Oscars 2014 red carpet fashion – rated

Jess Cartner-Morley and Imogen Fox

Monday, 03 Mar 2014

# Oscars 2014

# Oscars 2015

The standout looks from the red carpet – rated and reviewed by the Guardian fashion team

• Oscars 2014 red carpet fashion – in pictures
• Five Oscars 2014 style scene stealers

Gallery

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Penélope Cruz — **Penélope Cruz:** 'Modern and effortless'
**5/5** Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Angelina Jolie — **Angelina Jolie:** 'Classic to the point of being a teensy bit ageing'
**3/5** Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Margot Robbie — **Margot Robbie:** 'Firm proof that it is rather fabulous when a dress works as hard from the back as it does from the front'
**4/5** Photograph: Stewart Cook/REX

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Kate Hudson — **Kate Hudson:** 'It looks as if her left leg is trying to escape'
**2/5** Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Pharrell Williams, Helen Lasichanh — **Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh:** 'Loving the studied awkwardness of the pair of them together with their mix-and-match tux actions'
**5/5** Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Cate Blanchett — **Cate Blanchett:** 'In a different fashion league'
**4/5** Photograph: Steve Granitz/WireImage

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Charlize Theron — **Charlize Theron:** 'Can we talk about those invisi-straps?'
**1/5** Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Lady Gaga — **Lady Gaga:** 'She’s ALL about a bit of *trompe l’oeil* tonight'
**1/5** Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Lupita Nyong'o — **Lupita Nyong'o:** 'Why don’t more people wear baby blue? It looks amazing against the red carpet: soft and dreamy'
**5/5** Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Emma Watson — **Emma Watson:** 'The T-shirt shape is cool, not prim, the gunmetal shade is a bit rock’n’roll'
**5/5** Photograph: Steve Granitz/WireImage

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Jared Leto — **Jared Leto:** 'The red bowtie dude'
**3/5** Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Jennifer Lawrence — **Jennifer Lawrence:** 'This feels grownup and modern. Seriously, if she could only learn to walk she’d have the red carpet nailed'
**4/5** Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Liza Minnelli — **Liza Minnelli:** 'Dressed for a Smurfs’ pyjama party'
**1/5** Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Meryl Streep — **Meryl Streep:** 'Meryl is wearing a monochrome gown as if it’s a sweatshirt and jeans'
**3/5** Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Oscars 2014 red carpet: Naomi Watts — **Naomi Watts:** 'We like it a lot – red-carpet flat hair. Oddly, it works'
**4/5** (for the hair) Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Contributors

Jess Cartner-Morley

Jess Cartner-Morley is associate editor (fashion) at the Guardian

Imogen Fox

Imogen Fox is the Guardian's chief advertising officer

Jess Cartner-Morley and Imogen Fox

Monday, 03 Mar 2014

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