The 95th Academy Awards is finally here—poised like a grand finale to the standard slate of awards shows scheduled for this time of the year. From the Golden Globes to the Grammys and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, there had been a throng of excitable moments to file into the memory books for 2023, including Rihanna’s surprise appearance at the former and Zendaya’s triumphant return to the red carpet at the latter. And with the 2023 Oscars still in tow, it seems like only more scene-stealing moments are to be expected.
When it came to a question of the awards show itself, anticipation was high as the various categories saw close contenders fill up the nominee lists. All eyes were kept peeled on the Best Actress category, where Michelle Yeoh has officially made history as the only Asian to have won the ‘Best Actress’ category at the awards show. Whilst Rihanna’s rousing performance of “Lift Me Up”—the emotional soundtrack to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever—was a touching tribute to the legendary late actor Chadwick Boseman. But sans the awards and highly-awaited performances, there’s no denying that the awards show holds an entire trove of glamorous appeal elsewhere: its red carpet.
Year on year, a number of stars descend onto one of the hottest red carpets of the season, with equally formidable frocks to beat. There were serious fashion moments to recall from 2022’s alone; think Zoë Kravitz sweet pink couture from Saint Laurent, Timothee Chalamet’s choice to go sans-shirt under his cropped blazer and Zendaya’s Valentino two-piece that swept her right into cool girl station. 2023 seems to have brought with it a charm of its own, as a flurry of stars hit the carpet in delicious couture. Rihanna herself made her appearance in a custom bandeau Alaïa dress—once again proving her might in maternity dressing. On the flipside, Florence Pugh slipped into yet another number from Valentino whilst Fan BingBing sparkled in a sweeping Tony Ward look that channeled Old Hollywood glamour.
Below, spy all the standout fashion pulls from the Oscars 2023 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Florence Pugh in Valentino
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Fan BingBing in Tony Ward Couture
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Nicole Kidman in Armani Prive
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Michelle Yeoh in Dior
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Rihanna in custom Alaïa
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Stephanie Hsu in Valentino
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Tems
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Jessica Chastain in Gucci
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Paul Mescal in Gucci
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Danai Gurira in Jason Wu
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Salma Hayek in Gucci
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Ana De Armas in Louis Vuitton
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Kate Hudson
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Allison Williams
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Halle Bailey in Dolce&Gabbana
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Cate Blanchett in Louis Vuitton
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Sabrina Elba and Idris Elba
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Elizabeth Wagmeister
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Kelley L. Carter
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Chloe East
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Brendan Fraser
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Ashley Graham
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Halle Berry
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Zuri Hall
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Vanessa Hudgens
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Sofia Carson
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Sherry Cola
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Austin Butler
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Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller
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Sandra Oh
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Sam Rechner and Keith Urban
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Winnie Harlow
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Ryan Seacrest
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Ruth E. Carter
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Rooney Mara
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Riz Ahmed
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Rainey Qualley
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Questlove
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Phoebe Waller Bridge
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Pedro Pascal
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Michelle Williams
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Nikki Novak
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Naz Perez
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Mindy Kaling
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Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry
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Shohreh Aghdashloo
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Cara Delevingne
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Ariana DeBose
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Michael B. Jordan
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Melissa McCarthy
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Markus Frank and Nadija Frank
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Mark Gustafson and Jennifer Smieja
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Marco Perego and Zoe Saldana
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Malala Yousafzai
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Lukas Dhont
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Loni Love
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Lenny Kravitz
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Kerry Condon
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Ke Huy Quan
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Kathy Crawford and Joel Crawford
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Jonathan Majors
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John Cho
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Jessie Buckley
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Jennifer Connelly
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Janelle Monae in Vera Wang
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest
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James Hong
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Hong Chau
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Harvey Mason jr. and Britt Mason
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Harry Shum Jr.
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Eva Longoria
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Euzhan Palcy
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Jennifer Lahmers
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Emily Blunt
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Elizabeth Olsen
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Elizabeth Banks
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
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DJ M.O.S. and DJ Kiss
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Diane Warren
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David Bradley
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Charles Parnell
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Deepika Padukone
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Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan
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Bill Nighy
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Bailey Bass
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Ava DuVernay
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Anna Elisabet Eberstein and Hugh Grant
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Angela Bassett
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Andrew Garfield in Fendi
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Alexander Dreymon
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Adam Blackstone
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Yulia Navalnaya and Odessa Rae
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Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan Lesley Paterson
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Alyson Sandro and Barry Keoghan
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