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Oscars Red Carpet: Divas and Duds

Jessica Chastain gets thumbs up for her Alexander McQueen dress

By Kate Schwartz, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2012 5:36 PM CST | Updated Feb 26, 2012 7:16 PM CST

(Newser) – Before we find out the winners and losers of the 84th Academy Awards come the winners and losers of the red carpet. And when it comes to snap judgments, who better to turn to than Twitter? We collect the best compliments and criticisms, mainly courtesy of @fuggirls, @possessionista, @huffpoststyle, and @jezebel.

Jennifer Lopez: @sofialivelovely "I love this! JLo's boobs are the curious case of Benjamin Buttons." (Getty Images)

Tina Fey: @guylodge: "Tina Fey's dress is so dull that the best Seacrest could manage was, "You look nice." That's like a two-star review from Peter Travers." (Getty Images)

Emma Stone: @huffpoststyle says, "Emma Stone's giant Giambattista Valli neck bow is rocking our worlds." (Getty Images)

Penelope Cruz: @jezebel says "Penelope's fold-under fake bob isn't doing her any favors." (Getty Images)

Tina Fey shows off a substance that was dropped by Sacha Baron Cohen before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Gwyneth Paltrow: @fuggirls declares "AND WE HAVE CAPE." (Getty Images)

Natalie Portman: @possessionista: "is it time to make fun of Natalie Portman in Betty Boop?" (Getty Images)

Brad Pitt: @possessionista says he "looks like he smells." (Getty Images)

Michelle Williams: @washingtonpost says she "shows up in Louis Vuitton and proves she can be retro without evoking Marilyn." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Jessica Chastain: @fuggirls approves: "Y'all, Chastain might have NAILED IT." (Getty Images)

Lea Thompson: Gets some thumbs up, but @TheJohnnyLopez says it best: "Why is Caroline in the City at the Oscars???" (Getty Images)

Jane Seymour: Most people are also wondering why she's there. @jezebel adds: "Jane Seymour will be playing the role of 'Vegas Showgirl.'" (Getty Images)

Ellie Kemper: @jezebel says "The Office" star "accurately describes her (lovely) dress as 'glittery rust.'" (Getty Images)

Melissa McCarthy: @huffpoststyle decides "Melissa McCarthy in rose-colored Marina Rinaldi... not sure how we feel about that neckline, though." (Getty Images)

George Clooney and Stacy Kiebler: @huffpoststyle says "That's creative of Stacy Keibler to come dressed as the Oscars statue." (Getty Images)

Missi Pyle: @vanityfair: "'The Artist's' Missi Pyle just set the bar for red carpet ridiculousness by saying her gown was made with'“cruelty-free silkworms.'" (Getty Images)

Viola Davis: @possessionista: "That color is gorgeous. The hair is incredible. And the body is to die." (Getty Images)

Rooney Mara: Everyone is ga-ga over the fact she chose white, but @huffpoststyle pokes, "It looks like Rooney made her dress bodice out of two spray-painted toilet plungers" (Getty Images)

Octavia Spencer: @fuggirls applauds, "Love Octavia for wearing a curve-hugging gown." (Getty Images)

Rooney Mara take two: @possessionista quips. "Rooney Mara: undoing everything Zooey Deschanel has done to make bangs progressive." (Getty Images)

Kristen Wiig: @fuggirls: "Does she just prefer fading into the woodwork? So pretty, such a bland gown." (Getty Images)

Sacha Baron Cohen: Big talker, in the words of @jezebel: Cohen "completely ruins Ryan Seacrest's tux by dumping ashes on him. And it is awesome." (Getty Images)

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