| The walk by celebrities down the red carpet at the | | | | Supporting Actress winner Rachel Weisz, Queen |
| annual Academy Awards is probably just as | | | | Latifah, Felicity Huffman and Jessica Alba. |
| anticipated by television viewers all over the world as | | | | Diamonds were also the bling of choice for the men of |
| the presentation of the awards themselves. The ladies | | | | the evening. Diamond studs adorned the earlobes of |
| are the stars of the show, and there's just something | | | | the likes of Ludacris and Will Smith. But members of |
| enthralling about seeing them decked out in all their | | | | the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took the obsession |
| finery for the event. The gowns and the jewelry | | | | with diamonds a little further -- they were wearing |
| they're wearing all reinforce that they are stars, a step | | | | everything from diamond bracelets to diamond |
| above us ordinary mortals. | | | | watches to diamond earrings, and according to some |
| There have been many examples of female | | | | accounts, they even had diamonds on their teeth. |
| celebrities who have been photographed wearing | | | | Many of these stars don't own the millions of dollars' |
| pieces of jewelry that are simply stunning at the | | | | worth of jewelry that they were wearing. Giants in the |
| Oscars throughout the years. Madonna, for instance, | | | | jewelry industry, such as Harry Winston, Michael Katz, |
| was wearing $20 million worth of diamonds at her | | | | and Kwiat, have been lending their masterpieces for |
| neck, ears, and wrists at the 1991 Oscars. At this | | | | celebrities to wear every year at the Oscars. This |
| year's event, the jewelry worn by the stars were no | | | | gives them great exposure, which translates into a |
| less eye-catching, and they included just about every | | | | sharp increase in sales -- especially for designers |
| design imaginable in just about every hue of the | | | | whose jewels are worn by an award winner. While |
| rainbow. | | | | the red carpet can symbolize glamour for Oscar |
| Best Actress nominee Keira Knightley was wearing a | | | | viewers around the world, for the designers, the red |
| vintage Bulgari chandelier necklace of diamonds, rubies, | | | | carpet represents the probability of greater profits |
| emeralds, and sapphires, whose colors were | | | | both at home and in other countries. |
| reminiscent of a peacock's feathers. Jennifer Lopez | | | | The jewelry worn by celebrities during the Academy |
| was wearing dangling earrings and a necklace of gold | | | | Awards adds a greater dimension of glamour to the |
| and diamonds by Fred Leighton, who also designed | | | | event. Whether the designs are discreet or |
| Dolly Parton's earrings and brooch. Charlize Theron's | | | | ostentatious doesn't really matter. What matters is that |
| tawny earrings were supplied by Chopard; so were | | | | with millions of viewers all over the globe, celebrities |
| Hilary Swank's diamond earrings, bracelet and ring. | | | | should look like they have the right to walk down the |
| Diamonds were also the favored stones of actresses | | | | red carpet. And with the help of the jewelry they're |
| like Jennifer Aniston, who sported a | | | | wearing, they do. The stars shine ever more brightly |
| cleavage-enhancing necklace. Other female celebrities | | | | once a year during the Oscars. |
| who were seen wearing diamond jewelry were Best | | | | |