Metro.usMyMetro Events http://www.metro.us Sat, 18 May 2013 08:32:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Photos: The best and worst Academy Awards gowns http://www.metro.us/newyork/entertainment/2013/02/21/photos-the-best-and-worst-academy-awards-gowns/ http://www.metro.us/newyork/entertainment/2013/02/21/photos-the-best-and-worst-academy-awards-gowns/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:55:48 +0000 Mary Ann Georgantopoulos http://www.metro.us/newyork/?p=114772 The good: Marion Cotillard wore this stunning Jean Paul Gaultier “mermaid” gown when she won Best Actress for “La Vie en Rose” in 2008. Credit: Getty Images The good: Michelle Williams, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for “Brokeback Mountain,” let her star shine in this canary yellow Vera Wang gown in 2006. Credit: Getty Images The good: Sandra Bullock looked every bit a winner when she picked up a Best Actress statue for “The Blind Side” in 2010 in this Marchesa gown. Credit: Getty Images The good: When she was nominated in 2007 for Best Actress for “Volver,” Penelope Cruz’s choice of this Atelier Versace gown (complete with a feathered train) proved she was ready to enter Hollywood’s A-list. Credit: Getty Images BONUS: George Clooney seriously knows how to rock a tuxedo. Credit: Getty Images The bad: Tyra Banks needed much more than some “smize” to overlook this 2000 prom dress disaster. Credit: Getty Images The bad: The “rose boobs” on Charlize Theron’s 2010 Dior Couture gown were two giant missteps for the fashion-savvy Oscar winner. Credit: Getty Images The bad: Golden girl Gwyneth Paltrow has a goth side? Apparently. Why else would she choose to wear this depressing Alexander McQueen gown in 2002? Credit: Getty Images The bad: All you need to know about Kim Bassinger’s 1990 Academy Award gown was that she designed it herself. Credit: Getty Images

 

In anticipation of Sundays Oscars, we combed the Academy Awards archives for the best and worst red carpet looks.

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