Vera Farmiga, nominated for best supporting actress playing a travelling businesswoman in 'Up In the Air' wore a ruby red strapless gown from Marchesa with a dramatic ruffle.

Recording star Mariah Carey, who has a role in best film nominee 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire' showed off a plunging neckline and much leg in her navy gown, joking that she feared a breeze might raise the bottom and make her look like the iconic photograph of Marilyn Monroe. "I love Marilyn but I was concerned about a Marilyn moment," she joked with reporters on the red carpet, all the while tinkering with the fabric that fluttered at her leg.