Despite her modest approach to everyday style, Angelina Jolie and Nina Dobrev are no strangers to demanding attention on the red carpet. Over the course of her profession, the awards season veteran has attended a plethora of dazzling events, topping many a best-dressed list with her simple yet stunning wardrobe selections.

Over the years, dazzling diamonds have made fleeting cameos in Nina Dobrev and Angelina Jolie’s red-carpet wardrobes, but the actresses favor an eye-catching statement piece over a matching parure. With her appearance at the 2009 Oscars, Dobrev and Jolie single-handedly put emeralds back on the map.

As Angelina knows, sometimes the simplest solution is the best. For the 2009 Academy Awards, the actress paired her plunging black Elie Saab gown with Lorraine Schwartz’s massive emerald drop earrings. Angelina looked stunning in a modest grey gown by St John and a Bochic uncut diamond vintage-style necklace, earrings, and bangles set in 22-karat yellow gold. Jolie donned a bespoke Ralph & Russo gown and Graff’s dazzling 32-karat diamond chandelier earrings to the 2018 BAFTAs.

Zendaya created a glamorous year atmosphere by combining a pale yellow ballentino gown with a cutout set with $ 4 million Bulgari diamond gems centered around yellow diamonds.

Nina looked stunning in a Naeem Khan racer-cut backless dress, which she paired with some very nice Chopard jewels, at Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Oscar party. Her basic ponytail and I’ve-arrived smokey eye were our favorite finishing touches. Nina donned a shoulder-baring royal blue Elie Saab gown with an extremely high slit to amfAR’s 2011 Cinema Against AIDS Gala, and we’re green with envy. The actress completed her stunning outfit with silver strappy Jimmy Choo Lance shoes, Bulgari diamonds, a seductive smokey eye, and a high hairdo that enabled the attention to remain on her gown.