Best

Colin Firth was just about the only person who got all the details right on his tuxedo (or “dinner jacket”, as he would say). His jacket sleeves are riding up in some of the photos, but since I have exactly the same problem with my tuxedo, I’m not going to dock him points for that.

If I were a 17-year-old wearwolf, I’d wear a crazy-shiny black suit like Taylor Lautner. But I’d know that a crazy suit is enough and wear a classic shirt and tie.

Most Improved

Compare to the 2009 Oscars.

Mickey Rourke actually seems to have a black tie uniform: he’s not just wearing random shit. All-black is easier on the eyes than the white from the Oscars. Snakeskin lapels are amusingly over the top.

Omitting a tie is probably within Robert Downey Jr’s artistic license and much less of a disaster than past outfits. His peak-lapelled tuxedo is pretty good: big shirt studs, silk pocket square, he even has a cummerbund! The only acceptable watch to wear to something like this is a big diamond-encrusted one worn over the shirt sleeve.

Worst

I liked Kevin McHale’s (Glee) outfit when I could only see the bowtie. When I saw that it was an oversized black suit with the bottom button incorrectly fastened, he ended up here. (Note: McHale is 21 – no excuse for dressing like his character.) His costar Matthew Morrison almost fell this far as well.

Brenden Gleeson is a good example of why you can only wear a tuxedo with an exposed waist if you’re a rough&tumble James Bond.