Last night saw the broadcast of the first—and perhaps last—Bravo A-List Awards, the fizzy cable network's mashup of honors for "food, fashion, beauty, design, and pop culture" punctuated by the shameless comedic stylings of self-proclaimed D-Lister Kathy Griffin. Opening with a solo number penned for Griffin by music man/wordsmith Marc Shaiman and ending with a runway show featuring celebrities clad in designs whipped up by eight Project Runway all-stars (none of whom, alas, were Santino Rice) and destined for the auction block to support UNICEF's relief efforts in Myanmar, the show appeared to embarass most of those in attendance, with the possible exception of Tila Tequila, who took home the award for "A-List Drama Queen."

Lured by the mention of fashion, design, and Jonathan Adler-designed statuettes that resembled metal-dipped wig stands, we were disappointed by the event's awkward E!/VH1-style raunchiness where Bravo's usual cleverness should have prevailed. In short, we wanted more Tim (Gunn) and less Tila. When the reality show contestant-packed crowd began chanting the name of Jerry Springer (a co-presenter of the award for...A-List Chef?), we had no doubt why the likes of Project Runway judge Michael Kors and Top Design arbiters Margaret Russell of Elle Decor and designer Kelly Wearstler were nowhere in sight, although Russell did say a few words in a taped segment.