Oscars 2013: Bring on the red carpet divas

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Naomi Watts in Armani Privé. (John Shearer / InvisionAP)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Reese Witherspoon in a Louis Vuitton dress and jewelry. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Helen Hunt in H&M. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Anne Hathaway in Prada. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Kerry Washington in a Miu Miu dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, a Prada bag, earrings by Chopard and a Fred Leighton ring. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Charlize Theron in a Dior Couture gown. (Todd Williamson / InvisionAP)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Jessica Chastain, nominated for lead actress for her performance in “Zero Dark Thirty,” arrives in Armani Prive. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Amanda Seyfried wearing Alexander McQueen. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Actress Jennifer Garner in Gucci. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Jennifer Hudson in Roberto Cavalli. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Zoe Saldana in an Alexis Mabille Couture dress, Neil Lane jewelry, shoes by Roger Vivier and a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Nicole Kidman in a sparkling dress by L¿Wren Scott and Fred Leighton jewelry. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Actress Kristen Stewart in a dress by Reem Acra. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Catherine Zeta-Jones in a Zuhair Murad dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Stacy Keibler in a dress by Naeem Khan, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, and a Tiffany & Co bag. (John Shearer / InvisionAP)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Adele in a dress by Jenny Packham. (John Shearer / InvisionAP)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Naomie Harris wears an eco-friendly dress, winner of the Red Carpet Green Dress Challenge, on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Kelly Osbourne in a Tony Ward Couture dress, accessorized with Norman Silverman earrings, Le Vian and De Marco rings and a Judith Leiber bag. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Kristin Chenoweth in a Tony Ward dress and Simon G jewelry. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Kelly Rowland shows some leg in a high-slit, black-and-white Donna Karan Atelier dress. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Oscars 2013 red carpet: Actress Halle Berry in Versace. (John Shearer / Invision / AP)

By Booth Moore

Feb. 24, 2013 5:35 PM PT

Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic

Several of the stars on the red carpet are turning on the sparkle with diva dresses. They are the naughty to the evening’s cream puff gowns’ nice.

Naomi Watts is wearing an otherworldly gunmetal sequin Armani gown with galactic-looking cap sleeves, and her pal Nicole Kidman is in an all-over sequin gown by L’Wren Scott.

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Stacy Keibler’s sparkly Naeem Khan has an Art Deco feel, while Halle Berry’s sparkly striped long-sleeve Versace gown is graphic and fierce.

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Then there is Jane Fonda, a diva in her own class, wearing a canary-yellow corseted Versace gown with strong shoulders and sequin details that is so deliciously retro “Dynasty.”

Those Dynasty divas, the Carringtons, would love Fonda’s yellow diamond Chopard chandelier earrings too.

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