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By Baz Bamigboye and Tamara Abraham

All that glitters: Best Actress Sandra Bullock shimmered in British label Marchesa; Kate Winslet wore Yves Saint Laurent with Tiffany jewels, and Helen Mirren chose a Badgley Mischka dress and Chopard jewellery


They are the golden girls of film, but silver was the colour of choice for the stars at last night's Oscars.

Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Dame Helen Mirren were just three of the actresses that chose the shimmering hue for their all-important Oscars gowns.

But Sandra Bullock, who took home the Best Actress award, outshone them all in a figure-hugging gown by British label Marchesa.

'It's the dress that looks fantastic, not me', she told the Mail. 'It feels wonderful to wear', she added.

Kate Winslet looked beautifully elegant in a strapless gown by Yves Saint Laurent teamed with Tiffany diamonds, while Helen Mirren chose a Badgley Mischka dress and Chopard jewellery.

Avatar actress Zoe Saldana was also a fashion favourite, arriving in the standout gown from Givenchy's recent couture collection - a lavender ruffled confection with a glittering silver bustier

Cameron Diaz, who did not get to bed till five in the morning on Sunday, was the last to arrive at the Kodak Centre. But the wait was worth it when she stepped out in a strapless beaded Armani Privé gown.


Best dressed: Avatar star Zoe Saldana in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and Cameron Diaz in Armani Privé


Fashion faux pas: Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Lopez went for incredibly similar Armani Privé gowns

Indeed much of the glittering, silver trend was thanks to Giorgio Armani, whose Privé couture collection seemed made for such an occasion.

Jennifer Lopez and Amanda Seyfried were two other stars to follow Diaz's lead, though both made a very similar choice in pale, full-skirted, strapless gowns.

Buff-coloured gowns were another favourite for Hollywood's leading ladies. Demi Moore, Miley Cyrus, Diane Kruger and Victoria Beckham all wore sophisticated nude hues.

Victoria Beckham, who announced what she would be wearing at her label's fashion show last month, did not disappoint in a taupe number with black sash and pixillated print.


In the nude: Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packham and Demi Moore in Atelier Versace proved that buff-coloured hues were a flattering choice at any age


Barely there shades: Diane Kruger in Chanel and Victoria Beckham, in her own label, both wore sophisticated nude gowns that featured black detailing

Inglorious Basterds actress Diane Kruger, who attended with boyfriend Joshua Jackson, went for the same colour combination in classic style in a ruffled Chanel creation.

Miley Cyrus worked the underwear-as-outerwear trend with elegance in a dress by British designer Jenny Packham, who is better known for her bridal wear, while Demi Moore looked stunning in ruffled Atelier Versace.

Great British hope Carey Mulligan was joined by her proud mother Nano. The 24-year-old wore what she described as a 'cool' Prada strapless black gown decorated with miniature scissors, spoons and forks, with Fred Leighton earrings.


Fashion forward: Carey Mulligan's strapless Prada gown was decorated with miniature scissors, spoons and forks; Sarah Jessica Parker made a style statement in Chanel Couture

Carey, who presented the Oscar for best short film, said: 'After that I'm going to party and eat again. I love to eat but for weeks and weeks and weeks I've had to keep the weight down because of the gowns for the awards shows.

'I won't have to walk the red carpet again in high heels, hooray!' she said, laughing.

Carey, a best supporting actress nominee, said she was not at all famous, and loved seeing real stars on the red carpet.

'Meeting Quentin Tarantino was exciting beyond belief,' she said.

Sarah Jessica Parker lived up to her Carrie Bradshaw alter ego, making a style statement in pale yellow Chanel Couture with silver flowers at the neckline


Blue belles: Precious star Gabourey Sidibe (left) in Marchesa and co-star Mariah Carey in Valentino

Mariah Carey wore a Valentino dress with a plunging neckline that must have been three sizes too small, but that didn't stop her wearing it on the red carpet.

Precious stars Gabourey Sidibe and Monique both went for blue gowns, the former in Marchesa, and the latter in a gown in the same shade of blue as the dress Gone With The Wind star Hattie McDaniels wore when she won a best supporting actress Oscar in 1939.

Age didn't stop older stars such as Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver from holding their own in the style stakes.

Streep looked effortlessly elegant in a white dress by U.S. costumier Chris March, while Melanie Griffith went for a black sequinned gown from Chanel.

Walking the red carpet with husband Antonio Bandaras, she commented that she was 'glad to be alive' a reference, perhaps, to recent problems with addiction.


Ageless beauties: Meryl Streep in white Chris March, and Melanie Griffith in black sequinned Chanel


Seeing red: Avatar star Sigourney Weaver (left) in scarlet Lanvin; Jane Seymour (right) in a vibrant red gown


Sigourney Weaver wore a scarlet Grecian-style gown by Lanvin, while Jane Seymour also chose red in a strapless creation.

Opting for a deeper shade of red were Vera Farmiga and Penelope Cruz, who wore a dramatic Donna Karan gown with Chopard diamond drop earrings.

The actress, who won best supporting actress Oscar last year, was a contender again last night in the same category for her role as Daniel Day Lewis's sexy mistress in the film Nine.

Farmiga chose a similar hue with a stunning Marchesa confection that seemed to be more sculpture than dress.


Scarlet ladies: Penelope Cruz in Donna Karan Couture and Vera Farmiga in Marchesa


Colin Firth wore Tom Ford. 'Well, Tom directed the film,' said Firth of designer Tom Ford who directed A Single Man.

Nick Park, the British film-maker nominated in the best animated short category for a Wallace and Gromit film called A Matter Of LOAF And Death, stood out on the Oscar red carpet by wearing a luminescent lime green bow tie hand-made from Christmas paper.

Park explained that best animated short is a section that doesn't receive much attention.'It's a way of standing out', Park explained.


Pastel ladies: Actresses Rachel McAdams in Elie Saab and Charlize Theron in Christian Dior


British writer Armando Iannucci, nominated with Tony Roche, Jesse Armstrong and Simon Blackwell for adapted screenplay for In the Loop, joked that he and his colleagues took four hours to get into their tuxedos and all got invited to D-list gifting suites.

'Our best gift was socks for puppies', said Iannucci with a straight face.

By the time nominees had spent 40 minutes walking the red carpet they were greeted by waiters holding trays containing flutes of Moet & Chandon champagne which observers noted were gratefully gulped down.

The late arrivals were being rushed down the red carpet.

'We're late and they're desperate to get us inside the hall', said Helen Mirren in a silk chiffon layered gown.


Classic look: Twilight star Kristin Stewart, actress Giuliana DePandi, and actress Mariska Hargitay show that floor length strapless gowns work at any age


Nominees: James Cameron and wife actress Suzy Amis, left, and Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal


source: dailymail