Anne Hathaway At The Kennedy Center Honors: Brilliant Or Boring? (PHOTOS, POLL)

She may not be an official honoree, but Anne Hathaway got some serious attention at the Kennedy Center Honors dinner.

Hathaway and her new fiance, Adam Shulman, walked the red carpet in Washington D.C. for the first time since their engagement last week. The occasion was the Kennedy Center Honors, a weekend-long celebration of the country's most accomplished performers culminating in a formal awards ceremony tonight hosted by President Obama.

Last night, the stars posed for photos at a celebratory dinner. Anne joined honorees Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond, saxophonist Sonny Rollins and Broadway singer Barbara Cook on the carpet -- and though she looked quite lovely, she didn't necessarily outshine them.

Anne had her sparkling engagement ring on, but her look was rather plain: a simple black strapless column by Giambattista Valli, a choker of intricately hung diamonds, a strong red lip and pulled-back hair. Her orange-red nail varnish provided pops of color, but other than that she kept the whole ensemble simple.

Take a look at the photos below. Was Anne's outfit a little blah, or is the simple look simply brilliant?

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Anne Hathaway's black gown:

J'adore! Classic Hollywood glam.

What a bore. Couldn't she have added some color?

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Comments

[CaliforniaGirl]

03:13 AM on 12/06/2011

and ...LOOK....no tattoos....blemishing the horizons of pure class and elegance...what a delight...

[Pema]

05:08 PM on 12/05/2011

i think as taylor swift has done to lighten her make up and look less severe would be good for AH, its too harsh...time to gentle it up. show your true beauty.

[Piglet2]

11:52 AM on 12/05/2011

Always perfection in my eyes.

[FormerlyTCnSRQ]

11:28 AM on 12/05/2011

waiting for the other shoe to drop again.....

[Thenonyak]

07:12 AM on 12/05/2011

Sensational!

[gulfportian]

11:58 PM on 12/05/2011

The South end of a North-bound mule!!! UUUUU-gleeeeeee. This poor thing should be behind the counter at Burger King, in back mopping and unloading a truck!
And this is the best Hollywood's got? Heaven help us all.

[coprogirl]

02:00 AM on 12/05/2011

Perfect for this occasion. This is D.C., not Hollywood, for Cripe's sake.

[13jaipals13]

01:45 AM on 12/05/2011

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[triska]

01:14 AM on 12/05/2011

ok...i see they meant boring in terms of color, but i'm glad i had a chance to vent about tacky looking gowns many wear, where the object seems to only be how much skin you can get away with showing---but do like the black. ;-)

[Denise Sage Schmidt]

12:45 AM on 12/05/2011

~She looks PERFECT. Beautiful, happy, radiant & lovely. Great actress too !!!

[kasel1]

12:33 AM on 12/05/2011

Her nose is too large and so are her lips. It looks like she came from the other side of the family where things just weren't quite right.

[David Spivak]

12:55 AM on 12/05/2011

Where's the picture of you in the next issue of GQ?

[hbirkenhed]

04:58 AM on 12/05/2011

Man! adjust your glasses

[baylormaggenti]

12:28 AM on 12/05/2011

Wouldn't kick her for eating crackers!

[fpwillson]

12:27 AM on 12/05/2011

Lovely.

[pslcitizen]

11:26 PM on 12/04/2011

Can't go wrong with a black dress but she should show off her legs more.

[mimidec67]

11:05 PM on 12/04/2011

She looks beautiful and refined.

[Mjones2]

10:54 PM on 12/04/2011

My goodness. The woman looks nicely chic and is dressed appropriately for the occasion, yet gets called "boring." What did you want her to wear?

[gulfportian]

11:53 PM on 12/05/2011

A saddle would be appropriate. Ugh!