Oscars 2016: Best and worst red-carpet looks
Our best and worst list.
(Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)Looks that stood out -- for better or worse -- on the red carpet at the 88th Academy Awards.
Naomi Watts earned a spot on our best-dressed list thanks to her sapphire blue and bright purple Armani Prive gown, fully embroidered in stripes of Swarovski crystals, sequins and Lurex thread.
(Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP, left; Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP, center; Mike Nelson / EPA, right)Julianne Moore’s choice of a black Chanel haute couture gown with tone-on-tone embellishments earned her a spot on the best-dressed list.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Among the best-dressed men was Jared Leto, who made the grade thanks to his custom Gucci evening suit with red contrast piping.
(Paul Buck / EPA, left; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times, center; Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times, right)Michael Fassbender’s peak lapel Tom Ford placed him among the evening’s best-dressed men.
( Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Brie Larson’s choice of a custom Gucci lapis blue silk organza gown made her our choice for a spot on the best-dressed list.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times, left; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times, center; Al Seib/ Los Angeles Times, right)“Star Wars: The Force Awakens†actress Daisy Ridley in a silver Chanel Haute Couture gown makes our best-dressed list.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times, left and right; Jason Merritt / Getty Images, center;)Cate Blanchett wears an Armani Privé sea-foam green, cap-sleeve mermaid gown that features hand-sewn clusters of Swarovski crystals and white feathers. On trend -- and on our best-dressed list.
(Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girlâ€) has been killing it in Louis Vuitton on this awards season’s red carpets, and this Oscars dress continued that trend.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times, left; Valerie Macon / AFP/Getty Images, center; Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images, right )Kerry Washington makes our best-dressed list thanks to this gladiator-appropriate custom Atelier Versace gown with a black leather bustier, white skirt and the fiercest thigh-high leg slit to hit the red carpet since Angelina Jolie’s meme-launching moment.
(Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)We like Rooney Mara and we like Givenchy. But this combination -- and the belly-button-baring diamond cutout -- is among our least favorite looks of the night.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)The simple, straightforward strapless gown is usually a can’t-lose proposition for Reese Witherspoon. But here, the way the fabric sits at the bodice makes the dress look like a work in progress -- and makes it one of our least favorite looks of the night.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times, left and right; Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP, center)Pharrell William, seen with Helen Lasichanh, earned a spot on our worst-dressed list for his inexplicably rolled-up tuxedo trouser legs.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Sofia Vergara’s Marchesa dress was another busy-bodice mess (see also: Reese Witherspoon), that landed her on this year’s worst-dressed list.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)From the front, Olivia Wilde’s dress from Valentino’s Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection was an awkward exercise in Oscar-level side boob. From the back it looked like she was wearing a folded dinner napkin. For this she lands on this year’s worst-dressed list.
(Jay L. Clenenin / Los Angeles Times)Heidi Klum’s purple “bridesmaids gone bad†number looks like it’s 30 seconds from becoming a full-on wardrobe malfunction. For that she rounds out our worst-dressed list.
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