Red Carpet: The 5 Most Handsome Young Men of the Oscars
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 8:30PM
Kim and Sage from Head Over Feels here, happy to join the Oscar Coverage on The Film Experience!
One of the cornerstones of our website is our Annual Most Handsome Young Man contest, where we celebrate our crushes of the year in a reader-voted poll. So, after we attended Nathaniel’s Oscar viewing party and he asked us to contribute something for the site, naturally we gravitated towards celebrating the beautiful men of the 2017 Oscars. Whose fashion game was next level? Read on to find out!
Honorable Mention: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Aside from being disgustingly talented, Lin-Manuel Miranda is so beloved by the world, I’m convinced, because he acts just like we would if we were suddenly welcome in every room where it happens. (And that’s why our readers voted him their Most Handsome Young Man of 2016.)
Case in point: Lin told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet that he bought his black Oscars suit with the shiny lapels at the same Yonkers store where he purchased his prom tux. That endearing allegiance to home is well-accessorized with a knit tie, blue ACLU ribbon, a huge smile, and his beaming mom on his arm. A first Oscars done right. --Sage
They're all 6' or taller!
5) Ryan Gosling
Listen, it takes a certain kind of man to wear a ruffled tuxedo shirt and NOT look like they are going to a prom in the 80’s or paying homage to Dumb and Dumber. Ryan Gosling is a certain kind of man, so I love this look on him. It fits right in with the retro-glam look of La La Land and the ruffle detailing is just enough to make him stand out without crossing into costume territory. Also that face! -- Kim
4) Chris Evans
Look at this beautiful bastard. There was a lot of blue on the Oscar Carpet but Chris Evans showed up to remind everyone that he is CAPTAIN FREAKING AMERICA and attention must be paid to him. The whole look is impeccable from the fit (oh the FIT) to the slightly shimmery shade of blue to the black accents of the lapels and tie contrasting with the sharp white shirt and pocket square. I am ALWAYS here for Chris’s glorious hiatus beards. And to think, this wasn’t even the best blue of the night! (Spoilers!) -- Kim
3) Mahershala Ali
Thanks to GQ, we have irrefutable proof that newly minted Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is God’s gift to brights. (Seriously, those yellows.) But his all-black Academy Awards look portrayed a serious respect for the event, the film, and his fellow artists. On a night when the Supporting Actor trophy was his to lose, Mahershala turned out with a monochromatic look that tipped its hat to tradition while bucking it at the same time. And the checked pocket square provided a final, necessary flourish. What can I say? The man’s a star. --Sage
2) Dev Patel
Lately, there’s been a LOT of discussion of just exactly when Dev Patel got so hot. Let’s all agree that it was when he grew out his hair, stopped shaving, and packed on a few pounds of muscle, shall we? Dev was a LOT during awards season, from hoisting his young co-star Sunny Pawar on his hip at the Golden Globes (exploding ovaries everywhere) to his emotional acceptance speech at the BAFTAs. How could he possibly top himself at the Oscars? By wearing a crisp white dinner jacket and escorting his glowing mama on his arm, looking at her as if she was the center of the universe. What I appreciate the most about Dev’s look is that the white jacket perfectly offsets his mom’s sparkling black and gold sari. She would have completely blended in had he been in black. THAT handsome and a mama’s boy to boot? Let me LIVE, Dev. -- Kim
1) Riz Ahmed
I literally gasped when I saw Riz Ahmed on the red carpet. That’s how hard he nailed it. With this impeccably fitted wonder, Riz - not even a nominee this year - won the battle of the blues. (We’d call this an oxford shade, no?) Somebody is asserting his leading man status and that somebody did not come to play in his Ermenegildo Zegna Couture tux. I love how the jacket’s tailoring lets a sliver of his cuffs peek out, the pearlescent flair on his shirt, and the ever-so-slightly lighter blue lapels. Those matching slip-on, two-tone velvet loafers with the patent toe are the icing on top of this delectable cupcake. Coming off of a breakthrough 2016, Riz knows that he’s in a position to really set Hollywood on fire. I’d say he lit the match on Sunday. --Sage
Would these men make your list?
Reader Comments (25)
They all look very nice but for fantasy sake I would take Mr Evans and Mr Gosling
Replace Dev with David Oyelowo (the lapels! the jacquard print!) and this list is pretty perfect!
I'd also include The Rock, personally, but that's probably stretching the definition of "young man" to the breaking point lol.
Ah but Dan, you know we care not about age when it comes to The Most Handsome Young Man. (The title comes from a Community Reference!)
David is ALWAYS on point, had we done a top ten, he would have been on there, same with The Rock.
I would take them all as well. But yes thank you on appreciating The Gosling. He made ruffles... RUFFLES!... work. What sorcery?
P.S. Patel's mom looks GLORIOUS.
well done with riz ahmed at 1. WOOF!
I didn t realize anyone showed up other than mahershala
all gorgeous, although I could do without the beards. that pic of dev and mom made me tear up. There should be a post about the men who showed up with their moms and the women who showed up with their best friends.
I so approve of the #1 choice. Damn, that man. And that color is so perfect. It was surprising to see so many men not wearing basic black this year.
I hated that ruffled shirt with a passion but also strongly disliked the Velvet jacket trend sported by so many that night. Cheers to Chris Evans, Riz Ahmed and Trevante Rhodes (not pictured I know).
Riz Ahmed as #1: yup.
Gosling and Evans for me too.
I was also impressed with Ryan Gosling's patience, forbearance, and courtesy throughout the awards circuit. He was the glue that held that movie together, he always makes his co-stars look good, and he had to spend weeks with self-congratulatory egos getting bigger and more dismissive of him. Yet he continued to look perfectly calm and co-operative through that time.
trevante rhodes!
Evans wins pants down. HANDS down. I said hands I swear
I have a thing for the Bears, so Seth Rogen was scruffy adorable to me. Of those, I will choose O Captain, My Captain!
When I saw Chris, I was like "he could take me home" as if there was an ounce of a chance of that even happening in this and other dimensions.
Mahershala Ali and Ryan Gosling. Gotta give props to men who try, and they often do. Work so well on these men.
gimme gimme gimme.
Ashton Sanders though!!
Riz!!! Be still, my heart...
I'll take one of each, thanks
co-sign @adri - I really appreciated Ryan Gosling's easy going charm this year. Loved the ruffled shirt & he played the piano in the LLL for real. Yes.
Riz can get it.
Yes, Riz is my number 1 too. Trevante though, oh my carrots
Riz looks so hot. He should be a bigger star than he is. I loved seeing Dev Patel with his arm around his mom during Justin Timberlake's performance. He looked so relaxed and happy to be there with his mother. Same with Lin-Manuel Miranda. I should go call my mom.
Riz was so great in Nightcrawler. He should have been nommed.