When things went metallic, results were also mixed. For example, Cate Blanchett’s Armani Prive gown would have been lovely, if only it appeared that she could actually breathe.
I preferred Rachel Weisz’s silver gown on the TV to in the photos, it just seemed to wash her out a bit even though the Vera Wang dress itself is lovely.
Meanwhile Jada Pinkett Smith looked a little too much like the Oscar statue itself in gold Carolina Herrera.
As for Kirsten Dunst, I really actually like the feathered hem, it’s the top half that confounds me. (Chanel)
Appearing to suffer a bit too much from uncomfortable pushed up boobs, pregnant or not, were two of our local girls, Naomi Watts (Escada) and Isla Fisher (Monique Lhuillier - if you scroll down you'll see I liked this dress on the less-busty runway a couple of weeks ago, it just needed slightly less vavoom here.)
In the bright colours that didn’t quite work stakes, Jessica Biel’s Oscar de la Renta was just a little too bubble-gum for my taste.
While I have decided that I don’t mind the bow on Nicole Kidman’s Balenciaga so much as it seems just the wrong shade of tomato, which is highly pedantic of me, I readily admit.
Some people didn’t seem to like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Zac Posen dress, but I absolutely loved it and thought her hair and make-up just topped it off. Though it was one of the real winners of the night – especially in comparison to some of her previous outings.
On a night when black was unusually rare, Rinko Kikuchi also gets points for learning from previous mistakes by keeping it simple and detailed at the same time. (Chanel, of course)
But on a night where things were generally diverse and stylish, the time comes when we must go to those who crashed and burned.
First, Jennifer Hudson, who had been on such a great streak, but for some reason went with an Oscar de la Renta outfit that was part last year’s pockets phase and part Flash Gordon.
Next, Anne Hathaway who really should have learned considerably more on the fashionably dressed set of The Devil Wears Prada and not opted for this vested/bowed Valentino disaster.
Celine Dion wore a colour that didn’t suit her, in a cut oddly reminiscent of that backwards suit she once wore, and hair that looks like it was done by, well, not done at all.
And finally, Ms Rolled Out Of Bed herself, Cameron Diaz. Hard edges don’t work for her, and her hair and make-up look like she rolled out of bed even if it is Valentino - who was not having a good night. I know she’s had a hard year, but really, this is not good (and I’m one of the few who like her floral dress with necklace-belt of a few years ago).
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