Jon Stewart, the host of 80th Oscars ceremony answers - "We all just sit and pass catty comments about the dresses of all those watching us, sitting at home!"
Stewart's dig is justified - the moment those larger-than-life divas step out on the thick red carpet, smiling and posing amid the flashbulbs, judgements become irresistable.
This year, too, we take you straight to the red carpet, to take a look at who was hot, who didn't quite cut it this year and who ended in a complete disaster!
Hello, Marilyn!

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Lindsey Lohan might have worked hard at looking like the 60s Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe, but Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl pulled it off quite effortlessly. Marilyn's love for red comes alive in Katherine's Escada silk column gown. The single-shoulder gown, with the silky golden hairdo and the red-and-silver bling clutch make her look statuesque.
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