Oscars, julie christie, anne hathaway, heidi klum, helen mirren, katherine heigl...

Oscar Ladies in Red

Perhaps to inject the otherwise snoozy Oscars tonight (no parties! Stewart again! predictable winners!) with some pizazz, the actresses on the carpet went with red dresses in all shades: Katherine Heigl, sans Josh as far as we could tell, wore a fire engine red one-strap number; Miley Cyrus proved she's still a girl, but not yet a woman, in a tight bright red dress to show off her underage, yet budding, figure; Helen Mirren proved once again that being a slightly more "mature" actress in no way means you can't look sexy. Take a look at all the ladies who took red and made it work:

Anne Hathaway in Marchesa, Helen Mirren, and Heidi Klum in John Galliano.

Katherine Heigl, Miley Cyrus.

Ruby Dee and Julie Christie.

5:00 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Molly Friedman
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Obviously Not Omniscient at 06:04 PM on 02/24/08
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Wow, Ruby Dee looks just like Helen Mirren.
wjcohen at 06:13 PM on 02/24/08
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where the funny photo captions? all my teachings for naught? '-)
CJC at 06:18 PM on 02/24/08
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I guess I shouldn't even point out that Miley is not wearing a "short-hemmed dress to show off her underage legs" ?
bess marvin, girl... at 06:28 PM on 02/24/08
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@She Blinded Me With Omniscience: they're both being played by cate blanchett
dandles at 06:31 PM on 02/24/08
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Helen Mirren is hot. And she looks great too. But she's definitely not Ruby Dee. In fact, I don't even know who Ruby Dee is. Now I have to google her, dammit.
Molly Friedman at 06:32 PM on 02/24/08
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@CJC: You're right, thanks for the quick correction! Oh how I wish she was though...if you've ever seen her on red carpets showing off her gams, you'd be wishing she had too.
slinkimalinki at 07:09 PM on 02/24/08
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julie christie looks very rouched.
gadge at 11:41 PM on 02/24/08
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@Molly Friedman: Squicky!
smartastic at 05:24 AM on 02/25/08
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that color is lovely on anne hathaway but the dress is just so ridiculous looking. what happened to the shoulder there? is she wearing a matching lei draped smartly accross her breasts?
Caroline Meeber at 07:42 AM on 02/25/08
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I had no idea the one shoulder strap look was still so huge. Also no idea that Miley Cirus was incredibly husky-voiced. That kid sounds like she smokes more than Kate Heigl.
Superstarsteve at 08:01 AM on 02/25/08
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Helen Mirren is to Queen Elizabeth as Serena was to Samantha in "Bewitched".
gwendolyn at 09:47 AM on 02/25/08
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I can't help but think, looking at Ms. Christies' entire ensemble, that she does not own a dishwasher and must make sure those pesky brunch time glasses, plates and utensils are washed the instant she gets home...