Basso offered short organza dresses with layered skirts, long ice-blue lace, and embroidered ombre fringe.

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Katy Perry looked smashing in her shimmering lilac-colored Blumarine gown with matching ombre hair.

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One of Ms. Cosgrave's particular Oscar favorites was the ombre Givenchy couture dress that Zoe Saldana wore in 2010.

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Japan also makes an appearance in L'Inju: la Bete dans l'Ombre, the latest work from French film-maker Barbet Schroeder.

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Zoe Saldana looked stunning in a risky Alexis Mabille gown that had flowers, a belt and tiers of ombre hem.

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Emma Watson, winner of the Trailblazer Award, look appropriate and modern in a short ombre dress with a cut out on the bodice from Maxime Simeons.

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Other strong contenders include US director Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, and French film-maker Barbet Schroeder's thriller L'Inju: la Bete dans l'Ombre, or The Beast in the Shadows.

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