By
Sarah Fitzmaurice and
Baz Bamigboye
It's the biggest night in the showbiz
calendar and as stars stepped out onto carpet it seemed that the red
heads were making quite the entrance.
Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain and Berenice Bejo all showed off fire-red hues which certainly heated up the red carpet.
The
23-year-old Help star looked stunning in a deep pink Giambattista Valli
Haute Couture gown which boasted a large bow around the neck.
Bold and bright: Michelle Williams looked
incredible in her tiered bright coral Louis Vuitton dress while Viola
Davis who is also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, looked
incredible in a green dress by Vera Wang
Her co-star and Best Actress in A Supporting Role nominee Jessica Chastain looked incredible
in a flowing black gown with intricate gold detail by Alexander McQueen
which she teamed with $2million worth of Harry Winston jewels.
Early arrivals include E! hosts
Giuliana Rancic and Maria Menounos, who looked stunning in their
respective cream and green gowns.
Giuliana,
37, has endured a brave battle with breast cancer over the last few
months, but is now on the road to recovery following a double
mastectomy.
The E! News host will be on hand to
interview the A-list stars as they arrive. The glitzy event is being
held Hollywood & Highland Center.
The Oscars is arguably the biggest and most glamorous event in Hollywood's award season.
Nominee
George Clooney arrived on the red carpet looking dapper in an Armani
suit but his accessory came in the form of Stacy Keibler who looked
stunning in a golden gown by Marchesa, an outfit that resembled the
award statues.
Hitting the high (fashion) notes: Jennifer Lopez certainly made an impact in her dramatic cream gown with sheer panel details
Black and gold: Academy Award nominee Jessica
Chastain looked incredible in a flowing black gown with intricate gold
detail by Alexander McQueen which she teamed with $2million worth of
Harry Winston jewels
Simply Stunning: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara looked incredible in a flowing white gown by Givenchy
Michelle Williams, who is nominated
for Best Actress in a Leading Role stepped out onto carpet in a Louis
Vuitton dress in a bright coral hue, which boasted tiered detail.
She teamed the feminine dress with a $1 million diamond necklace from ForeverMark gems.
Speaking to Ryan Seacrest on the red
carpet the My Week With Marilyn star admitted she knew little about the
blonde bombshell before she took on the role.
The mother-of-one explained that she
spent months researching the role and admitted her perception of the
actress changed, she gushed: 'She is smarter than you would imagine she
was sadder than you would imagine.'
Sparkling star: Rose Byrne showed off her trim shape in a sparkling gown which was covered in sequins
Berry nice: Bridesmaids star Maya Rudolph looked
incredible in a grape coloured gown which boasted lace embellishment
around the waist and on her sleeves
When she was asked who she looks up
to Michelle returned a compliment paid to her by Kate Winslet, who gushed about her acting ability recently. She said:
'I’m so crazy about her it’s the greatest compliment of my life. I feel
like she has made the path and we are all following it.'
Academy Award nominee Jessica
Chastain looked incredible in a flowing black gown with intricate gold
detail by Alexander McQueen which she teamed with $2million worth of
Harry Winston jewels.
Golden couple: Nominee George Clooney looked
extremely dapper in his suit and had the perfect compliment on his arm,
his girlfriend Stacy Keibler
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
actress stepped out in a flowing white gown by Givenchy which boasted a
plunging neckline as well as dipped back detail.
Berenice Bejo, leading lady of silent
film sensation The Artist, was another to add a first touch of glamour
on the red carpet - and was sporting red hair.
Berenice, who stepped out in Elie Saab couture, told MailOnline: 'It's red
for a film role. In fact for two film parts I have to have my hair red
so it will be like this for a few weeks.'
Bejo, a best supporting actress
contender, wore a figure hugging mint green beaded gown with a train,
matched with emerald earrings.
She was escorted by husband Michel Hazanavicius who directed The Artist.
Like a dream: Penelope Cruz breezed onto the red carpet in a timeless off-the-shoulder dress in a blue-grey hue
Red carpet glamour: Melissa McCarthy
opted for powder pink, Missi Pyle stepped out in light aqua while Ellie
Kemper stepped out glittering in sequins
Shade of red: The Artist's Berenice Bejo, who is
nominated for best supporting actress, stepped onto the carpet with her
hair dyed red along with husband Michel Hazanavicius, who directed the
film. Seen right, Star Trek's Zachary Quinto and writer-director J.C.
Chandor
Fashion from every angle: Judy Greer showed off her optical illusion silver and black gown which looked great from every angle
Kenneth Branagh who walked the red
carpet with wife Lindsay in Caroline Herrera, said he spent the day
doing 'nice things' before attending the Oscar ceremony in Hollywood.
He told MailOnline: 'I took a nice walk on the beach, did a work out and had two cups of English breakfast tea'.
Branagh is in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn.
Sister
Dolores Hart who features in an Oscar nominated documentary called God
Is the Bigger Elvis stepped out onto the red carpet more than five
decades after she last attended the event.
Dazzling: E! News host Giuliana Rancic dazzled
in a full-length cream gown while her colleague from Extra, Maria
Menounos, wowed in a green ensemble as the pair arrived at the Oscars in
Hollywood this afternoon
She last attended the Oscars in 1959 when she was a Hollywood starlet and co starred with Elvis in several films.
When asked what designer she was wearing the Sister smiled, looked down at her habit and said:' Benedictine black '
Following hot on her heels was Sacha Baron Cohen in full military dictator regalia.
He
had been warned by the Academy's authority to consider not wearing the
costume he sports in the comedy The Dictator but he defied them.
He marched with an entourage shouting out military commands and security officials made no moves to remove him from the carpet.
But
he did cause chaos when he ran into Ryan Seacrest and tipped 'the
ashes' of 'his friend and tennis partner Kim Jong Il' onto the TV
presenter.
Green with envy: Glenn Close showed off an
incredibly demure and sophisticated gown, which boasted a full fishtail
train which she teamed with a matching jacket
Lovely ladies: Milla Jovovich turned
heads in an asymmetrical white gown while Lara Spencer opted for an egg
shell blue dress while Sarah Hyland donned regal purple
Doubleact: Maria posed with her co-presenter
Mario Lopez while, right, James Cromwell and actress Anna Stuart were
also among the early arrivals
Cute
couples: Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, Kenneth Branagh and
guest, James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart and Gary Oldman and Alexandra
Edenborough all posed up together
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