Oscars 2025: Best dressed stars shine on the red carpet

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It’s official — the 2025 Academy Awards are here!

Tonight, the 97th annual awards ceremony will gather Hollywood’s biggest stars, directors and producers inside Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater to celebrate the best of the best in film and cinema.

Sunday’s ceremony will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and is scheduled to start promptly at 7 p.m. EST. The list of this year’s first-time nominees include Ariana Grande, Sebastian Stan, Demi Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Mikey Madison, Monica Barbaro, and Guy Pearce.

But before any awards are handed out, those nominated, as well as opportune guests, are filling the red carpet with the best fashions.

This awards season fashion has been an ode to old Hollywood glamour with many stars encapsulating the aesthetic of the 1950s with bouffant hair and understated couture.

From Ariana Grande to Paul Tazewell, here are the best dressed star’s on the 2025 Oscars red carpet: