Yes, there were plenty of hits and misses crossing the red carpet. Diamonds were in--around necks, on dresses, and even on shoes (hope nobody stepped on Laura Elena Harring's [Mulholland Drive] $1 million sandals). Many of the men chose regular ties over bow ties, and Sir Ian McKellen prominently displayed the gem pendant everyone received for Lord Of The Rings.

Not-so-great trends included just-fell-out-of-bed hair (Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts), way-too-pale gowns (Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman) or black (Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock), and just some "what were they thinking?", poorly chosen items. But hey, it wouldn't be the Oscars without some dead swan around some starlet's neck.

Ooohs:

Halle Berry was the hit of the night for her outfit as well as her Best Actress win, with her split-personality sheer-top, wine-colored satin-bottom gown.

Jodie Foster won raves for skipping her usual pantsuit in favor of a slinky gold dress (although it seemed to be slinking down the front of her).

Thumbs up for Julia Roberts' black, understated dress that seemed to have been altered by Edward Scissorhands.

Denzel Washington's wife, Paulette, was stunning in a lavender strapless sheath.

Opinions were split on Jennifer Lopez's pale, pale pink gown that squashed her assets that were so prominently displayed at last year's Oscars, but the dress was cute and did fit her well. Another story: her hair, which seemed to have been attacked by a band of rabid rollers.

Opinions were also split on the black-gown brigade, although Marisa Tomei's, Sandra Bullock's, and Reese Witherspoon's ebony gowns did old-fashioned Hollywood glamour justice. Renee Zellweger's lovely satin strapless number was a deep purple--a shame the color was lost on TV.

Ewwws:

Cameron, Cameron, Cameron...what were you thinking? Someone in the eonline.com chat room said Cameron Diaz looked like Mrs. Roper from Three's Company with her flowered, wrap-around, pink and red ensemble--there's no better description.

Gwynnie, Gwynnie, Gwynnie...no, honey. The raccoon eyes and sheer, bunched top that did not define what Gwyneth Paltrow had might be all right for club hopping, but not for the Oscars. Word has it the cameraman had to do a "Jennifer Lopez" and shoot her from the neck up when she was presenting.

Uma Thurman let it all hang out; although the satin gown was lovely, there was a bit too much, too bare, too pneumatically horizontal, up top. At least hubby Ethan Hawke had a place to put his champagne glass at the after parties.

The music folk didn't handle things very well, either--Faith Hill showed up in a frothy, sherbet-colored mermaid thing that she (thank goodness) swapped for a beautiful (and sedate) black number for her performance. Paul McCartney's fiancee, Heather Mills, also failed with a lace two-piece showing plenty of skin. It wouldn't have been a blip on the radar screen at the Grammys...but the Oscars? No.

And Sally Kirkland arrived in a set of Austrian curtains with adjustable gathers. Thank goodness she didn't get any screen time after her red-carpet arrival.

Eat Something, Honey:

And the 2002 Skeletor award goes to...Jennifer Connelly by a landslide, especially with her very bony shoulders shown off above her slipping beige ruffles.

However, close runners up were Kirsten Dunst, whose hips jutted out at the edges of her otherwise pretty beaded gown, and Renee Zellweger, who should get a little closer to her Bridget Jones size--that was not fat.

All winners of the Skeletor award will receive a lifetime supply of Big Macs.

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