2011 awards season

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Look Back at Highlights From the Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards are tomorrow, and to celebrate, we're taking a look back at highlights from over the years.

The Independent Spirit Awards are tomorrow, and to celebrate, we're taking a look back at highlights from over the years. The show has evolved from a casual beach affair into a full-blown award season event as it falls one day ahead of the Oscars. Some of our favorite actors, like Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling, Heath Ledger, and Michelle Williams, have attended and even been honored for their work in independent film.

Click through now to see some of the show's biggest moments and make sure to check back here and on Twitter for all the updates from the red carpet and press room!

Fashion Flash

Top 10 Best Dressed From the Oscars!

From Gwyneth Paltrow’s gilded Calvin Klein gown to Mila Kunis’s lovely lavender Elie Saab to all the Versace, Marchesa, and Rodarte in between, the Oscars red carpet was filled with fancy frocks we couldn't get enough of!

From Gwyneth Paltrow’s gilded Calvin Klein gown to Mila Kunis’s lovely lavender Elie Saab to all the Versace, Marchesa, and Rodarte in between, the Oscars red carpet was filled with fancy frocks we couldn't get enough of! Check out the 10 super style-setters whose award-worthy dresses topped our best dressed list!

Red Carpet

Who's Most Fab? Play Our Oscars Fashion Faceoff!

The Oscars may mark the end of award season, but that doesn't mean the fun is over!

The Oscars may mark the end of award season, but that doesn't mean the fun is over! The red carpet brought out the crème de la crème of amazing fashion, and now it's your turn to decide who looked the most Fab with our brand-new Oscars faceoff! Play any faceoff game, and it enters you for a chance to win the monthly $500 grand prize. Click here for the official rules and start voting now.

Trends

Get Red Carpet-Ready For the Gym

On this year's Oscar red carpet, Fab spotted two color trends amongst the ladies: subtle sparkle and red-hot sirens.

On this year's Oscar red carpet, Fab spotted two color trends amongst the ladies: subtle sparkle and red-hot sirens. Here are a few ways to make your next gym visit red hot and sparkly: Nike fleece striped hoodie ($40), Puma fitness bag ($45), Adidas shiny capri pants ($30), Nike training tank ($20), Kate Spade gold tote ($365), Diesel sneakers ($64), Sigg bottle ($25), Madewell shimmer dust tee ($58).

Trends

Shopping the Oscars' Red Carpet Trends: Subtle Sparklers

One of the biggest trends of the Oscars' red carpet was the lovely march of ethereal sparkle via nude or blush gowns.

One of the biggest trends of the Oscars' red carpet was the lovely march of ethereal sparkle via nude or blush gowns. Halle Berry shone in Marchesa, Mandy Moore glowed in Monique Lhuillier, and a bevy of stars proved that a little sparkle is a big way to shine. It's a refreshingly easy trend to work into your wardrobe: try a sparkly J.Crew skirt ($350) with a nude tank, or just do a little glitter for work with a cream cardigan ($29). Click items to buy.

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Designers Tom Ford, Georgina Chapman and More Make Appearances at the Oscar Festivities

>> Designers are well-represented at the Academy Awards when it comes to gowns, but a few made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles themselves to have their own Oscars red carpet moment.

>> Designers are well-represented at the Academy Awards when it comes to gowns, but a few made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles themselves to have their own Oscars red carpet moment. Georgina Chapman, Valentino Garavani, and Tara Subkoff made an awards appearance, while Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu, Tom Ford and the like hobnobbed later at Vanity Fair's after party.

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Speed Read — The King's Speech Crowned Best Picture at the Oscars!

Colin Firth's acceptance speech among Oscar-night highlights!

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The Top 2011 Oscars Gowns

>> The King's Speech swept the big awards, but who took home a win in the red carpet game?

>> The King's Speech swept the big awards, but who took home a win in the red carpet game? Without further ado — our favorites. Thank goodness for those eschewing usual full-on princess skirts and instead going with a little color.

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And the Oscar Best Picture Award Goes to . . . Which Sports Movies

The Oscars are upon us, and there are 10 films nominated for best picture!

The Oscars are upon us, and there are 10 films nominated for best picture! One of them is a boxing movie, a genre Hollywood seems partial to. But two of our fave workouts, rock climbing and dance, have received nods from the Academy too. Pay tribute to some sweaty, sporty flicks and take this quiz to see if you know which movies walked home with the Oscar, were nominated, or given the cold shoulder by the Hollywood elite.

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Join Us For the Independent Spirit Awards!

This afternoon we're kicking off an awards-show-filled weekend with the Independent Spirit Awards.

This afternoon we're kicking off an awards-show-filled weekend with the Independent Spirit Awards. Join us as we break down the fashionable arrivals and live-blog the star-studded red-carpet looks. The fun starts today at 12:30 p.m. PST, with all of our live polls, so be sure to come back to see all of the glamorous arrivals and cast your vote for your favorite award's looks!