Oscars 2010: stars avoid fashion faux-pas as Zoe Saldana shines

By Hilary Alexander Published: 7:58AM GMT 08 March 2010

Previous of Images Next Actress Zoe Saldana of the movie Avatar arrives on the red runner at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood Photo: REUTERS Actors (L-R) Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Jon Cryer and Anthony Michael Hall poise for photographers after participating in a reverence to executive John Hughes Photo: REUTERS Charlize Theron arrives on the red runner at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood Photo: REUTERS

Nothing to whoop at, or glance at in disbelief, or have you double-up with infirm laughter. Maybe the stylists all had a night off?

Or maybe they unequivocally got it right, because, for once, the Academy Awards "catwalk" was graceful most an practice in sauce well for the occasion.

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Zoe Saldana gets my opinion for the best-dressed of the night. She wore a overwhelming robe by immature Riccardo Tisci, the beautiful executive at Givenchy, who was celebrating, after presenting his autumn/winter pick up in Paris last night, at about the same time Zoe was removing ready to go in Hollywood.

She wore the stunning, "Natalia" gown, from his summer collection, strapless, chiffon, and shadow-dyed, from palest lilac, on the crystal-strewn bodice, down to the low violet of the bouffant hem. Saldana, the blue visitor from "Avatar", led the Oscars purple reign.

Molly Ringwald wore a Grecian-style one-shouldered purple gown, and Mariah Carey, roughly wore her off-the-shoulder purple.

Charlize Theron shimmered in lilac Christian Dior, with a rather extraordinary "bra" item on the bodice; and Elizabeth Banks in issuing lilac Versace.

The dark band of soldiers enclosed Kate Winslet, with Veronica Lake hairdo, in a really severe, champagne-coloured Yves Saint Laurent; Best actress, Sandra Bullock, in crystal-beaded Marchesa, with a prolonged train; and Demi Moore, in Versace, with a stormy train.

There has been most criticism on J.Los icy-pink, sci-fi gown, from Giorgio Armanis Priv collection, that was desirous by the moon.

But I rather prime the sculpted conformation and unconventional fabric far some-more graceful to her seductive curves than a flurry of flounces.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Kruger, both wore Chanel Couture; and Cameron Diaz, one of the couple of in gold, dazzled in an Oscar de la Renta only shown on his catwalk at New York Fashion Week, less than a month ago.

The ladies in red awards go to Vera Farmiga, in a strapless Marchesa, with a sculpted pour out of ruffles; and Penelope Cruz, in a somewhat flamenco Donna Karan.

Several sought the reserve of the BBD the big black skirt - between them, Carey Mulligan, in Prada, and, perhaps, not unsurprisingly, Hollywoods prime vampire-lover, Kristen Stewart, in Monique LHuiller.

Maggie Gyllenhaal astounded in a selected floral, hand-painted with cobalt brush-strokes; once again, impassioned off the catwalk from Van Notens show a couple of days ago in Paris.

And Nicole Ritchie picked a curtain-like kaftan in lifeless greys and blacks, by Reem Accra.

Meryl Streep, one of the couple of in white, looked superb in a classic, long-sleeved Grecian gown.