The 93rd Academy Awards red-carpet fashion is on view at Union Station in Los Angeles, where the Oscars 2021 arrivals are happening.
Perhaps in a nod to the hardware being distributed to the evening’s winners, the most-eye-catching metallic looks were head-to-toe gold, notably worn by Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) in a midriff-bearing organdy copper Valentino Couture gown embroidered with iridescent sequins that was as voluminous on the bottom as it was spare on the top; Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) in a clingy custom Vera Wang Haute gown that flowed around her form like fluid (despite requiring the help of welders to create); and Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami .”), who opted for a gold metallic double-breasted Brioni tuxedo and button-front shirt layered over a black turtleneck.
Chadwick Boseman was nominated for his first Oscar for his final role in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom, with his widow Simone Ledward Johnson arriving to the Oscars to accept the award on his behalf, if he had won.
The 29-year-old attended the awards ceremony at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night, though her late husband lost out to Anthony Hopkins for The Father.
Ledward had previously accepted Boseman s wins at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of Levee in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom.
Arrival: Chadwick Boseman was nominated for his first Oscar for his final role in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom, with his widow Simone Ledward Johnson arriving to the Oscars to accept the award on his behalf, if he had won
The 93rd Oscars took place on 26 April 2021.
Under Covid-19 regulation constraints, the event sacrificed music and comedy choosing instead to feature more oratory.
Here five experts weigh in on the Oscar wins, wearable art and focus on women.
Chloé Zhao has made history at the 93rd Academy Awards as the first Asian-American woman and first woman of colour to win Best Director. She won for Nomadland, which Zhao also edited, produced, and adapted as a screenplay (from the book by Jessica Bruder).
Only one other woman has ever won Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2008. Zhao and fellow nominee Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) were just the sixth and seventh women to receive nominations.
Chadwick Boseman sadly didn’t win the Oscar for Best Actor tonight, but his wife
Simone Ledward Boseman was there to accept the award on his behalf in the chance he would win.
Simone looked stunning in a bespoke
Atelier Versace gown and
According to
Versace, “crafted from 35 meters of coral silk cady and georgette, the dress elegantly drapes around the body. Taking over 260 hours to construct and 300 hours to embroider, the striking design is enriched with 20.000 Swarovski accents that give off a marble effect. In an additional touch of gold, an embroidered band defines the neckline and balances the gown’s volume.”
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So long to the sweatpants and hoodies and adios to the athleisure looks! Attendees turning out to the 93rd Academy Awards at L.A.’s Union Station on Sunday and their teams of stylists made an all-out effort to bring old-school glamour back for the final red carpet of the awards-show season. The result was an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of eye candy that included gowns dripping in gold, sparkling in silver and bursting with eye-popping jelly-bean colors.
Perhaps in a nod to the hardware being distributed to the evening’s winners, the most-eye-catching metallic looks were head-to-toe gold, notably worn by Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) in a midriff-bearing organdy copper Valentino Couture gown embroidered with iridescent sequins that was as voluminous on the bottom as it was spare on the top; Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) in a clingy custom Vera Wang Haute gown that flowed around her form like fluid (despite requiring the help of