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![Oscars 2009, Anne Hathaway | Anne Hathaway The Rachel Getting Married nominee brought serious silver-screen glamour to the red carpet in a paillette-laden Armani Prive gown.](https://ew.com/thmb/OkwQYzye-0uk6zXFa8Vb4wBgkf4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/anne-hathaway_l-4-ccdde93aacf3455883fcb56343b0515f.jpg)
Anne Hathaway
The Rachel Getting Married nominee brought serious silver-screen glamour to the red carpet in a paillette-laden Armani Prive gown.
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![Oscars 2009, Tina Fey | Tina Fey Taking a break from her customary black, the 30 Rock star shined (and sparkled and shimmered) in her deeply gorgeous, and deeply plunging,](https://ew.com/thmb/ENJnUCkhm82OTYdQSvrx-yaYeuY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/tina-fey_l-51-027cd9f1beb9482cb33692ba5a66f58b.jpg)
Tina Fey
Taking a break from her customary black, the 30 Rock star shined (and sparkled and shimmered) in her deeply gorgeous, and deeply plunging, platinum Zac Posen.
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![Oscars 2009, Tilda Swinton | Tilda Swinton Another year, another Lanvin sack . At least she gets points for being consistent.](https://ew.com/thmb/MvKdiJ02F4ZgMwI92oPQetxa_Q4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/tilda-swinton_l-11-2c912452c4454c6dbea1342bf6b20861.jpg)
Tilda Swinton
Another year, another Lanvin sack. At least she gets points for being consistent.
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![Oscars 2009, Taraji P. Henson | Taraji P. Henson The Benjamin Button nominee wowed in her trail of Roberto Cavalli tiers, set off with the best necklace of the night (courtesy](https://ew.com/thmb/eOrUzJttlmfYDp3eEMkOxAEDNNI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/taraji-p-henson_l-1-7f0c4b93c86641efa5f63a18abed9c4b.jpg)
Taraji P. Henson
The Benjamin Button nominee wowed in her trail of Roberto Cavalli tiers, set off with the best necklace of the night (courtesy of Fred Leighton).
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![Oscars 2009, Beyonce Knowles | Beyoncé Knowles This House of Dereon number achieved the trifecta: a bad print in a bad silhouette with a truly bad neckline.](https://ew.com/thmb/NKP_e21LrNMY-hggT0_hR5PkLrU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/beyonce-black-gold-dress_l-c0e1603e46254f6389db66fc256c2f24.jpg)
Beyoncé Knowles
This House of Dereon number achieved the trifecta: a bad print in a bad silhouette with a truly bad neckline.
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![Oscars 2009, Penelope Cruz | Penélope Cruz Trust the Best Supporting Actress winner ( Vicky Cristina Barcelona ) to bring the drama to the red carpet, this time in a](https://ew.com/thmb/cmtcFbLmxkIyuFE-2P_nODED_ak=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/penelope-cruz_l-2-b55cff2d1500443ea38efc14b8e8e30f.jpg)
Penélope Cruz
Trust the Best Supporting Actress winner (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) to bring the drama to the red carpet, this time in a vintage Balmain gown that was a little bit bridal, but all glamour.
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![Oscars 2009, Amanda Seyfried | Amanda Seyfried It's hard to get red right — and, unfortunately, the Mamma Mia! star didn't, in a gown a shade too orange, with a](https://ew.com/thmb/_gp8YHj_rbKBHm79HMJAhFGoej8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/amanda-seyfreid_l-d8531f07b0084f9c8c2f669d39bd62c3.jpg)
Amanda Seyfried
It's hard to get red right — and, unfortunately, the Mamma Mia! star didn't, in a gown a shade too orange, with a silhouette fit to be tied...for a high school prom.
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![Oscars 2009, Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys No one could resist the singer's lilac Armani — with a beautifully draped bodice in a refreshingly not neutral shade, Keys hit all](https://ew.com/thmb/eJPZnrw6Uyz7P-GdwjN4KPXSjAw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/alicia-keyes_l-1380a4cbe2704c15b6cf008f3bc0f66d.jpg)
Alicia Keys
No one could resist the singer's lilac Armani — with a beautifully draped bodice in a refreshingly not neutral shade, Keys hit all the right notes on the red carpet.
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![Oscars 2009, Amy Adams | Amy Adams While red has usually been a winning look for the Doubt nominee, with an oddly piped bodice and Skittles necklace this time the](https://ew.com/thmb/QeP-ZWal6QqHOXYceRDvRPFYJFk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/amy-adams_l-31-fe51c741197248d1ac01edc284b8c6d0.jpg)
Amy Adams
While red has usually been a winning look for the Doubt nominee, with an oddly piped bodice and Skittles necklace this time the crimson beauty fell short.
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![Oscars 2009, Evan Rachel Wood | Evan Rachel Wood It's a bold move for someone as pale as the Wrestler star to turn up in a practically matching alabaster gown. But,](https://ew.com/thmb/J9yuE3kdJ3ngvtjULQkOrz8yBLU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/evan-rachel-wood_l-2-57f1bd0a9bf3435890e271566a7df61e.jpg)
Evan Rachel Wood
It's a bold move for someone as pale as the Wrestler star to turn up in a practically matching alabaster gown. But, having proven she knows the art of mixing unexpected shades (see her navy and fuchsia combo from the SAGs), the actress pulled it off again in this exquisitely fitted Elie Saab.
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![Oscars 2009, Heidi Klum | Heidi Klum It takes a lot to make a supermodel look bad. And this deconstructed to the point of destruction RM by Roland Mouret gown,](https://ew.com/thmb/ZFMlVKppouZvfHEyU_pCjP0lz5g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/heidi-klum_l-4-197ca59685334b6886c50f2d93cafd39.jpg)
Heidi Klum
It takes a lot to make a supermodel look bad. And this deconstructed to the point of destruction RM by Roland Mouret gown, aided by Klum's hangdog hair, did the job.
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![Oscars 2009, Kate Winslet | Kate Winslet The Best Actress winner ( The Reader ) combined a very modern Yves Saint Laurent gown — black embroidered netting, shaded silk, single](https://ew.com/thmb/Hp5OwdgucreMP2hvtC8lp2Ihut0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/kate-winslet_l-6-68610a17c3c841f4b11736a11591ee6b.jpg)
Kate Winslet
The Best Actress winner (The Reader) combined a very modern Yves Saint Laurent gown — black embroidered netting, shaded silk, single shoulder — with a retro coif to perfectly timeless effect.
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![Oscars 2009, Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus Even Nashville would have to admit: That's a lot of dress. A new rule of thumb for the carpet: Your dress shouldn't outweigh](https://ew.com/thmb/L20j07u6f6C1zRwHl-yE2CYjacE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/miley-cyrus_l-81-a0994004668540d48cc55360cf498ec2.jpg)
Miley Cyrus
Even Nashville would have to admit: That's a lot of dress. A new rule of thumb for the carpet: Your dress shouldn't outweigh you.
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![Oscars 2009, Meryl Streep | Meryl Streep For an actress who can sometimes be mysterious and kooky in her choice of outfits, the Doubt nominee channeled Helen Mirren-style glamour in](https://ew.com/thmb/OZmQ70lCWHL06_lJLsLvjwdtdOs=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/meryl-streep_l-3-8482384e71054605b463324bfe0897a1.jpg)
Meryl Streep
For an actress who can sometimes be mysterious and kooky in her choice of outfits, the Doubt nominee channeled Helen Mirren-style glamour in this off-the-shoulder Alberta Ferretti.
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![Oscars 2009, Jessica Biel | Jessica Biel There are beautifully pleated napkins , and then there are bibs. Biel's Prada would have been a best, if she had only remembered](https://ew.com/thmb/ADdU5UwDoOoPmastmgUWLEh-RBA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/jessica-biel_l-11-6e5a8ba6b11c47e1b3e3c51282f98d04.jpg)
Jessica Biel
There are beautifully pleated napkins, and then there are bibs. Biel's Prada would have been a best, if she had only remembered to remove hers before hitting the ceremony.
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![Oscars 2009, Freida Pinto | Freida Pinto With a single sheer sleeve, the Slumdog Millionaire star hinted at sari chic in her cobalt John Galliano.](https://ew.com/thmb/eV6ZJ5KsNhCm_AyTqUBVzD2iVyQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/freida-pinto-blue-gown_l-f738c8d514cf444d962caa91d307ce82.jpg)
Freida Pinto
With a single sheer sleeve, the Slumdog Millionaire star hinted at sari chic in her cobalt John Galliano.
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![Oscars 2009, Reese Witherspoon | Reese Witherspoon Did the former Best Actress not know where to draw the line? This look was black and blue and worst all over.](https://ew.com/thmb/G3XY6M6e-wcnddWlgVzuNxEAidA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/reese-witherspoon_l-11-99c5e550ede24211bdb4d080d9d31b45.jpg)
Reese Witherspoon
Did the former Best Actress not know where to draw the line? This look was black and blue and worst all over.