Oscar Night Diamonds Bigger and Brighter
February 27, 07
A number of stars stood out for their diamond jewelry at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles this week. Nicole Kidman wore 375 carat rough diamond cuffs containing 187 diamonds. Gwyneth Paltrow made a bold diamond fashion statement with a 1960s diamond cuff bracelet and rose-cut diamond chandelier earrings.
![]() Nicole Kidman's L’Wren Scott rough diamond cuff bracelet |
Major diamond trends at this year’s awards included bracelets, including cuffs and stackable bracelets:
- Anne Hathaway - Van Cleef & Arpels - three diamond bracelets
- Cameron Diaz - Cartier - rock crystal and diamond watch bracelet; braided diamond bracelet
- Celine Dion - Lily et Cie - four diamond cuff bracelets
- Emily Blunt - H. Stern - black and white diamond cuff
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Fred Leighton -1960's diamond cuff bracelet; diamond cuff bracelet; two diamond bracelets
- Jessica Biel - Neil Lane - wide diamond bracelet; black diamond bracelet
- Nicole Kidman - L’Wren Scott - diamond cuff bracelets
- Penelope Cruz - Chopard - yellow and white diamond flower bracelet
- Queen Latifah - Chopard - 100 carat Marquise cut diamond cuff
- Reese Witherspoon - Van Cleef & Arpels - diamond cuff bracelet
- Rinko Kikuchi - Chanel - one of a kind diamond cuff
![]() Cate Blanchett, Lorraine Schwartz earrings |
Diamond earrings, including cluster button, delicate drops, and modern linear:
- Anikia Noni Rose - Chopard - 72 carat pear shaped diamond drop earrings
- Cate Blanchett - diamond wing earrings with black diamond drops
- Helen Mirren - Chopard - pear shaped diamond cluster earrings
- Jada Pinkett Smith - H. Stern - 50 carat canary yellow and white diamond cross earrings valued at over $1 million
- Kate Winslet - Chopard - 54 carat pear-shaped yellow diamond cluster earrings
- Jennifer Lopez - Lorraine Schwartz - 20 carat grey and champagne diamond earrings with peach rose-cut diamond drops valued at $280,000
- Penelope Cruz - Chopard - 20 carat diamond cluster earrings
- Queen Latifah - Chopard - 21 carat rose-cut diamond mesh earrings
The diamond right hand rings that made a fashion statement this year included:
- Celine Dion - Lily et Cie - diamond right hand ring
- Jennifer Hudson - Fred Leighton- brown diamond right hand ring
- Kate Winslet - Chopard -17 carat yellow-green diamond right hand ring
- Queen Latifah - Chopard - oval-shaped diamond right hand ring
- Rachel Weisz - Cartier (Private Collection) - diamond Art Deco right hand ring
- Sheryl Crow - Martin Katz - 6 carat diamond right hand ring with rose cut black diamonds
![]() Helen Mirren, Martin Katz earrings |
The following wore diamonds to the 79th Annual Academy Awards:
- Abigail Breslin - Harry Winston - diamond solitaire necklace; diamond stud earrings
- Adriana Barraza- Damiani - yellow and white diamond necklace; linear diamond earrings
- Amy Adams - Cartier - three row diamond necklace valued at $172,000; diamond stud earrings valued at $115,000
- Amy Berg - Martin Katz - three diamond line bracelets, 3 carats per bracelet; 5 carat diamond drop earrings; diamond pins worn in hair, 4 carats per pin
- Andre Leon Talley - Lily et Cie - diamond watch
- Anikia Noni Rose - Chopard, Kwiat - Chopard 72 carat pear shaped diamond drop earrings; emerald-cut diamond right hand ring; Stuart Weitzman Diamond Dream Shoes featuring 1420 brilliant cut Kwiat diamonds set in platinum
- Stuart Weitzman - diamond dream shoes featuring 1420 brilliant cut Kwiat diamonds
- Anne Hathaway - Van Cleef & Arpels - three diamond bracelets; 14 carat diamond right hand ring
- Anne Sweeney - Erica Courtney - diamond and platinum forever earrings
- Cameron Diaz - Cartier - Rock crystal and diamond watch bracelet valued at $515,000; braided diamond bracelet valued at $268,000; emerald cut diamond right hand ring valued at $310,000; emerald cut diamond ring on left hand valued at $800,000; diamond leaf ring valued at $16,000
- Cate Blanchett - Lorraine Schwartz - diamond cuff; black and white diamond earrings set in blackened metal; blackened diamond right hand ring
- Catt Sadler - Hellmuth - diamond drop earrings
- Celine Dion - Van Cleef & Arpels, Lily et Cie - Van Cleef & Arpels three diamond leaf pins; Lily et Cie four diamond cuff bracelets; diamond hoop earrings; three diamond leaf pins; diamond right hand ring; diamond handbag
- Debbie Matenopoulos - Harry Winston - diamond earrings; diamond hair clip
- Diane Keaton - Neil Lane, Kwiat - diamond and onyx pendant; diamond and Black Onyx right hand ring; Kwiat diamond and platinum hoop earrings
- Eddie Murphy - Chris Aire - 2 carat diamond studs
- Emily Blunt - H. Stern - 5 carat diamond stud earrings; black and white diamond cuff; diamond ring
- Eva Green - Montblanc diamonds - diamond linear earrings
- Faye Dunaway - H. Stern - diamond cuff bracelet; diamond earrings; black and white stern star diamond right hand ring
- Forest Whitaker - Simmons Jewelry Company, Kwiat and Chris Aire - Simmons Jewelry Company green rubber bracelet with diamonds valued at $2,500; Kwiat diamond and onyx cufflinks and shirt studs set in platinum; Chris Aire diamond watch
- Frida Torresblanco - Hearts on Fire - diamond dreamscape bracelet; 18 carat diamond effervescence earrings
- Gigi Graxer - Martin Katz - 15 carat round diamond hoop earrings
- Giuliana Depandi - Bochic - rose-cut diamond earrings set in 22k gold
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Fred Leighton - 1960’s diamond cuff bracelet; diamond cuff bracelet; two diamond bracelets; rose-cut diamond chandelier earrings
- Helen Kinnear - Martin Katz - 21 carat round diamond necklace; pear shape diamond drop earrings, 4 carats per earring
- Helen Mirren - Chopard - 55 carat Marquise cut diamond flower bracelet; pear shaped diamond cluster earrings; 62 carat oval-shaped cognac and white diamond brooch
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Melissa Etheridge, Roberto Coin ring- Jada Pinkett Smith - H. Stern - 50 carat canary yellow and white diamond cross earrings valued at over $1 million; diamond right hand ring
- Jay Manuel - Neil Lane - diamond tie pins
- Jennifer Holliday - Neil Lane - wide diamond and platinum cuff bracelet; square-cut diamond and platinum ring
- Jennifer Hudson - Fred Leighton- 1960’s diamond necklace with 32 carat yellow diamond drop; diamond leaf earrings; brown diamond right hand ring; Oscar De La Renta - Dress (collaboration with the diamond jewelry)
- Jennifer Lopez - Lorraine Schwartz - 20 carat grey and champagne diamond earrings with peach rose-cut diamond drops valued at $280,000
- Jessica Biel - Neil Lane - wide diamond bracelet; black diamond bracelet; diamond flower earrings; diamond right hand ring
- Karen Goodmand - Chopard - pear-shape diamond chandelier earrings; pink and white diamond butterfly pin
- Kate Winslet - Chopard - 50 carat yellow diamond bracelet; 54 carat pear-shaped yellow diamond cluster earrings; 17 carat yellow-green diamond right hand ring; two yellow and white diamond brooches
- Kelly Preston - Judith Ripka - stacked diamond bracelets; diamond and gold earrings
- Kim Ray - Erica Courtney - diamond and platinum fairytale bracelet; diamond and platinum snowflake brooches
- Kimora Lee Simmons - Lily et Cie - diamond hoop earrings; diamond watch
- Linda Evangelista - Lily et Cie - diamond cuff bracelet; diamond brooch on dress
- Lisa Ling - Lily et Cie - diamond stud earrings
- Maggie Gyllenhaal - H. Stern - diamond bangles; diamond hoop earrings
- Mark Wahlberg - Neil Lane, Kwiat - Neil Lane platinum and diamond stud set; Kwiat diamond, onyx, and platinum geometric cufflinks and shirt studs
- Marlee Matlin - Erica Courtney - diamond and gold bangles; 5.89 carat cognac and diamond earrings
- Melissa Etheridge - Neil Lane - diamond and platinum studs
- Meryl Streep - Fred Leighton - diamond drop earrings
- Minnie Driver - Martin Katz - 20 carat diamond lariat necklace with two teardrop pave diamond drops
Naomi Watts, Chopard necklace- Nicole Kidman - L’Wren Scott - 375 carat Rough diamond cuffs manufactured by William Goldberg containing 187 diamonds
- Paula Abdul - Hearts on Fire - diamond opulence necklace; 32 carat diamond effervescence bracelet; 25 carat diamond earrings
- Penelope Cruz - Chopard - yellow and white diamond flower bracelet; 20 carat diamond cluster earrings; yellow diamond right hand ring
- Portia De Rossi - Kwiat (100 carats of diamonds) - 7 carat diamond and platinum stackable bracelets; diamond stud earrings; diamond right hand ring; All diamonds valued at over $1 million
- Queen Latifah - Chopard - 100 carat Marquise cut diamond cuff; 21 carat rose-cut diamond mesh earrings; oval-shaped right hand ring
- Rachel Weisz - Cartier (Private Collection)- floral diamond brooch worn as pendant necklace; diamond stud earrings, 3.36 carats per earring, valued at $158,000; diamond Art Deco right hand ring valued at $42,225
- Reese Witherspoon- Van Cleef & Arpels - 83 carat 1937 diamond Cambodian bracelet; 12.5 carat diamond cluster earrings
- Rhea Durham - Neil Lane - diamond and platinum bands; diamond and platinum earrings
- Rinko Kikuchi - Chanel - one of a kind diamond cuff; contrast diamond earrings; diamond “Camelia Ring”
- Sherry Lansing - Neil Lane - diamond and platinum bracelet; diamond and platinum earrings
- Sheryl Crow - Martin Katz - 17 carat diamond cuff bracelet; pear shape diamond drop earrings in blackened micro-set diamond frame, 5 carats per earring; 6 carat diamond ring with rose cut black diamonds
- Suzanne Bier - Hearts on Fire - diamond necklace; 32 carat diamond effervescence cuff
- Sydney Poitier - Kwiat - diamond and platinum earrings and three stackable diamond cuff bracelets from the Solaris Collection
- Tracy Edmonds - Garrard - diamond bracelet; diamond drop earrings