Red carpet fashion disasters

Actress Cameron Diaz poses at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012. (REUTERS)

I’m glad Cameron Diaz is back to short hair because I think it really suits her, but this nude, tight, strapless gown just didn’t stand out to me at all. Yawn.

Actress and presenter Cameron Diaz arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.   (REUTERS)

Argentine-French actress Berenice Bejo, best supporting actress nominee for her role in "The Artist," arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012. (REUTERS)

Berenice Bejo, best supporting actress nominee for her role in "The Artist", poses as she arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.   (REUTERS)

I love Berenice, and she’s French a.k.a. stylish, so I expected good things. And this dress is nice. Helen Mirren would have looked lovely in it. But for her? Too old.

Glenn Close, best actress nominee for her role in "Albert Nobbs", arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.   (REUTERS)

The jacket. The big problem is the jacket.

 Glenn Close, best actress nominee for her role in "Albert Nobbs", arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.   (REUTERS)

Actress Ellie Kemper of the film "Bridesmaids" arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.  (REUTERS)

I love Ellie Kemper and I wanted to like this dress, but it was the same color as her hair. And that really bothered me. 

Meryl Streep, best actress winner for her role in "The Iron Lady," holds her Oscar backstage the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.  (REUTERS)

Another awards show, another fancy bathrobe…

Actress Meryl Streep accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "The Iron Lady" at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.  (REUTERS)

 Kristen Wiig, best original screenplay nominee for the film "Bridesmaids," poses at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012. (REUTERS)

 Is Kristen Wiig allergic to color? Has she ever seen a rainbow? Does she have a stylist with stock in beige dresses that look like dishrags? What is going on??? 

Melissa McCarthy, best supporting actress nominee for her role in "Bridesmaids", arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.   (REUTERS)

I was really hoping Melissa would rock it, but this dress was just bad news. In particular, the bodice. It was just a bad decision.

Rooney Mara, best actress nominee for her role in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," wears a Givenchy dress as she arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.  (REUTERS)

 I don’t think this photo does the dress justice – how much I disliked it, anyway. It was too stiff, too structured, too hard. Drop the Lisbeth Salandar act, Rooney, and relax a little.

 Actress Melissa Leo arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.  (REUTERS)

 It almost seems unfair to put Melissa on this list, because she so often looks like a trainwreck on the red carpet. It’s like she’s wearing glittery pyjamas. She should lend them to Meryl Streep for next year’s Golden Globes.

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