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 glamour 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.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Zuhair Murad and Wempe jewelry.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WWD/Getty Images.

Zendaya

Zendaya in Giorgio Armani Privé.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/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.

Greta Lee

Greta Lee in Loewe.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.

Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks in Dolce & Gabbana.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.

Lily Gladstone

Lily Gladstone in Gucci.Photo: Kevin Mazur/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

Colman Domingo in Louis Vuitton.Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images.

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish in Chanel.Photo: DAVID SWANSON/Getty images.

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough in Loewe.Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty Images.

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst in Gucci.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh in Balenciaga.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.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Louis Vuitton.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.

Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o in custom Armani Privé.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.

Fran Drescher

Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty Images.

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh in Del Core.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence in Dior.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.

Melissa McCarthy

Photo: Aliah Anderson/Getty Images.

Octavia Spencer

Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images.

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie in Versace.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images.

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