Oscar 2011 83th Academy Awards and Winners News

The red carpet at the Oscars was full of celebrities wearing the latest fashion. Liz Kelly reviewed the best and worst dressed  at the Academy Awards.

This year’s Oscar ceremony was underwhelming in myriad respects. One of them was fashion. This year’s crop of gowns failed to produce even one buzzy fashion trend. And with considerably less being on the red carpet, 2011 may just go down in history as the year that Oscar fashion was a bit of a yawn. Still, there were some standouts both stunners and stinkers worth a second look. The insouciant Gwyneth Paltrow in utterly stunning Calvin Klein, host Anne Hathaway’s red carpet look, a dress from the Valentino Archives, Helena Miren in drop dead gorgeous grey Vivienne Westwood and a slimmed down Jennifer Hudson in Versace.

The usually fashion forward Cate Blanchtt in a homely concoction from Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Helena Bonham Carter in  a corseted number she cooked up with costume designer Colleen Atwood, best supporting actress winner Melissa Leo in Marc Boouwer’s structured, Elvis evoking F-bomb dropping dress and Nicole Kidman in A White Christan Dior embroidered frock that actually manager’s to give the lithe Aussie battleship hip’s.

Oscars host/ nominee James Franco channeled Marilyn Monroe (and Madona) when he walked on stage in a fuchia gown and blond who has done this sort of thing before.

Last night as no surprise when Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were named Best Actor and Best Actress on the night, seeing as though they’ve cleaned up at the other awards ceremonies so far this year.

Take a look at the full list of winners here.

Best Picture: The King’s Speech

Director: Tom Hooper(The King’s Speech)

Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)

Best Actress: Natalie Portman(Black Swan)

Best Supporting Actor: Christain Bale (The Fighter)

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)

Orginal Screenplay: David Seidler (The King’s Speech)

Animated Feature: Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film: In A Better World

Art Direction: Alice In Wonderland

Cinematography: Inception

Documentary Feature: Strangers No More

Editing: The Social Network

Makeup: The Wolfman

Original Score: The Social Network

Original Song : We Belong Together (Toy Story 3)

Sound Editing: Inception

Sound Mixing: Inception

Visual Effects: Inception

Animated Short: The Lost Thing

Live Action Short: God Of Love

The 2011 Oscars take place at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater and The World’s fines actors and actresses were out in force.