PHOTOS: Best and worst dressed at the 2010 Golden Globes

Emily Blunt wore a frothy Dolce and Gabbana confection--a girly departure from her usually neutral and understated red carpet choices. Makeup artist Jen Striecher played up the pink in the actress’ cheeks. “Emily’s only request was to have a really pink cheek,” says Striecher, who applied a strong sweep of color from the Dior Rose Diamond blush palette. “We went with all violet-mauvey-pink tones for her and a pink-nude lip. She never likes to be too dressed up and too fancy.” Blunt’s loose, wavy hair and fresh, pink hued makeup struck a nice balance between saccharine sweet and effortless elegance. -- Melissa Magsaysay  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Olivia Wilde smoldered in a va va voom black Gucci dress and retro, Bond girl-esque up do. “I was inspired by that early Tom Ford look,” says Charles Dujic who gave Wilde’s tresses a good tease and added a wig piece in the back so the style would stay up even in this wet weather. “Wig hair tends to be heavily peroxided, so it holds curl really well. Olivia has no [artificial] color in her hair and it’s very straight.” Dujic used volumizing products from Bumble and Bumble’s Curl Conscious line to add volume to the flirty, flippy up do. To ensure the rain wouldn’t deflate his handy work, “I gave it a good strong blast of Elnet hair spray and told her to keep her hands out of it.” -- Melissa Magsaysay  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Diane Kruger paid homage to Christian Lacroix in this creation from his spring 2009 haute couture collection. Proving that red carpet success and business success don’t always go hand in hand, the French designer declared bankruptcy last year. -- Booth Moore  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Damages” star Rose Byrne was one of many stars wearing purple. She accessorized her Lanvin gown with diamond hair clips by Neil Lane and brooches by Stephen Russell at the hip.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Julia Roberts’ 1972 Van Cleef & Arpels pendant proved that a bold accessory can make an outfit. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Ask any designer: Penelope Cruz was among the top three most wanted to dress for the red carpet. But I have to say, I’m disappointed by her Giorgio Armani Prive gown, which made her look much older than her years with three-quarter-length black lace sleeves and a black ribbon skirt. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Anna Kendrick was also a miss, looking less like an ingenue and more like a swirl of frosting in her sparkly pearl gray, sequined and ruffled (the adjectives go on and on) Marchesa gown. -- Booth Moore  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

A collective “Whaaat?” went out among the ladies when Jon Hamm showed up with a beard. “I’m lazy,” he said, by way of explanation. You let us down, man. -- Booth Moore  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Colin Firth looks sharp in a Tom Ford tuxedo and diamond and onyx studs modeled after a 1920s design. -- Booth Moore  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

You have to appreciate Tracy Morgan’s white jacket and red pocket square, which he said was a tribute to the Rat Pack.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

January Jones was draped in a dramatic black Lanvin gown with an equally stunning red pout. The look is a far cry from the retro style she rocks on “Mad Men” and her makeup artist Rachel Goodwin made sure of it.

“We wanted to modernize the red lip with this garnet-raspberry shade,” (a color from Chanel’s Rouge Coco collection called Paris -- relax ladies, it’s not available until March) says Goodwin. “Rather than the fire and ice reds from the ‘60s. This is no Betty red.” -- Melissa Magsaysay  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Jennifer Morrison’s Luis Antonio gown engulfed her in ruffles. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Christina Hendrick’s peach Christian Siriano dress competed with her porcelain complexion. -- Booth Moore  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

“An Education” star and Golden Globe nominee Carey Mulligan gave everyone on the red carpet a lesson in understated award show style, wearing a midnight blue, lace Nina Ricci dress and vintage bracelet as a headband in her cropped gamine hair.

Her subtle makeup balanced out the deep dramatic color of her gown, playing up her fresh complexion and delicate features. -- Melissa Magsaysay  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Jayma Mays’ Badgley Mischka gown with crisscrossed bodice looked dated.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jane Lynch, whose Sue Sylvester uniform on “Glee” is a tracksuit, showed her softer side in an Ali Rahim halter gown in offbeat olive green, a perfect hue for her. Love the chic pockets. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Lea Michele’s black Oscar de la Renta princess gown was too safe. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Chloe Sevigny captures the evening’s romantic trend in a silver lilac ruffled Valentino gown, worn with a lavender satin Roger Vivier clutch. -- Booth Moore  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Drew Barrymore mixes old Hollywood with modernism in an Atelier Versace gown with beaded fringe at the shoulder and hip. -- Booth Moore   (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Cameron Diaz wears a striking Alexander McQueen gown in lipstick red.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Tina Fey‘s zany Zac Posen dress reflects her personality.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Maggie Gyllenhal’s peach RM by Roland Mouret gown is ethereal and sweet. -- Booth Moore  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Ginnifer Goodwin’s Vionnet dress spoke to the evening’s strong color story. -- Booth Moore  (Hollywood Foreign Press Association / EPA)

Sandra Bullock‘s crinkly purple Bottega Veneta overpowered the star. -- Booth Moore  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Kate Hudson‘s Marchesa dress with a folded bodice wore her, instead of the other way around.  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Quentin Tarantino‘s hybrid Japanese American tux left us scratching our heads. -- Booth Moore  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Cory Monteith’s Hugo Boss suit was too shiny. -- Booth Moore  (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)