Best Dressed - 2012 Academy Awards

Trends of the night were thick bangs, big cuff-bracelets, one-shoulder draping, sparkling sequins, nudes and creams, simple jewelry, and dresses with mid-section skirts. Join us in reviewing the best and worst of the 2012 Academy Awards.

OVERALL BEST LOOK:

Bo Derek (#1 of the night, although this was a tough call because so many ladies looked exquisite. The color, cut, fabric of the dress are flawless and her hair is amazing. She just looks fabulous), Glenn Close (finally, after all these years, she gives Helen Mirren a run for her money. The dress is beautiful and the addition of a chic blazer is genius)

Jennifer Lopez (we adore this dress. It's gorgeous, chic, and makes the already stunning Lopez look stellar), Maya Rudolph (we've never seen her look so beautiful. The color and cut of the gown does her body good and her hair is positively goddess-like), Natalie Portman (the dress and hair are a throw-back to old school Hollywood. We love the subtle polka dots and the protruding bust)

BEST DRESS:

Gwyneth Paltrow (when we saw this jewel, we literally gasped. It's a major homage to old Hollywood glamour and it is... amazeballs. Paltrow would have made #1 of the night... if it weren't for the horrible hair), Penelope Ann Miller (we love the cut of this gown and the color is to-die-for)

Milla Jovovich (we are always suckers for an elegant one-shouldered frock. Bellissima!!!!), Octavia Spencer (the Oscar winner made us cry while she was onstage and smile while she was on the red carpet. She has been a constant favorite this awards season, so it was no surprise that she would end on another high note)

Penelope Cruz (this reminds us of the gorgeous dress that Drew Barrymore wore to the 2009 Golden Globes. It's so beautiful and angelic), Leslie Mann (it's so stunning and elegant, that we can overlook the slightly odd thing tied around her waist), Emma Stone (we, of course, saw the immediate resemblance to the 2008 gown Nicole Kidman wore, but actually Stone does it waaaaayyyyyy better)

BEST HAIR:

Jessica Chastain (best down 'do. Her strawberry blonde locks are ridiculously gorgeous), Sandra Bullock (best ponytail. Three words... chic, chic, chic)

And the bobs have it... Rose Byrne (she finally got it right with this cut. The off-centered part helps to keep the full bangs from overwhelming her pretty face), Anna Faris (it's cute and whimsical and she beat Cameron Diaz's boring coif)

OVERALL WORST LOOK:

Berenice Bejo (she has been on the bad list all season. The materials, the long ice skater sleeves, the frumpy hair... it's just all bad), Melissa McCarthy (she hasn't gotten to the place that Spencer, Latifah, and Mo'Nique have gotten to... knowing how to dress for your body. Too much fabric and a little matronly)

Viola Davis (this pains us... truly. We adore Viola and were rooting for her to take home Oscar. But, maybe it wasn't so bad that she didn't go down in history looking like this. The dress resembles lettuce and her boobs look ridiculous. We were going to say, 'Viola, you are 46-years-old... cover those puppies a bit'... but the truth is, the boob thing is tacky, even for a young actress. Also, we love, love, love her idea of going natural with her hair, but how is orange natural?), Jane Seymour (it's a 70's nightmare... gone wrong)

WORST DRESS

Melissa Leo (come on... it's just fugly. She can do so much better), Sandra Bullock (it actually almost works and then... we realize she has tentacles growing out of her midsection), Lea Thompson (as if the sea of tacky silver sparkles weren't enough... she has to throw in a massive shawl)

Melanie Griffith (the wax-figure that slightly resembles that terrific actress from "Working Girl" wore something Jane Lynch would wear... and that isn't a good thing), Meryl Streep (the world's best actor wore a decent dress. The problem? She matched her Best Actress Oscar perfectly. This bronzy gold is not pretty and is overbearing on her)

Jessica Chastain (it almost worked, but in the end, the gold embroidery overwhelmed the dress and beautiful Jessica), Kate Mara (the color washes out her skin and the slinky strap makes it seem as though her boob will be bursting out any minute. Frankly we are uncomfortable just looking at her), Shailene Woodley (what are you... on your way to the convent? It's boring)

WORST HAIR:

Ellie Kemper (why do these actresses insist on making their real hair look like wigs. This is definitely... "when bangs go bad"), Gwyneth Paltrow (this is so upsetting. Her gown and cape were flawless and then she does this crap ponytail. Why not a beautiful low bun? Why do you like to torture us Paltrow? First your singing and now this)

Angelina Jolie (everything is wrong. The color, the messy style. We think Jolie was slightly off her rocker last night... did you see the weird leg thing?), Octavia Spencer (we were on the fence about this because it isn't horrible. But, the edges look messy and we know that she could have done better)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Tina Fey (this is absolutely the loveliest we have ever seen Tina. She almost made it to overall best. We just wish that she would have gone with color, instead of the go-to black that she loves), Michelle Williams (so close... so very close, but the bottom gets messy), Kristen Wiig (simple, elegant, and almost there, but in the end... a tad boring)

Janet McTeer (she's rocking this beautiful look, but it just doesn't measure up to the best dressed ladies), Rose Byrne (we love the cut and we love sequins, but only up to a certain degree. The dress is actually... over-sequined, if there is such a phrase), Ellie Kemper (we heart the cut. The only problem is that the coloring is really teetering on the fence between revolutionary and... well... vomit)