overall i think they made great choices, i was just surprised to see so much black..

Jen Garner and Vanessa Paradis had my favorite black gowns. Although I wish Vanessa did not wear black hose with her dress

I actually like Jennifer's the best out of this group

jen garner looked simply amazing tonight.

Jennifer Garner is incredibly beautiful.

I really liked Laura Linney's dress.

Seriously? I thought JG looked fabulous! PC's dress had a little too much going on for me. I would have liked it without the draped bustle.

I loved Laura Linney's gown. I always feel black is a bit safe, and like when jewel tones are more prevalent. Each of these did take some risks though in order to stand out from the crowd.

JENNIFER GARNER WINS. FRICKEN AMAZING.

Thats insanity, Jen garner was glowing... looked better than she's ever looked. Nothing flat about it, simply glowing

i love jennifer garner and hilary swank's dresses the most of this bunch. i like both of them in general and these dresses were gorgeous!

one small thing though, it looked like jg's hair got messed up on the red carpet or something, because it seemed off when she presented. but overall, very lovely!

there were a lot of beautiful dresses at the Oscars but my favorite was also Hilary Swank. I loved Cameron's dress also mostly because it stood out in the sea of black dresses.

I was beyond bored with the fashion at the Oscars this year. This was the best these women could do? Where's the funeral? Vanessa Paradis always looks tres chic, but the rest look drab. And Ellen Page should just go home if she's not going to make any type of effort. She's 21 so she has no excuse to wear something like that.

Jennifer Garner and Penelope Cruz look absolutely FABULOUS!
Hilary's dress and Kristen's dress are beautiful too

oh man! Garner ans Swank look like twin horses!

jen garner looked SOO pretty

LOVE RED and BLACK!!!!

i think the prettiest dress was jennifer garner's but i don't think she wears it well, it would have looked stunning on someone else.

Just the opposite for me - Jennifer Garner looked stunning, Penelope's gown was too much like a peacock.

Black AND red, love love love.

Jennifer Garner and Vanessa Paradis were both stunning!! Jennifer, because she just looked elegant from head to toe. Vanessa, because she is unique and has that whole sophisticated, "noir" look...gorgeous!

jennifer gardner = wowie

jen garner looked gorg....methinks gary busey thought so too...what a weirdo!

i thought laura linney looked so simple and elegant

kristen chenoweth looked so pretty too

I was going to say the exact same think is fleurfairy. Yawn to the dresses this year; I don't think there was an iconic one in the bunch. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the women looked great, but I don't know what you'd call "THAT DRESS" from the 2008 Oscars.

I just think black is boring...it's never been, and never will be, a favorite of mine. Some of these dresses ARE very pretty though.

jennifer, krisin, and hilary rocked!

O.k. so of the black dresses I really loved and in no particular order Hillary Swanks, Vanessa Paradis, and Penelope Cruz dress.

Vanessa and kristin are my favorites!!!!!

Jennifer Garner- Hands down

Omigosh...Jen's was the MOST gorgeous. Her dress fell flat? I think not...