Oscar Style Winners

THE year's biggest red carpet event went down at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre 22.02.2009 with Hollywood's most popular celebs coming out to reward excellence in their field at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. After much discussions about what the Best Actress would wear for their long walk down the paparazzi-lined red carpet, Kate Winslet - who won the gong for her performance in The Reader - wore Atelier Yves Saint Laurent, Meryl Streep (nominated for Doubt) opted for Alberta Ferretti, Anne Hathaway (nominated for Rachel Getting Married) shone in Armani Privé and Angelina Jolie (nominated for The Changeling) wore Elie Saab. Louis Vuitton-wearing Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire was the night's biggest winner, scooping two of the top prizes - Best Film and Best Director - and, while its stars didn't collect any awards, Dev Patel's visit to Burberry's head office for a tuxedo and Freida Pinto's stunning blue John Galliano gown, made them winners in the style stakes. As for the gentlemen, Tom Ford was the outfitter of choice, with both Brad Pitt (nominated for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and
Daniel Craig wearing tuxedos by the Texan designer, while Best Actor winner - Sean Penn for Milk - wore Armani.