Awards season brings out the best fashion on the red carpet

Lupita Nyong’o appears in a white Calvin Klein Collection cutout gown at the Critic’s Choice Awards.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Lupita Nyong’o wears a turquoise Gucci gown to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Cate Blanchett wears a pale pink Givenchy gown to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Cate Blanchett wears a Giorgio Armani Privé gown to the Golden Globe Awards.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Sandra Bullock wears an emerald Lanvin dress to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sandra Bullock wears a Roland Mouret dress to the Directors Guild of America Awards.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Actress Julia Roberts wears a pink Valentino jumpsuit to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Amy Adams wears a cinnabar Valentino gown to the Golden Globe Awards.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Amy Adams appears in a cobalt Antonio Berardi dress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Actor and musician Jared Leto wears a silk scarf and deconstructed bun at the Golden Globe Awards.   (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Jared Leto appears in a fedora and jazzy shoes at the London premiere of “Dallas Buyer’s Club.”  (Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images)

Matthew McConaughey, with wife Camila Alves, wears a bottle-green velvet tuxedo from Dolce & Gabbana at the Golden Globe Awards.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Lawrence wears a Dior gown to the Golden Globe Awards.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Lawrence wears a sequined Dior gown to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)