Beyond the fact that it's too plain for the Academy Awards she's just not old enough for it. This is a dress for someone like Meryl Streep to wear to the SAGs; It's not a starlet's first Oscar moment dress!
It also just doesn't suit her hippie-"I'm studying to be an herbalist" personality.
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(Photos appear courtesy of Just Jared)