Oscar jewelry fashion at the 2011 Academy Awards

Oscar jewelry fashion at the 2011 Academy Awards was a smattering of surprises paired with the usual classic diamond deluge. Fasten your seat-belts, jewelry hounds. Here's my glittering recap to the red carpet Super Bowl. Here are my top ten looks of the night:


1. Anne Hathaway Oscar Jewelry

Some might say Tiffany diamonds and a red dress are safe Oscar bets. I say - that's the kind of red carpet fashion we jewelry hounds are looking for (and dare I say) expect from the A-list. And Annie's jewelry looks just kept on coming throughout the show.

Hathaway set off her bare neckline with a $10 million Tiffany Lucida Star Diamond necklace set with a total of 94 carats of diamonds. The necklace was paired with 10-carat diamond earrings, also from Tiffany, and a 5-carat diamond ring.

  

2. Nicole Kidman Oscar Jewelry


How can you make a stunning 150-carat Fred Leighton diamond necklace look even more beautiful? Put it on Nicole Kidman and have it DRAPE DOWN HER BACK! Win!

Best actress nominee Nicole Kidman matched her Dior Couture gown with a 150-carat 19th Century Riviere diamond necklace by Fred Leighton and wore the long strand of old-mine diamonds as a choker, with a string of sparkling stones trailing down her open back.

3. Marisa Tomei Oscar Jewelry


Van Cleef & Arpels is responsible for these sapphire, diamond and emerald statement stunners. And her Charles James dress from 1950 almost made Tim Gunn hyperventilate, bless his heart. She's never looked better.

4. Natalie Portman Oscar Jewelry

Best actress award winner Natalie Portman accessorized with a Tiffany rubellite tassel earrings set with rose-cut diamonds, an Elsa Peretti Diamonds by the yard bracelet, diamond earrings worn as hair accessories and a diamond ring, both by Jean Schlumberger.

5. Gwyneth Paltrow Oscar Jewelry

Speaking of G-Pal - only she could pull off this Calvin Klein silvery sensation of a dress paired with these unique Louis Vuitton gemstone (bird?) earrings from their L’Ame du Voyage collection. A bold choice and a big win!

6. Helen Mirren Oscar Jewelry

Actress Helen Mirren was nearly all Cartier, wearing a classic silk gray gown designed by Vivienne Westwood in collaboration with Cartier jewels. She complimented the shape and color of her dress with a vintage platinum necklace from 1907 set with diamonds and pearls, and a large diamond and platinum bracelet from Cartier’s Archive Museum Collection. 

7. Reese Witherspoon Oscar Jewelry

The actress Reese Witherspoon looked lovely in 35-carat emerald drops by Neil Lane, her jewelry totaled $1 million.

8. Jennifer Hudson Oscar Jewelry

Jaws dropped when this dream girl stepped on the red carpet in a 'tangerine/red' Versace number and Neil Lane diamonds. And I am telling you. You don't have to go anywhere, sister.

Jennifer Hudson wore a fancy colored diamond and platinum ring, platinum and diamond earrings, a wide 50-carat diamond and platinum bracelet, and a platinum and diamond leaf bracelet all by Neil Lane. 

9. Mandy Moore Oscar Jewelry

The 'less is more' win of the night for me went to this pretty diamond cluster earring on Mandy Moore. The overall look is the perfect example of how to wear jewelry with a sparkly dress. Just lovely.

10. Amy Adams Oscar Jewelry

Such a bold choice to wear navy, no neck line and this Cartier emerald and diamond wrap necklace and a 30.75-carat carved emerald and diamond bracelet-watch worth $1.025 million. Everyone is talking about her jewelry - despite the fact that it belonged with a different ensemble.

Amy Adams jazzed up her deep midnight blue L’Wren Scott sequined gown with a Cartier emerald and pearl necklace that layered over the navy blue beads of her dress and a striking platinum houte joaillarie secret watch bracelet set with several rows of colorless diamonds and featuring a large carved emerald watch face in the center, also by Cartier.

Red-hued frocks with elegant diamond looks were a big trend (Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Hudson), along with emerald jewels (Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon, Annette Bening), knock-out necklaces (Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren), and colorful earrings in surprising silhouettes (Marisa Tomei, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman).

While there was a very real fear that the 'less is more' trend would dominate the night - (Michelle Williams, Mandy Moore and Jennifer Lawrence all opted for minimal jewels - among many others), Oscar always brings out the best in some of our go-to fashion divas.

Whew! So what do you guys think of my Top Ten Oscar jewels for 2011? Who did I miss? Weigh in your opinion here or on our Facebook page.