
The film industry’s night of nights is here, with the 95th annual Academy Awards taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
As the biggest names in the biz arrived to celebrate another year of phenomenal cinema, our eyes were just as firmly planted on who’s wearing what on the red carpet, as they are on who’s taking home the awards.
This year, the stars sashayed down a champagne (yes, champagne) carpet, turning heads in a grand display of exquisite couture. Florence Pugh was the talk of the carpet when she arrived in a show-stopping look from Valentino’s spring 2023 couture collection, featuring a puffy top and black shorts. “A bit romantic, a bit of punk, wearing some shorts, I’m doing it,” Pugh told E! News on the red carpet when asked to describe her Oscars outfit.
The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey stunned in an ocean dream of a dress from Dolce & Gabbana, while Nicole Kidman shimmered in a striking black Armani Privé gown.
Scroll on for all the best red carpet fashion from the 2023 Oscars.
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Ana de Armas in Louis Vuitton
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Florence Pugh in Valentino
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Halle Bailey in Dolce & Gabbana

Cara Delevingne in Elie Saab
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Rihanna in Alaïa
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Tems in Lever Couture
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Janelle Monáe in Vera Wang
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Nicole Kidman in Armani Privé
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Stephanie Hsu in Valentino
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Malala Yousafzai in Ralph Lauren
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Angela Bassett in Moschino
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Michelle Yeoh in Dior
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Halle Berry in Tamara Ralph
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Lady Gaga in Versace
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Mindy Kaling in Vera Wang
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Danai Gurira in Jason Wu
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Ariana DeBose in Atelier Versace
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Melissa McCarthy in Christian Siriano
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Jamie Lee Curtis in Dolce & Gabbana

Sabrina Dhowre Elba
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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