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Issue date: 2/3/09 Section: Arts & Society

Media Credit: Photos Courtesy of www.dailymail.com Kate Winslet (who won the statuette for Best Suportting Actress for her role in The Reader) also wore a blue gown, and was designed by Narcisco Rodriguez.

On Jan. 25, 2009 Hollywood hosted the much anticipated SAG awards and famous faces, decked out in outrageous designer dresses, were seen in spades.

We saw gowns worn by the finest stars film and television have to offer, and I have taken on the difficult task of designating my favorite and least favorite looks of the night.

On the red carpet this year dresses were all about jewel tones. Actresses were decked out in every color from ruby red to emerald green, Marcia Cross rocked a gorgeous sapphire-blue Carolina Herrera strapless gown, but no one did blue better that night than Kate Winslet.

Winner in the Best Supporting Actress category for her movie The Reader, Winslet wore a form-fitting Narciso Rodriguez gown that looked flawless from every angle. Everything was right about her outfit from the electric-blue color of her gown to her simple accessories which included a stunning bracelet and an earring set, courtesy of Chopard.

Winslet's hair was also a hit; she showed off the strawberry-blonde she has been sporting recently with a simply swept-back up-do that looked natural and anything but stiff. It is quite the fashion faux pas when a person's hair looks like it took an entire can of hairspray to conjure up, and Winslet is an ideal example of what to do when it comes to keeping your locks natural-looking.

Another actress who showed up the competition as always was Angelina Jolie. She also graced the red carpet in blue (the color of the night), but her navy Max Azria gown complimented her even more than Brad Pitt's appearance on her arm.

Her skin was pale (showing that not everyone in Hollywood is obsessed with looking tan), and her hair was a chocolate brown shade, much softer than the almost jet black color she has been sporting for years.

Jolie's look was a mixture of the best of two decades of fashion. Her flowing dress and Tiffany & Co. gold hoop earrings brought to my mind the 70s-era, circa the prime of disco hotspots like Studio 54, and her hair had that gorgeous retro-50s volume so many girls covet.

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