Oscars 2013: The redheads have it! Nominees Jessica Chastain and Amy Adams lead the glamour on Academy Awards red carpet
By IONA KIRBY
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The toast of Tinseltown invaded the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the biggest event of the showbiz year as The Oscars kicked off on Sunday.
Jessica Chastain is hoping to take home the Best Actress trophy for Zero Dark Thirty, but she will certainly be named one of the best dressed stars of the evening.
The gorgeous 35-year-old looked elegant and ethereal in her sequined Armani Prive nude gown which showed off her slim figure as she made a grand entrance, with her fiery hair in soft waves.
Old Hollywood glamour: Jessica Chastain was a vision in a figure-hugging nude gown by Armani Prive
'It's very Happy Birthday Mr President,' she laughed of her decision to pay homage to old Hollywood as she chatted to E!'s Ryan Seacrest.
Her fellow redhead and Oscar nominee Amy Adams was equally striking on the red carpet as she arrived in a powder blue princess dress by Oscar de la Renta.
Fashion Police hosts Giuliana Rancic and Kelly Osbourne were covering the star-studded red carpet, so made sure they looked their best without detracting from the actors.
Both TV presenters picked black gowns, with Giuliana creating curves in a strapless Rafael Cennamo dress while Kelly chose a flowing number by Tony Ward with diamante and sheer detailing.
Girls on Fire: Jessica and fellow redhead Amy Adams are both hoping to take home trophies, but will no doubt get best dressed nods for their gowns
Pretty as a princess: Amy Adams was equally beautiful in a powder blue gown by Oscar de la Renta as she posed with fiance Darren Le Gallo
Giuliana had lopped off her famously long locks into a shorter and edgier style, claiming she had woken up that morning with the sudden urge to go for the chop.
Kristin Chenoweth looked like a princess in her fairytale inspired gown, also designed by Tony Ward, which boasted sparkling silver detailing. She also wore Simon G jewellery.
The actress and singer was seen shaking hands with Kelly Rowland as they ran into each other on the red carpet.
While most stars opted for pretty gowns, Kelly brought some sex appeal in her Donna Karan Atelier dress, which had a sweetheart cut white bodice and black skirt with a saucy split up one side.
Arresting in ebony: Fashion Police hosts Giuliana Rancic (L) and Kelly Osbourne chose gorgeous black gowns for Sunday's Oscars, with Giuliana in Rafael Cennamo and Kelly wearing Tony Ward
Blue bells: (L-R) Reese Witherspoon, Nancy O'Dell, and Robin Roberts both chose striking shades of blue to walk the red carpet
Fairytale glamour: Kristin Chenoweth (L) also opted for black in a Tony Ward dress with glittering silver detailing across the bodice, while Kelly Rowland's Donna Karan Atelier gown had a white bodice
Style rivals: Kristin and Kelly compared gowns and shook hands as they had a red carpet run-in
Maria Menounos also decided to turn heads and ensured she stood out in her shocking pink Romona Keveza dress which clung to her enviable figure thanks to its fishtail cut.
Although Ben Affleck was shockingly snubbed by the Academy for a Best Director nod, his movie Argo still looks set to take home the most coveted gong of the evening in the form of Best Picture.
Other films vying for Best Picture are Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Amour and Django Unchained.
Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Naomi Watts, Emmanuelle Riva and Quvenzhane Wallis will compete for Best Actress.
Pretty in pink: Maria Menounos stood out as she accentuated her figure in a shocking fuchsia dress by Romona Keveza which ensured she turned heads
If Emmanuelle takes home the trophy, she will be the oldest winner in history. The Amour star is celebrating her 86th birthday at the ceremony.
Meanwhile a win for Quvenzhane for Beasts of the Southern Wild would place her as the youngest winning actor ever at just nine years old.
Daniel Day-Lewis looks likely to be awarded the Best Actor prize for his role in Lincoln, but faces competition from Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, Denzel Washington and Joaquin Phoenix.
The event is being hosted by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, whose movie Ted is up for the Music (Original Song) award for Everybody Needs a Best Friend.
Red carpet couples: Matthew Quick had wife Alicia on his arm (L) while Maria posed with her Extra co-host Mario Lopez
ACADEMY AWARDS 2013
Best Picture: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty.
Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook; Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln; Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables; Joaquin Phoenix, The Master; Denzel Washington, Flight.
Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty; Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook; Emmanuelle Riva, Amour; Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild; Naomi Watts, The Impossible.
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, Argo; Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook; Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master; Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln; Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained.
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, The Master; Sally Field, Lincoln; Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables; Helen Hunt, The Sessions; Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook.
Directing: Michael Haneke, Amour; Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild; Ang Lee, Life of Pi; Steven Spielberg, Lincoln; David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook.
Foreign Language Film: Amour, Austria; Kon-Tiki, Norway; No, Chile; A Royal Affair, Denmark; War Witch, Canada.
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo; Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild; David Magee, Life of Pi; Tony Kushner, Lincoln; David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook.
Original Screenplay: Michael Haneke, Amour; Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained; John Gatins, Flight; Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom; Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty.
Animated Feature Film: Brave; Frankenweenie; ParaNorman; The Pirates! Band of Misfits; Wreck-It Ralph.
Production Design: Anna Karenina, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln.
Cinematography: Anna Karenina, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall.
Sound Mixing: Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall.
Sound Editing: Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty.
Original Score: Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli; Argo, Alexandre Desplat; Life of Pi, Mychael Danna; Lincoln, John Williams; Skyfall, Thomas Newman.
Original Song: Before My Time from Chasing Ice, J. Ralph; Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted, Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane; Pi's Lullaby from Life of Pi, Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri; Skyfall from Skyfall, Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth; Suddenly from Les Miserables, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil.
Costume: Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman.
Documentary Feature: 5 Broken Cameras, The Gatekeepers, How to Survive a Plague, The Invisible War, Searching for Sugar Man.
Documentary (short subject): Inocente, Kings Point, Mondays at Racine, Open Heart, Redemption.
Film Editing: Argo, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty.
Makeup and Hairstyling: Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables.
Animated Short Film: Adam and Dog, Fresh Guacamole, Head over Heels, Maggie Simpson in `The Longest Daycare,' Paperman.
Live Action Short Film: Asad, Buzkashi Boys, Curfew, Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw), Henry.
Visual Effects: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Life of Pi, Marvel's The Avengers, Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman.
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