Rooney Mara opts for Givenchy Haute Couture, Viola Davis goes green in Vera Wang, and Michelle Williams turns up the heat in Louis Vuitton. See pictures from the Academy Awards red carpet.
The Best Actor nominee wore a Giorgio Armani tuxedo, while his girlfriend Stacy Keibler channeled Oscar himself with a figure-hugging gold Marchesa dress.
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The My Week With Marilyn star opted for a bright orange Louis Vuitton strapless dress.
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Nominated for her role in The Help, Chastain stunned in a black silk organza dress hand-embroidered with gold bullion handmade for her by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.
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Jolie flashed lots of leg in a black Atelier Versace strapless dress with a high slit, which she paired with Salvatore Ferragamo custom-made black velvet peep toe bumps. Pitt, nominated for his role in Moneyball, looked dashing in a Tom Ford tux.
The Bridesmaids star (and presenter) sparkled in a black sequined Vivienne Westwood dress—a sleek and unconventional design for Westwood.
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Presenter Milla Jovovich wore a white off-the-shoulder Elie Saab dress.
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Best Actress-favorite Viola Davis showed some cleavage in an emerald green Vera Wang dress, and showed off newly shorn locks. “She did right by me,” Davis said of Wang.
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Star of The Help, Octavia Spencer stunned in a silver beaded Tadashi Shoji dress. “For the first time I got nervous,” she admitted. “People were like, do you have a speech ready?”
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The Bridesmaids star showed off her curves in a peach-colored dress and heels designed by her high-school best friend, Brian Atwood.
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The 20-year-old star of The Descendants stunned in a white column dress by Valentino Couture and Salvatore Ferragamo shoes.
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Nominated for his lead role in The Artist, French star Jean Dujardin was surprisingly humble on the red carpet. “I’m very happy to be here already,” he said. “I’m a lucky guy.”
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The presenter wore a Gucci Première pale-nude strapless silk evening gown and a silver beaded fringe clutch and blush satin peep toe pumps by Salvatore Ferragamo.
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Newly redheaded, Bérénice Bejo—who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Artist—wore a light green Elie Saab Haute Couture dress.
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Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig opted for a nude J. Mendel dress and Neil Lane jewels with beach waves in her hair.
The star of The Help chose a fire-engine red Giambattista Valli dress with a large bow and Louis Vuitton jewels.
The star wore a sparkling Zuhair Murad dress with Lorraine Schwartz jewels and a Salvatore Ferragamo silver miniaudiere from the Resort 2012 collection.
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The presenter channeled Jackie O. with new, short hair and an off-the-shoulder purple Giorgio Armani custom evening gown with draped fabric and gathered pleats.
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Last year's Best Actor winner Colin Firth says he's wearing the same Tom Ford tux that he wore last year. His wife, Livia Giuggioli, opted for a red Valentino gown.
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Paltrow wore a cream-colored dress from Tom Ford’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection, with a shoulder-padded cape. When he presented his collection in London last week, Ford said the dress was his favorite because it is “dead simple.”
Bullock, who won the award for Best Actress in 2010 for her performance in The Blind Side, opted for a black and white silk crepe Marchesa cowl back gown with gold bullion hand embroidered detail.
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The Best Actress winner wore a custom-made gold Lanvin dress with a low neckline and figure-flattering drapes and Salvatore Ferragamo gold lizard sandals.
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Tina Fey stunned in a navy strapless custom dress by Carolina Herrera.
Nominated for her cross-dressing role in Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close was all woman in a dark green Zac Posen dress-and-jacket combo with a mermaid silhouette.
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