Sadly, the best parts of last night’s Oscar telecast were a few gracious and funny speeches and the beautiful dresses on the stars. The show felt clunky and uneven, and (I hate to say this) but James Franco and Anne Hathaway were the perfect examples of why one should avoid downers (James) and uppers (Anne).

Anyway, let’s take a look at some of the best (and worst) dresses from last night!

Cate Blanchett in Givenchy Couture

I’m starting with her because there was really no contest as to who would be deemed best dressed after I saw this come down the red carpet. It was even more beautiful on TV and the pop of yellow around the collar and down the back was the icing on the cake.

Amy Adams in L’Wren Scott

I love red heads in navy blue (especially SEQUINED navy blue), but I was distracted by the giant emerald necklace that (unfortunately) broke up the lines of the dress in a really unfortunate way. When you’re wearing a dress with this much sparkle, you don’t need much jewelry on top of it.

Mandy Moore in Monique Lhuillier

I have to admit: when I saw the shots of her on the red carpet, I wasn’t sure who it was until they flashed her name up on the screen. She looks stunning here. In my opinion, second-best to Cate Blanchett’s first. The hair, makeup, jewelry and that dress are all perfect on her. Thanks to her beautiful skin tone, the sheer mesh top actually works to its intended illusionary effect.

See more best and worst after the jump, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway!

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Angela Kinsey - Looks nothing like her familiar character, and that’s a good thing. She looks gorgeous and glamourous. Her hair is doing a funky thing down that one side, but whatever. She looks great.

Vote? Best!

Christina Hendricks - This is one of those dresses that’s right on the ugly/pretty fence and depending on how you feel about, oh, lavender, that’s where you’ll come down. She has the type of intensely striking beauty that would constantly give her the “I’m wearing the dress and so no one notices the dress” problem (if you can call THAT a problem), so she sometimes overcompensates by choosing a dress that wears her, if that makes sense. This is right on the precipice of being too-too much. But, the neckline looks great and the color sets off her hair well.

Vote? Best, but not a home run.

Claire Danes - It’s a lot of gold on one person (even her hair is gold), but I’m a sucker for a sparkly dress. (The fit looks weird though.)

Vote? Best!

Dianna Agron - The look on her face here says it all. I’ve seen mixed reviews of this look so far this morning, but I have to say—this, in my opinion, is a total trainwreck. It’s so busy, ages her, does not show off her figure to its best advantage and—on top of all that—looks like a tablecloth/lace curtains. This is a stylist gone rogue, right here.

Vote? Worst.

Elisabeth Moss - This looks good on her and fits her well. Would have looked better in a color (maybe navy or green), but I like it. Her hair looks a bit matronly, though.

Vote? Best!

Emily Blunt - This may be one of my favorite gowns of the night. It’s soft and beautiful without being cloying, and the fact that you can tell—from the distance this photo was taken—that it matches her eyes perfectly is pretty awesome. Also, hair, make-up and accessories are A+.

Vote? Best!

Emily Deschanel - Thought this was Zooey at first glance (must be the bangs), but I kinda like this. It’s different and has an interesting neckline. On someone else, this might have looked cheap, but on Emily it just looks unique.

Vote? Middle of the road.

Jane Lynch - I think she looks awesome from the waist-up, but wish that skirt had been more fitted. The color also photographed poorly—it looked much better on TV.

Vote? Pretty good!

January Jones - I hate this. Not the dress so much, because it IS an amazing dress—but her IN it. With casual hair and no-makeup. Like she just rolled out of bed. Yes, you’re gorgeous January Jones and we all know it, but come on. This could have been amazing if she had put more effort into the overall look.

Vote? Try harder.

Jayma Mays - Hair looks awesome, love the navy/gold scheme—but that dress? I’ve seen like 500 versions of that dress over the past 5 years. Yawn.

Vote? Kinda boring.

Jewel - Once I saw the bow, it was all over. You don’t get a second chance when you wear a bow like that. Also, I’m over the lace trend.

Vote? Worst.

Kelly Osbourne - I think people are fawning all over this look because she hasn’t really pulled herself together like this in quite some time and, well, that IS commendable, but on anyone else—I wouldn’t like this. Hair and earrings are great for the dress, though, and I like where the waistline hits on her. It’s tailored well for her. 

Vote? Pretty good!

Lea Michele - Someone needs to feed her. I can almost see her gasping for breath between pictures. Good god. She’s corseted to within an inch of her life in that thing. Also, hate the dress. Once again, I’ve seen a million versions of this same dress all over the red carpet for the past decade. Did she and Jayma Mays go dress shopping together?

Vote? Not this time, buttercup.

Mindy Kaling - What. Is. This.

Vote? Worst.

Stephanie Pratt - You are not at the MTV Music Awards.

Vote? I can’t even.

Tina Fey - I love this silhouette on her, but it’s a lot of print going on. Almost…cast-iron fence-ish from far off. But, she still looks great.

Vote? Best!

Who are your picks for best and worst dressed at the Emmys?