With a name like Ruby Dee, it's no surprise this Oscar nominee chose a red gown for her big Oscar night. Unfortunately, she lost the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress to Briton Tilda Swinton.
Anne Hathaway arrives for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Hathaway will be a presenter during the Oscars telecast.
British actress Julie Christie, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "Away from Her," arrives in red for 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Katherine Heigl stood out in scarlet on the red carpet at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Heigl was a presenter during the Oscars telecast.
Age made no difference, when it comes to wearing red. Teen superstar Miley Cyrus, right, fit right in with a long reddgown. Cyrus is posing with her mother, Tish Finley Cyrus, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.
Model Heidi Klum, right, and singer Seal arrive for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.
British actress Helen Mirren, a 2007 Oscar winner wore this red outfit to this year's Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Mirren was a presenter during the Oscars telecast.
Dennis Hopper, left, and his wife, Victoria Duffy, pose on the red carpet at the Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman pose with their Oscars for best animated short film for "Peter & the Wolf" during the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald pose with their Oscars for achievement in makeup for their work on "La Vie en Rose" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Amanda Micheli, right, and Isabel Vega show how different two red dresses can be as they arrive together at the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.