The Watches Of The 96th Oscars

March 10, 2024

The 96th Annual Academy Awards are here, and while I have serious award season fatigue, I won't deny that I enjoy a little live Oscars coverage courtesy of E! Gowns and celebrity gossip are enough to help me muster up the strength for yet another Hollywood red carpet procession. I rallied together the Hodinkee troops (many of whom have a closeted celebrity obsession) and we live streamed red carpet coverage in unison. Below you will find the fruits of our labor courtesy of a Sunday night slack chat.? Yes, many of the watches worn tonight are part of brand and celebrity partnerships, and yes, as an enthusiast, that can be a hard pill to swallow, but it's something we'll have to learn to accept. Last year, I addressed the state of "pay to play" as it pertains to watches in Hollywood and included a little prayer to the watch gods for a smidge more variety. But it's still fun to indulge in a little watch-spotting on Oscars night and even more exciting when you clock something totally organic la Ryan Gosling in his vintage Rolex Air King 5500 at the 2017 Golden Globes. Check out Jon Batiste below in a J.N. Shapiro Resurgence for something totally outside of the norm.? I'll refrain from any Academy Awards analysis ?(I'll leave any unpacking of this year's wins to resident movie expert Danny Milton). But I will always remember Ryan Gosling (and Slash?!) C pink Plasma fastened over his bright pink and crystal embellished sleeve and pink glove C in what is maybe the campiest Oscar's performance in recent memory?? Ryan Gosling performing in his pink Plasma. Image: Getty Images Cillian Murphy In A 40mm steel Omega De Ville Prestige Image: Getty Images Roger Federer In The 2023 Rolex 'Le Mans' Daytona Ref. 126529LN Image: Getty Images Robert Downey Jr. In A JLC Reverso Tribute Chronograph In Pink Gold Image: Getty Images Michelle Yeoh In A Richard Mille RM 07-02 Image: Getty Images Ryan Gosling In TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Diamant dAvant-Garde Image: Getty Images Sterling Kelby Brown In An IWC Portuguese Regulator Tourbillon Ref. IW5446-03 Image: Getty Images Cole Walliser In A Simon Brette Chronomtre Artisans Image: Getty Images Da'Vine Joy Randolph In A 28mm Omega Constellation Image: Getty Images Cord Jefferson In An Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional White Dial 310.30.42.50.04.001 Image: Getty Images William Belleau In A Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 Image: Getty Images Matthew McConaughey In Jacob & Co. Jean Bugatti Image: Getty Images Bradley Cooper In A Louis Vuitton Tambour Image: Getty Images Dominic Sessa In An Omega De Ville Trsor 435.13.40.22.01.001 Image: Getty Images Anya Taylor-Joy In A Jaeger LeCoultre 101 Reine In White Gold Image: Getty Images Colman Domingo In An Omega De Ville Prestige 434.13.40.20.01.001 Image: Getty Images Jon Batiste Wearing A J.N.Shapiro Resurgence Image: Getty Images Ke Huy Quan In A Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton Image: Getty Images Simu Liu In A Jacob & Co. The World is Yours Dual Time Zone Image: Getty Images Brendan Fraser In A Yellow-Gold Omega Constellation On Leather Strap Image: Getty Images Mark Consuelos In A Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 In Yellow Gold Image: Getty Images Chris Hemsworth In An Audemars Piguet X Alyx Royal Oak Chronograph Image: Getty Images Matt Bomer In A TAG Heuer Carrera Ref. CBN2010.BA0642 On Leather Strap Image: Getty Images Dwayne Johnson In A Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT And Bad Bunny On a 2018 Cartier Collection Tank Cintre Skeleton Image: Getty Images Taylor Zakhar Perez In a Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Retrograde Date Openface Image: Getty Images Joseph Quinn In An IWC Portofino Automatic IW356517 Image: Getty Images John Magaro In A Breitling Premier B09 Chronograph Image: Getty Images Lead Image: Hodinkee composite/Getty Images