Golden Globes 2012: Best and worst dressed
Nicole Kidman’s Versace gown has jewelry built in. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times fashion critic
Read more about all the fashion risk-takers and get full coverage of the fashion and beauty from the Golden Globes on All The Rage.
Michelle Williams’ navy Jason Wu dress fits her perfectly. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Kate Winslet in a Jenny Packham gown that is Old Hollywood at its best. (Matt Sayles/ Associated Press)
Jessica Chastain in a Givenchy tulle gown that is embroidered with pearls. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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Emma Stone is a fashion superhero in a pleated maroon and fuchsia Lanvin gown with a jeweled eagle belt. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Claire Danes in a graphic black and white J. Mendel gown. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Charlize Theron’s Dior haute couture gown is the stuff Hollywood dreams are made of. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Sarah Michelle Gellar in an ink-splotch Monique Lhuillier ball gown. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
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Tilda Swinton in an amazing periwinkle jacket and fishtail hem skirt that I imagine are by Haider Ackermann. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Rooney Mara’s black Nina Ricci gown with lattice-like straps on the bodice is darkly romantic. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Evan Rachel Wood’s midnight green Gucci gown, embroidered with fish scale sequins and ostrich feathers, is enchanting. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Viola Davis in Pucci. If you’ve got those legs, you should flaunt them. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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Diane Lane’s gold beaded Reem Acra gown is classically elegant. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Zooey Deschanel’s pretty embroidered pearl Prada frock is quirky like her. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Madonna pays homage to herself in a platinum, pearl and diamond Neil Lane cross necklace. (Matt Sayles/ Associated Press)
Charlize Theron in a Cartier headband and diamond clips looks like the epitome of a movie star. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
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Wilfredo Rosado 32-carat sapphire earrings, valued at more than $1 million, look terrific with Glenn Close’s blue eyes. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)
Tilda Swinton in a Fred Leighton coil bracelet. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
Heidi Klum’s turquoise jewelry saves her nude Calvin Klein gown from being a washout. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Michelle Williams in a Fred Leighton headband, likely to start a trend. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
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Julianne Moore’s diamond and emerald Fred Leighton tassel earrings made quite a statement. (Matt Sayles/ Associated Press)
Freida Pinto’s 145 carat yellow diamond Chopard choker ratchets up the style of her plain peacock blue Prada bustier dress. (Matt Sayles/ Associated Press)
Bérénice Bejo is a fashion letdown in an unremarkable strapless blue Gucci gown. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Angelina Jolie’s Versace gown looked too severe. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Julie Bowen’s dusty pink Reem Acra was too girly for the veteran actress. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Lea Michele’s Marchesa gown -- too dark, too heavy, too much for the young actress. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Madonna’s dark green Reem Acra gown is a mess of chain mail and folds. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
Mila Kunis’ black Dior gown was utterly forgettable. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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Sofia Vergara’s Vera Wang gown didn’t rise to the occasion. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Salma Hayek Pinault’s graphic beaded Gucci gown is Deco done wrong. It looks more like an end table than a dress. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)