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Best Dressed: 2012 Oscars Red Carpet (Plus the Best Fashion Tweets About Each Look)

It was a long evening of red carpet analysis last night, but some actresses made it worth the wait. From Gwyneth in that fall 2012 Tom Ford white ca

It was a long evening of

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford, Anna Hu jewelry:

@StuartEmmrichNY: Gwyneth Paltrow brings new meaning to 'Caped Crusader' in her white Tom Ford. #Oscars

@TOMFORDISMYDAD: In conclusion the best part of the Oscars was Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford. #Goodnight

@Fashionista_com: I love Gwyneth now and take back everything bad I ever said/thought about her. Must now have a Tom Ford cape #oscars (Ed. note: My mea culpa to Gwyneth)

@dkny: If I were a betting woman (which I am), I bet Gwyneth gets cover of @womensweardaily #Oscars

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton:

@eonline: Michelle Williams' Louis Vuitton dress took 300 hours to make!

@louisvirtel: Michelle Williams would be awesome if she constantly talked about reuniting with Destiny's Child. #Oscars

@cutblog: .@fuggirls on Michelle Williams' dress: "One of us likes it, tentatively; the other really wishes we could've seen it w/o the waist hanky."

Natalie Portman in vintage Dior:

@DarthVader: I just saw Natalie Portman on the red carpet, for some reason she looks very familiar.

@blogmib: Natalie Portman is going on a picnic.

Angelina Jolie('s leg) in Versace:

@TheAcademy: Angelina Jolie's appearance got a LOT of people talking - 3,399 tweets per minute about her in fact. #Oscars bit.ly/AeVDXa

@eonline: And the biggest star of #Oscars night? Angelina Jolie's right leg! #werq

@PatrickMcMullan: It's only moments till @angiesrightleg Angelina Jolie's fierce leg gets its account verified on twitter.

@EricWilsonNYT: I'm going to start walking like Angelina Jolie though I will probably wind up requiring a hip replacement.

@nytimesarts: "Everybody turn your cameras that way," Sandra Bullock said as Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt arrived on the red carpet: http://nyti.ms/yY7qkc

@AskMrMickey: I'm sorry next to Angelina, Jen Aniston is really a housewife.

Kate Mara in Elie Saab:

@LouisPeitzman: Rooney and Kate Mara have been stuck in a staring contest for the last 17 years.

@dmmwitted: Kate Mara your strap fell off. Melanie Griffith you're weirdly amazing. Busy Phillips be my best friend?

Rooney Mara in Givenchy:

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@marieclaire: Breaking News: Rooney Mara is NOT wearing black. We just spotted a white gown. #oscars

@AJMukamal: ROONEY MARA IN GIVENCHY COUTURE SHE PICKED THIS MORNING GENIUS LOVE IT WHITE GORGEOUS #BESTDRESSED #Oscars #RedCarpet

@Lord_Voldemort7: Rooney Mara hates people almost as much as I do.

@vulture: Ellie Kemper stole Rooney Mara's bangs and she is NOT apologizing for it. #oscars

Jessica Chastain in McQueen:

-@MeenalMistry: @DerekBlasberg I was thinking Middle Earth Elven goddess #jessicachastain #oscars

-@Refinery29: Jessica Chastain is wearing $2 million worth of Harry Winston jewels. #1%

-@glamourmag: Jessica Chastain brought her grandma."I am so proud," nana gushed. #cute #oscars

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji:

@blogmib: @octaviaspencer, Gwyneth's cape, and that shirtless dude from Cirque du Soleil have been the best thing about the #Oscar2012 so far.

@womensweardaily: Octavia Spencer's advice to young actresses: "Get a great designer cuz you never know if you are going to be on TV." #Oscars

Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli:

@AskMrMickey: I worship Emma Stone. Ben Stiller is very short.

@outmagazine: Emma Stone is like the most glamorous Christmas present ever.

@TVGuideMagazine: Emma Stone's bow should be a nominee for Best Visual Effects #Oscars

Milla Jovovich in Elie Saab:

@redcarpetteam: Methinks The Artist has def inspired the red carpet. Milla Jovovich knows how to do Old Hollywood Glam! #eredcarpet

@GQfashion: Milla Jovovich on yet another Resident Evil movie would not give up any spoilers. We envision guns and zombies. #Oscars

@theknot: Milla Jovovich just said she feels like "the bride of the #Oscars" in her sparkly white Elie Saab. Love!

Judy Greer in Monique Lhuillier:

@maureenoco: Judy Greer looks amazing. When your career depends on awkward-girl sight gags, need to compensate on red carpet.

@playingwithu: Judy Greer's dress is Gwenyth's silver dress from last year mated with Julia Robert's memorable dress from the year she won the Oscar.

Rose Byrne in Vivienne Westwood:

@Rachel_Roy: Rose Byrne channeling @MichellePfieffer in Scarface @ the #oscars. Fierce. xxRR pic.twitter.com/sGCUouxS

@DerekBlasberg: Miss thang can pull off chiffon jumpsuits, 1990s bangs and 1980s one-shouldered sequined dresses. Its official: I have a crush on Rose Byrne

@BritishVogue: We've seen a lot of fringes for autumn/winter 2012-13, but are any as pristine as Rose Byrne's?

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