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red carpet derby
February 22, 2015

The Best, Worst, and Craziest Looks From the Oscars Red Carpet

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We may not have seen formal shorts or Smokey the Bear hats at the Oscars tonight, but we did get Alaïa dish-washing gloves, a bedazzled sports bra, and one particularly heavenly lavender tux. From Julianne Moore in bedazzled Chanel Haute Couture to Lupita Nyong’o in a pearl-encrusted Calvin Klein Collection gown, click through our slideshow below to see our picks for the best, worst, and more concerning looks from the Academy Awards.

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Most Scarface Moment: Margot Robbie in Saint Laurent When Kelly Osbourne proclaimed that Robbie's dress was "giving her Scarface," it ... Most Scarface Moment: Margot Robbie in Saint Laurent When Kelly Osbourne proclaimed that Robbie's dress was "giving her Scarface," it was unclear whether that was a good or bad thing. But if '80s drama was what Robbie was going for, she certainly nailed the assignment. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Best Slim V: Scarlett Johansson in Atelier Versace Her dress went for the dip, her necklace took it back. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Best Pronunciation: Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture The one star on the red carpet who didn't mangle the words haute couture. Photo: 2015... Best Pronunciation: Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture The one star on the red carpet who didn't mangle the words haute couture. Photo: 2015 Steve Granitz
Most Befitting a Front-Runner: Julianne Moore in Chanel Haute Couture Nothing says "statuette-worthy" like Karl Lagerfeld involvement. ... Most Befitting a Front-Runner: Julianne Moore in Chanel Haute Couture Nothing says "statuette-worthy" like Karl Lagerfeld involvement. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Most Disappointing: Kerry Washington in Miu Miu Perhaps Washington is trying to disappear herself, Olivia Pope–style, on the red carpet? Photo: ... Most Disappointing: Kerry Washington in Miu Miu Perhaps Washington is trying to disappear herself, Olivia Pope–style, on the red carpet? Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Best Playing Against Type: Rosamund Pike in Givenchy Haute Couture From disembowelment-happy housewife to old-school starlet. Photo: 2015 Steve ... Best Playing Against Type: Rosamund Pike in Givenchy Haute Couture From disembowelment-happy housewife to old-school starlet. Photo: 2015 Steve Granitz
Pearliest: Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein She would like you to know she even looks great in strange textures.  Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty I... Pearliest: Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein She would like you to know she even looks great in strange textures.  Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Best Ingenue Moment: Dakota Johnson in Saint Laurent Her red-carpet interview with her mom may have been excruciatingly awkward, but Johnson's si... Best Ingenue Moment: Dakota Johnson in Saint Laurent Her red-carpet interview with her mom may have been excruciatingly awkward, but Johnson's simple red dress with a sparkly strap embellishment was unassailably elegant. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
Best Protection Against Sideboob: Naomi Watts in Armani Privé Part gown, part sports bra, Watts's Armani dress was glamorous and chaste. ... Best Protection Against Sideboob: Naomi Watts in Armani Privé Part gown, part sports bra, Watts's Armani dress was glamorous and chaste. Photo: 2015 Steve Granitz
Newsiest Red-Carpet Moment, Part 1: Sienna Miller in Oscar de la Renta Sienna Miller debuted a Peter Copping for Oscar de la Renta desi... Newsiest Red-Carpet Moment, Part 1: Sienna Miller in Oscar de la Renta Sienna Miller debuted a Peter Copping for Oscar de la Renta design — a red-carpet first.  Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Newsiest Red-Carpet Moment, Part 2: Cate Blanchett in Maison Margiela Not to be outdone by Sienna Miller, Cate Blanchett donned a look by John Ga... Newsiest Red-Carpet Moment, Part 2: Cate Blanchett in Maison Margiela Not to be outdone by Sienna Miller, Cate Blanchett donned a look by John Galliano for the (renamed) house Maison Margiela. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Least Fairy-Tale-Worthy: Anna Kendrick in Thakoon Kendrick may want to distance herself from her Into the Woods Cinderella character, but this pr... Least Fairy-Tale-Worthy: Anna Kendrick in Thakoon Kendrick may want to distance herself from her Into the Woods Cinderella character, but this prom-y blood-orange number isn't the way to do it. Photo: 2015 Steve Granitz
Best Mother of the Bride: Meryl Streep With that stance and that strappy shoe, this blazer goes to luncheons — not lunches. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Worst ’80s Prom Date: Jared Leto He was certainly running late and spent his corsage money on sunflower seeds and condoms. Photo: 2015 Kevin Maz... Worst ’80s Prom Date: Jared Leto He was certainly running late and spent his corsage money on sunflower seeds and condoms. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Best Reminder of Our Unwashed Dishes: Lady Gaga Should probably deal with that on the next commercial break.  Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Strongest Horizontals: Reese Witherspoon in Tom Ford Above this line, those are her shoulders. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
Best Bottle of Chartreuse: Emma Stone How does one employ chartreuse? No one really needs to know, because no one should ever use it. Photo: 201... Best Bottle of Chartreuse: Emma Stone How does one employ chartreuse? No one really needs to know, because no one should ever use it. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Most J.Lo: Jennifer Lopez in Elie Saab It's so nude. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Most-Active Plunges: Chrissy Teigen in Zuhair Murad This dress is like a rolling ocean wave of nearly there fabric. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
Best Diagram of a Neuron: Felicity Jones in Alexander McQueen It's got that central part and then that tendril part. They both have names that on... Best Diagram of a Neuron: Felicity Jones in Alexander McQueen It's got that central part and then that tendril part. They both have names that one would label in an elementary-school test, but are no longer useful in adult life. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
Best Arm-Hover: Joanna Newsom in Honor Must. Not. Put. Arm. Against. Body. Photo: 2015 Steve Granitz
Most High Priestess: Solange Knowles in Christian Siriano The leader of a cult we'd very much like to join. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
Worst Shoulder Growth: Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph & Russo Couture Uh, maybe you should get that looked at after the show.  Photo: 2015 Ke... Worst Shoulder Growth: Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph & Russo Couture Uh, maybe you should get that looked at after the show.  Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Most Spotlight-Stealing: Dana Perry in Her Fur Cape Dana Perry would like to scare you into never forgetting about that time she won an Oscar.&nb... Most Spotlight-Stealing: Dana Perry in Her Fur Cape Dana Perry would like to scare you into never forgetting about that time she won an Oscar.  Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Most Silver Lake: Keira Knightley in Valentino Knightley’s dress was embroidered with flowers and hard-to-read phrases in French — about as close... Most Silver Lake: Keira Knightley in Valentino Knightley’s dress was embroidered with flowers and hard-to-read phrases in French — about as close as an Oscar dress can get to hippie-dippy without trying to sell you crystals. Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur
Biggest Show-off: Chloë Moretz in Miu Miu She is proud that her dress has pockets and just wants you to know about them.  Photo: 2015 ... Biggest Show-off: Chloë Moretz in Miu Miu She is proud that her dress has pockets and just wants you to know about them.  Photo: 2015 Getty Images
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