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The Oscars returned to the Dolby Theater on March 27, and people are still trying to puzzle them out. The powers that be presented a bunch of awards off-air, but the telecast was longer than ever. Megan Thee Stallion rapped a verse of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from the Disney (!) animated movie Encanto. And the Best Actor winner assaulted a presenter/former Oscar host onstage.
As for the fashion, it was a night of red dresses and mostly white diamonds. Props to the stars (and stylists) who managed to put their own twists on some timeless looks, or come out with something really daring. And, of course, to the men who brought plenty of their own bling.
![Ariana DeBose 2022 Oscars Ariana DeBose 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ariana-DeBose-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Red Dress/White Diamond Combo: Ariana DeBose in De Beers
![De Beers diamond line necklace three row diamond bracelet De Beers diamond line necklace three row diamond bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-diamond-line-necklace-three-row-diamond-bracelet.jpg)
![De Beers Drops of Light Earrings and Necklace De Beers Drops of Light Earrings and Necklace](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-Drops-of-Light-Earrings-and-Necklace.jpg)
![De Beers Reflections of Nature Elsemere Treasure ring Arpeggia one row diamond ring De Beers Reflections of Nature Elsemere Treasure ring Arpeggia one row diamond ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-Reflections-of-Nature-Elsemere-Treasure-ring-Arpeggia-one-row-diamond-ring.jpg)
Okay, technically this isn’t a dress, but go with us here: Ariana DeBose—who’d won every major award leading up to the Oscars for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake—looked every inch a winner in a hybrid tuxedo-gown look by Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino. And what goes better with red than white diamonds? Upping the classic quotient: the De Beers layered diamond tennis necklaces.
![Marlee Matlin 2022 Oscars Marlee Matlin 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlee-Matlin-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Red Dress/Colored Stone Combo: Marlee Matlin in Briony Raymond
![1980s Harry Winston lapis via Briony Raymond 1980s Harry Winston lapis via Briony Raymond](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1980s-Harry-Winston-lapis-via-Briony-Raymond.jpg)
![1950s Van Cleef and Arpels ring via Briony Raymond 1950s Van Cleef and Arpels ring via Briony Raymond](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1950s-Van-Cleef-and-Arpels-ring-via-Briony-Raymond.jpg)
We love a red dress on a red carpet as much as anyone, but we love someone who mixes it up even more. Oscar winner Marlee Matlin—one of the stars of CODA, which won three Oscars, including Best Picture—made a bold and blue choice, and it paid off big-time: an early ’80s Harry Winston lapis lazuli and diamond necklace and earring suite, plus a 1950s Van Cleef & Arpels sapphire and diamond ring, all from Briony Raymond New York. Would that more actresses followed her lead when it came to jewelry selection.
![Kodi Smit McPhee 2022 Oscars Kodi Smit McPhee 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kodi-Smit-McPhee-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Watch (and more): Kodi Smit-McPhee in Cartier
![Cartier Revelation dune Panthere Watch diamonds Cartier Revelation dune Panthere Watch diamonds](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cartier-Revelation-dune-Panthere-Watch-diamonds.jpg)
![Cartier high jewelry 18k white gold diamond necklace Cartier high jewelry 18k white gold diamond necklace](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cartier-high-jewelry-18k-white-gold-diamond-necklace.jpg)
![Cartier 18k white gold diamond earrings Cartier 18k white gold diamond earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cartier-18k-white-gold-diamond-earrings.jpg)
![Etincelle de Cartier ring Cartier Juste un Clou ring Etincelle de Cartier ring Cartier Juste un Clou ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Etincelle-de-Cartier-ring-Cartier-Juste-un-Clou-ring.jpg)
You couldn’t miss it peeking out from underneath the sleeves of Smit-McPhee’s baby blue Bottega Veneta suit: a diamond, diamond, and more diamond Cartier Révélation d’Une Panthère watch. (Plus a diamond necklace, and a couple of rings for good measure.) The Power of the Dog supporting actor nominee may not have landed an Oscar, but he definitely landed on best-dressed lists worldwide.
![Rita Moreno 2022 Oscars Rita Moreno 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Rita-Moreno-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Hoops: Rita Moreno in Verdura
![Verdura Twisted Horn Earclips Platinum Diamond Verdura Twisted Horn Earclips Platinum Diamond](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Verdura-Twisted-Horn-Earclips-Platinum-Diamond.jpg)
Normally you don’t notice a pair of hoop earrings on the red carpet. But the Verdura twisted horn ear clips worn by Rita Moreno, the Oscar-winning star of the original 1961 West Side Story, were so bold they even peeked through her feathered headpiece. The 90-year-old actress and OG Anita—stunning in a dramatic ruffled off-the-shoulder Carolina Herrera gown—is also featured in the West Side remake as Valentina, the widow of drugstore owner Doc.
![Lupita Nyongo 2022 Oscars Lupita Nyongo 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Lupita-Nyongo-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Colored Diamonds: Lupita Nyong’o in De Beers
![De Beers Reflections of Nature Motlatse Marvel Earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-Reflections-of-Nature-Motlatse-Marvel-Earrings.jpg)
![De Beers Reflections of Nature Landers Radiance Cluster Ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-Reflections-of-Nature-Landers-Radiance-Cluster-Ring.jpg)
![De Beers Alchemist of Light Light Rays Crown Ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/De-Beers-Alchemist-of-Light-Light-Rays-Crown-Ring.jpg)
With its pink and gold embellishments and streamers, that Prada dress is almost a jewel in itself, so Nyong’o didn’t need much more sparkle. (Did we really say that?) But her longtime stylist Micaela Erlanger made some smart, subtle choices: earrings and a ring from De Beers’ 2021 Reflections of Nature high jewelry collection, plus an art deco–inspired statement ring from the brand’s 2022 Alchemist of Light high jewelry collection. Nyong’o never goes wrong with jewelry.
![Jessica Chastain 2022 Oscars Jessica Chastain 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Jessica-Chastain-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Colored Stones: Jessica Chastain in Gucci
![Gucci high jewelry pink lilac light blue spinel earrings Gucci high jewelry pink lilac light blue spinel earrings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gucci-high-jewelry-pink-lilac-light-blue-spinel-earrings.jpg)
![Gucci high jewelry spinel diamond bracelet Gucci high jewelry spinel diamond bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gucci-high-jewelry-spinel-diamond-bracelet.jpg)
![Gucci high jewelry spinel diamond rings Gucci high jewelry spinel diamond rings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gucci-high-jewelry-spinel-diamond-rings.jpg)
The third time was indeed the charm for Chastain, who finally won an Oscar for her sensational, sympathetic portrayal of singer-evangelist–TV personality Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. For her golden moment, the actress wore a custom Gucci tulle gown with ombré bronze and lilac sequins and Gucci high jewelry in pink, lilac, and light blue spinel. All-diamond jewelry would have been lovely, but the spinel choice was terrifically unexpected.
![Jessica Chastain 2022 VF party Jessica Chastain 2022 VF party](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Jessica-Chastain-2022-VF-party.jpg)
Bonus: Jessica Chastain in Gucci at the Vanity Fair afterparty
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Chastain changed into yet another Gucci gown—an emerald silk lamé strapless number—after the ceremony, and added a spectacular Gucci statement necklace to boot.
![Timothee Chalamet 2022 Oscars Timothee Chalamet 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Chalamet-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Necklaces (and more): Timothée Chalamet in Cartier
![https://www.cartier.com/en-us/home Cartier diamond necklace Panthere necklace](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cartier-diamond-necklace-Panthere-necklace.jpg)
![Clash de Cartier ring Cartier high jewelry ring Clash de Cartier ring Cartier high jewelry ring](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Clash-de-Cartier-ring-Cartier-high-jewelry-ring.jpg)
![Panthere de Cartier rings Panthere de Cartier rings](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Panthere-de-Cartier-rings.jpg)
![Cartier Clash bracelet Cartier Clash bracelet onyx diamonds](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cartier-Clash-bracelet-onyx-diamonds.jpg)
![Panthere de Cartier bracelet Panthere de Cartier bracelet](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Panthere-de-Cartier-bracelet.jpg)
No shirt, no problem! Chalamet—who starred in Dune, the evening’s winningest movie—sparked many a chest-in-show headline with his Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton sequined suit. (Perhaps a reaction to all that body armor he wore in Dune.) Hey, all the better to show off those Cartier necklaces! And he didn’t stop there: He also added a mess of rings and two bracelets. Who else can’t wait to see what he wears to the Met Gala?
![Venus Williams 2022 Oscars Venus Williams 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Venus-Williams-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Silver (Yes, Silver!): Venus Williams in Elsa Peretti
![Elsa Peretti large Bone cuffs](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ElsaPerettilargeBonecuffs.jpg)
Tennis legend Venus Williams served up some serious style in a plunging silver-trimmed Elie Saab gown and silver jewelry that was instantly recognizable to JCK readers: large Elsa Peretti Bone cuffs on both wrists. She also wore a sculptural silver ring and earrings by the late designer. Don’t be surprised if you see a run on Peretti pieces at Tiffany & Co. this week. Williams proved they’re absolutely black-tie ready—but as we all know, they’re perfect everyday pieces too.
![Gaga and Liza 2022 Oscars Gaga and Liza 2022 Oscars](https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gaga-and-Liza-2022-Oscars.jpg)
Best Silver (Part 2): Liza Minnelli in Elsa Peretti
Did anyone else catch Minnelli—who was presenting Best Picture with Lady Gaga—wearing Elsa Peretti cuffs on both of her wrists as well? We suspect the cuffs were Minnelli’s own; she’s been photographed numerous times over the years wearing them. Let’s hope she managed to get a Wonder Twins–style backstage pic with Williams!
Top: We think Zendaya is smiling because she’s wearing so much Bulgari jewelry. We certainly would be! (photo: Michael Baker/A.M.P.A.S.)
(All jewelry photos courtesy of the brands)
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