The 96th Academy Award Show is here, and all of film’s brightest have hit the red carpet looking their best.
Clocks sprang forward on Sunday and Hollywood moved the start time of the 96th Academy Awards an hour earlier—which means that Oppenheimer’s much-anticipated day in the sun could occur while the sun is actually still shining in Los Angeles. The A-list nominees and presenters arrived at the Dolby Theater, sporting mermaid silhouettes, bold metallics, and stacks of statement jewels—looking to close out the 2024 film awards season in style.
This year’s 900-foot red carpet is a return to tradition after last year’s champagne-colored version fizzled out with viewers. And the iconic carpet wasn’t the only thing making its way back to the Oscars. Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the show for the fourth time and set designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley—who became the first women to design the Oscars stage last year—are back for a sequel.
While last year’s box office was dominated by ‘Barbenheimer’, it’s Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer that has blown away the awards show competition heading into the Oscars, winning big at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and SAG Awards. Nolan’s film boasted 13 Oscar nominations, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon, receiving 11 and 10 nods, respectively. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie earned eight nominations, even if the 40-year-old filmmaker was snubbed by Academy voters—and perhaps the patriarchy itself—and failed to receive a Best Director nomination.
And though the winners might be fairly predictable this year, some of tonight’s red carpet looks were full of daring, whimsy—and, yes, more pink. Best Supporting Actress nominee America Ferrera wore custom Atelier Versace—and went through 10 different versions of chainmail to find the perfect pink.
