Oscars 2010: The best dressed

Academy Awards saw the actresses making bold style statements on the red carpet. Here are the best dressed among top ones.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Sandra Bullock wore a gleaming, metallic, slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

The dress was a winner, making the best actress one of many who stepped up their style on what is considered Hollywood's most important runway.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Penelope at the red carpet. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Mariah Carey seemed a little tame in her navy dress, but she promised that the slit on her Valentino would blow wide open if the wind kicked up. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Jennifer Lopez's sculpted, strapless pale-pink Armani Prive had a dramatic slit on one side and an exaggerated modern train that jutted out from her hip.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Demi Moore at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Kate Winslet looking like an old-school movie star in her sleek, strapless gold gown by Yves Saint Laurent and Deco-inspired $2.5 million yellow-diamond necklace from Tiffany & Co. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Meryl Streep did an unexpected turn in bright white gown with a deep V neckline. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Actresses Penelope Cruz, left, and Sigourney Weaver at the red carpet.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Director Kathryn Bigelow at the red carpet. (Photo: AP)

Maggie Gyllenhaal wore something rarely seen on the awards circuit ? a print. The blue-black-and-white gown by Dries van Noten had a tropical vibe. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Vera Farmiga wore a magenta fan-pleat strapless gown by Marchesa.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Rachel McAdams went the print route, too. Hers was a draped strapless in dusty shades of blue and gray. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Anna Kendrick's blush-colored Elie Saab wasn't her first choice, but it was the right one, she said. (Photo: AP)

Kristen Stewart wore a midnight blue gown by Monique Lhuillier with a sculpted bodice and draped trumpet skirt. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Zoe Saldana's Givenchy gown with a sparkly light pink bodice and a lilac skirt that descended into tight ruffles in all shades of purple.Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Queen Latifah's one-shoulder Badgley Mischka was a lovely shade of pink and the mermaid shape. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Mo'Nique complemented her electric blue Tadashi Shoji asymmetrical dress with gardenias in her hair. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Cameron Diaz, with bold red lips, was another screen siren in a gold strapless gown with metallic ribbons and pailettes by Oscar de la Renta. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Miley Cyrus wore a bustier-style strapless gold number by Jenny Packham. Vote For: The Best Actress (Photo: AP)

Mariska Hargitay at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Paula Patton at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Giuliana DePandi at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Kathy Ireland at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Maria Menounos at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Anika Noni at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Stana Katic at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Amanda Seyfried at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Sigourney Weaver at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Elizabeth Banks at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Up In The Air director Jason Reitman and his wife Michele Lee at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Molly Ringwald arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Melanie Griffith at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)