Infamous Oscar Fashions

Infamous Oscar Fashions

Infamous Oscar Fashions

The Academy Awards' red carpet is all about style and sophistication, but in addition to delivering its fair share of glamorous gowns and daring new trends, the arrivals line is notorious for its fashion faux pas. Take a look back at the big-screen stars whose Oscar looks turned into big-time bombs.

Fresh Faces at the Academy Awards

Fresh Faces at the Academy Awards

Fresh Faces at the Academy Awards

This year's class of Oscar nominees includes more than a few talents who've been down the red carpet on Hollywood's biggest night before, whether as honored nominees or as ecstatic winners. Annette Bening, for one example, has earned her fourth nomination for "The Kids Are All Right." Geoffrey Rush, meanwhile, is seeing if he'll take home his second Oscar, with his work in "The King's Speech" as his fourth nomination. Of the first-time nominees this year, James Franco and Christian Bale are already established fixtures as both stars and actors: Franco's making a game out of his fame, while it's hard to see the man who redeemed Batman, to the ringing of record-breaking box-office, as a newcomer.
But many of this year's Oscar first-timers are lesser-known -- or new stars in incendiary debuts, or long-established talents from here or from abroad finally catching Hollywood's eye. With that in mind, here's a quick guide to the fresh-faced first-time nominees of the 2010 Oscars, telling you where you can find their earlier work and where you're going to see them next

Helena Bonham Carter: My Oscars Gown Will Be a Catastrophe

Helena Bonham Carter sure knows how to make a statement on the red carpet.
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The 44-year-old actress -- whose Vivienne Westwood dress and mismatched shoes were heavily criticized at the Golden Globe Awards in January -- tells UsMagazine.com she has no plans to tone it down for the Academy Awards.
"Of course I'll have fun. It's probably going to be a catastrophe!" Carter