Nicole Kidman versus Charlize Theron at Variety event: who looked more fabulous?

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Here are some photos from Variety’s 5th Annual Power of Women event, which was held Friday evening in Beverly Hills. Variety got a pretty good turnout this year – sometimes these specialty “Women In Film” events are a who’s who of C-listers, basically anyone who wants to put on a dress and get a free cocktail, but Variety managed to get some A-listers. A-listers like Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman, who posed together on the red carpet.

Nicole wore a Fall 2013 L’Wren Scott – I’m okay with it. I don’t love it. And I usually love L’Wren. The buttons are rather ridiculous and the gold collar looks like cheap lamé. As for Charlize, she wore a white Stella McCartney dress, one of the better pieces I’ve seen from Stella. But quite honestly, this is a boring sack mini-dress and it’s CHARLIZE who makes it interesting because she’s Charlize and she has a killer body. Also, that collar thing was covering up a nasty injury on her neck, apparently. It looks like she got at least a dozen stitches on her neck. What’s that about? Oh, I see – this article explains it. She had surgery for a broken vertebra. They had to go in through her neck!!

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Jessica Alba in Christian Dior. She looks fantastic. Great dress, great hair, great skin, cute shoes too.

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I like the idea of Maria Bello’s leather pants and white blouse (is it a men’s shirt?), but it seems sort of like she’s trying to be Sharon Stone, right?

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Kerry Washington in a Vince Camuto cocktail dress. Very cute. She should have worn more cute cocktail dresses when she was promoting Scandal last week.

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Elizabeth Banks in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013. It’s not bad, but I think it would have been sexier AND more professional if it was all one piece.

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I saw a photo of Jennifer Hudson in casual clothes a few days ago, and I was struck by how she looked like she had lost even more weight. But in this Yigal Azrouël Fall 2013… maybe not? She looks same-ish. That’s a great dress/suit too. This might be the best she’s looked in years.

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Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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  1. RocketMerry says:

    Charlize, hands down.

    Nicole’s face still hasn’t recovered from her years of needles; it will get better, I’m sure, if she leaves it alone.
    Also, why is Nicole dressing so poorly as of late? She could look so fierce… She needs a new stylist.

  2. Anna says:

    Charlize looks gangbusters, but it’s bc SHE is so gorgeous. I think she could have done something more interesting with that look. Nicole…poor, dear Nicole. SHE is gorgeous, with a great body, and I just dont understand why she chooses to torture herself sartorially. Alba looks 18.

    • Nono says:

      Charlize’s outfit is certainly better than Kidman’s, but that’s not saying all that much. I would have chosen something a little less … bag-like.

    • paola says:

      Can you believe that someone is getting paid to do such a bad job as her stylist?

      • Miss T says:

        Nicole is wearing a L’Wren Scott dress. L’Wren also works as Nicole’s stylist, which is why Nicole constantly wears her clothes, even when they’re mediocre.

    • Ravensdaughter says:

      Jeez, Charlize just had a very scary surgery-anything involving the vertebra-hey, spinal cord close by!-is very risky. Give her a break.

  3. Maria says:

    Chalize, hands down.

    • emmie_a says:

      Right?! I mean there’s no contest here. Charlize is a natural beauty and Nicole is a plastic version of her former (beautiful) self.

      Side note: I saw a profile view of Nicole at this event and it was part scary, part awful. I wish she would stop messing with her face already.

  4. Nessa says:

    Charlize. Always and forever. She kills it every time!

    • Tulip Garden says:

      Agree! Whenever there is posters comments/arguments over who is “the most beautiful” even if I don’t comment I am often thinking “Charlize”.

  5. neelyo says:

    Maria Bello’s makeup is awful. What’s Jessica Alba doing there? Isn’t she more QVC now?

  6. Elisabeth says:

    Charlize is just beautiful to behold. Absolutely stunning. Nicole looks like a robot

  7. QQ says:

    Always always Charlize, at least her face isn’t a frozen dinner

  8. Miffy says:

    Charlize, always Charlize. Dumb question.

  9. lucy says:

    Charlize. Always. Against anyone.

    • Stef Leppard says:

      Even Cate?

      • missy says:

        Obviously. Cate is attractive and elegant but Charlize is so pretty she’s painful to look at. She could compete with Grace Kelly and Kim Novak. She’s that beautiful.

  10. Zimmer says:

    Alba, Banks and Hudson look great!

  11. Froggy says:

    No contest-Charlize!
    Love Jessica and Kerry’s looks.

  12. pam246 says:

    Maria Bello looks like a clown. Jennifer Hudson usually looks good so I disagree that she’s looked bad for a few years.

  13. lucy2 says:

    Charlize is always the winner, she always looks beautiful. I’m so envious of how well her hair is growing out!
    Don’t love Nicole’s dress, but I like all the others. Agree that Elizabeth’s would have been better as a 1 piece.

  14. paola says:

    Oh my lord! wtf is Nicole wearing? She looks like the deluxe version of Fraulein Rottenmeier (Heidi Y’all)
    The shoes are horrible and those golden buttons and belt will give me nightmares. On the other hand Charlize looks gorgeous! Love her shoes

  15. Adrien says:

    J-Hud is so beautiful here. Maria Bello lost weight.

  16. lenje says:

    I’m obviously in the minority here (or probably even the ONLY one so far), but I really like Nicole’s dress, and I don’t find the golden parts tacky at all. I also like Charlize’s dress, but I’ve seen too many white dresses these days — here you have both Charlize and Jennifer Hudson. Out of the photos posted, my favorite is Kerry Washington’s.

    • loveisthecoal says:

      I like Nicole’s dress too. Then again I tend to like anything shiny and/or gold.

      Charlize looks amazing too, but she looks amazing in spite of that hideous dress, not because it’s doing anything for her. I do love her shoes!

  17. Word says:

    Nicole & Charlize in one post…heaven!
    Love them so much. I want them to play sisters in a movie together

  18. Nicolette says:

    Charlize! She looks amazing as always. And Jennifer Hudson looks great.

  19. Cel says:

    Charlize – but in fairness she could walk around in a bin liner and look great!
    The Daily Mail have photos of Nicole taken side on and she looks like she’s wearing a rubber mask.

    • SuSu says:

      yes!!! I´ve seen the photos too. Nicole´s face looks horrible!!!! She´s no human anymore. It´s a shame

  20. nell says:

    does maria bello has a chin implant? she looks so different than it used to be when she was in ER.

  21. JudyK says:

    Charlize is always perfection. No one can compete with her and win.

  22. Christo says:

    Nicole and Charlize should star in a mother-daughter coming-of-age drama. Yes, Nicole is starting to weather.

  23. AlmondJoy says:

    I knew the answer was Charlize before I even clicked on the post! She looks amaaaaaazing and I love her shoes. I have the same pair 😉

    Kerry W looks great! Better than that huge Little House on the Prairie dress she wore last week.

  24. shelley says:

    I actually love Nicole’s dress, and it’s a perfect fit for her body. There is nothing interesting about all the other dresses….esp Jessica’s

  25. MollyB says:

    Ugh. Jessica Alba’s dress looks like a vinyl tablecloth.

  26. Baskingshark says:

    Botox I botox think botox that botox Nicole botox Kidman’s botox dress botox is botox very botox flattering botox on botox her botox. Also: botox. And botox. Oh, did I mention botox, botox, botox botox, botox, botox, or botox? Then there’s, y’know, botox. Botox too? Yep, definitely botox too. I think so, anyway. Botox. Yup. Botox.

    A few fillers as well.

    Seriously, though, there is no Nicole Kidman any more. There is only an effigy of her carved out of solid botox that was brought to life in her place by some Xenu magick while she was married to Tom Cruise. That, people, is what we’re seeing here. You just wait, Leah Remini will confirm it all…

  27. MissNostalgia says:

    More fabulous? For there to be a contest…Kidman would have to look fabulous to begin with, and she does not. Charlize is always stunning…..

  28. missy says:

    No one should ever stand next to Charlize Theron. Talk about a classic beauty. Even in candids she makes jeans and a t-shirt look like the most glamorous things in the world. Kidman looks scary. Theron looks classy.

  29. Maggie Grace says:

    Yes, Maria Bello has lost weight and her characteristic wavy blonde hair is pulled back, so it really doesn’t resemble her. I’ve always liked her.

  30. Jo 'Mama' Besser says:

    What’s the difference?

  31. moon says:

    Charlize is channelling some serious Pataky vibes with that hair.

  32. Maria says:

    Kerry Washington’s dress looks like it’s made out of Nicole’s dress buttons. The dress makes KW look a bit thick waisted (which she isn’t), I think perhaps a few more inches on the length, a slightly lower neckline and a black belt would have made it look a whole lot better!

  33. d says:

    Charlize. she is just a beautiful woman. i dont knoe of anyonr who wouldnt agree. I am not partial to the short hair though. I think Nicole looks like a creepy doll. she is just very odd looking, and large forehead and something with her eyes. no softness anymore.

  34. Charlotte says:

    Maria’s dress is a version of that mess Julia Roberts was wearing at TIFF

  35. .... says:

    I don’t get the hype about Charlize….yes, years ago when she was young she was beautiful, but now? Sorry, but she lost her beauty.