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Academy Awards night is America's biggest fashion event every year.

For women -- the only gender that really matters in Academy Awards style -- the most ubiquitous accessories at last night's presentation were buttery smooth bare shoulders and come-hither cleavage.

Makeup, however, was too minimal on too many. Annette Bening, Melanie Griffith and others needed more cosmetic emphasis on eyes and lips to better complement the meticulous coiffures, extravagant jewelry and spectacular gowns.

But in the end, it's the gowns that make the most memorable fashion statements. Here are our roses and thorns, our kisses and hisses at the 77th annual Academy Awards:

Best Color Statement: Emmy Rossum in a stunning strapless, curve-hugging ruby gown by Ralph Lauren with matching diamond-and-ruby earrings and necklace.

Most Dramatic Exit Gown: Hilary Swank in a deep blue, traffic-stopping gown by Guy Laroche with ruching on a demure neckline and a perilously plunging backline.

Sexiest Chanteuse: Beyonce on the red carpet in a black, strapless, silk velvet number by Versace, sparkling chandelier earrings and smoky eyes.

Most Stylish Date: Kim Porter, paramour of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, in a ravishing metallic, blue-gray mermaid gown by Zac Posen.

Best Deconstructed Look: Scarlett Johansson in an elegant, black, tatter-edged frock by Roland Mouret. It was sort of Giorgio Armani-meets- Wilma Flintstone.

Best Men: Mario van Peebles and father Melvin, dressed alike in dapper black bowlers, black tuxes, crisp white shirts and silver neckties.

Amy Sancetta, Associated Press Special shoes created by celebrity shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, who used diamond earrings once owned by Marilyn Monroe, could only distract so much from the ill-fitting gown worn by actress Regina King. Click photo for larger image.

Safest Style Starlet: Halle Berry, consider yourself warned. Again. She was as boring as dryer lint in a dull Versace gown. She needs to get out of her rut and take a chance on something daring.

How in the World Award: Sure would have liked to see how Renee Zellweger managed to sit down given the huge train on that long, flowing red gown by Carolina Herrera.

Worst Dress: Natalie Portman, who looked as if she fell out a second-story window and got caught in the drapes on the way down.

Priciest Shoes: Regina King in $1 million Stuart Weitzman heels adorned with a pair of Marilyn Monroe's earrings. They made up for her awkward-fitting gold gown with frumpy floral detailing sprouting out of one shoulder.

Scruffiest Icon: Al Pacino, who looked as if he selected his tux in the dark and then fell off the back of a garbage truck on the way to the Kodak Theater.

Worst Dressed Red Carpet TV Commentator: Joan Rivers, who somehow glued thousands of crystals onto a burlap sack while managing to spill only a few on the gauzy purple pieces off her shoulders.

Least Ballyhooed Bling: In an ocean of jewelry borrowed from the likes of Fred Leighton and Harry Winston -- now a tradition -- it was Daniel Swarovski's crystals that were most popular. They adorned his handbag designs, which were carried by celebs such as Penelope Cruz and Sandra Oh, and glitzed up apparel worn by performers such as Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber and Beyonce.