When the award season kicks into gear each winter, platinum jewelry makes many grand appearances on the red carpet, as it is often the go-to precious metal for designers working with diamonds.

Soon-to-be-wed celebrities can’t seem to get enough of platinum. Their affinity for the precious white metal is well-documented in various celebrity magazines, which for jewelers means that customers may well be asking for similar looks.

Celebrity jewels shone brightly again for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Jan. 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. See the jewelry in our Special Report.

A Titanic jewelry collection has debuted on Jewelry Television, reminiscent of the types of pieces on the ship’s maiden voyage 100 years ago.

The 69th Annual Golden Globes took place Jan. 15, opening red carpet season and providing a stage for celebrities to show off glamorous jewelry.

Forevermark and InStyle magazine jointly hosted a pre-Golden Globes party on Jan. 10 that showcased diamond jewelry designs that may potentially be seen at the awards show.

Royal diamonds will be put on display at Buckingham Palace later this summer to honor the Queen Elizabeth’s “Diamond Jubilee,” which marks her 60th year on the throne, according to CBS.

Palladium Alliance International added national television exposure to its growing list of editorial integrations when a palladium and diamond pendant was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The Palladium Alliance is working on palladium designers’ behalf to secure red carpet dressing opportunities, broadcast features and editorial print placements for the coming year.

Diamond-laden drop earrings were an expected staple at the 39th Annual American Music Awards, while some stars chose to accessorize with sapphire cuffs and bold cocktail rings.

The Palladium Alliance International (PAI) sponsored the 2011 Hollywood Style Awards this year, held Nov. 13 at Smashbox Studios. The event provided an opportunity to see celebrities accessorizing in palladium.

Christie’s has announced an online-only auction of hundreds of items belonging to the late Elizabeth Taylor, including more than 500 pieces of fine and costume jewelry.

For the second consecutive year, The House of Graff will sponsor the green room at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards this January, honoring the charitable work of actors and the SAG Foundation.

The fashions at this fall’s awards season were not lacking for drama, jewelry included. That white-hot flash you saw as actresses swept past fans and cameras on the red carpet? You guessed it: platinum jewelry.

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney married Nancy Shevell on Oct. 9 with a Neil Lane eternity vintage style diamond band, featuring 5 carats of square-cut diamonds set in platinum.

Model Christy Turlington Burns will be the face for Roberto Coin’s upcoming 2011-2012 advertising campaign, debuting this October and featuring jewelry from six of the designer’s collections.

National Hockey League team the Boston Bruins, winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship, received their championship rings Tuesday, made by the commemorative ring company Jostens.

A wedding band that united Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio in marriage in January 1954 will be sold as part of the “Icons of Hollywood” auction, to take place Dec. 15-17 at Profiles in History in Calabasas Hills, Calif.

A gold-plated necklace valued at more than $19,000 is reported to have been stolen from “Titanic, the Exhibition,” a traveling exhibit displaying artifacts from the Titanic ship wreckage.

The 63rd Emmy Awards on Sunday gave celebrities another occasion to show off their red carpet jewels, and most chose to accessorize with big, drop earrings and large, sometimes colorful cocktail rings.

On Dec. 13, Christie’s New York will present 80 of the late Elizabeth Taylor’s most iconic jewels in a special evening sale, to be followed by the auction of 189 additional jewels in two day-sale sessions on Dec. 14.

MTV’s annual Video Music Awards were held Sunday at the Nokia Theatre here, honoring the best artists and music videos in the past year. Stars didn't fail to impress, donning their best jewels for the event.

The celebrity buzz was all about Kim Kardashian this past weekend, as the reality star married Kris Humphries, an NBA player who most recently played for the New Jersey Nets.

Dates and locations have been set for a worldwide tour of the collection of the late Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, fashion, art and memorabilia, prior to auction at Christie's.

In homage to the new Princess Charlene of Monaco, Van Cleef & Arpels has introduced the “Charlene Salon” in its boutique in Monte Carlo, as well as a reinterpreted collection of the Alhambra motif.