Diamonds Dazzle at the 80th Annual Academy Awards

Diamonds Dazzle at the 80th Annual Academy Awards

Hollywood's Most Glamorous Oscar Nominees, Presenters and A-List Starlets Debut Amazing Diamond Looks at the Ultimate Celebration of the Year

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscars for outstanding film achievements were presented tonight at the 80th Annual Academy Awards, Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and its Hollywood royalty radiated in glamorous gowns and amazing Diamonds. Illuminating from the red carpet, the big Diamond trends of the evening included the return of stunning Diamond Statement Necklaces, perfectly paired with sophisticated Diamond Drop Earrings of all styles, and beautiful, bold Diamond Bracelets and Cuffs.

The most mesmerizing Diamond look of the evening was showcased by Oscar Presenter, Nicole Kidman, who lit up the stage in an extraordinary Rough and Polished Diamond Sautoir Necklace designed by L'Wren Scott, containing a total of 7645 Diamonds, and totaling nearly 1400 Carats. Oscar Nominee and Award Recipient Marion Cotillard, along with Keri Russell and Jennifer Garner were just a few of the other leading ladies to debut the return of major Diamond Statement Necklaces. Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren all shined brilliantly in attention-grabbing Diamond Earrings, in an assortment of styles. While Amy Ryan, Jennifer Hudson, Olivia Thirlby, and other starlets all modeled the perfect pairing of dazzling Diamond Drop Earrings and Diamond Bracelets.

MAJOR DIAMOND TRENDS at the 80th Annual Academy Awards included:

The Return of Stunning Diamond Statement Necklaces:

-- *Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 1928 Art Deco Diamond Necklace,
61 Carats
-- *Keri Russell - H.Stern - Vintage Floral Diamond Necklace, 405 Marquis
Diamonds, with more than 46 Carats of Diamonds
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K - Diamond Collar Necklace
-- *Marion Cotillard - Chopard - Champagne Diamond Briolette Necklace, 64
Carats; Light and Dark Brown Diamond Necklace, 106 Carats
-- *Nicole Kidman - L'Wren Scott - 1399 Carat Rough and Polished Diamond
Sautoir Necklace, contains a total of 7645 Diamonds including Rough,
Faceted, and Polished Diamonds, which total nearly 1400 Carats
-- Vanessa Paradis - Chanel Fine Jewelry Diamond Camelia Necklace

Attention-Grabbing Diamond Earrings (in an assortment of styles):

-- Amy Adams - Fred Leighton - Diamond and Flower Earrings
-- Amy Ryan - H.Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in 18 karat white
gold
-- *Anne Hathaway - Harry Winston - 10 Carat Cushion Cut Diamond Drop
Earrings, valued at more than $1 million
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - Micro-set Diamond and Briolette
Diamond Drop Earrings, 8 Carats of Diamonds
-- Cameron Diaz - Bulgari - Diamond Pendant Earrings
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - Oval Diamond Cluster Earrings, 40 Carats
-- *Helen Mirren - H.Stern - Hebe Diamond Earrings with 18 Carats of fancy
cut Diamonds set in noble gold
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond Earrings
-- Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 13 Carat Swan Lake Diamond Drop
Earrings
-- Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
-- *Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop Earrings,
20.82 Carats, valued at $92,000
-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Cushion Cut Diamond Earrings
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings
-- Kelly Preston - Lorraine Schwartz - Diamond Pendant Earrings
-- Keri Russell - H.Stern - Floral Diamond Earrings
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K. - Diamond Drop Earrings
-- Kristen Chenoweth - Kwiat - Diamond Drop Earrings
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and Platinum Earrings
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped Diamond
Earrings
-- Mimi O'Donnell - Kwiat - Diamond Open Star Earrings
-- Olivia Thirlby - H.Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with more than 16
Carats
-- Ruby Dee - Diamond Chandelier Earrings

Perfect Pairing of Diamonds, including Dazzling Diamond Drop Earrings and Diamond Bracelets:

-- *Amy Ryan - H.Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in 18 karat
white gold and custom Diamond Floral Cuff Bracelet
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - 8 Carat Micro-set Diamond and
Briolette Diamond Drop Earrings, paired with Diamond Bangle Bracelet
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - 40 Carat Oval Diamond Cluster Earrings, paired
with a 35 Carat Diamond Bracelet
-- Helen Mirren - H.Stern - Hebe Diamond Earrings with 18 Carats of fancy
cut Diamonds set in noble gold paired with Fred Leighton 1930's Diamond
Bracelet
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond Earrings paired with
Snowflake Diamond Bracelets
-- Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 13 Carat Swan Lake Diamond Drop
Earrings, paired with 1925 Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, 30 Carats
-- *Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier Earrings paired with
Diamond and Platinum Cuff and Stacked Diamond Bangles
-- Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop Earrings, 20.82
Carats, valued at $92,000; paired with 1960's Diamond Shell Motif
Bracelet, valued at $44,000; and a 1959 Diamond Feather Motif Bracelet,
valued at $39,000
-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Cushion Cut Diamond Earrings paired
with 19th Century Four Row Diamond Bracelet
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings paired with Diamond Bracelet
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K. - Diamond Drop Earrings paired with
Stacked Diamond Cuffs on both wrists
-- Kristin Chenoweth - Kwiat - Diamond Drop Earrings paired with Wide Cuff
Diamond Bracelet
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and Platinum Earrings
paired with Diamond Cuff Bracelet
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped Diamond
Earrings; paired with a 39 Carat fancy shape Diamond Bracelet
-- *Olivia Thirlby - H.Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with more than 16
Carats; paired with two vintage Diamond Bracelets set in 18 karat white
gold

The following celebrities wore DIAMONDS to the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

-- Amy Adams - Fred Leighton - Diamond and Flower Earrings
-- *Amy Ryan - H. Stern - Diamond Phoebe Drop Earrings set in 18 karat
white gold; Diamond Floral Cuff Bracelet, specially made for this
year's Academy Awards
-- *Anne Hathaway - Harry Winston - 10 Carat Cushion Cut Diamond Drop
Earrings, valued at more than $1 million
-- Calista Flockhart - Martin Katz - 8 Carat Micro-Set Diamond and
Briolette Diamond Drop Earrings; Diamond Bangle Bracelet
-- Cameron Diaz - Bulgari - Diamond Pendant Earrings; Diamond Right Hand
Ring
-- Cameron Matheson - Kwiat - Diamond and Platinum Cufflinks and Shirt
Studs
-- Cate Blanchett - Lorraine Schwartz - Two Blackened Platinum and
Diamonds Escargot Bangles and a Blackened Platinum and Diamond Bangle,
valued at $250,000
-- Dixie Carter - Chopard - 40 Carat Oval Diamond Cluster Earrings; 35
Carat Diamond Bracelet
-- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - Fred Leighton - Diamond Cufflinks
-- Forrest Whitaker - Chris Aire/Kwiat - Kwiat Platinum and Diamond
Cufflinks with Onyx, valued at $35,000; Chris Aire Platinum and Red
Gold Aire Traveler Five Time Zone Watch with Diamonds, valued at
$75,000
-- *Helen Mirren - Fred Leighton/H.Stern - H. Stern Hebe Diamond Earrings
with 18 Carats of Fancy Cut Diamonds set in noble gold; H. Stern
Diamond Floral Ring with more than 10 Carats of Diamonds set in 18
karat white gold; and Fred Leighton 1930's Diamond Bracelet
-- Hilary Swank - Chopard - 9 Carat Round Cut Diamond Earrings; Snowflake
Diamond Bracelets; Flower Diamond Hair Pins
-- *Jennifer Garner - Van Cleef & Arpels - 61 Carat 1928 Art Deco Diamond
Necklace; 13 Carat Swan Lake Diamond Drop Earrings; 1925 Art Deco
Diamond Bracelet, 30 Carats; and 6 Carat Clea Diamond Ring
-- *Jennifer Hudson - Neil Lane - Diamond Chandelier Earrings; Diamond and
Platinum Cuff and Stacked Diamond Bangles; Diamond and Platinum Ball
Ring; Diamond and Platinum Flower Hair Pins
-- *Jessica Alba - Cartier - Diamond and Yellow Creole Hoop Earrings,
20.82 Carats, valued at $92,000; 1960's Diamond Shell Motif Bracelet,
valued at $44,000; 1959 Diamond Feather Motif Bracelet, valued at
$39,000
-- Jillian Dempsey - Fred Leigton - Cushion Cut Diamond Earrings; 19th
Century four row Diamond Bracelet; 10 Carat Rose Cut Diamond Ring
-- Katherine Heigl - Diamond Earrings; Diamond Bracelet; and Diamond Ring
-- Kelly Preston - Lorraine Schwartz - Diamond Pendant Earrings
-- *Keri Russell - H. Stern - 46 Carat Vintage Floral Diamond Necklace
featuring 405 Marquis Diamonds; Floral Diamond Earrings
-- Kimora Lee Simmons - Natalie K - Diamond Collar Necklace; Diamond Drop
Earrings; Stacked Diamond Cuffs on both wrists; Diamond Right Hand
Ring; Diamond Hair Pin, valued at more than $1 million
-- Kristin Chenoweth - Kwiat/Fred Leighton - Kwiat Diamond Drop Earrings;
Kwiat Wide Cuff Diamond Bracelet; Two Fred Leighton Diamond Flower
Brooches adorned in her hair
-- Laura Linney - Cathy Waterman - Rose Cut Diamond and Platinum Earrings;
Diamond Cuff Bracelet
-- *Marion Cotillard - Chopard - Champagne Diamond Briolette Necklace, 64
Carats; Light and Dark Brown Diamond Necklace, 106 Carats; and 15 Carat
Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring
-- Marlee Matlin - Chopard - 15 Carat Pear and Marquis Shaped Diamond
Earrings; 39 Carat fancy shape Diamond Bracelet; Black and White
Diamond Stacking Rings
-- Mimi O'Donnell - Kwiat - Diamond Open Star Earrings; Diamond and
Platinum Star Ring
-- *Nicole Kidman - L'Wren Scott - 1399 Carat Rough and Polished Diamond
Sautoir Necklace, contains a total of 7645 Diamonds, including Rough,
Faceted, and Polished Diamonds
-- *Olivia Thirlby - H. Stern - Diamond Selene Earrings with more than 16
Carats; Two vintage Diamond Bracelets set in 18 karat white gold
-- Patrick Dempsey - Fred Leighton - Rock Crystal, Onyx and Diamond
Cufflinks
-- Penelope Cruz - Chopard - Marquis Cut Diamond Ring
-- Renee Zellweger - Cartier - 1930's Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, valued at
$563,000; Diamond Strap Bracelet 1926 Priceless; Private Collection
Diamond Bracelet Priceless; Flower Diamond Brooch, 1941 Priceless;
Diamond Perruque Brooch, valued at $262,000
-- Ruby Dee - Diamond Chandelier Earrings
-- Saoirse Ronan - Kwiat - Diamond and Platinum Bracelet; Deco Diamond
Barrettes on her gown
-- Sarah Polley - Fred Leighton - 40 Carat Rose Cut Diamond Bracelet; Rose
Cut Diamond Band Ring
-- Steve Carell - Chopard - Happy Diamond Cufflinks
-- Tilda Swinton - Damiani - Diamond Sahara Cuff featuring 1865 Diamonds
totaling 47.41 Carats; Diamond Mimosa Ring, 4.21 Carats
-- Vanessa Paradis - Chanel Fine Jewelry - Diamond Camelia Necklace

*The Diamond Information Center (DIC) has purchased the rights to red carpet diamond photos so that they may be used for editorial purposes.

For detailed descriptions and jeweler information, please see credit chart sent separately from this release.

Contacts:
Liz Jaeger (BWR) 310.550.7776 - general information
Stephanie Molina (BWR) 310.550.7776 - general information
Erin Shiba (DIC) 310.360.5519 - Diamond trend information and quotes
Whitney Kenson (DIC) 310.360.5547 - Diamond credit information

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Source: The Diamond Information Center

CONTACT: Liz Jaeger, +1-310-550-7776, ljaeger@bwr-la.com, or Stephanie
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