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Actress Jaimie Alexander arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.\tPicture: AP<\/p>\n
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The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) movie wins at the weekend offered a rare moment of clarity as the highly unpredictable awards season enters its final stretch, culminating with the Academy Awards on February 24. <\/p>\n
A SAG win does not guarantee Oscar gold, but history suggests it\u2019s nearly impossible to win an Academy Award in the acting categories without a SAG nomination. <\/p>\n
However, in the fashion stakes there\u2019s far less pressure than at the Oscars which allows the stars to take a few more risks on the red carpet. <\/p>\n
This year, all eyes were on the fashion troika of Jennifer Lawrence, nominated for Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>, Anne Hathaway, nominated for Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>; and Jessica Chastain, given the nod for her role in Zero Dark Thirty<\/em>. <\/p>\n Anne Hathaway chose black with sheer accents, a big trend. Her Giambattista Valli gown had a fairy-tale look, with a sleeveless bodice of embroidered sheer tulle, and a full sheer skirt revealing a shorter skirt underneath. <\/p>\n Julianne Moore, nominated for Game Change<\/em>, can do no wrong when it comes to the red carpet. She wore a white Chanel couture gown with black and white floral embroidery on the skirt. Moore\u2019s side parted, side-swept Veronica Lake hair was the style of the evening, seen on several other stars, including Seyfried and Chastain. <\/p>\n January Jones wore a black and white Prabal Gurung gown, her blond hair sculpted into a pompadour-mullet like David Bowie from his Aladdin Sane days. Designer Zuhair Murad had a decidedly more low-key moment on the red carpet than at the Golden Globes. Amy Poehler\u2019s simple black jersey gown was a 180 from Jennifer Lopez\u2019s Globes gown, a blush-coloured lace style that was about as sheer as you can get without risking an FCC fine. Marion Cotillard wore a navy blue Dior gown with a white bodice and high-low hem. Her short bob hairstyle was the epitome of French chic. <\/p>\n There was a lot of dark blue and black on the carpet. <\/p>\n Tina Fey looked as good as ever in a strapless black Oscar de la Renta gown with a sparkly belt. Nicole Kidman wore anything-but-basic-black, sheer Vivienne Westwood gown with delicate floral embroidery on the front. Seyfried wore a Zac Posen navy blue fishtail gown. <\/p>\n Ralph Rucci is one of the most talented American designers working today, but his name is more typically associated with socialites than starlets. Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) looked smouldering in a vintage black Ralph Rucci gown with sheer cut-outs. <\/p>\n Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy had a major score on the red carpet too. Kerry Washington wore a white strapless gown with a structured bodice by the Pasadena-based sisters. White gowns have been everywhere lately, but this one was something special. <\/p>\n The SAG Awards red carpet was awash with bad bridesmaids dresses too. Hollywood has gone crazy for mermaids. Katrina Bowden (30 Rock<\/em>) wore a celadon green tulle and chiffon fishtail gown by Badgley Mischka, and Ellie Kemper wore a sea-foam green Reem Acra dress with sparkly floral embroidery and a giant half bow at the waist. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men)<\/em> was in blush Oscar de la Renta, and Ariel Winter was in peach. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n In terms of winnings, the CIA thriller Argo<\/em> continued to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honour for overall cast performance. SAG\u2019s lead-acting honours went to Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook<\/em> and Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War epic Lincoln<\/em>. \u2013 LA Times and Sapa-ap <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP Actress Jaimie Alexander arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Picture: AP The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) movie wins at the weekend offered a rare moment of clarity as the highly unpredictable awards season enters its final stretch, culminating with the Academy Awards on February 24. 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