar @wowreport, and you may see them on The Wow Report next week. Just to make it more fun, you could make it a drinking game too! Take a sip every time you hear Boyhood, Birdman or Budapest. Cheers!

Best Picture
“American Sniper”- Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
“The Imitation Game”- Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
“Selma”- Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“The Theory of Everything”- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
“Whiplash”- Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers

Best Actor
Steve Carell- “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper- “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch- “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Eddie Redmayne- “The Theory of Everything”

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall- “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke- “Boyhood”
Edward Norton- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo- “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons- “Whiplash”

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard- “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones- “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore- “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike- “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon- “Wild”

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette- “Boyhood”
Laura Dern- “Wild”
Keira Knightley- “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Meryl Streep- “Into the Woods”

Best Animated Feature
“Big Hero 6”- Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
“The Boxtrolls”- Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”- Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
“Song of the Sea”- Tomm Moore and Paul Young
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”- Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

Best Adapted Screenplay
“American Sniper”- Jason Hall
“The Imitation Game”- Graham Moore
“Inherent Vice”- Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Theory of Everything”- Anthony McCarten
“Whiplash”- Damien Chazelle

Best Original Screenplay
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher”- Max Frye and Dan Futterman
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
“Nightcrawler”- Dan Gilroy

Best Cinematography
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Robert Yeoman
“Ida”- Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
“Mr. Turner”- Dick Pope
“Unbroken”- Roger Deakins

Best Costume Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Milena Canonero
“Inherent Vice”- Mark Bridges
“Into the Woods”- Colleen Atwood
“Maleficent”- Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
“Mr. Turner”- Jacqueline Durran

Best Director
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher”- Bennett Miller
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson
“The Imitation Game”- Morten Tyldum

Best Documentary Feature
“CitizenFour”- Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
“Finding Vivian Maier”- John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
“Last Days in Vietnam”- Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
“The Salt of the Earth”- Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
“Virunga”- Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”- Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
“Joanna”- Aneta Kopacz
“Our Curse”- Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
“The Reaper (La Parka)”- Gabriel Serra Arguello
“White Earth”- J. Christian Jensen

Best Film Editing
“American Sniper”- Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
“Boyhood”- Sandra Adair
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Barney Pilling
“The Imitation Game”- William Goldenberg
“Whiplash”- Tom Cross

Best Foreign Language Film
“Ida”- Poland
“Leviathan”- Russia
“Tangerines”- Estonia
“Timbuktu”- Mauritania
“Wild Tales”- Argentina

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
“Foxcatcher”- Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
“Guardians of the Galaxy”- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

Best Original Score
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Alexandre Desplat
“The Imitation Game”- Alexandre Desplat
“Interstellar”- Hans Zimmer
“Mr. Turner”- Gary Yershon
“The Theory of Everything”- Jóhann Jóhannsson

Best Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome”- “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory”- “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful”- “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”- “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars”- from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Best Production Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game”- Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar”- Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods”- Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner”- Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Best Animated Short Film
“The Bigger Picture”- Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper”- Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast”- Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton”- Torill Kove
“A Single Life”- Joris Oprins

Best Live Action Short Film
“Aya”- Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham”- Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)”- Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh”- Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
“The Phone Call”- Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Best Sound Editing
“American Sniper”- Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”- Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar”- Richard King
“Unbroken”- Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Best Sound Mixing
“American Sniper”- John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar”- Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken”- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
“Whiplash”- Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Best Visual Effects
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”- Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
“Guardians of the Galaxy”- Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
“Interstellar”- Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past”- Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

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The Fabulous Beekman Boys are celebrating the Chinese New Year, “Year of the Goat“, with a live “goat cam” set up at their Beekman 1802 farm so we can keep an eye on those sweet babies. Nothing dramatic happens, but let’s face it, cats are always getting WAY to much attention and this well-deserved goat love provides some balance. Watch here.

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Trending of the hashtag #unitetheseven is underway as the first image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman was tweeted out by Director of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of the Justice, Zach Snyder. Momoa, known for his most famous role on Game of Thrones, looks like he’s been training to play the sea dwelling hero Khal Drogo his entire life. It’s just, I can’t. Click TO SEE WHAT I MEAN.

Momoa’s Aquaman is far more dark and grity than the blonde haired, orange suit that we remember, but who’s mad?

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Click over to see photos by Jason King from the RuPaul’s Drag Race season seven LA premiere! These Queens killed it on the stage with their performance. These photos totally capture the excitement of being there!

But first… take a selfie with Shangela

Trixie Mattel

Violet Chachki

Jaidynn Fierce

Tempest DuJour

Sasha Belle

Shangela

Pearl

Mrs. Kasha Davis

Miss Fame

Max

Katya

Kennedy Davenport

Kandy Ho

Jasmine Masters

Ginger Minj

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John Polly from Extra Lap Recap talks to the season 7 queens and celebrities on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race at The Mayan in Downtown Los Angeles! Find out why everyone was talking about their asses after the jump!

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Tina Belcher: Riot Grrrrl. Makes sense to me. She is a strong, sensual woman, you know. In the video for Sleater Kinney’s “New Wave,” the band members put on a private performance in Tina’s bedroom. Gene and Louise join, and the Belcher kids rock out while the whole thing turns into one big psychedelic dance party. Pretty amazing stuff. 

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San Francisco based pop artist Jason Mecier creates outrageous 3-D mosaic portraits of treasured pop culture icons. You’ve seen his Ru, his Lisa Vanderpump, his Justin Timberlake, and his Honey Boo-Boo, of course – all gorgeously rendered from candy and jewelry and common household objects. Now he’s done an absolutely uncanny portrait of Big Freedia that he’ll be showing EXCLUSIVELY at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery for our “Big Freedia: Twerk of Art” exhibit. (SPOILER ALERT: It’s a MATTRESS!)

“Big Freedia: Twerk of Art” will also feature works by & inspired by the New Orleans Bounce SENSATION Big Freedia in honor of the 3rd season premiere of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce on Fuse. Besides Jason’s amazing portrait, you can also check out original photographs by the Queen Diva herself, cheekily celebrating the New Orleans twerk culture. The exhibit will also feature new works by artists Sham Ibrahim, and Kenneth Leslie. It’s going to be AMAZING!

And YOU’RE is invited! If you are in the LA area, please stop by and give us some love! RSVP to events@worldofwonder!

Check out the gallery of Jason’s past work, below.

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“We’re all going to fucking DIE!” gasped international starlet and RuPaul’s Battle of the Seasons MC, Michelle Visage, when I spoke to her on the phone just moments ago. Her tour bus – carrying THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS DRAG QUEENS – broke down earlier this afternoon in Angola, Indiana, en route to Cleveland, Ohio, where they were to perform at a sold-out concert venue. She muttered something about a ball bearing getting stuck in a wheel, but frankly, her voice was weak, and it trailed off before she could finish the sentence.

Visage, and the rest of the girls (including Raja, Alaska, BenDeLaCreme, Ivy Winters, Jinkx Monsoon, Manila Luzon, and Sharon Needles) are currently huddled together on the bus, in a closed garage, that is SLOWLY FILLING UP WITH CARBON MINOXIDE! It’s been SEVEN HOURS, so it’s only a matter of time before the oxygen runs out and THEY ALL DIE!

“Michelle! Michelle!” I screamed. “If you don’t make it… what do you want people to remember you for?”

Moments passed. Too many moments. I thought she had already perished. Finally she cleared her throat and whispered: “Eyeliner…”

“Yes? And…?”

“…tits…. and CLASS!”

She then handed the phone to Alaska, who bravely gave the following statement: “I would gladly die for art. It would be an honor and a privilege to die in such splendid company.”

And then the phone went dead.

UPDATE:

Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio, has announced that Friday night’s performance of RuPaul’s Drag Race Tour has been postponed as the tour bus carrying DRAG ROYALTY is broken down in Angola, Ind., with no chance of arriving in time for the 9 p.m. curtain.

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They’re here! They’re here! And it’s all about A$$, A$$, A$$! As you may already know, Monday is the premiere party/opening of “Big Freedia: Twerk of Art” in the WOW Storefront Gallery and even if you can’t make it on Monday night, you can be a part of the show by owning the T-shirt! Click over to see how you can get your Big Freedia, and if you’re in the Los Angeles area, click over to see how you can attend!

BUY THE “BIG FREEDIA: TWERK OF ART T-SHIRT”!

If you’re in Los Angeles and want to attend the “Big Freedia: Twerk” of Art show at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery on Hollywood Blvd, RSVP to events@worldofwonder.net!

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On a very special Oscar edition of Dirty Dish with Lady Bunny, Bun Bun educates everyone on the 2015 Oscar nominations for Best Picture. (Need a cheat sheet? Get one of Trey Speegle’s Color-By-Number Ballots!) What does she have to say about your favorite? Well, you’ll just have to watch what falls out of her filthy mouth after the jump!

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Alan Rickman
Ashley Greene
Billy Baldwin
Brendan Sexton III
Charlotte Church
Christine Ebersole
Christopher Atkins
Chuck Palahniuk
Corbin Bleu
David Geffen
Ellen Page
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Kelsey Grammer
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Melanie Laurent
Nicole Parker
Tyne Daly
Vanessa Feltz
William Peterson
Wish Bone

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Spider Martin – Dr. King Leads The March Along With James Forman Of SNCC And Reverend Jessie Douglas Around The State Capitol In Montgomery, March 25, 1965

Charles Moore, Martin Luther King Jr. Addressing A Meeting Of The Montgomery Improvement Association, Which Was Founded In 1955 To Organize The Bus Boycott. A Year Later, The Bus System Was Integrated, 1958

“Selma March 1965” features over 150 photographs depicting the three Selma-to-Montgomery marches that rocked the nation and galvanized the Civil Rights Movement in 1965. Gallerist Stephen Kasher says:

“Never before in New York or any other gallery has the work of photographers James Barker, Spider Martin and Charles Moore been brought together like this. By combining their work, the exhibition captures in a new way the angst, courage and chaos of this seminal moment in American history.”

As the Academy Award nominated film illustrates, on March 7th, 1965, Alabama state troopers and a local posse attacked civil rights demonstrators in Selma, stopping a planned peaceful march to the state capitol in Montgomery, wounding many innocent marchers. Filmed and photographed, “Bloody Sunday” instantly caused nationwide outrage. Days later, another march, led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was turned back. A third, ultimately successful march left Selma on March 21, arriving in Montgomery five days later. By then, President Lyndon B. Johnson, pushed by Dr. King and the horrific images of brutality captured by Martin, Moore and others, had introduced the Voting Rights Act to Congress, which became law later that year.

“Together the images on display present a complex, compelling tableau that is both monumental and intimate, brave and vulnerable. The exhibit is inspiring, but also a chilling reminder that those who fight for social justice do at great risk, with no guarantee that their efforts will be successful – though sometimes they are, if only partially.” –Steven Kasher

“Selma March 1965″ commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches as well as the Voting Rights Act they catalyzed. It is the 30th public exhibition that Kasher has organized of photography of the Civil Rights Movement. The exhibition opens at Steven Kasher Gallery Thursday, March 5th, 6–8 PM and runs through April 18th, 2015. It will be attended by James Barker, Tracy Martin and Michelle Moore Peel.

Charles Moore – Many Celebrities Joined The March To Montgomery And Entertained The Marchers On Wednesday Evening. Joan Baez And Harry Belafonte, 1965

Spider Martin, The Third March Makes Its Way Through Lowndes Country Under Armed Guard, March 21, 1965

Charles Moore – Sherriff’s Deputies Prepare To Confront Marchers, Selma, Alabama, March 7, 1965

Spider Martin – Hosea Williams And John Lewis Confront Troopers On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965

Charles Moore – Almost Immediately After Telling Marchers They Had “Two Minutes To Disperse” The State Troopers Charge With Their Billy Clubs, Selma, Alabama, 1965

Charles Moore – State Police Fire Teargas At The Marchers And Then Charge Them A Second Time, 1965

Spider Martin, Dr. King Speaking On The Steps Of The State Capitol, March 25, 1965

(Photos, Spider Martin, Charles Moore via Steven Kasher Gallery)

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Bob Bonis managed tours of the Rolling Stones and The Beatles and he shot photos along the way. His collection of 2,700 Stones and 750 Beatles snapshots are now being sold on eBay. The young Brit musicians wanted an experienced American manager to organize their travels in the US, and they got Bonis to take the job. Over the numerous tours from ’64-66, Bonis photographed private moments with these legendary rock stars in their prime. Bob died in 1992 and until in 2008, when his son Alex rediscovered the one-of-a-kind archive, they’d been stored for over 40 years in a basement. He partnered with Kurt Benjamin of the LA-based Rare Rock Archives to create The Bonis Archive.

“We’re not in the merchandise business. We will never do an open edition of any photos from our archive ever.”

Once an edition sells out it’ll never be reprinted. The Bonis Archive is now on sale in editions between 50 and 250, from $175 to $625. Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Grammy Museum. They are all pretty amazing, as you can see. Not like Annie Leibovitz‘s famous 70s tour pics of the Stones with the boys seriously misbehaving, Bob’s pics were taken in the hedy days of their early stardom. A bit surprising that of all the internet outlets that exists that they chose eBay, but I guess in order to make the photographs accessible to fans all over the world it was a good choice. Check them out here.

(Photos, Bob Bonis Collection; via ArtNet)

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They are just right around the corner, kids. Is your stylist hauling looks over to the Four Seasons Beverly Hills for a fitting? Are you picking out some Neil Lane jewels? Hey, what about that speech? What if you do FINALLY win? (Third time’s a charm, Bradley Cooper.) You know there’s always one memorable one of the night and the rest are pretty predictable. Need some help? Well, Vulture has come to the rescue (J.K. Simmons are you listening?) Why not try the Oscar Acceptance-Speech Generator? Just pick a category, add a few key words, and you’re good-to-go! Best of luck, Marion Cotillard, you’ll need it!

(via Vulture)

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Are you having an Academy Award‘s viewing party? It doesn’t take much; a TV, (cocktails!), some colored pens and pencils… You can turn The Wow Report‘s FREE Color-By-Number Oscar Ballot (created by me, Trey Speegle) into a party for 2 or 20. Click on the image to enlarge for a hi-res version to print out. (It’s designed for oversized 11 x 17″ paper, but it’ll reduce to an 8.5 x 11″ standard sheet.) It doesn’t include every single nominated category, but do you really want to try to guess “Best Sound Effects Editing?” If so, the full list of nominees is below. You know the odds-on winners for the major categories, right? Barring a MAJOR upset, here’s a little cheat-sheet with my predictions for the top row:

Best Actor, Michael Keaton. Best Actress, Julianne Moore. Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons. Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Arquette. Best Director, between Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater, but I’d give it to Linklater (Anderson will likely get Best Original Screenplay). Best Picture, Boyhood, but I wish it would be Birman, as it’s my fave of the year.

If you take pics of your coloring party and completed ballots, tag them #coloroscar @wowreport, and you may see them on The Wow Report next week. Just to make it more fun, you could make it a drinking game too! Take a sip every time you hear Boyhood, Birdman or Budapest. Cheers!

Best Picture
“American Sniper”- Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
“The Imitation Game”- Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
“Selma”- Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“The Theory of Everything”- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
“Whiplash”- Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers

Best Actor
Steve Carell- “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper- “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch- “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Eddie Redmayne- “The Theory of Everything”

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall- “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke- “Boyhood”
Edward Norton- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo- “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons- “Whiplash”

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard- “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones- “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore- “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike- “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon- “Wild”

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette- “Boyhood”
Laura Dern- “Wild”
Keira Knightley- “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Meryl Streep- “Into the Woods”

Best Animated Feature
“Big Hero 6”- Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
“The Boxtrolls”- Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”- Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
“Song of the Sea”- Tomm Moore and Paul Young
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”- Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

Best Adapted Screenplay
“American Sniper”- Jason Hall
“The Imitation Game”- Graham Moore
“Inherent Vice”- Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Theory of Everything”- Anthony McCarten
“Whiplash”- Damien Chazelle

Best Original Screenplay
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher”- Max Frye and Dan Futterman
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
“Nightcrawler”- Dan Gilroy

Best Cinematography
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Robert Yeoman
“Ida”- Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
“Mr. Turner”- Dick Pope
“Unbroken”- Roger Deakins

Best Costume Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Milena Canonero
“Inherent Vice”- Mark Bridges
“Into the Woods”- Colleen Atwood
“Maleficent”- Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
“Mr. Turner”- Jacqueline Durran

Best Director
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Boyhood”- Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher”- Bennett Miller
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Wes Anderson
“The Imitation Game”- Morten Tyldum

Best Documentary Feature
“CitizenFour”- Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
“Finding Vivian Maier”- John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
“Last Days in Vietnam”- Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
“The Salt of the Earth”- Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
“Virunga”- Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”- Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
“Joanna”- Aneta Kopacz
“Our Curse”- Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
“The Reaper (La Parka)”- Gabriel Serra Arguello
“White Earth”- J. Christian Jensen

Best Film Editing
“American Sniper”- Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
“Boyhood”- Sandra Adair
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Barney Pilling
“The Imitation Game”- William Goldenberg
“Whiplash”- Tom Cross

Best Foreign Language Film
“Ida”- Poland
“Leviathan”- Russia
“Tangerines”- Estonia
“Timbuktu”- Mauritania
“Wild Tales”- Argentina

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
“Foxcatcher”- Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
“Guardians of the Galaxy”- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

Best Original Score
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Alexandre Desplat
“The Imitation Game”- Alexandre Desplat
“Interstellar”- Hans Zimmer
“Mr. Turner”- Gary Yershon
“The Theory of Everything”- Jóhann Jóhannsson

Best Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome”- “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory”- “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful”- “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”- “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars”- from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Best Production Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”- Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game”- Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar”- Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods”- Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner”- Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Best Animated Short Film
“The Bigger Picture”- Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper”- Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast”- Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton”- Torill Kove
“A Single Life”- Joris Oprins

Best Live Action Short Film
“Aya”- Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham”- Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)”- Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh”- Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
“The Phone Call”- Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Best Sound Editing
“American Sniper”- Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”- Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar”- Richard King
“Unbroken”- Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Best Sound Mixing
“American Sniper”- John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar”- Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken”- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
“Whiplash”- Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Best Visual Effects
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”- Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
“Guardians of the Galaxy”- Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
“Interstellar”- Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past”- Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

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LA street artist Plastic Jesus put a life-sized gold Oscars statue snorting cocaine on Hollywood Boulevard, just yards from the red carpet (and World of Wonder’s offices.) The gold guy is snorting coke on his hands and knees, and popped up for just a few hours yesterday before being removed by the artist. Plastic Jesus told the Daily News:

“We’re deluded if we’re saying that cocaine isn’t a major part of Hollywood and almost every other city in the world. A lot of people will sit down and watch the Oscar show this Sunday and then go and indulge in cocaine. I want to cause controversy about the issue. But I don’t want to cause controversy about the placement. I didn’t want a confrontation. The piece is out there. People have posted it. It got enough publicity to get people to think.”

Last year, Plastic Jesus created a similar statue of a life-sized Oscar statue injecting heroin which followed the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of an overdose.

UPDATE: When word got out the “Oscar coke statue” was just up the street, Adam, James and Blake RUSHED over to the spot, only to find it gone… as they wrote me, “sad face.”

(Photos, Plastic Jesus; via The Daily News)

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Here’s everything inside the $168,000 Oscar-nominee Swag Bag

The 87th Annual Academy Awards are tonight, everyone wants to win, but as the cliché goes, it’s an honor just to be nominated. Seriously, don’t feel bad for the so-called losers. They’ll get to go home with a gift bag worth $167,586.76. But really, you can’t get this much stuff into a bag or even a station wagon, you’ll need a small moving van to get all these freebies home. Just to be clear, they aren’t really freebies as you’ll also get a 1099 from the IRS, apparently, even if you turn down the gift bag or donate it to a charity.

Twenty-one gift bags will go out to host, Neil Patrick Harris and losing nominees in the categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director. This year’s swag haul is the most expensive ever, more than double last year’s $85,000 bag. In addition to lip gloss and lollipops, this year’s gift bag includes a $1200 bike by Martone Cycling, $12,500 “glamping” trip and $20,000 worth of unlimited Audi car rentals for a year. There’s also “sexy” stuff; the $250 Afterglow Pulsewave Vibrator, the $5,000 Couple’s “Love Shot” orgasm booster, and $28 worth of Naked Luxury Condoms. This all seems insane, right? But the hope of these brands is that the celebs will actually like the product and be seen using it (the vibrator & condoms, maybe not.) PR guru Katharine D. Paine says:

“Part of me says this whole thing is one big joke, but really it’s not. It’s part ‘desperation’ on the part of small brands wanting to be bigger.”

It’s also business advisers who think that by getting their clients in the gift bag, it will get them tons of press. Well, they all made The Wow Report, anyway… have a look.

$36 non-sticky vegan friendlylip-gloss from-Flickable

A $69 pillow for frequent travelers from NapAnywhere

$75 Washington state-apples from Ambrosia apples

A $250 “personal” vibrator from Afterglow Science

A $68 six-pack of herbal-tea-based lollipops from Dosha Pops that will come in a 24K edible gold leaf assortment.

A $1,548 VIP tour to a private sea-salt preserve in the South of France

A $20,000 gift certificate from Enigma Life to have the founder fly out and tell each Oscar nominee (and host) his or her 2015 horoscope

Ten sessions with celebrity trainer Alexis Seletzky worth $900

$1,200 worth of Healing Saint products from Wellness 360

A $5,060 home spa system from Steamist

A $14,584 luxury rail trip through the Canadian Rockies from Rocky Mountaineer

$280 worth of organic maple syrup, salad dressings, jellies, mustard, and an apron from Rouge Maple

A $5.49 bottle of Dove Dry Spray antiperspirant and another bottle of Dove Men+Care antiperspirant.

A $300 trio of specially designed bracelets from Jan Lewis Designs. Men will receive silk ties

$1,200 bike with an automatic transmission from Martone Cycling (Cute dog not included)

A $4,068 non-invasive liposuction wearable device from Ventura Lipo-Light

An $11,500 Italian luxury hotel package which includes a 3-night stay in a suite at Villa Armena in Tuscany, a 3-night stay at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como, and a 3-night stay at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria

A $14,239 lifestyle makeover from Reset Yourself

$12,500 “Glamping” trip from Terravelo Tours that includes surfing, horseback, riding, hot-air-balloon rides and more

$5000 O shot, couples procedure (shots in the penis or vagina) to kickstart sex drives

Here’s everything else inside the $167,586.76 Academy Award nominee swag bag:

$3.99 bag of gluten-free, vegan popcorn from Live Love Pop

$8.97 worth of designer mints from XO Mints

$8.99 in nuts from Linwoods Health Foods

$8.99 in Dunkin Donuts coffee

$12 StickerWallet that sticks to phones or smart devices.

$15.99 copy of New York Times best-seller “An Invisible Thread.”

$17 in wooden wick candles from Coal & Canary.

$19.99 in acne treatment Coral Actives.

$19.99 copy of children’s book “Archibald’s Next Big Thing.”

$23 reusable bottle from Memobottle

$24.99 in protein shakes from Purely Inspired

$24.99 copy of “The Kindness Diaries: One Man’s Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World”

$25 edition of “Show Me the Movie: The Movie Version of Charades”

$35.99 organic T-shirt from California Good Clothing

$36 hand-crocheted bracelet from Sashka Co.

$39.99 screen protector from Phantom Glass

$40 flip-flops from Ibiza Soul

$45 in gluten-free cookies from Esther Easter’s Treats

$45.94 in products from Hydroxycut

$49.95 book from The Getty of British painter Joseph Mallord William Turner’s paintings

$49.99 in clothing from Jennifer Nicole Lee’s fashion line JNL Clothing

$50 in gourmet chocolate-covered pretzels and treats from Posh Pretzels

$54.50 heel protectors from Starlettos

$56 for two six-packs of Naked Luxery Condoms

$59 in dinnerware from Slimware.

$60 to TAGS fashion boutique

$68 six-pack of herbal tea based lollipops from Dosha Pops that will come in a 24K edible gold leaf assortment.

$75 bottle of Mezcal El Silencio

$100 rechargeable sonic toothbrush from Pop Dental

$109.85 stationary by Australian artist Natan Ferlazzo to raise funds for wildlife conservation

$109.95 activity tracker from Polar Loop

$115 DermaWand to reduce fine lines and wrinkles

$125 to $225 in Naked Undies

$126.95 for their own star from the International Star Registry along with hard cover copy of “Your Place in the Cosmos, Vol. 10.”

$149 facial repair cream from Rejuvel

$149.99 LG Tone Infinim wireless headset

$149 wearable camera and app from Narrative Clip

$150 “Old Hollywood” themed gift basket from Nostalgia Baskets

$150 custom Sterling Silver bracelet from Lat & Lo inscribed with the latitude and longitude coordinates of the Dolby Theater in California

$175 to $300 in bow ties from ZuZu Kim

$197 in luxury hair care products from Maaz Products

$200 gift set of Oz Naturals skin care products

$203 Italian made scarf and backpack from Adri & Sara

$250 worth of MyntSmile porcelain veneer toothpaste

$249 portable Haze Vaporizer

$270 watch from Slow Watches

$280 private tour of Tampa, Florida’s Big Cat Rescue facility along with merchandise

$300 signed piece of art from Hollywood artist and photographer Ron Kennedy Roecker

$350 worth of locally made California products Hazel Lane

$520 wellness book from Live Natural Live Well and aromatherapy massage, and consult by acupuncturist Heather Lounsbury

$569 in wine from BackRoad Vines.

$672 for a year’s worth of flavored, caffeinated club soda from Caffeinated Club.

$750 in shoes from Max Martin

$800 gift certificate to Candy Vixen’s custom candy and dessert buffet

$1,000 limited-edition cassette collector’s item from Crush DLX with a link to their music

$1,072 gift voucher for a seven-day retreat from The Golden Door

$5,000 in prints from Los Angeles artist Gunner Fox

$5,000 family-portrait session and a 40″ X 50″ framed portrait from Lifestyle Photography.

$6,270 for a 10,000 meal donation of Halo Natural Pet Food from Freekibble.com to the shelter or rescue of the celebrity’s choice along with samples of Halo food for their pet

$28,000 piece of custom-designed furniture from EF+Facto

$20,000 worth of Audi rentals for an entire year from Silvercar

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Producer & director, Michael Bay, known for his action-packed big-budget blockbusters like the Transformers & Armageddon has built this spectacular party pad in the Hollywood Hills. Architect Chad Oppenheim (who designed a never-build apartment building in Miami that I bought into. His designs are minimal and spectacular. His original plan for this 30,000-square-foot, three-story house, with a 40-seat digital theater, was modeled on another unrealized pro­­posal for a group of Caribbean villas. Bay, who is based in Miami, uses the house just for parties during trips to LA:

“I wanted the house to have the feel of a resort. I looked at the first sketch Chad showed me and said, ‘That’s the house I want!’”

The huge house makes a fairly discreet impression from the street side, with much of it built into the hillside. According to Architectural Digest:

Once encountered straight on, however, the scheme is a tour de force of architectural acrobatics, its breathtaking overhangs and column-free spans engendering a palpable sense of weightlessness. This quality is perhaps most eloquently expressed in the two independent volumes balanced atop the house’s main level—one a bedroom suite for Bay, the other for VIP guests.

Amazing what money will buy, huh? (Bay’s estimated net worth is north of $400 million, btw) But one thing it doesn’t buy is good taste, something more evident in his architectural and design choices and less so in his films, if you ask me. To illustrate, he just won a Razzie for Worst Director of 2014 – I know, I’m sure he’s crying all the way to the bank.

(Photos, Roger Davies; via Architectural Digest)

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