The 46-year-old single mom defied the red carpet rule with a double dose of red wearing matching lip color.
She accessorized with Jimmy Choo's "Vita" platform heels, red croc leather clutch, stud earrings and two dainty diamond bangles in her right arm.
Bold eyebrows and an updo with hair softly swept away from the face were indicative of new confidence and grace. Sandra, the 2010 Oscar winner for her role in The Blind Side, presented Colin Firth with Best Actor Award for The King's Speech. Other hotties walking the Oscars red carpet in red included Anne Harthaway in Valentino Haute Couture, Penelope Cruz in L'Wren Scott, Jennifer Hudson in Versace gown, Jennifer Lawrence and Ed Catmull's daughter.