[If you can't get enough red carpet fashions — or to see some of the gowns not pictured here — check out our or at Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, where they covered the fashions last night as well. And now, over to NPR Digital °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ editor Tanya Ballard Brown, who helpfully offered to talk about Sunday night's fashions.]
Now that the awards have all been handed out, I wanted to share a few final thoughts about the red carpet looks for this year's Academy Awards.
Jennifer Lawrence from Winter's Bone wore a red Calvin Klein dress that made her look like a Baywatchbabe. She went minimal with the jewelry, but she really could have used dangling from her arm to finish the look.
Thank you, Mila Kunis, for the flowy, romantic, lilac-colored Elie Saab — LOVED IT! This Black Swanstar is no ugly duckling.
The Fighter's Melissa Leo is a good-looking woman. Unfortunately, her Marc Bouwer dress distracted from her beauty with all the lace. It looked like a doily, which is okay for my Grandpa's armchair, but really not okay for an Academy Awards dress.
Hailee Steinfeld in Marchesa? THAT is what a young lady should look like. She washed that True Gritoff and cleaned up real nice.
Michelle Williams in Chanel. Classy. Elegant. Okay, I didn't see Blue Valentine, so I got nothing. Well, there is this: she, like me, seemed puzzled by the questions Ryan Seacrest asked her on the red carpet.
L'Wren Scott designed Amy Adams'ssparkly blue gown, but I don't understand the necklace she chose to wear with it. Nevertheless, Adams was "more present" than she has ever been before. At least that's what she told Seacrest. I don't know what that means. [Shrug.]
Jennifer Hudson! Versace in tangerine orange with purple shoes? DO THAT!
Sigh. Cate Blanchett.Her Givenchy dress looked like a kindergarten art project with painted popcorn stuck to it.
Sandra Bullock in Vera Wang would have looked great, except for the butt bow. Why was there a butt bow, Miss Congeniality?
Legally Blonde was sooooo last decade, and it's unclear to me why Reese Witherspoondecided to take inspiration from Elle Woods for her red carpet look.
I feel pretty certain Nicole Kidmanthought she was headed to the Country Music Awards, so I will give her a pass.
Finally, Gwyneth Paltrowgets best dressed for the night. Any dress that could make you look away from the orange hue of her self-tanner must be congratulated.
That said, I could be wrong! Tell us what looks you loved and hated down in the comments.
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