And the Winners Are ...

Inside, top acting honors went to a king and queen. On the red carpet, elegance reigned supreme

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MOST TALKED ABOUT DRESS

61% of People.com readers think Kidman should stay in the red!

  • BEYONCE
  • ARMANI PRIVE
  • The Dreamgirl loved the “classic, sexy and young” vibe of this gown (worn with Armani Privé heels).

PENELOPE CRUZ
ATELIER VERSACE

The Volver nominee, in diamonds by Chopard and a dress with silk tulle ruffles, got ready at home with her family in about an hour.

CATE BLANCHETT
ARMANI PRIVE

The Best Supporting Actress nominee set off her sleek metallic gown with black diamond drops by Lorraine Schwartz.

  • JENNIFER LOPEZ
  • MARCHESA
  • “They made it just for me,” she says of her sparkling gown paired with Lorraine Schwartz diamonds.
  • REESE WITHERSPOON
  • NINA RICCI
  • The star, in jewels by Van Cleef & Arpels, chose between two custom gowns by designer Olivier Theyskens. (For more details, see page 164.)
  • NICOLE KIDMAN
  • BALENCIAGA BY NICOLAS GHESQUIERE
  • “I just had one dress,” says Kidman of her choice of this dramatic silk crepe gown, accented with a Bottega Veneta clutch.

See more photos of the night’s best and worst looks at PEOPLE.COM/REDCARPET

JADA PINKETT SMITH

CAROLINA HERRERA

“I love that it’s sexy and elegant,” said Smith (with H. Stern diamonds) of her gold lamé gown.

HELEN MIRREN

CHRISTIAN LACROIX

“I dreamt of having a gold dress since I was a girl,” says Mirren (in Jimmy Choo shoes and Chopard diamond cluster earrings).

  • KATE WINSLET
  • VALENTINO COUTURE
  • “My daughter picked it out,” says Winslet (with a vintage Bulgari clutch and Chopard diamonds) of her mint gown.

JENNIFER HUDSON

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

“She knows what she feels good in,” says André Leon Talley, who helped Hudson (in Fred Leighton diamonds) select her gown and metallic bolero.WAY BETTER WITHOUT THE JACKET!

  • GWYNETH PALTROW
  • ZAC POSEN
  • “I just saw the dress and thought it was beautiful,” says the star, who paired her apricot gown with diamond jewelry by Fred Leighton.

RACHEL WEISZ

VERA WANG

Weisz stepped out in a gown she calls “so romantic” and a Leiber clutch. Her pendant is a 1948 Cartier brooch.

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