PHOTOS: It Was A Poor Showing At Last Night’s Critics Choice Awards

by Verena von Pfetten | 11:35 am, January 13th, 2012

Sometimes, not even Prada or Rodarte can save a red carpet. Case in point: last night’s Critics Choice Awards, which featured a host of A-list style stars and celebs wearing no shortage of high-wattage designer duds on the dreariest, most shoddily constructed grey carpet we’ve ever seen.

Step and repeat set up aside, things were not good. Diane Kruger bombed in an ill-fitting Prada gown while Emma Stone looked like she was swimming in her green and navy Jason Wu creation. Elle Fanning looked fun and fresh in Rodarte but it wasn’t exactly what we’d call a home run. Fellow tween-er Chloe Moretz looked positively and inexplicably morbid in black Chanel.

Kirsten Dunst, Evan Rachel Wood, and Charlize Theron all looked beautiful but, yep, boring in black gowns by Christian Dior, Valentino, and Azzedine Alaia, respectively, which is to say: thank goodness for Michelle Williams and Tilda Swinton, whose black and white ensembles by Chanel and YSL were by far and away the best of the night.

And note to VH1, next time someone pitches the idea of hanging some grey fabric from a curtain rod and calling it a red carpet, say no.

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1.Michelle Williams in Chanel

2.Emma Stone in Jason Wu

3.Elizabeth Olsen in Emilio Pucci

4.Kirsten Dunst in Christian Dior

5.Elle Fanning in Rodarte

6.Evan Rachel Wood in Valentino

7.Diane Kruger in Prada

8.Charlize Theron in Azzedine Alaia

9.Chloe Moretz in Chanel

10.Tilda Swinton in YSL

Charlize Theron Chloe Moretz critics choice awards critics choice awards 2012 diane kruger Elizabeth Olsen Emma Stone evan rachel wood Kirsten Dunst Michelle Williams Tilda Swinton

http://twitter.com/kellyknick13 Kelly Knickerbocker

Love Michelle’s look at this event — classic, classy and timeless.
Bikerk

What were Diane and Kirsten trying to achieve with their hair? Certainly they weren’t trying to look like this, were they? If CRAP is the answer, then yup. They nailed it.
Anonymous

… I want to learn how to do Diane’s braided hair for work. Too bad I can’t see the back of my head… :(
Anonymous

Elle Fanning looks like she needs some powder and like she can’t see anything with the way she’s slanting her face sideways. She should part her hair the other way or like I don’t know… STYLE her hair at least? D:
http://www.facebook.com/jespurp jessica elizalde

no, everyone but wood and moretz was DEFINITELY WORKING IT!
Anonymous

michele williams looked stunning

PHOTOS: It Was A Poor Showing At Last Night’s Critics Choice Awards

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