Oscars 2012 Best and Worst Dressed on the Red Carpet [PHOTOS]

The awards are only half the fun at the Oscars -- everyone knows that the fashion on the red carpet is just as important.

And like every year, the 84th annual Academy Awards included both stunning ensembles and dreadful gowns. Click through the gallery (above) to see what worked, and what didn't.

Actor Brad Pitt and his partner, actress Angelina Jolie, arrive at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood.

THUMBS UP. Streep looks as golden as an Oscars statue.

THUMBS UP. Cruz stuns in lavender Armani.

THUMBS UP x100

THUMBS DOWN. Natalie Portman's face is too pretty for this dress.

THUMBS UP. The comedian stuns in Carolina Herrera

THUMBS DOWN. Something about the bottom of this cream gown looks messy.

Claire Danes

THUMBS DOWN. I don't understand this blinding mosaic of a dress.

Sachs Baron Cohen Oscars 2012

THUMBS DOWN. The vertical stripes are not very flattering.

THUMBS UP. Pretty and elegant.

THUMBS DOWN. This dress could have been pretty if it weren't for that weird gold collar thing.

Golden Globes winner Glenn Close will turn 65 on March 19, 2012.

Rooney Mara Oscars 2012

Michelle WIlliams Oscars 2012

THUMBS UP.

THUMBS UP. The "Bridesmaids" star dazzles in this sparkling brown and gold strapless dress.

THUMBS DOWN. This color is horrible.

THUMBS UP

THUMBS UP. Unique but elegant.

THUMBS UP. Simple and stunning

THUMBS UP. The color isn't the best, but overall the gown looks great.

Missi Pyle

THUMBS UP. This full-length beaded gown is gorgeous.

Jessica Chastain

George Clooney and Stacy Keibler Oscars 2012