Movies are officially back, baby! This awards season has arguably been the best of the past several years. From films that are giving us something to talk about to an influx of newcomers and winners taking home awards, while there’s always room for more diversity and change (how, in the year of 2024, is Lily Gladstone the first Native American acting nominee in the show’s history?!), it’s been an exciting year in Hollywood — and we love watching it all play out our screens.
Nowhere has that been more true than on the red carpet. This year’s looks have been some of the most bold, classic, and of course, pink, we've seen in a while. From Da’Vine Joy Randolph bringing glamor and old Hollywood back in a big way, to Greta Lee making Loewe a red carpet staple, the awards show fashion has been standing up and showing out.
The 96th Annual Academy Awards were no exception. At the Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday night, the red carpet kicked off with a bang — or should we say a bump (!!) — with actress Vanessa Hudgens announcing that she’s expecting her first child, walking the carpet in a Vera Wang gown.
From there, the night was off to the very chic races, with stars like Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eva Longoria, Anatomy of a Fall’s Sandra Hüller (in *stunning* Schiaparelli), and more rocking floor-length black gowns. You know what they say, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Below, all the best looks of the night — so far.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Zuhair Murad.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WWD/Getty Images.
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens in Vera Wang and Chopard jewelery.Photo: Christina House/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.
Celine Song
Celine Song in Loewe.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis in Dolce & Gabbana.Photo: Marleen Moise/Getty Images.
Amber Midthunder
Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WWD/Getty Images.
Sandra Hüller
Sandra Hüller in Schiaparelli.Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria in Tamara Ralph and Boucheron.Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images.
Quannah ChasingHorse
Quannah ChasingHorse Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety/Getty Images.
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox in Vintage Mugler.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.
Danielle Brooks
Danielle BrooksPhoto: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union in Carolina Herrera and Tiffany jewelery.Photo: Aliah Anderson/Getty Images.
Simu Liu
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
Issa Rae
Issa Rae in AMI Paris.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
Erika Alexandra
Erika Alexandra in custom Christian Siriano.Photo: Aliah Anderson/Getty Images.
Colman Domingo
Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish in Chanel.Photo: DAVID SWANSON/Getty images.
Andrea Riseborough
Andrea Riseborough in Loewe.Kirsten Dunst GucciPhoto: Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty Images.
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst in Gucci.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.
America Ferrera
America Ferrera in Versace.Photo: Marleen Moise/Getty Images.
Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo in Custom Louis Vuitton.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
Lupita Nyong'o
Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.
Ava Duvernay
Photo: Marleen Moise/Getty Images.
Emma Stone
Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt in Schiparelli Couture and Tiffany jewelry.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images.
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior.Photo: Lexie Moreland/WWD/Getty Images.Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty Images.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.Photo: Aliah Anderson/Getty Images.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.
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