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The 2023 Oscar nominations have been announced! The awards themselves aren't until March 12, but let's take a look at the red carpet styles we can expect to see there. Here are some of the most notable looks some of the nominees have sported on past red carpets, and my predictions of what we're likely to see them wearing on the red carpet in March.
Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett
2020 Golden Globes, in Mary Katrantzou
2016 Oscars, in Giorgio Armani
Blanchett's not afraid of haute couture, but she also knows how to wear classic Hollywood glamour. She wears a variety of designers, including standards like Armani, Valentino, and Dolce & Gabbana, but also less familiar names. She could show up in pretty much anything (and look fabulous), but I predict she'll opt for classic over couture this year.
Ana de Armas
2022 Governors Awards, in Louis Vuitton
2022 Venice Film Festival, in Louis Vuitton
As a Louis Vuitton "brand ambassador," you can count on de Armas to be wearing a Vuitton design to the Oscars. Most likely black, black-and-white, or midnight blue, although if she does opt for a color, is will most likely be a soft pink.
Andrea Riseborough
2019 BFI London Film Festival, in Alberta Ferretti
2022 "Amsterdam" world premiere, in Paco Rabanne
With her long, lean figure, it's not surprising that Riseborough favors fitted, clinging columns and trumpet styles. I predict a soft, sleeveless, probably bias-cut gown with interesting seaming and lines.
Michelle Williams
2017 Golden Globes, in Louis Vuitton
2016 Tony Awards, in Louis Vuitton
Williams' red carpet style has been all over, from frumpy ruffles to elegant metallic sheaths to prim and stark black and white. She's worked with Louis Vuitton for the last decade, so expect another Vuitton look, but hopefully one that's closer to her 2016 Tony Award look than some other, less-flattering styles she's worn of late.
2019 Oscars, in Elie Saab
2022 Met Gala, in Prabal Gurung
Yeoh looks gorgeous in anything, but she tends to wear looks that are a bit daring but not too off the wall. I expect another Prabal Gurung design, with simple, rich colors and a few fabulous details, like a separate train or unusual seaming.
Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett
2023 Critics Choice Awards, in Christian Siriano
2019 Oscars, in Reem Acra
No matter which designer she wears, Basset is all about bare shoulders, trumpet silhouettes, and marvelous fabrics of late. I see her in a strapless trumpet with an iridescent sheen or rich embroidery or in an amazing, intense color.
2018 Golden Globes, in Stella McCartney
2018 SAG Awards, in Rodarte
Chau is still quite young and a little inexperienced on the red carpet, and seems to still be finding her style. I predict she'll try to "mature it up" a bit by wearing something more fitted and skin-bearing, perhaps another Stella McCartney design.
2022 Venice Film Festival, unknown designer
2023 Critics Choice Awards, in Donna Karan
Condon always looks lovely on the red carpet, but she's not a fashionista; her looks are rarely by a big-name designer, and often no designer is credited at all. She's likely to continue that trend with a gorgeous but simple and probably off-the-rack gown.
2021 Golden Globes, in Alex Perry
2021 Venice Film Festival, in Dolce & Gabbana
Curtis has a definite style these days: plunging neckline, long sleeves, squared shoulders, gathered at the waist, full skirt. Expect more of the same, with a body-hugging gown in a gorgeous color or print, revealing just enough skin in just the right places.
Stephanie Hsu
2023 Critics Choice Awards, in Valentino
2023 Golden Globes, in Giambattista Valli
Hsu wears great silhouettes with eye-catching bodice details. No matter which designer she chooses, I say she'll have bare shoulders, a little volume in the skirt, and some interesting bodice detail.
Costume Designers
Mary Zophres
2019 Oscars
2023 Critics Choice Awards
Somewhat surprisingly for a costume designer, Zophres' red carpet looks are lovely but quite tame, in simple monochromatic columns and simple hair and jewelry. She'll look beautiful but not particularly memorable.
2019 Oscars, in Muto-Little
2022 Oscars, in Jovana Louis
Carter likes big fashion, and wears it well. She might go for lots of unusual details and accessories, or she might focus on a single, funky, well-designed "conversation detail." Who knows?
Catherine Martin
2022 "Elvis" premiere in Melbourne, unknown designer
2022 Met Gala, in Prada (with husband, Baz Luhrmann)
Martin loves basic black accented with splashes of color and glitter. Expect more of the same - perhaps a black top with a colorful skirt, this time?
Shirley Kurata
Jenny Beavan
2016 Oscars, in "Marks & Spencer jeans and a fake leather jacket"
2016 BAFTAs - same outfit, different scarf
Beavan is frequently teased for her lack of personal fashion - she has said she loves creating characters with clothing, but only on other people. 100% guarantee she'll be wearing black jeans, a black pleather jacket, a nice scarf, and comfortable black flats.
The Men
There are a couple of male nominees who just might rock the red carpet (the rest of the men are more likely to show up in a pretty standard black tux):
Brian Tyree Henry
2018 Tony Awards, in Armani
2022, "Bullet Train" LA premiere, in Joseph
I don't think Henry will go as far as wearing something other than a tux, but I suspect his tux will be a bright color and a rich, textured fabric like brocade or velvet.
Barry Keoghan
2021, "Eternals" premiere, London, unknown designer
Koeghan's trademark seems to be unusual ties, such as an ascot or a short, knotted scarf. I predict a monochromatic tux in an unusual cut with some kind of interesting neckwear. All impeccably tailored, of course.
Now we just have to wait until March to find out if I'm right!
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