We live for red-carpet moments like those delivered Sunday, from the Mrs. Santa Claus sightings (costume design nominee Rita Ryack from “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”) to “Billy Elliot’s” Julie Walters digging in her Jimmy Choo bag for a chunk of good-luck coal to, oh, yes, lots of cleavage. A quick look:
THE WOMEN
Marcia Gay Harden
Vavoom! Ruby silk satin from Randolph Duke, Veronica Lake hair, fabulous jewels. A winning look for a winning actress.
Kate Hudson
The dress was Stella McCartney for Chloe, but it looked like Kate found it among mom Goldie Hawn’s “Laugh In” castoffs.
Bjork
If her career goes south, the Icelandic chanteuse can always get work on Sesame Street as a Big Bird stand-in.
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THE MEN
Samuel L. Jackson
Has Sam ever looked bad? Don’t think so. He continued his winning streak with his hip Armani ensemble.
Steven Soderbergh
Please, the Regis Philbin tone-on-tone tie and shirt combo is so last century. Who cares if it was Prada?
Louis Gossett Jr.
The pinstripes we could buy, Lou, but lose the sparkles.
THE HAIR
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Classy Catherine, like Laura Linney, went with a chic chignon. Simple, soft and lovely.
Winona Ryder
It took some stylist hours to make Winona’s hairdo look this undone.
Julia Roberts
What was with the hair helmet? J. Ro. looked like a member of the B-52s-or like she had an Airstream trailer on her head.
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Juliette Binoche
Loved the pearls, the gloves, the whole ’20s flapper look.
Yo-Yo Ma
Never thought the coolest accessory of the night would be a cello case, which Ma himself toted down the red carpet.
Russell Crowe and J. Lo
What’s with the Elvis ‘do, Russ? And Jennifer, one word: Band-Aids.