Sandra Bullock's Red Carpet Style

The Our Brand Is Crisis star went romantic for the Hollywood premiere of her film and paired a floaty printed cutout gown with a soft updo.

Bullock smoldered on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her film Our Brand Is Crisis. The actress showed off her svelte figure in a tight black dress with diamond cutouts.

Bullock, at the world premiere of Minions, chose an embroidered paisley-print asymmetric Stella McCartney dress that revealed a black mini underneath.

Bullock didn't lay eyes on this custom-draped Alexander McQueen stunner until the day before the Oscars. "McQueen is edgy, classic, and well constructed," said the best actress nominee for Gravity. "It was worth the wait." A Lorraine Schwartz diamond ear cuff balanced her soft side-swept curls.

In a bespoke rich emerald lame Lanvin gown at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which she accessorized with heels by Jimmy Choo and a Roger Vivier clutch.

"Sandra looks gorgeous in a sharp silhouette," says designer Alex Perry of the star at the Palm Springs Film Festival. "This one is ladylike, but the clashing colors make it fun."

At the People's Choice Awards she seriously cleaned up (taking home four) but looked playful in Peter Pilotto's floral asymmetrical dress paired with chartreuse Kurt Geiger heels and a navy JImmy Choo clutch.

The secret to those long, lean legs? Body by Simone workouts five days a week and, at the London Film Festival, a lace Stella McCartney mini and 5-inch Charlotte Olympia pumps to show them off. 

For the Oscars, Bullock wore a million dollars in Harry Winston diamonds, a vintage Swarovski clutch, and a lace Elie Saab Haute Couture dress, which took a month and a half to make.

J. Mendel's Gilles Mendel dreamed up the gown with a "modern-day siren in mind." Bullock fit the bill. "She is sophisticated and every inch the iconic movie star," says the designer.

When Bullock won her Oscar for The Blind Side wearing this elegant custom Marchesa look, designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig recall feeling exhilarated. "The gown caught the light beautifully, and its fully beaded skirt was the epitome of glamour. It was perfect for such an important night in Sandra’s career," they said.

Perhaps purple is her lucky hue. After three previous noms, Bullock scored her first Golden Globe (for The Blind Side) in a wispy chiffon Bottega Veneta gown complemented with gray diamond drop earrings and a 10-carat cocktail ring by Lorraine Schwartz.

"I felt so good in this dress," Bullock says of the softly pleated Grecian-style gown that she wore to the L.A. première of Premonition. "Lanvin just seems to get it right all the time."