Oscar Close-Ups

If you're going to be a star, you'd better glitter at the Oscars. And they did. Hollywood's biggest names piled on the bling for their red carpet walk. The results were spectacular, though a few stars looked like their heads were bowed under the weight of their accessories. Anne Hathaway got it right, adding a stack of retro bracelets to an ultra-glamorous Valentino gown.

The Stars' Big Bling

Actress Kate Winslet wears flower earrings with an ethereal green gown at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Nicole Kidman wears a matching pair of chunky diamond bracelets with her bright red sheath at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Penelope Cruz wisely added just a pair of glittery earrings to complement her voluminous ruffled gown at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

When diamonds get to a certain size, they look more like rock candy than precious gems. Rachel Weisz went a bit overboard at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Celine Dion wore the glittery stuff as an accent on her green dress for the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

There are way too many rows of shiny chunky stuff on the dress Jennifer Lopez chose for the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Helen Mirren, winner as Best Actress for her role in "The Queen," carried the British flag as an accessory as she made her triumphant assault on the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

This is the kind of stunt that got Marie Antoinette in big trouble. Anika Noni Rose wears stilettos studded with $500,000 worth of diamonds at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Cate Blanchett kept it simple with the perfect black metal to match her slim metallic gown at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Gwyneth Paltrow wore chandelier earrings with her intricately tucked gown for the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Tracy Edmonds, Eddy Murphy's girlfriend, looks positively bulletproof at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Actress Meryl Streep got a lot of heat for this outfit, but the big beads do stand out in a sea of diamonds at the 79th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Actress Cameron Diaz chose heavy metal for the 79th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Actress Katie Holmes wrapped her hair in beads for her appearance at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Note to Kelly Preston: animal print dress or chunky metal accessories. Not both. By the way, her husband, John Travolta, picked out the dress.

The Stars' Big Bling

Natalie Portman keeps it simply elegant at the post-Oscars Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on Feb. 25, 2007.

The Stars' Big Bling

Can't beat this accessory on Oscar night, but it's worth pointing out that Forest Whitaker was immaculately tuxed up when he got his Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in "The Last King of Scotland" on Feb. 25, 2007.