Oscars A Go-Go { 82nd Annual Oscars Red Carpet Review }

I missed most of the red carpet Sunday night, as I was rushing home from San Francisco, but I did manage to sit through the entire show. Following are my favorites and no-so-favorites (plus some re-styling).

Top Marks

Cameron Diaz in Oscar de la Renta A/W 2010 RTW

Diaz appears to have gained a bit of weight, and she wears it incredibly well. I thought she looked totally glamorous.

Zoe Saldana in Givenchy S/S 2010 Haute Couture

This dress drew both raves and critiques; I am firmly in the former camp. She wore the dress better than Natalia Vodianova, which is saying a lot. I thought it was interesting, daring and fun.

Diane Kruger in Chanel A/W 2009 Haute Couture

Kruger wore one of the older gowns of the evening, a stunner from Fall ’09. I love the classic black/ivory Chanel pairing.

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Dries Van Noten

I believe Gyllenhaal’s dress was adapted from the fabric used in the DVN A/W 2010 collection. Although it was a more casual choice, she looked unfussy and beautiful.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Chanel S/S 2010 Haute Couture

Most disliked SJP’s choice, but I was digging her Valley Of The Dolls-inspired hair and makeup. And the dress is interesting, which I appreciate.

Sandra Bullock in Marchesa A/W 2010 RTW

I thought the dress was…okay, but I loved her overall look. The soft, loose hair and pop of color on her lips were perfection.

Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packman

I don’t care for Cyrus, but I thought her dress was age-appropriate yet perfectly glamorous.

Rachel McAdams in Elie Saab S/S 2010 Haute Couture

I adored the watercolor-inspired gowns in this collection, and it’s somewhat of a different choice for the Oscars. I thought she looked fabulous.

Gabourey Sidibe in Marchesa

The show-stopping rich color, the perfect amount of brooch detailing and a lovely drape…excellent choice.

Mariska Hargitay in Vera Wang

Certainly not the most exciting or fashion-forward dress, but she looked Oscar-gorgeous.

Failings

A select few liked Kate Winslet’s YSL dress. When I first saw her, I thought she was wearing a pair of pleated pants. I love that she went more subdued, as last year’s winners generally do, but I was not digging the choice. I think the Herrera dress shown above would have looked fantastic on her. She pulls off conservative necklines well and the print is beautiful.

I think Charlize Theron’s rosette-enhanced boobs were universally panned, which is a shame, because her Dior dress was otherwise lovely. I did not like the color, and would have loved to have seen her in the glassy sapphire shown above, by Armani Privé.

Jennifer Lopez’s choice (Armani Privé) was just too, too much. I think she would have looked stunning in the gold/black ombré gown, by Monique Lhuillier, shown above.

Kristin Stewart was lovely in her Monique Lhuillier, but still looked a bit like a schoolgirl playing in her mother’s clothes. I think the bold red and cap sleeves on the Reem Acra shown above are youthful but glamorous and the dress would have been a knock-out on Stewart.

I was crossing my fingers that Carey Mulligan would show up in a short dress. Instead she opted for something in-between, and her Prada really fell flat for me. I was hell-bent on finding a short dress that would suit her and although the Marchesa shown above seems a bit…girlie…I think she would have looked beautiful, especially with the perfect accessories.

Anna Kendrick’s Elie Saab dress was beautiful, but the color was all wrong for her. Swapping out for the sea blue in strapless from the same collections would have been a wiser choice.

I realize that I am in the minority here, but I felt that Amanda Seyfried’s Armani Privé gown was too fussy and I really disliked the stiff bodice. I think she would have looked striking and statuesque in the Monique Lhuillier one-shoulder gown shown above.

{ all photos via Style.com & TFS }

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