Oscars 2013 red carpet: Worst dressed

Jennifer Aniston needed to step it up a notch. This Valentino gown is too plain; not one of her best. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Feb. 24, 2013 9:54 PM PT

Fashion critic Booth Moore’s picks for the worst dressed at the 85th Academy Awards.

Kristen Stewart looks truly uncomfortable in this frothy Reem Acra dress. And what’s with her bed-head hair? (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Nancy O’Dell commits the evening’s leg-slit fail. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger’s gold Carolina Herrera gown is not terrible, but her hair and makeup do not rise to Oscar caliber glam. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images; Valerie Macon / Getty Images)

Dressed in Zuhair Murad, Catherine Zeta-Jones proves that all that glitters is not gold. This dress overwhelms her. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Kelly Rowland’s architectural Donna Karan dress wears her. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Amanda Seyfried once again chose to wear a gown that washes her out, in this case an Alexander McQueen. (Mike Nelson / EPA )

The slate gray color of Melissa McCarthy’s David Meister dress was joyless, which is so unlike the actress herself. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Kristin Chenoweth looks like she’s wearing a Broadway costume, not an Oscars red carpet dress. Too much of everything is going on here. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)