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The night before last was Oscar night, arguably the biggest red carpet event of the year. It is also arguably the most prestigious awards ceremony, the "crown jewel" of the awards circuit, if you will. As such, I will describe the red carpet looks of all the nominees (including as many "non-celebrity" technical and artistic nominees as I can find photos of), as well as the presenter(s) for each category, plus the special performances and presentations. Since many of these nominees do not have access to the high-end designers and deep wardrobe budgets as most of the celebrities I review on the red carpet, I will be limiting my commentary to descriptions for the most part, rather than critiques.
Since the vast majority of the men were wearing basic black tuxedos, with only minor variations of lapel styles, tie styles and colors, and shirt styles and colors, I'll limit my comments on them to a minimum.
I have attempted to order the award presentations and performances in the order of the ceremony with the help of Google and my decidedly unreliable memory; my apologies for any mistakes.
Host Conan O'Brien (with wife Liza Powell O'Brien) stuck to the classics in a well-tailored tuxedo.
Performers Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande both looked stunning during their "Wizard of Oz"/"The Wiz"/"Wicked" medley. Grande began with a lovely rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," wearing a red sequin strapless ballgown evocative of Dorothy's ruby slippers, then Erivo took over with a powerful version of "Home" wearing an artfully draped, one-shouldered white ballgown accented with sprays of pink and lavender flowers, ending with the two joining to sing "Defying Gravity" to bring down the house.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Presenter Robert Downey, Jr. (with wife Susan Downey) paired his tuxedo with a black shirt accented with sequined pinstripes and added a small jeweled brooch of crossed pinecones and leaves to his lapel.
Kieran Culkin (winner) — “A Real Pain” - accented his tuxedo with a lapel pin bearing an emerald, a purple sapphire, and a peridot, representing the birthstones of his wife and children.
Yura Borisov (here with Anna Shevchuk) — ” Anora” - wore a tuxedo.
Edward Norton — “A Complete Unknown” - wore tuxedo.
Jeremy Strong — “The Apprentice” - wore a crisp olive drab tux with a polished finish and a matching criss-cross tie.
Guy Pearce — “The Brutalist” - accented his tuxedo with a pin in the shape of a dove carrying a gold branch with the words "Free Palestine".
Best Animated Feature Film
Presenters Andrew Garfield and Goldie Hawn were nicely coordinated in a palette of brown and gold. Garfield wore an open chocolate brown satin shirt under a matching shawl-collar jacket with satin trim on the inside of the lapels and a pair of slim black trousers. He accessorized with a small gold pendant necklace, an elegant watch, a gold ring, and sleek amber sunglasses. Hawn wore a gold satin strapless gown pulled into a starburst pattern studded with crystals, with a matching gold satin wrap.
“Flow” (winner) - (left to right) Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman. All four men wore tuxedos, with Dyens opting for a black shirt rather than a white.
“Inside Out 2” - Kelsey Mann (right) and Mark Nielsen (left) both wore tuxedos, with Nielsen skipping the standard black jacket in favor of midnight blue velvet with black satin lapels.
“Memoir of a Snail” - Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney looked elegant, with Elliott adding a beautifully hand-tied white bow tie to his tux, and Kearney in a black spangled column with cap sleeves and a high round neck.
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”- (left to right) Richard Beek, Nick Park, and Merlin Crossingham all wore tuxedos.
“The Wild Robot” - Sadly, I was unable to find a photograph of Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann at the Oscar ceremony (shame on you if they were in attendance, reporting team), but here is a picture from a November 2024 interview (Sanders on right, Hermann on left). Because ALL the nominees deserve recognition.
Best Animated Short
(This award was also presented by Andrew Garfield and Goldie Hawn.)
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” (winner) - Shirin Sohani (right) and Hossein Molayemi (left) looked businesslike but elegant, with Molayemi in a tuxedo and Sohani in a three-quarter-sleeve cropped black jacket over a black scoop neck top and cropped black trousers.
“Beautiful Men” - Nicolas Keppens (right) and Brecht Van Elslande (left) both wore tuxedos Van Elslande leaving his collar unbuttoned and adding a dress vest, while Keppens kept his collar buttoned and accessorized with a "front pack" carrying a stuffed version of a character from the nominated film.
“Magic Candies” - Daisuke Nishio (left) and Takashi Washio (right) wore tuxedos, with Nishio sporting elegant French cuffs and Washio adding a vest and a white pocket square.
“Wander to Wonder” - Nina Gantz (left) and Stienette Bosklopper (right) went black-and-white, with Gantz in an off-white pantsuit with a cropped, double-breasted jacket and wide-legged trousers over a pure white shirt with elongated collar points and black necktie, while Bosklopper wore a basic black, long-sleeved, bloused A-line gown with a silvery statement necklace.
“Yuck!” - Loïc Espuche (right) and Juliette Marquet (left) did not appear in any photos I could find of the Oscars, so this picture is from the France Cesar Awards in Paris a week prior to the Oscars.
Best Costume Design
Presenters (top to bottom) Lily-Rose Depp, Elle Fanning, John Lithgow (with wife Mary Yeager Lithgow), Connie Nielsen, and Bowen Yang all wore their red carpet wear as presenters, with the exception of Yang, who wore his costume from "Wicked" as part of a bit. The actors were flanked by projections of the costume design sketches from their costumes in the nominated films (bottom photo). Depp wore a gothic-inspired sleeveless black column with a deep v-neck, a ruffled peplum, and a semi-sheer lace skirt with a flounce just above the knee. Fanning wore a sleeveless white lace A-line gown with a modified sweetheart neckline, a short train, a scalloped hem, and a narrow black bow belt with long ribbons trailing down the skirt, accessorized with an elegant updo and a diamond choker. Lithgow wore a double-breasted navy pin-striped suit with a white pique shirt and a silver satin long tie. Connie Nielsen wore a one-shouldered pink chiffon gown with wrapped details at the waist and a thigh-high slit, accessorized with a large diamond and emerald necklace. On the red carpet, Yang wore a black tuxedo with elaborate colorful metallic floral embroidery over a pale pink ruffled shirt.
“Wicked” - Paul Tazewell (winner) wore a black tuxedo with wide, flared pants topped with a wide, unpleated cummerbund and a jacket with slightly flared sleeves over a white satin shirt with a high neck and ascot closure, accented by a striking oversized diamond brooch.
“A Complete Unknown” - Arianne Phillips channeled the '70s setting of the film in a high-necked black dress with a short train, with lines of vertical ruffles in metallic gold, black, and pink on the front of the bodice and pink double ruffles at the hem of the three-quarter sleeves, accessorized with sheer black lace wrist-length gloves.
“Conclave” - Lisy Christl opted for simple, bold lines in an oversized orange sweater with a loose mock turtleneck and flared, over-long sleeves over a narrow black column skirt, accessorized with heavy black glasses frames, sleeked-back hair, and pointy-toed black ballet flats.
“Gladiator II” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman channeled traditional Oscar glamour, with Yates in a long-sleeved, v-necked, pale champagne gown with silver beading, and Crossman in a tuxedo.
“Nosferatu” - Linda Muir followed the goth vibe of her nominated film in a black-to-grey ombre print shift dress with long sleeves and a high round neck, accessorized with heavy jewelry that echoed the print of the fabric.
Best Original Screenplay
Presenter Amy Poehler wore a strapless black velvet trumpet gown with a subtle sweetheart neckline.
“Anora” (winner) - Sean Baker wore a tuxedo with narrow satin lapels.
“The Brutalist” - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold complemented each other, with Corbet in a black tuxedo with a black shirt and long tie, accented with a dark red pocket square, a lapel pin, and dark sunglasses, and Fastvold in an off-the-shoulder white column with a narrow rectangular train.
“A Real Pain” - Jesse Eisenberg wore a slim black tuxedo.
“September 5” - (left to right) Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David all wore tuxedos.
“The Substance” - Coralie Fargeat wore a strapless black sequin sheath with a short train, accessorized with pointy-toed black pumps, a long diamond statement necklace, and delightfully unruly sideswept curls.
Best Adapted Screenplay
(This award was also presented by Amy Poehler.)
“Conclave” - Peter Straughan wore a black tuxedo with a criss-cross black tie.
“A Complete Unknown” - Jay Cocks (top, stock photo) and James Mangold (bottom, with Eriko Hatsune). Mangold wore a tuxedo.
“Emilia Pérez” - (top to bottom) Jacques Audiard, Léa Mysius (stock photo), Thomas Bidegain (stock photo), and Nicolas Livecchi. Audiard wore a standard tuxedo with a long tie; Livecchi opted for a three-button black tuxedo and a bow tie.
“Nickel Boys” - Joslyn Barnes and RaMell Ross. Barnes wore wide-legged burgundy satin cropped pants under a deep blue velvet duster with black frog closures accessorized with a long strand of knotted pearls and low sandals, and Ross wore a super-shiny black tuxedo over a black shirt with a loosely-knotted white-on-black print long necktie.
“Sing Sing” Clint Bentley (right) and Greg Kwedar (left), both in tuxedos; Bentley in a standard cut jacket with a white pocket square, and Kwedar in a double-breasted jacket with a red pocket square.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Presenters June Squibb (or was it Bill Skarsgård??) and Scarlett Johansson (or was it Andy Serkis??) made an adorable team, with Squibb in a loose navy shift with a purple and burgundy floral pattern, and Johansson in a sleeveless midnight blue velvet sheath with a cowl neckline and matching elbow-length gloves, accessorized with a sleek updo and a dazzling diamond necklace and earrings.
“The Substance” (winner) - (left to right) Marilyne Scarselli, Pierre-Olivier Persin, and Stéphanie Guillon unified their look by mixing black and chartreuse: Scarselli in a twist-neck chartreuse halter gown, Persin in a black tuxedo with a black shirt, and Guillon in a black jacket and pants over a round-neck top with several chartreuse 3-D flowers on her jacket.
“A Different Man” - Mike Marino (with unknown guest, top), David Presto (bottom, at right) and Crystal Jurado (bottom, at left) in three very different styles. Marino wore a forest green tuxedo over a black dress shirt with coordinating black pocket square; Presto wore a standard black tux; and Jurado wore a sleeveless black gown with a vest-style jacket and a high slit, accessorized with silver and black heeled sandals and a rainbow mohawk.
“Emilia Pérez” - (top to bottom) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier, and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini (publicity photo) looked just like I would expect hair and makeup people to look: sometimes a little crazy, as with Carbonel's fun mishmash of prints and panels and messy hair; sometimes deliciously fashionable, as with Janvier's Tiffany blue wrap jacket with silver detailing and loose cream linen pants; and sometimes invisible, as with Spadaccini, who did not appear to be present for the ceremony.
“Nosferatu” - (top to bottom) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton were unified in all black, with White in a black tux with a black shirt, Loader in a short-sleeved black A-line gown with a slightly shorter overlay, and Stokes-Munton in a black strapless dress with a chiffon wrap. Both Loader and Stokes-Munton accessorized with glittery statement necklaces.
“Wicked” - (top to bottom) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth took widely varied approaches to their red carpet fashion, with Hannon in an all-black ensemble comprising a bell-shaped skirt and a fitted jacket with a raised collar and cuffed three-quarter sleeves; Blount in a vivid green dress with a hoop skirt and exaggerated leg o'mutton sleeves, with a lace and metallic gold accented sleeve and oversized shoulder detail on one side; and Nuth in a white sequin sheath with mock turtleneck and long sleeves and a full sheer chiffon skirt beginning at mid-thigh.
Best Film Editing
Presenter Daryl Hannah wore flared black pants, a partly sheer black bustier, and an unbuttoned, tucked-in white satin shirt, accessorized with a short black and diamond necklace.
“Anora” (winner) - Sean Baker won his second Oscar of the night in this category (see above).
“The Brutalist” - Dávid Jancsó (with an unknown guest) wore a tuxedo.
“Conclave” - Nick Emerson wore a tuxedo.
“Emilia Pérez” - Juliette Welfling was not to be seen in the available photos, so this is a picture from a recent video interview.
“Wicked” - Myron Kerstein is only visible in this Getty photograph, in which he is wearing an ivory dinner jacket over a white shirt with a black bow tie.
Best Supporting Actress
Presenter Da'vine Joy Randolph wore a gorgeous strapless black gown with a spangled bodice with a sweetheart neckline, fabric gathering softly at the top of the skirt, and a chiffon train from the waist paired with a second chiffon train formed by a scarf draped across her throat.
Zoe Saldaña — “Emilia Pérez” (winner) - wore a gown in a luscious shade of deep red satin, which unfortunately comprised two bunchy bubble tiers and a nude-and-silver studded figure-flattening empire bodice, accessorized with sheer black opera gloves. She's usually well-dressed on the red carpet, which made me feel worse that she won wearing this atrocity.
Monica Barbaro — “A Complete Unknown” - was luminous in a dusty pink satin inverse-pleated empire waist ballgown with a crystal-studded v-neck bodice and narrow straps.
Ariana Grande — “Wicked” - wore a blush pink gown with a satin sweetheart bodice and a rippled horizontal peplum with a full tulle skirt falling vertically from the edge of the peplum.
Felicity Jones — “The Brutalist” - showed off her impressive physique in a smoothly structured silver satin halter column with a raised neckline, side cutouts, and a flat bow at the waist.
Isabella Rossellini — “Conclave” - wore a deep blue crushed velvet long-sleeved shift with a square neck and an attached cape and train, accessorized with a stunning diamond and sapphire necklace.
Best Production Design
Presenter Ben Stiller wore a slim-cut black tuxedo.
“Wicked” (winner) - Production Designer Nathan Crowley (left) and Set Decorator Lee Sandales (right) both wore black tuxedos, with Crowley wearing a white shirt and Sandales a black.
“The Brutalist” - Production Designer Judy Becker (top) and Set Decorator Patricia Cuccia (bottom, stock photo). Becker wore a sleeveless black halter shift accessorized with black opera gloves.
“Conclave” - Production Designer Suzie Davies (top) and Set Decorator Cynthia Sleiter (bottom) wore not dissimilar silhouettes but in very different color palettes, with Davies in a sedate black shirtdress with textured layers and Sleiter in a psychedelic orange and hot pink swirled print with a poncho-style cape.
“Dune: Part Two” - Production Designer Patrice Vermette (top, with Zsussanah Sipos, winning this Oscar for the original "Dune" film in 2022) and Set Decorator Shane Vieau (botton, stock photo).
“Nosferatu” - Production Designer Craig Lathrop (top, stock photo) and Set Decorator Beatrice Brentnerová (bottom, stock photo).
Best Original Song
Presenter Mick Jagger skipped the red carpet in order to make a surprise entrance as a presenter. Jagger wore a black tuxedo with slim fitted pants over a white shirt, with a burgundy print scarf tucked inside the jacket and a silver brooch on the lapel.
“El Mal” (winner) from “Emilia Pérez”, written by Jacques Audiard (nominated earlier in the evening, see above), Camille Dalmais & Clément Ducol, performed by Zoe Saldaña (nominated - and won - earlier in the evening, see above). Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais both opted for black with a single striking accessory. Ducol wore a black tuxedo with a stand-up collar accented with a large silver brooch, and Dalmais wore a strapless black gown with a full skirt and a necklace with a large gemstone.
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”, written by Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais (see above), performed by Selena Gomez. Gomez wore a nude, off-the-shoulder, figure-hugging v-neck gown with a short circular train, encrusted with 16,000 glass beads.
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”, written by Diane Warren (top), performed by H.E.R. (bottom). Warren wore her usual "red carpet uniform" of a loose-fitting black tuxedo, with an untucked white shirt and a long scarf, this time held in place with a gold bar pin. H.E.R. wore a strapless pale green satin gown with a fitted basque bodice and a flared skirt.
“Like a Bird” — “Sing Sing”, written and performed by Abraham Alexander (left) & Adrian Quesada (right). Alexander wore a double-breasted black tuxedo over a black shirt, accessorized with a gold bolo tie, gold chains, and a large gold brooch, while Quesada wore an ivory dinner jacket over a white shirt, with a black bow tie and pocket square.
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”, written by Brandi Carlile (top), Elton John (second, with husband David Furnish at a pre-party), Bernie Taupin (third, during a red carpet interview), and Andrew Watt (bottom), performed by Elton John and Brandi Carlile. Carlile wore a whimsical black and white polka dot jacket with white satin lapels and a red bow at the waist, over a white shirt and black trousers; John wore a vivid blue shirt under a black velvet tuxedo jacket with embroidered flowers on the lapel; Taupin wore a burgundy velvet tuxedo jacket and dark sunglasses; and Watt wore a loose-fitting ivory three-piece suit with wide-legged pants, a long double-breasted jacket, and a three-button vest, over an ivory shirt with a black collar detail.
Best Documentary Short
Presenters Selena Gomez (see above) and Samuel L. Jackson were glamorous, with Jackson in a lapel-less tuxedo with black bugle beading along the front, over a collarless black shirt.
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (winner) - Molly O'Brien (left) and Lisa Remington both wore black gowns. O'Brien wore a long-sleeved sheath with a plunging neckline and colorful gemstone accents on the shoulders, accessorized with vivid green dangle earrings; and Remington wore a fitted gown with a wide jewel neck and short flutter sleeves, accessorized with a silver choker and delicate dangle earrings.
“Death by Numbers” - Kim A. Snyder (right) and Janique L. Robillard (left) were missing from all the event photos I reviewed, but the photo above is from an Oscar Nominee Spotlights panel session.
“I Am Ready, Warden” - Smriti Mundhra (right) and Maya Gnyp channeled different types of elegance, with Gnyp in a simple fitted black satin dress with a demure neckline and long sleeves, and Mundhra in a black-beaded, copper-colored satin corset and full skirt with matching coat. (Fun fact: Gnyp was the initially unidentified "Muppet sweater" wearing nominee in the official "Oscar Class Photo.').
“Incident” - Bill Morrison (top) and Jamie Kalven (bottom) each added their own touches to a black tuxedo, with Morrison wearing a gray-and-white patterned shirt and a long black necktie, and Kalven wearing a white shirt and a narrow silver satin necktie.
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” - Ema Ryan Yamazaki (second from right) and Eric Nyari (far right, with two unknown guests at left). Yamazaki wore a cobalt blue silk gown with peach and coral fish designs wrapping around it, and Nyari wore in a black Nehru jacket and loose-fitting black pants, with black and white sneakers.
Best Documentary Feature
“No Other Land” (winner) - (left to right) Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham all wore variations on a black tuxedo. Ballal wore his with a black collarless shirt and a black leather belt; Adra wore a white shirt, no tie, and white sneakers; Szor wore a black zip-front sweater and carried her jacket; and Abraham wore a white shirt and black bow tie.
“Black Box Diaries” - (left to right) Eric Nyari (see prior nomination, above), Shiori Ito, and Hanna Aqvilin each had their own style, with Ito in a sleeveless, v-necked red and vivid pink silk satin bias-cut trumpet gown, and Aqvilin in a dusty rose satin column with squared-off shoulders, trailing cutaway sleeves, and a raised waistline.
“Porcelain War” - (left to right) Slava Leontyev, Paula DuPré Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, and Brendan Bellomo were hard to spot at the ceremony, so this photo is from the Oscar Nominees' Dinner.
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” - Johan Grimonprez (top, with Kayo Shekoni), Daan Milius (center) and Rémi Grellety (bottom) each had their own style. Grimonprez wore a loose-fitting tan suit over a bright orange shirt with an open collar; Milius wore a black tux with a white shirt, a narrow black bow tie, and a pop of color in the form of a large blue pocket square; and Grellety stuck to the basics with a white shirt and black bow tie.
“Sugarcane” - Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn also each had their own style, with NoiseCat in black pants and a long-sleeved black shirt topped with a cream suede vest embellished with fringe and embroidered roses, plus a large silver necklace and earrings; Kassie wore a strapless burnt orange satin gown with a twisted rosette detail at the hip and a full half-skirt overskirt; and Quinn wore monochromatic black with a tuxedo and mock turtleneck.
Best Sound
Presenters Miley Cyrus (top) and Miles Teller (bottom, with Keleigh Sperry) wore formal black, with Cyrus in a halter gown with an A-line skirt and a short train, accessorized with wrist-length black gloves and long, sideswept, wavy hair, and Teller in an elegant tuxedo with a lapel pin.
“Dune: Part Two” (winner) - (left to right) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill (not shown, but in this Getty Image) all wore tuxedos.
“A Complete Unknown” - (top to bottom) Tod A. Maitland (at another red carpet event), Donald Sylvester (at the 2020 Oscars), Ted Caplan (publicity photo), Paul Massey (not shown; but in this Getty Image) and David Giammarco (with unknown guest, at a previous Oscar ceremony).
“Emilia Pérez” - (top to bottom) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta (all publicity photos, as no Oscar photos could be found).
“Wicked” - (top to bottom) Simon Hayes (with unknown guest), Nancy Nugent Title (publicity photo), Jack Dolman (publicity photo), Andy Nelson, and John Marquis (publicity photo). Hayes and Nelson both wore tuxedos.
“The Wild Robot” - (left to right) Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Leff Lefferts, and Brian Chumney in variations on a black tux, with Thom in a black shirt and long black scarf, Rizzo with a black dress shirt and black bow tie, Lefferts in an open-neck black shirt, and Chumney in a traditional white shirt and black bow tie.
Best Visual Effects
Presenters Rachel Zegler (top) and Gal Gadot (bottom) glammed it up, with Zegler in nude chiffon with a strapless wrapped empire bodice and full skirt with train, and Gadot in a vivid red satin strapless gown with a fitted basque bodice and a full skirt - and pockets! (Thank you, clothing designers.)
“Dune: Part Two” (winner) - (left to right) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer wore tuxedos.
“Alien: Romulus” - (left to right) Eric Barba, Daniel Macarin, Shane Mahan, and Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, showed a little individuality with Barba in a midnight blue tuxedo and Mahan in a burgundy three-piece brocade tuxedo with a wide long tie, and Macarin and Sepulveda-Fauser in standard tuxedos.
“Better Man” - (left to right) Peter Stubbs, Luke Millar, David Clayton, and Keith Herft in tuxedos.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” - (left to right) Erik Winquist, Rodney Burke, Stephen Unterfranz, and Paul Story at the 2025 BAFTAs.
“Wicked” - Pablo Helman (with wife Donna at the BAFTAs), Jonathan Fawkner (right, with Christian Manz at the film's London premiere), David Shirk (publicity photo) and Paul Corbould (at a previous Oscar ceremony).
Best Live Action Short
Presenters Ana de Armas and Sterling K. Brown were classically formal, with de Armas in a fitted black velvet halter gown with metallic silver lace at the top of the bodice and a short train, and Brown in a white dinner jacket.
“I’m Not a Robot” (winner) - Victoria Warmerdam and Trent looked the part of the winners they were, with Trent in a tuxedo and Warmerdam in a burgundy sequin mermaid gown with puffy cap sleeves and feathery hem.
“A Lien” - Sam Cutler-Kreutz (right) and David Cutler-Kreutz (left) in a publicity photo.
“Anuja” - Adam J. Graves (second from right) and Suchitra Mattai (second from left, with Ananya Shanbhag, far left, and Sajda Pathan, far right). Graves wore a slim-cut tuxedo, and Mattai wore a red gown with vertical lines of long feathers with a v-neckline, a tie belt, and a full, flowing skirt.
“The Last Ranger” - Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw each added delightfully offbeat details to their black tuxedos, with Lee's tailored jacket featuring a double peplum and a tie closure, with a loosely knotted long black tie, and Shaw's jacket featuring inverted lapels that wrapped around his shoulders, holster-style, with a silver brooch at the collar in lieu of a tie. Fabulous!
“The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent” - Nebojša Slijepčević (second from left) and Danijel Pek (far right, with Goran Bogdan, far left, Alexis Manetti, center, and an unknown guest second from right), both in tuxedos.
In Memoriam
Presenter Morgan Freeman wore a black tuxedo over an unbuttoned black shirt with a small black necklace as he began with a tribute to the late Gene Hackman before introducing the full segment.
Best Cinematography
Presenters (top to bottom) Joe Alwyn, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña (see above), Dave Bautista, and Willem Dafoe all wore formal black. Alwyn wore a tuxedo accented with a gold floral wreath pin; Rohrwacher wore a dramatic black mermaid gown with ruffled shoulders and black and white ruffles on the cuffs, and a flounced skirt with a long, full train; Bautista wore a double-breasted tuxedo with a gold floral lapel pin, and Dafoe wore tuxedo with a black shirt and necktie.
“The Brutalist” (winner) - Lol Crawley (with wife Annie Marter) wore a black tuxedo with a satin shawl collar and velvet detailing.
“Dune: Part Two” - Greig Fraser could not be spotted in the media coverage, so this photo is from the Oscar ceremony in 2022, when the first "Dune" movie won this award.
“Emilia Pérez” - Paul Guilhaume wore a slim-cut black tux with a slightly nipped-in waist.
“Maria” - Ed Lachman wore a black tuxedo with an open-necked white shirt and a grey ascot-style scarf, topped with his signature black felt hat.
“Nosferatu” - Jarin Blaschke wore a tuxedo.
Best International Feature Film
Presenter Penelope Cruz wore a white chiffon halter gown with tiny silver buttons down the front of the bodice, a ruffled peplum, and trailing chiffon scarves forming a train.
“I’m Still Here” (winner) - Director Walter Salles (with star Fernanda Torres) wore a tuxedo.
“The Girl With the Needle” - Director Magnus von Horn could not be found in photos, so the above is from this year's Golden Globes red carpet.
“Emilia Pérez” - Director Jacques Audiard was nominated for several awards earlier in the evening (see above).
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” - Director Mohammad Rasoulof (left, with three unknown guests) wore a tuxedo without a tie.
“Flow” - Director Gints Zilbalodis was also nominated previously (see above).
Best Original Score
Presenter Mark Hamill (with wife Marilou York) filled in for an ailing Harrison Ford at the last minute. Hamill wore a tuxedo.
“The Brutalist” (winner) - Daniel Blumberg wore a tuxedo with a long straight double-breasted jacket with extra-wide lapels.
“Wicked” - John Powell (at last year's Emmy Awards) and Stephen Schwartz (Getty Images has this image of Schwartz with a guest I can only imagine is his teenage granddaughter, based on her facial expression). Schwartz wore a black tuxedo with a white collarless shirt with a black collarband and a white pocket square.
“Emilia Pérez” - Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais were both nominated earlier in the evening (see previous photos).
“Conclave” - Volker Bertelmann wore a tuxedo.
“The Wild Robot” - Kris Bowers (with wife Briana Nicole Henry) wore a tuxedo with double patch pockets and flat black piping trim on the jacket, a vest, and a large silver brooch on the lapel.
Quincy Jones Tribute
Introduced by Whoopi Goldberg (top) and Oprah Winfrey (bottom), who swapped their usual red carpet styles, with Goldberg in an impossibly shiny silvery-blue ballgown with a voluminous portrait collar, a fitted bodice, a bell-shaped skirt, and a train, and Winfrey in a tuxedo jacket with narrow lapels and black beading, with a spangled column skirt, a white dress shirt, and a narrow black sequined necktie.
Performer Queen Latifah walked the red carpet (top) in a vivid red gown with a v-neck, ruffled shoulder details, a wrapped waist, and a short train, accessorized with magnificent diamond jewelry. For her performance (bottom), she channeled the spirit of "The Wiz" in a gold lame jacket with a ruffled cape over wide-legged black pants.
James Bond Tribute
(I failed to note and could not remember where during the program this tribute fell, so I'm just putting it here because it seems to fit.)
Presenter Halle Berry wore a stunning figure-hugging mirror-paneled strapless silver sheath with curved sheer black side panels and a short train.
Performer Margaret Qualley walked the red carpet (top) in a short-sleeved off-the-shoulder black gown with a tiered ruffle near the hem; for the performance (bottom) she wore a sleeveless red satin gown with a surplice bodice, diagonal wrapping across the hips, and an open front skirt.
Vocalists (top to bottom) Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye walked the red carpet in formalwear but changed into different outfits for the performance. For the red carpet, Lisa wore a flowing, floor-length black and white jacket over black pants, with a red boutonniere; Doja Cat wore a strapless, fitted, metallic leopard print gown with a deep sweetheart neckline, a neck scarf, and a short train; Raye wore a red off-the-shoulder gown with a draped bodice and a full, swagged skirt with a train. For their performances (bottom photo), Lisa wore a wrapped black gown with a deep ruffled slit and a red satin lining; Doja Cat wore a sheer gown draped with cobwebbing crystal strands, and Raye wore a black and white gown with a white drape at the top of the bodice and over one shoulder.
Honorary Oscar Recipients (awarded previously) Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, with Wilson in a tuxedo and Broccoli in a long-sleeved slim black gown with a round neck and metallic gold floral embroidery along the neck and over one shoulder.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Presenter Cillian Murphy skipped the red carpet but wore a tuxedo as a presenter.
Adrien Brody - “The Brutalist” (winner) - wore a tuxedo with a striking crystal and emerald embellishment that looked like a soaring bird on the right shoulder.
Timothée Chalamet — “A Complete Unknown” - wore a soft yellow leather suit with a cropped, double-breasted jacket worn open and a matching yellow satin shirt with a small brooch at the collar.
Ralph Fiennes — “Conclave” - wore a tuxedo with a hand-tied black bow tie edged with white piping, which was a nice touch except when it got smushed out of shape during some of the red carpet interviews. Fortunately, some PA must have been on the ball, because it suddenly repaired itself for the photo ops.
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing” - broke out of the "standard black tux" mold with an absolutely marvelous bright red jacket with wrap ties and black lapels with a small gold brooch over a matching red shirt paired with wide-legged black pants. *chef's kiss*
Sebastian Stan — “The Apprentice” - opted for an ivory wing-collared shirt with his black tuxedo, and accented his lapel with a round gold brooch.
Best Director
Presenter Quentin Tarantino wore a tuxedo.
“Anora” (winner) - Sean Baker received his third nomination of the evening (see above).
“The Brutalist” - Brady Corbet received his second nomination of the evening (see above).
“A Complete Unknown” - James Mangold received his second nomination of the evening (see above).
“Emilia Pérez” - Jacques Audiard received his fourth nomination of the evening (see above).
“The Substance” - Coralie Fargeat received her second nomination of the evening (see above).
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Presenter Emma Stone wore a sleeveless column of iridescent white sequins with a v-neckline, with her close-cropped hair slicked down and wavy.
Mikey Madison (winner) — “Anora” - wore a stunning pale pink satin column with a black velvet empire-waist bodice finished with a satin bow and a short rectangular train falling from the waist.
Demi Moore — “The Substance” - wore a figure-hugging silver sequin gown with a plunging neckline, diagonal draping at the hips, and a short round train.
Cynthia Erivo — “Wicked” - wore a structured deep green velvet ballgown with panniers, a raised pointed collar that floated above her collarbones, and illusion off-the-shoulder sleeves that extended outward as if by...magic.
Karla Sofía Gascón — “Emilia Pérez” - skipped the red carpet, but wore a simple, single-sleeved black gown with a pattern of small white squares, accessorized with a short silver necklace and long dangling earrings.
Fernanda Torres — “I’m Still Here” - wore a black column gown with a cropped, long-sleeved lace jacket and floaty feathers forming a type of peplum around the hips.
Best Picture
Presenters Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal looked elegant, with Crystal in a tuxedo and Ryan in a strapless deep red velvet sheath with a knee-high slit and matching satin platform sandals.
"Anora" (winner) - producers Alex Coco (top, accepting award with cast), Samantha Quan and Sean Baker (bottom) looked appropriately producer-like with the men in tuxedos and Quan in a conservative black empire-waist gown with dainty straps.
“A Complete Unknown” - producers Fred Berger (with Ro Donnelly), James Mangold (nominated earlier , see above) and Alex Heineman (see this Getty Image with Elishia Holmes) all wore tuxedos.
“The Substance” - producers Coralie Fargeat was nominated above for Best Director; Tim Bevan (left) and Eric Fellner (right) are nowhere to be found in photos, so this is a picture from a previous awards ceremony.
“The Brutalist” - producers (top to bottom) Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet (nominated previously, see above) all wore tuxedos.
“Wicked” - producer Marc Platt wore a tuxedo.
“Conclave” - producers (top to bottom) Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman wore businesslike black, with Ross in a black column with a full black fingertip-length cape, Howell in a short-sleeved cropped column with a round neck and a necklace, and Jackman in a tuxedo with a red pocket square.
“Dune: Part Two”, producers (top to bottom) Mary Parent, Cale Boyter (with unknown guest), Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve were the most well-dressed production team of the night, with Parent in a black-and-white gown with a white draped skirt and (overly heavy) modesty panels set into the sides and sleeves of the scalloped black bodice; Boyter in a sleeveless pale pink spangled column with a jewel neck and a small train; Lapointe in a strapless spangled black column with a heavy lacy collar and a high slit; and Villeneuve in a tuxedo with velvet lapels over a black shirt.
“Emilia Pérez” - producers Pascal Caucheteux (stock photo) and Jacques Audiard (previously nominated, see above).
“I’m Still Here” - producers Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira (stock photo). Bruno wore a sleeveless black shift dress topped with a semi-sheer angled capelet encrusted with large black pearls.
“Nickel Boys" - producers Dede Gardner (stock photo), Jeremy Kleiner (stock photo), and Joslyn Barnes (nominated previously, see above).
To sum up, congratulations to all the nominees as well as the winners. It truly is an honor just to be nominated.
And for those of you who missed my usual commentary on the haute couture fashions, I promise to post a full review once I've recovered from writing this one. Whew!
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