Red carpet rewind: Best and worst dressed at the 2010 Oscars

Kate Winslet looked like the female incarnation of Oscar, striking enough to be made into a little gold statuette.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The “Inglourious Basterds” actress made a fashion statement in a frothy ivory and black Chanel Haute Couture gown that featured camellia detail.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Shades of snowy white and Champagne seemed to create a glow around the lead actress nominee.  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

This deep cherry Lanvin number looked as if it had just been draped on the statuesque Weaver.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sandra Bullock looked as if she were channeling a big-screen siren, and although the night belonged to texture, she reminded us that nothing beats classic glamour.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Cameron Diaz’s gold Oscar de la Renta gown with a lot of sparkle and voluminous skirt was a miss. The actress tends to look better in a column of something more fitted, not this overtly feminine frock.  (John Shearer / Getty Images)

Zoë Saldana’s Givenchy gown sprouted into a garden of pastel-colored, chrysanthemum-shaped poufs that gave the usually fashion-savvy star the silhouette of the traditional French wedding cake known as a croque em bouche.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

She made sure the two-tone color-palette trend had a lasting impression with this watercolor cool Elie Saab gown.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The starlet sort of disappeared in her silvery white Armani Prive gown -- both in color and volume.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The actress looked like a ‘60s Grecian goddess.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

There was a 3-D effect to Vera Farmiga’s Marchesa dress, with the raspberry color-pleated ruffles swirling down the front adding texture and elegance  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

The lead actress nominee sparkled in a custom-made Marchesa gown with beading on a ruched bodice that was an ode to Old Hollywood glamour.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The color blue proved to be one of a very few standout moments for the men, with Robert Downey Jr. appearing in a teal Lanvin bow tie that matched the sequins in his wife Susan’s dress.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Mulligan looked fresh and radiant with her blond pixie hair and shoulder-duster Fred Leighton earrings, which were a gorgeous contrast to the jet-black Prada dress.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)