Oscar dresses: Diamonds Dazzle at the 80th Annual Academy Awards
Hollywood's Most Glamorous Oscar Nominees, Presenters and A-List Starlets
Debut Amazing Diamond Looks at the Ultimate Celebration of
the Year
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscars for outstanding
film
achievements were presented tonight at the 80th Annual Academy Awards,
Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and its Hollywood royalty radiated in glamorous
gowns and amazing Diamonds. Illuminating from the red carpet, the big
Diamond trends of the evening included the return of stunning Diamond
Statement Necklaces, perfectly paired with sophisticated Diamond Drop
Anne Hathaway attended the 80th annual Oscars ceremony to present
the award for best animated feature film. She teamed her striking red
one-shoulder Marchesa dress with 10-carat diamond earrings worth more
than $1m (£508,000).
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Earrings of all styles, and beautiful, bold Diamond Bracelets and Cuffs.
The most mesmerizing Diamond look of the evening was
showcased by Oscar
Presenter, Nicole Kidman, who lit up the stage in an extraordinary Rough
and Polished Diamond Sautoir Necklace designed by L'Wren Scott, containing
a total of 7645 Diamonds, and totaling nearly 1400 Carats. Oscar Nominee
and Award Recipient Marion Cotillard, along with Keri Russell and Jennifer
Garner were just a few of the other leading ladies to debut the return of
major Diamond Statement Necklaces. Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway and Helen
Mirren all shined brilliantly in attention-grabbing Diamond Earrings, in an
assortment of styles. While Amy Ryan, Jennifer Hudson, Olivia Thirlby, and
other starlets all modeled the perfect pairing of dazzling Diamond Drop
Earrings and Diamond Bracelets.
MAJOR DIAMOND TRENDS at the 80th Annual Academy Awards
included:
The Return of Stunning Diamond Statement Necklaces:
-- *Jennifer Garner at
the Oscars - Van Cleef & Arpels - 1928 Art Deco
Diamond Necklace, 61 Carats
-- *Keri Russell - H.Stern - Vintage Floral Diamond Necklace,
405 Marquis
Diamonds, with more than 46 Carats of
Diamonds
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K - Diamond Collar Necklace
-- *Marion Cotillard - Chopard - Champagne Diamond Briolette
Necklace, 64
Carats; Light and Dark Brown Diamond
Necklace, 106 Carats
-- *Nicole Kidman - L'Wren Scott - 1399 Carat Rough and
Polished Diamond
Sautoir Necklace, contains a total of 7645
Diamonds including Rough,
Faceted, and Polished Diamonds, which total
nearly 1400 Carats
-- Vanessa Paradis - Chanel Fine Jewelry Diamond Camelia
Necklace
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Best actress winner Marion Cotillard chose a white dress with a
mermaid-like effect. The star, well known for using French designers
on the red carpet, did not break away from tradition as she wore a
gown by Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Attention-Grabbing Diamond Earrings (in an assortment of
styles):
-- Amy Adams - Fred Leighton - Diamond and Flower Earrings
-- Amy Ryan - H.Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in
18 karat white
gold
-- *Anne Hathaway - Harry Winston - 10 Carat Cushion Cut
Diamond Drop
Earrings, valued at more than $1
million
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - Micro-set Diamond and
Briolette
Diamond Drop Earrings, 8 Carats of Diamonds
-- Cameron Diaz - Bulgari - Diamond Pendant Earrings
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - Oval Diamond Cluster Earrings, 40
Carats
-- *Helen Mirren - H.Stern - Hebe Diamond Earrings with 18
Carats of fancy
cut Diamonds set in noble gold
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond
Earrings
-- Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 13 Carat Swan
Lake Diamond Drop
Earrings
-- Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
-- *Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop
Earrings,
20.82 Carats, valued at $92,000
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Pregnant Jessica Alba dressed her bump in an empire line dress
made by Marchesa with Cartier jewellery.
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-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Cushion Cut Diamond
Earrings
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings
-- Kelly Preston - Lorraine Schwartz - Diamond Pendant
Earrings
-- Keri Russell - H.Stern - Floral Diamond Earrings
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K. - Diamond Drop Earrings
-- Kristen Chenoweth - Kwiat - Diamond Drop Earrings
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and
Platinum Earrings
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped
Diamond
Earrings
-- Mimi O'Donnell - Kwiat - Diamond Open Star Earrings
-- Olivia Thirlby - H.Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with
more than 16
Carats
-- Ruby Dee - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
Perfect Pairing of Diamonds, including Dazzling Diamond Drop
Earrings
and Diamond Bracelets:
-- *Amy Ryan - H.Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in
18 karat
white gold and custom Diamond Floral Cuff
Bracelet
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - 8 Carat Micro-set
Diamond and
Briolette Diamond Drop Earrings, paired
with Diamond Bangle Bracelet
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - 40 Carat Oval Diamond Cluster
Earrings, paired
with a 35 Carat Diamond Bracelet
-- Helen Mirren - H.Stern - Hebe Diamond Earrings with 18
Carats of fancy
cut Diamonds set in noble gold paired with
Fred Leighton 1930's Diamond
Bracelet
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond
Earrings paired with
Snowflake Diamond Bracelets
-- Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 13 Carat Swan
Lake Diamond Drop
Earrings, paired with 1925 Art Deco Diamond
Bracelet, 30 Carats
-- *Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
paired with
Diamond and Platinum Cuff and Stacked
Diamond Bangles
-- Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop
Earrings, 20.82
Carats, valued at $92,000; paired with
1960's Diamond Shell Motif
Bracelet, valued at $44,000; and a 1959
Diamond Feather Motif Bracelet,
valued at $39,000
-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Cushion Cut Diamond
Earrings paired
with 19th Century Four Row Diamond Bracelet
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings paired with Diamond
Bracelet
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K. - Diamond Drop Earrings
paired with
Stacked Diamond Cuffs on both wrists
-- Kristin Chenoweth - Kwiat - Diamond Drop Earrings paired
with Wide Cuff
Diamond Bracelet
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and
Platinum Earrings
paired with Diamond Cuff Bracelet
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped
Diamond
Earrings; paired with a 39 Carat fancy
shape Diamond Bracelet
-- *Olivia Thirlby - H.Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with
more than 16
Carats; paired with two vintage Diamond
Bracelets set in 18 karat white
gold
The following celebrities wore DIAMONDS to the 80th Annual
Academy Awards:
-- Amy Adams - Fred Leighton - Diamond and Flower Earrings
-- *Amy Ryan - H. Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in
18 karat
white gold; Diamond Floral Cuff Bracelet,
specially made for this
year's Academy Awards
-- *Anne Hathaway - Harry Winston - 10 Carat Cushion Cut
Diamond Drop
Earrings, valued at more than $1 million
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - 8 Carat Micro-Set
Diamond and
Briolette Diamond Drop Earrings; Diamond
Bangle Bracelet
-- Cameron Diaz - Bulgari - Diamond Pendant Earrings; Diamond
Right Hand
Ring
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Cameron Diaz opted for a light pink simple off-the-shoulder Christian
Dior floor-length dress with Bulgari jewellery.
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-- Cameron Matheson - Kwiat - Diamond and Platinum Cufflinks
and Shirt
Studs
-- Cate Blanchett - Lorraine Schwartz - Two Blackened
Platinum and
Diamonds Escargot Bangles and a Blackened
Platinum and Diamond Bangle,
valued at $250,000
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - 40 Carat Oval Diamond Cluster
Earrings; 35
Carat Diamond Bracelet
-- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - Fred Leighton -
Diamond Cufflinks
-- Forrest Whitaker - Chris Aire/Kwiat - Kwiat Platinum and
Diamond
Cufflinks with Onyx, valued at $35,000;
Chris Aire Platinum and Red
Gold Aire Traveler Five Time Zone Watch
with Diamonds, valued at
$75,000
-- *Helen Mirren - Fred Leighton/H.Stern - H. Stern Hebe
Diamond Earrings
with 18 Carats of Fancy Cut Diamonds set in
noble gold; H. Stern
Diamond Floral Ring with more than 10
Carats of Diamonds set in 18
karat white gold; and Fred Leighton 1930's
Diamond Bracelet
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond
Earrings; Snowflake
Diamond Bracelets; Flower Diamond Hair Pins
-- *Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 61 Carat 1928
Art Deco Diamond
Necklace; 13 Carat Swan Lake Diamond Drop
Earrings; 1925 Art Deco
Diamond Bracelet, 30 Carats; and 6 Carat
Clea Diamond Ring
-- *Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier
Earrings; Diamond and
Platinum Cuff and Stacked Diamond Bangles;
Diamond and Platinum Ball
Ring; Diamond and Platinum Flower Hair Pins
-- *Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop
Earrings,
20.82 Carats, valued at $92,000; 1960's
Diamond Shell Motif Bracelet,
valued at $44,000; 1959 Diamond Feather
Motif Bracelet, valued at
$39,000
-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leigton - Cushion Cut Diamond
Earrings; 19th
Century four row Diamond Bracelet; 10 Carat
Rose Cut Diamond Ring
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings; Diamond Bracelet; and
Diamond Ring
-- Kelly Preston - Lorraine Schwartz - Diamond Pendant
Earrings
-- *Keri Russell - H. Stern - 46 Carat Vintage Floral Diamond
Necklace
featuring 405 Marquis Diamonds; Floral
Diamond Earrings
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K - Diamond Collar Necklace;
Diamond Drop
Earrings; Stacked Diamond Cuffs on both
wrists; Diamond Right Hand
Ring; Diamond Hair Pin, valued at more
than $1 million
-- Kristin Chenoweth - Kwiat/Fred Leighton - Kwiat Diamond
Drop Earrings;
Kwiat Wide Cuff Diamond Bracelet; Two Fred
Leighton Diamond Flower
Brooches adorned in her hair
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and
Platinum Earrings;
Diamond Cuff Bracelet
-- *Marion Cotillard - Chopard - Champagne Diamond Briolette
Necklace, 64
Carats; Light and Dark Brown Diamond
Necklace, 106 Carats; and 15 Carat
Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped
Diamond
Earrings; 39 Carat fancy shape Diamond
Bracelet; Black and White
Diamond Stacking Rings
-- Mimi O'Donnell - Kwiat - Diamond Open Star Earrings;
Diamond and
Platinum Star Ring
-- *Nicole Kidman - L'Wren Scott - 1399 Carat Rough and
Polished Diamond
Sautoir Necklace, contains a total of 7645
Diamonds, including Rough,
Faceted, and Polished Diamonds
Nicole Kidman diamonds necklace at the oscars 2008
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Nicole Kidman arrived at the event with her country-singer husband
Keith Urban on her arm. The actress, who wore a simple black frock,
chose a cascade of diamonds round her neck to dress it up.
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-- *Olivia Thirlby - H. Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with
more than 16
Carats; Two vintage Diamond Bracelets set
in 18 karat white gold
-- Patrick Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Rock Crystal, Onyx and
Diamond
Cufflinks
-- Penelope Cruz - Chopard - Marquis Cut Diamond Ring
-- Renee Zellweger - Cartier - 1930's Art Deco Diamond
Bracelet, valued at
$563,000; Diamond Strap Bracelet 1926
Priceless; Private Collection
Diamond Bracelet Priceless; Flower Diamond
Brooch, 1941 Priceless;
Diamond Perruque Brooch, valued at $262,000
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Renee Zellweger, a favourite of Carolina Herrera, once again went for
one of the Venezuelan designer's dresses. She accompanied her
split-to-the-side gown with two vintage Cartier brooches.
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-- Ruby Dee - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
-- Saoirse Ronan - Kwiat - Diamond and Platinum Bracelet;
Deco Diamond
Barrettes on her gown
-- Sarah Polley - Fred Leighton - 40 Carat Rose Cut Diamond
Bracelet; Rose
Cut Diamond Band Ring
-- Steve Carell - Chopard - Happy Diamond Cufflinks
-- Tilda Swinton - Damiani - Diamond Sahara Cuff featuring
1865 Diamonds
totaling 47.41 Carats; Diamond Mimosa Ring,
4.21 Carats
-- Vanessa Paradis - Chanel Fine Jewelry - Diamond Camelia
Necklace
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Christie was the only star on the red carpet who opted for a knee-length dress,
which she accompanied with arm-length gloves and a red ribbon pin.
*The Diamond Information Center (DIC) has purchased the
rights to red
carpet diamond photos so that they may be used for editorial purposes.
For detailed descriptions and jeweler information, please see
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chart sent separately from this release.
Contacts:
Liz Jaeger (BWR) 310.550.7776 - general information
Stephanie Molina (BWR) 310.550.7776 - general information
Erin Shiba (DIC) 310.360.5519 - Diamond trend information and
quotes
Whitney Kenson (DIC) 310.360.5547 - Diamond credit
information
see also Oscar Nominees
2008 and Oscar jewels
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