Oscars 2015: Lead actress nominees on the red carpet

Nominee Marion Cotillard chose an off-white silk creation by Christian Dior couture.   (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images)

“Gone Girl’s” Rosamund Pike is a lady in red on the Oscars red carpet.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Gone Girl” star Rosamund Pike at the Academy Awards on Sunday.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Julianne Moore in Chanel. With 80,000 hand-painted resin sequins and flowers, this gown took 987 hours and 27 people to complete, and shows off the best artistry a couture atelier has to offer.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Theory of Everything” nominee Felicity Jones.   (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Reese Witherspoon in Tom Ford. The pale blue column gown with black velvet band detail fits Witherspoon like a glove.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images; left: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles times; lower right: Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)