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The Oscars red carpet led by Ruth Negga and Emma Stone [...] the red carpet goes to ... the women in red, for one, with equal accolades for shiny and shimmery gold worthy of the Oscars, this and all years. Long sleeves and belts played major roles Sunday in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre, along with a beautiful Janelle Monae, transformed in Elie Saab Haute Couture into a busy but fabulous fashion city of black tulle, birds, lace, feathers, sequins, crystal stones and a head piece that served as the perfect topper. There were some midnight blues, including Meryl Streep's sparkly Elie Saab with trousers, and a smattering of blah black. Among the night's trends were velvet, worn Old Hollywood style by Henson, Brie Larson and Michelle Williams, and metallics, including a fierce Charlize Theron, Emma Stone and Jessica Biel. Viola Davis rocked the color as she picked up a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in "Fences." The gown included a high lace collar and skimmed the ground, her makeup a perfect match on eyelids and lips. Auli'i Cravalho, at 16, killed her first Oscars performance, singing "How Far I'll go" from "Moana" in, yes, another standout red gown. Gold turned Champagne hewed on Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, and Felicity Jones, in princessy Dior Haute Couture. Theron was "Grecian Goddess meets Glamazon" in her pleated Dior Haute Couture that plunged at the neck and was set free to flow below the waist, Glassman said. Fashion and style expert Hal Rubenstein found Theron's huge Chopard drop earrings in connecting pear and heart shapes distracting, and the dress a little much. Jessica Biel was the definition of gold statuesque in a KaufmanFranco gown that hugged her body and included a metallic fringe-looking collar and liquidy train. Speaking of confections, but with a fierce bite, Monae made her usual fierce fashion statement in Elie Saab Haute Couture. Henson, a co-star with Monae in "Hidden Figures," earned praise from many for her deep navy blue Alberta Ferretti.