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

While Oscar nominees probably start preparing their outfits the day they're nominated, we pulled some dress options straight from the Fall 2012 collections just in case any nominees have been procrastinating. Luckily for us, tons of gorgeous, Oscar-worthy dresses hit the runway for Fall 2012, from some moody options at Gucci to slinky and sexy looks from Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, and Zac Posen. Oh, and there's Marchesa of course. Click through our gallery to see what dresses we'd love to see on Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep, and all the other nominees. And be sure to tune in to the Academy Awards red carpet Sunday night to see what the nominees actually wear. You know we'll have lots of thoughts on those come Monday morning...

As we're sure you've heard, nominations were announced today for the most important red carpet film awards ceremony of the year. And you know us. Inst