Baftas: Red carpet arrivals

Vera Farmiga is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Up in the Air, as is Anna Kendrick. Both, however, get the thumbs down for failing to accessorize with George Clooney. What were they thinking? Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

Audrey Tatou in Lanvin. Love the pink and red colour combination, but the dress manages the nigh-on impossible feat of making her tiny frame look bigger. Which is probably not what she wanted Photograph: David Fisher/David Fisher/ Rex Features

Kristen Stewart does not look comfortable. Chanel accessorized with a sulky-teenager-sent-to-her-bedroom-attitude is a major red carpet fail. And believe me, this is picture where she looks happiest
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Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright is extremely pretty. The dress is stunning in its simplicity. But all I can think is 'Ginny Weasley! What WOULD your mother say! Ron would have a heart attack!'
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Saoirse Ronan is 15. And her dress is probably worth more than my house. Like the padded belt and the natural hair, and the dress is certainly conforming to the emerging Baftas trend: alternative bride Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Romola Garai looks stunning in a floral dress by designer-of-the-moment Erdem. Great hair too. Big thumbs up, Romola.
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Kimberley Walsh manages to even make the red carpet look orange. That level of commitment to fake tanning takes practice. And brave, too, to accessorize her mermaid dress with a feather duster Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage.com

Carey Mulligan, nominated for her role in An Education, does monochrome. Opinion in Guardian towers is divided: lovely dress on wrong person, say I. Others have proclaimed her to be 'wrapped in her mum's tablecloth'. It doesn't help that her pixie crop makes her look about 12
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Kristen Scott Thomas has never, to our knowledge, looked anything other than elegant. If only we could buy those cheekbones Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

Anna Kendrick is nominated for Best Supporting Actress. And we sincerely hope that under that dress there is some very supportive underwear Photograph: David Fisher/Wireimage.com

It's so hard for a chap on the red carpet. How can one stand out in a black suit? Guy Pearce has the answer: snappable specs. Those days as a Neighbour's heartthrob seem a long time ago now, don't they?
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Jaime Winstone has dyed her hair to match her dress. Nude is definitely the red carpet colour of choice at the moment, but it's a bit blah. Her hair and make up are trying for what the glossy mags love to call 'old school Hollywood glamour' but it's not quite working for her
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Robert Pattinson completes the Twilight fashion fail. Really Robert, didn't your mum ever tell you to always wash your hair before a big date? Photograph: Ian West/PA

Claire Danes in Burberry. One of my favourite frocks. The nude colour really works on her, even though she is not (hooray) fake tanned to the max. Nice natural hair too
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Peter Capaldi arrived on the red carpet and I developed a crush. Loving the dishevelled hair, polka dot tie and the air of slight bemusement Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Would never have picked Kate Winslet's frock as Stella McCartney in million years.Sorry, Kate, you are beautiful, your hair rocks, the bracelet is great ... but the frock looks cheap Photograph: Mike Marsland/WireImage

Mickey Rourke and girlfriend. You're thinking 'Blimey, he's done well for himself" aren't you? Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Colin Firth and his wife Livia Giuggioli, on whom I have a bit of a style crush. She's wearing a dress by ethical fashion designer Leila Hafzi as part of her green carpet challenge and she looks lovely. The arm candy's not bad either ...
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Anne Marie Duff's pregnancy must have been a gift to tabloid subs. She looks fantastic in Alberta Ferretti - making it hard to avoid pregnancy cliche number one ('She's glowing!')
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Tamsin Egerton is a highly trained actress. Amateurs should not attempt this dangerous 'Leaning Tower of Pisa' pose at home Photograph: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images

Sam Taylor Wood in Alexander McQueen. Pregnancy and a 19-year-old fiance suit her. As does the dress, which has a touch of Art Deco about it
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Gabourey Sidibe is nominated for Best Actress for her starring role in Precious. She's also gone for the nude/blush colour palette. Favourite Sidibe fact: she nicknamed a wig Beyoncé
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Trudie Styler in Victoria Beckham. Which doesn't sound quite right. Churlishly, I still can't quite bring myself to like the Designer Formerly Known as Posh, but this is a great dress. I like the length, too. Photograph: Ian West/PA