TIME TO SHINE DIAMONDS STILL A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.Byline: Nancy Dillon Staff Writer The Oscars are the branding olympics for leading jewelry designers, and bauble broker Chopard was top of the gilded gild 1 tr.v. gild·ed or gilt , gild·ing, gilds 1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold. 2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. 3. heap at last night's Oscar show. Three of the five best actress nominees -- Kate Winslet <noinclude></noinclude> Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning English actress. , Helen Mirren and Penelope Cruz -- all chose chunky diamond-cluster earrings from Chopard, eschewing the cascading chandelier styles of ceremonies past. Mirren matched her pear-shaped cluster earrings with a stunning marquis-cut diamond flower bracelet, while Cruz paired the cool 20 carats gracing her earlobes with another red carpet staple -- the single, right-hand cocktail ring. Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. wore a brown diamond right-hand ring and 32-carat diamond necklace from Fred Leighton, while Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith. Biography Early life Jada was born September 18 Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland to Robsol Pinkett, Jr. sported her right-hand diamond ring with $1 million diamond stud earrings from H. Stern. Maggie Gyllenhaal wore a gorgeous 1920s-style black feather in her swept-back hair, while Kirsten Dunst went for pretty plumes on her hemline hem·line n. 1. The bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat. 2. The height of the edge of such a garment, measured from the floor. . Cameron Diaz sported racy rac·y adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est 1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste. 2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent. 3. Risqué; ribald. 4. platform heels in another of this year's biggest trends: metallic silver. Nominees Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou of "Blood Diamond" made their accessories statement with red teardrop tear·drop n. 1. A single tear. 2. An object shaped like a tear. pins from Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of meant to draw attention to the scourge of conflict diamonds. "All the major jewelers, including George Jensen, buy their diamonds from non-conflict sources," said Glen Fraser Ross from white-glove jeweler George Jensen on Rodeo Drive. "These diamonds are laser-numbered and registered. (And) stylists know this information." CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1 -- color) "Little Children" star Kate Winslet wears Chopard gems. (2 -- color) At left, Beyonce, left, and Gwyneth Paltrow arrive for the 79th Academy Awards bedecked in beads and bling. Amy Sancetta/Associated Press (3 -- color) Penelope Cruz, wearing jewel-encrusted Chopard earrings, below, was nominated for best actress for her work in "Volver." (4 -- color) Above left, "The Queen" star Helen Mirren glitters in jewels from Chopard. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press (5 -- color) Above, Leonardo DiCaprio -- nominated for a best actor Oscar for "The Departed," wears a red tear-drop Amnesty International pin in support of conflict-free diamonds, a central issue in his film "Blood Diamond." Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer (6 -- color) At left, Cameron Diaz wears metallic silver platform slingbacks. Reed Saxon/Associated Press |
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