Kevin Spacey at the 1997 Oscars

Girl, please...

"Let's get this bullshit over with, I've got a 16-year-old waiting for me."

Team R2.

I remember laughing my ass off with a group of friends at an Oscars watch party when Spacey sashayed out on stage wearing this monstrosity.

It just screamed FAG when he was so desperate to be closeted at the time.

I remember my pal saying all he was missing was a top hat, monocle and an elongated cigarette holder.

I'm a pretty girl, Momma!

I wonder how many people he pretended to flash that night.

[quote] Kevin Spacey at the 1997 Oscars What was she thinking?

He clearly wasn’t

Juliette Binoche looks lovely.

In those days he was just then becoming a star after years of struggling--plus he was kind of handsome, but aging. So he was incredibly desperate for attention and fame in those days--he knew his window was closing down if he didn't go for it.

That explains the closetedness (he wanted leading roles and was afraid being out would foreclose those opportunities), and his ridiculousness in pushing the Bobby Darin project, which he was just too old to do by the time he had he clout to do it.

He and Juliette both look like Batman villains.

"Afterparty at Ms. Singer's!"

He was thinking, “how to I force 15 year olds into anally penetrating me? 🤔”

[quote]What was she thinking?

Jesus Christ you are retarded.

What was he thinking here? What was he thinking when he won the Best Actor award (undeserved) and during his acceptance speech declared his love for a woman Diane? The camera panned to her face and she looked shell shocked.

Is that Diane in R1 photo?

She looks shell shocked and extremely uncomfortable.

Spacey clearly chose her for her boyish figure.

Yes, the woman in the photo with Spacey at R1 is the infamous Diane. His lady love. Snort!

He told Bacall beforehand he was looking forward to reading out her name. Look how that turned out. As for his outfit, last years winner is never supposed to overshadow the new winner, but Juliette made sure that would’nt happen, even though she didn’t think she’d end up on stage.

My God, he is gay from space in OP's picture. How did everyone not see it at the time?

I think she's tremendous.

[quote] How did everyone not see it at the time?

Because 1990s fraus. Gay men certainly knew he was a big 'ol homo.

"There's something wrong with Aunt Diane's date!"

To be fair, that was the look that year. A couple of other actors had on similar long dress coats. Nineties fashion did get weird at times.

Why is Binoche dressed like Esmeralda?

Binoche looked as ridiculous as Spacey. They didn't know how to dress, either of them.

It's not just the coat. It's the face that screams "Do I smell Snickerdoodles?!?"

Binoche claimed that she didn't expect to win, but that dress only makes sense in close shots of her holding her Oscar.

Did anyone on Joan Rivers' fashion squad trash him that year?

I remember the prior year, when he won, Rivers kept referring to him as "the Good Humor man" cause of his white jacket.

LA Confidential came out later this year (1997). My gaydar was pinging hard on him in that movie. Probably b/c his character was supposed to be a 1950s cop (butch). It was a struggle for KS.

So ugly.

R25 - FFS, that's what the looks were in the Nineties. Of course we view it different in today's lens. Fashion took many more risks back then.

R32 the 90s had loads of tacky looks.

That picture looks like closeted me in 1997 wearing my new Opera Trenchcoat from International Male with my supportive bestie at prom 🤣

I have never found Ms Kevin Spacey to be a good actor. He comes off as a sketch comedian doing campy impressions.

I thought by then the 'Esquire' feature had been published which openly quoted people assuming he was gay. It was notable because it broke usual showbiz protocols, and caused a fuss. No wonder Diane was confused.