As people started arriving, it soon became clear that absence of TV cameras on the carpet hadn’t stopped most from taking big style swings. For myriad reasons — most of them good — these 14 looks were among the most memorable at the Critics Choice Awards.

Critics Choice Awards fête the best moments in film and television, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman Zoe Saldaña and many more stars are hitting the carpet in an array of glamorous looks. See them all here.