Stars turn on the style on Oscars red carpet - in pictures
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The fashion is almost as important as the films at the Oscars, and Hollywood's finest walked the red carpet in an array of eyecatching outfits before Sunday's ceremony in Los Angeles.



They included Wicked star **Cynthia Erivo**, who wore a shade of her character Elphaba's green in an elaborate velvet ballgown.

Erivo missed out on the prize for best actress, but won the award for best nails.



Co-star **Ariana Grande**, who was nominated for best supporting actress, wore a striking champagne Schiaparelli gown.

However, it was perhaps a little impractical - so she changed before performing to open the show with Erivo.



Best actor contender **Timothee Chalamet** brought a splash of bright colour in a daffodil Givenchy tux.



**Demi Moore** radiated Hollywood style in her jewelled silver gown. She was nominated for best actress for The Substance.



She lost out to newcomer **Mikey Madison**, who paid homage to another sex worker fable, Breakfast at Tiffany's, in a baby pink and black column Dior gown and a Tiffany's necklace from the 1910s - very reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn.



Emilia Perez star **Selena Gomez** also went for classic figure-hugging glamour.



**Zoe Saldana** chose a maroon duvet-dress with a jewel-encrusted bustier. She won best supporting actress for Emilia Perez.



Best actor nominee **Colman Domingo** has been a style icon all awards season, and said the choice of red for his custom Valentino jacket represented love.



**Andrew Garfield**, dapper in a brown suit, was among the Oscar presenters.



The Substance actress **Margaret Qualley**, nominated for best supporting actress for The Brutalist, wore a dainty white Dior gown with a baby pink stripe.

"Enjoying the film" said award presenter **Marco DeGey**, who was also nominated for best supporting actor and shares a dinner party with the winner with **Adrien Brody**.



British actress **Isabella Rossellini**, known for Heartstopper and Doctor Who, was framed by tall feathers attached to her dress.



**Raye** also brought goth glam to the red carpet in a beaded black Alexander McQueen gown with halter neck and lace gloves.



**Halle Berry** sparkled in a mirrored mosaic effect design.



**Edward Norton** was nominated for best supporting actor for playing folk music hero Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown.



**Wallace and Gromit** joined the Hollywood stars on the red carpet after Vengeance Most Fowl was nominated for best animated film - they were accompanied by creator Nick Park (left), producer Richard Beek (centre) and co-director Merlin Crossingham.



**Isabella Rossellini** received her first Oscar nomination, for playing a nun in Conclave. She wore blue velvet - a nod to the name of her 1986 breakthrough film.



Four-time Oscars host **Whoopi Goldberg** was back as an award presenter this year. Designer Christian Siriano described the reflective look of her dress as like "liquid water".



Best actor winner **Adrien Brody**'s traditional suit had bird-shaped style beading on his shoulder.



Grammy-nominated singer **Omar Apollo** wore a netted veil along with black-and-white spotted shirt and scarf.



Wicked actor **Bowen Yang**, who announced the Oscar nominations in January, opted for floral embellishments on his jacket along with a frilled pink shirt.



_By Ian Youngs, Scarlett Harris and Matthew Tucker._

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