BILLY PORTER... Well Done!

[roadmixer]

Posted: 2/24/19 at 10:41pm

Honored to start this thread... did I miss the raves somewhere else?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 2/25/19 at 6:11am

I agree- looked amazing!

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 2/25/19 at 11:31am

I say this hesitantly because I love Billy as a performer, thought he looked fabulous last night, and I was thrilled to see him hosting the ABC red carpet and having a great time:

He needs to finesse his interviewing skills –– mainly, stop talking over the actors and throwing out too many quips, even if it's well-intentioned agreements. Glenn Close could hardly get a word in. And it's standard protocol that an interviewer's outfit should never outshine the people he's interviewing. It all basically comes down to: this isn't about you. He wasn't the only one doing that last night, tho...but it's the kind of thing that makes media people a little salty.

[roadmixer]

Posted: 2/25/19 at 4:00pm

At least he didn’t do what Menounos did to Bradley Cooper... gee... you did everything on this film and you still won’t be winning anything. Awkward. I think that given that Billy is new to this sort of format he did an amazing job. Particularly liked his interaction with Spike Lee and he did make a joke about how it isn’t about him knowing of course that he was FABULOUS ... I guess the Jonny Weir of the Oscars!

[geoffreyC]

Posted: 2/25/19 at 4:12pm

Yes he did garner more attention than most of the females in attendance, but isn't that their night to shine?

[Impossible2]

Posted: 2/25/19 at 4:14pm

Who?