Watch Spotting At The 96th Annual Academy Awards

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 à 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 Goslings (and Slash?!) – pink Plasma fastened over his bright pink and crystal embellished sleeve and pink glove – in what is maybe the campiest Oscar's performance in recent memory? 

Ryan Gosling performing in his pink Plasma.

Cillian Murphy in a 40mm steel De Ville Prestige

Roger Federer in the 2023 Rolex 'Le Mans' Daytona Ref. 126529LN

Robert Downey Jr. in a JLC Reverso Tribute Chronograph in pink gold

Michelle Yeoh in a Richard Mille RM 07-02

Ryan Gosling in TAG Heuer Carrera Plasma Diamant d’Avant-Garde

Sterling Kelby Brown in an IWC Portuguese Regulator Tourbillon ref. IW5446-03

Da'Vine Joy Randolph in a 28mm OMEGA Constellation

William Belleau in a Rolex Datejust ref. 1601

Matthew McConaughey in Jacob & Co. Jean Bugatti

Bradley Cooper in a Louis Vuitton Tambour

Dominic Sessa in an Omega De Ville Trésor 435.13.40.22.01.001

Anya Taylor-Joy in a Jaeger LeCoultre 101 Reine in white gold

Colman Domingo in an Omega De Ville Prestige 434.13.40.20.01.001

Jon Batiste wearing a J.N.Shapiro Resurgence

Ke Huy Quan in a Cartier Santos-Dumont Skeleton

Simu Liu in a Jacob & Co. The World is Yours Dual Time Zone

Brendan Fraser in a yellow gold Omega Constellation on leather strap

Mark Consuelos in a Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 in yellow gold

Chris Hemsworth in an Audemars Piguet x Alyx Royal Oak Chronograph

Matt Bomer in a TAG Heuer Carrera ref. CBN2010.BA0642 on leather strap

Dwayne Johnson in a Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT and Bad Bunny in a 2018 Cartier Collection Tank Cintrée skeleton

Taylor Zakhar Perez in a Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Retrograde Date Openface

Joseph Quinn in an IWC Portofino Automatic IW356517

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