Is your dress Oscar worthy?

Ah, the Oscars. The word just sounds important and a little more formal than the “Grammys”. Also known as The Academy Awards, this award show produces longer dresses and serious actors who flaunt renowned designer gowns.  An Academy Award, or the little bald-headed gold statue man, is given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to directors, actors and writers in the film industry. Sounds important, and it is. It’s a very formal and prestigious ceremony, sans the controversial performances by Nicki Manaj and the daring costumes of want-to-be artists that were seen at the Grammys. 

With actors such as George Clooney being nominated for The Descendants and Brad Pitt for Moneyball, you know the Oscars are still going to be worthy of watching. Although Jean Dujardin took the title of “Actor in a Leading Role” over both of them, both men still looked debonair walking the red carpet.

“Actress in a Leading Role” went to no other than the ever-so-classy Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady, beating Viola Davis from The Help and Rooney Mara from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The Help didn’t walk away empty handed, though. Octavia Spencer won “Actress in a Supporting Role” for her role as Minny Jackson.

With all of these important actor names floating around the red carpet, you can bet there were some amazing designer names accompanying them. With the prestige of the Academy Awards came more serious long gowns on the women and nothing less than a tux for the men.

With Oscars being awarded to great films and talented actors, my main question is… were their looks Oscar worthy? Although I love a good film with great actors, the fashion on the red carpet caught my attention more than the actual award show. Here were some of my most Oscar-worthy looks from the 2012 Oscars Red Carpet…

The Award for Best Dressed Couple goes to…George Clooney and Stacy Keibler 

Photo from: www.eonline/redcarpet/2012oscars

Not only is George Clooney getting better looking every day, but his girlfriend Stacy Keibler looked brilliant in a Marchesa single-strap gold lamé column gown with a giant rosette at the hip. Her side swept golden waves and her bronzed skin created a goddess vibe. "It was my first Fashion week, and it was the first gown I saw that turned my head around. I didn't try anything else on after this," Keibler told  The Hollywood Reporter about how she snagged the gown at her first Marchesa show. 

The Award for Most Talked About Dress goes to… Gwyneth Paltrow 

Photo from: http://www.popsugar.com/Gwyneth-Paltrow-Oscars 

Gwyneth Paltrow's look was one of the most talked about of the night, and for a good reason. Many voted her the best dressed celebrity, while others were confused at her super hero-like cape. Her white Tom Ford cape dress was kept simple with her hair in a slicked back pony tail and only a sparkly cuff for jewelry. She successfully kept the crowd impressed, looked amazing and totally pulled off a floor length cape, now who else can say that?

The Award for Best Come Back by a Actress/Singer goes to…Jennifer Lopez 

Photo from: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/jenniferlopez

I can't remember the last movie that Jennifer Lopez has been in, but the on the night of the Oscars, it didn't even matter. She created a big come back with this sequined and figure-hugging gown by Zuhair Murad. With her hair up in a chic ballerina bun, she kept her ultra-glam look simple enough but still "J-Lo-esque." 

The Award for Most Predictable dress goes to…Angelina Jolie 

Photo from: http://www.thesuperficial.com/photos/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-oscars

Angelina wearing black on the red carpet, who would have guessed?! Oh, right...we all would have since that's the only color she's worn in years. Although she did look beautiful in the velvet Atelier Versace gown, much of the press' focus was on her weight, sadly. E's Fashion Police stated "Needs to eat a sandwich" while many other tabloids raged about her slim leg, which she kept out of her dress allll night. 

Men’s fashion had a few interesting moments including Sasha Baron Cohen’s dictator outfit. He poured a famous dictator’s “ashes” on Ryan Seacrest’s Burberry tux, but it didn’t prevent Seacrest from being my pick for best dressed male. 

"Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscars Dictator Stunt" video reported from CBS news. The video explains how Cohen jokingly dumped ashes on Ryan Seacrest's tux and how his dictator outfit was just advertising for his new movie.  

Photo from: www.eonline.com/oscars/ryanseacreast

Although the Oscars are known for their prestige and seriousness, the award show wasn't completely without its laughs. Most importantly though, the gowns were incredible and reflected each celebrity's persona.