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A dozen jewels from the Oscars
Per usual, big and bold diamond pieces were the most-seen jewels adorning celebrities at the 86th Academy Awards held Sunday in Los Angeles.
PHOTO Oscar winners Matthew McConaughey, who won the lead actor award for Dallas Buyers Club, and Cate Blanchett, who won the lead actress award for Blue Jasmine, both wore Chopard to the event.
PHOTO Oscar winners Matthew McConaughey, who won the lead actor award for Dallas Buyers Club, and Cate Blanchett, who won the lead actress award for Blue Jasmine, both wore Chopard to the event.
PHOTO Blanchett’s 18-karat white gold earrings by Chopard featured 62 white opals totaling 33 carats.
PHOTO McConaughey wore Chopard’s 18-karat white gold L.U.C. XP Tonneau timepiece and a pair of 18-karat white gold, onyx and diamond cufflinks.
PHOTO E! host Giuliana Rancic accessorized with Forevermark’s 18-karat white gold and diamond marquise-shaped ring.
PHOTO Actress Laura Dern donned Brumani’s “Looping Shine” diamond and crystal rings. Her father, Bruce Dern, was nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role in Nebraska.
PHOTO Margot Robbie of the Oscar-nominated movie The Wolf of Wall Street wore a Forevermark diamond necklace.
PHOTO Idina Menzel, who voiced Elsa in Frozen, which won the Oscar for best animated feature film, wore Demarco’s diamond earrings.
PHOTO Jennifer Garner, who was in Dallas Buyers Club, wore Forevermark’s platinum and diamond bracelet by Rahaminov, and fancy yellow diamond ring by Maria Canale for Forevermark.
PHOTO Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wore Stephen Webster’s 18-karat white gold and Forevermark diamond bracelet while performing “The Moon Song,” the Oscar-nominated single from the movie Her, which won for best original screenplay.
PHOTO Lupita Nyong’o, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, accessorized with Fred Leighton’s 18-karat yellow gold and rose-cut diamond “Spiked Crescent” earrings and 18-karat yellow gold and diamond headband.
PHOTO Figure skater Johnny Weir donned a diamond brooch by Le Vian.
PHOTO Philomena Lee, the real-life subject of the Oscar-nominated movie Philomena, wore Supreme Jewelry’s black rhodium and diamond drop earrings.
Per usual, big and bold diamond pieces were the most-seen jewels adorning celebrities at the 86th Academy Awards held Sunday in Los Angeles.
Diamond drop earrings, rings and bracelets were the go-to choice for celebrities (or their stylists, rather), which is expected because the Oscars traditionally features more conservative apparel, versus the Golden Globes, where attire is oftentimes a little riskier.
From Chopard and Forevermark to Brumani and Stephen Webster, truly red-carpet-worthy bling was rolled out for the awards show. As predicted earlier this year, statement pieces have begun to gain popularity over multiple smaller pieces, as stars take a break from layering.
Click through these 13 slides to see 12 pieces of jewelry, and one watch, celebrities wore to the Oscars.
Oscar winners Matthew McConaughey, who won the lead actor award for Dallas Buyers Club, and Cate Blanchett, who won the lead actress award for Blue Jasmine, both wore Chopard to the event.
Blanchett’s 18-karat white gold earrings by Chopard featured 62 white opals totaling 33 carats.
McConaughey wore Chopard’s 18-karat white gold L.U.C. XP Tonneau timepiece and a pair of 18-karat white gold, onyx and diamond cufflinks.
E! host Giuliana Rancic accessorized with Forevermark’s 18-karat white gold and diamond marquise-shaped ring.
Actress Laura Dern donned Brumani’s “Looping Shine” diamond and crystal rings. Her father, Bruce Dern, was nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role in Nebraska.
Margot Robbie of the Oscar-nominated movie The Wolf of Wall Street wore a Forevermark diamond necklace.
Idina Menzel, who voiced Elsa in Frozen, which won the Oscar for best animated feature film, wore Demarco’s diamond earrings.
Jennifer Garner, who was in Dallas Buyers Club, wore Forevermark’s platinum and diamond bracelet by Rahaminov, and fancy yellow diamond ring by Maria Canale for Forevermark.
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wore Stephen Webster’s 18-karat white gold and Forevermark diamond bracelet while performing “The Moon Song,” the Oscar-nominated single from the movie Her, which won for best original screenplay.
Lupita Nyong’o, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, accessorized with Fred Leighton’s 18-karat yellow gold and rose-cut diamond “Spiked Crescent” earrings and 18-karat yellow gold and diamond headband.
Figure skater Johnny Weir donned a diamond brooch by Le Vian.
Philomena Lee, the real-life subject of the Oscar-nominated movie Philomena, wore Supreme Jewelry’s black rhodium and diamond drop earrings.
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