Oscars

Cate Blanchett arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Whose Oscar dress was a success, who showed signs of distress and who was just a total mess? There were an unusual amount of fashion risks at this year’s Academy Awards, but how many hit the jackpot and how many crapped out? Hollywood.com hit the red carpet for an up-close encounter with the most stylish—and style-challenged—stars.DRESS SUCCESS! Hollywood.com Couture Champion:

Cate Blanchett Nothing scandalous to take note of here as Cate demonstrated her impeccable fashion sense to become our choice for the best dressed woman on the red carpet, a streamlined Art Deco goddess come to life. “They choose you, these frocks,” she said of her sleek, silver one-shoulder Swarovski crystal-mesh Giorgio Armani Privé gown, topped with a tulle beaded floral overlay with a jet black paillette floral motif. “This dress chose me when I saw it on the runway of the Armani Privé show in Paris.” She completed the look with black-and-white diamond earrings set in blackened metal, a diamond cuff and a blackened diamond right-hand ring from Lorraine Schwartz.
Penélope Cruz arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!

Reese Witherspoon Nina Ricci continues to do right by Reese styling her as a newly single knockout, this time wih a gem of an amethyst strapless, tiered gown, made all the more sleek looking with her straight honey-blonde hair. And though her wedding ring is gone, that doesn’t mean Reese is bling-less, dripping Van Cleef & Arpels jewels, including an 83-carat 1937 diamond bracelet and 12.5-carat diamond earrings.

Jennifer Hudson backstage at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!
Jennifer Hudson Everyone was so certain Jennifer was going to take home the Oscar, we wondered if her choice of a golden beaded gown was intended as a subtle complement to her impending accessory. “Actually, I don't think it's a coincidence,” she admitted after claiming her trophy. “It just turned out to be a fabulous dress and a Roberto Cavalli.” Completing her Dream-y look were platinum and diamond earrings, bracelets and cocktail ring by Neil Lane and a make-up palette by Christian Dior.

Jessica Biel arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!
Jessica Biel Jessica looked sweet and tasty in her strapless raspberry Oscar de la Renta gown, which together with her flirty updo showcased her super-shapely shoulders. But in addition to how it highlighted her buff blades, Jessica told Hollywood.com there was one simple reason she favored the frock: “The color! How could you not love this color?” If she didn’t already look priceless enough, she added several million dollars worth of Neil Lane jewels, including 15-carat diamond flower earrings, a black diamond bracelet and a 10-carat diamond right-hand ring.DRESS SUCCESS!

Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 79th Annual Academy AwardsDRESS SUCCESS!
Gwyneth PaltrowAfter a few memorable misses on the Oscar runway, Gwyneth proved she was no fashion poser in Zac Posen’s tulle-and-chiffon creation, radiant in its radiating pattern. Apple’s mom and the apricot gown got together in a story straight out of the movies—“I just saw it and I fell in love with it,” she told Hollywood.com. With her stick-straight looks and fashionably crimson lips, she added multiple Fred Leighton diamond bracelets and rose-cut diamond chandelier earrings and platinum and diamond ring, bangle and link bracelet by Neil Lane.
Rachel Weisz arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!

Helen Mirren Helen ruled regally over the red carpet in a floral print Christian Lacroix gown topped with embroidered lace on her way to becoming the night’s reigning monarch. “It was made for me and built for me, and I have to say it's the most comfortable thing I've ever worn,” said Helen backstage. “It's as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside, and I really do feel like a queen, princess or fairy godmother. I love it.” It even came with its own crown jewels: Chopard’s jaw-dropping 62-carat oval-shaped cognac and white diamond brooch on the back of her gown, a 55-carat marquise-cut diamond flower bracelet and pear-shaped diamond cluster.
Rinko Kikuchi arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!

Isla Fisher Wawaweewa! On the arm of Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat’s babe Isla proved far preferable to Pam Anderson in a bag in her painted-on emerald green satin corset gown by Monique Lhuillier, Lauren Merkin clutch and drenched in Lorraine Schwartz diamond bracelets and diamond drop earrings. High five!
Michael Buble and Emily Blunt arrive at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!

Cameron Diaz arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards DRESS SUCCESS!
Cameron Diaz Cameron shouldered past the fashion wannabes in her white satin Valentino Couture gown and a whopping $2.9 million worth of Cartier jewelry, including a 9-carat cabochon emerald and 65-carat diamond earrings. “It was sort of glamorous, Hollywood and couture classic, and that’s what I wanted,” she told Hollywood.com. Only her surfer girl ‘do kept this angel from looking totally heavenly.