* My favorite dress was Charlize Theron's Christian Dior gown by John Galliano. It was a ruffled pale silvery grey dress with a long train. I loved her wavy updo and was happy to see her hair a pretty brown with blonde highlights instead of the black she had at the Golden Globes. She looked like a princess!

* Speaking of princesses, I thought Natalie Portman looked amazing! I loved her hair, the diamond headband and her makeup. She is stunning, like a young Audrey Hepburn. However, I do have a slight prejudice against gowns that look too much like costumes. Her gown by Lavin, as beautiful as it was, looked like it was a Greek goddess costume out of Troy. Another costumey dress was Salma Hayek in a Flamenco inspired gown by Prada. Having said that, she was still one of the most gorgeous stars there.

* Halle Berry, who wore that regrettable high/low boob gown at the Golden Globes, went with another asymmetrical look but this time pulled it off in a iridescent taupe silk chiffon gown with vintage embroidered skirt by Atelier Versace. I loved her long hair! I'd say she was my second favorite.

* Hillary Swank. Well, I'm going to go against the consensus here who seemed to love her dress. I know it popped Jeff's eyes but I thought it was a little too revealing, see-through and clingy in the front but more than that, it looked like it was on backwards. However, that couldn't be because there was no back. I thought the neckline looked uncomfortably high and it didn't seem to fit under the arms. I didn't care for the dark blue jersey (jersey for heavens sake!) material. Let's face it, what everyone really liked about that ultramodern dress was the body underneath it! She made that dress look spectacular! I much preferred her beautiful copper dress when she won for "Boys Don't Cry." Also in blue, Virginia Madsen, in an electric blue Versace gown that was a little too mermaid for my taste and Kate Winslet in Badgley Mischka that was a beautiful vibrant blue. I liked that she took a risk with more color.

* Red Hot: I thought young Emmy Rossum in a strapless bordeaux Ralph Lauren gown looked wonderful with her stunning ruby and diamond necklace and matching earrings. I wish they had let her sing the song from Phantom instead of Beyonce who had three songs. By the way, Beyonce looked fab in her Atelier Versace black silk velvet strapless gown. And did you get a load of those earrings by Lorraine Schwartz?
And not: A big miss in red was Renee Zellweger wearing a raspberry silk strapless by Carolina Herrera. She looked too pale, too thin and I didn't like her dark hair nor the corseted detail on the dress bodice nor the white lacy detail on the train. Another miss in dark hair was Drew Barrymore. Her black dress was just too old and boring for the young and usually exuberant Drew.

* Other trends were a trio of "Golden Girls:" Cate Blanchett in Valentino Couture Oprah in Versace and Penelope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta. I thought Cate pulled off the look best with her soft blonde curls. Penelope should've lost the big bow on the butt! I don't think Oprah looked her best.

* Hot Moms: Julia Robert looked great in a black gown but I haven't found a photo of it online but I heard it was a Dolce and Gabanna. Motherhood gave her a well-endowed chest but not so for Gwyenth Paltrow. She wore a pretty Stella McCartney gown that just didn't work on the top. Her long hair and makeup looked great, though.

* Bad Hair Days: I didn't like Laura Linney's Mohawk inspired hairdo. I had mixed feelings about her dress. It looked good on her but I felt that the "tattered" skirt would be better in a production of Les Miz. Scarlett Johansson wore a Fred Leighton 19th-century tiara but what was with her fuzzy grandma hair?
Men who had bad hair days: Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp's tux looked like something you'd rent for a 70's wedding. I will forgive him for his gold teeth because he's filming his next Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Antonio! You are so gorgeous and you sang wonderfully, but please wash your hair next time!

* Worst Dressed: Without a doubt, Antonio Banderas wife, Melanie Griffith. I can't believe that was a Versace gown- it looked more like something Bob Mackie would design for Cher in Las Vegas!