This year’s 92nd Academy Awards brought out the stars in full red carpet glamour. The gowns and tuxedos were a feast for the eyes and the jewellery didn’t hurt either! We’ve narrowed down our top Best Dressed looks below.
1. Regina King in Harry Winston
The ever elegant Watchmen star looked radiant in a blush Versace gown with silver detailing on the bodice and a flowing train. She paired her look with nearly 60 combined carats of diamonds in Harry Winston pieces, which included the jaw-dropping Draperie diamond bracelet and diamond rings.
2. Greta Gerwig
The “Little Women” Director impressed in a beautiful, rich green Dior gown with accented green-toned Bulgari necklace, earrings and ring (comprising more than 96 carats of emeralds and diamonds).
3. Janelle Monáe in Forevermark
Singer Janelle Monáe opened the Oscars with Billy Porter but her red carpet look was a hard act to follow. She graced the carpet in a custom Ralph Lauren hooded gown studded with 160,000 Swarovski crystals. The stunning gown took 600 hours to complete but that’s not all, Janelle accessorized her gown with black reverse French manicure lined with tiny jewels, an incredible 18k white gold Lace of Light diamond choker (36.54 cts.) Diamond studs (6.36 cts.) and rings set with nearly 20 cts. of diamonds.
4. Mindy Kaling
The comedian wowed in a canary yellow off-shoulder Dolce & Gabbana gown. She accessorized with a yellow metal clutch and impressive Chopard diamonds (a necklace featuring 78.46-carats of marquise-cut diamonds and 46.33-carats of round-shaped diamonds). For her makeup, the star chose sultry metallic brown eye shadow, a matching glossy lip and loose curls.
5. Saoirse Ronan
The best actress, nominee for her role in Little Women wore a plunging avant-garde Gucci gown with black-and-white on top featuring a peplum detail at the waist and a periwinkle-coloured skirt. She paired the look with gorgeous Gucci high jewellery chandelier earrings with white gold, spinel and diamonds; as well as rings with white gold, rubellite, pink sapphires, diamonds and a pink tourmaline; and a white gold brooch featuring tsavorite and diamonds.
6. Anthony Ramos
The Hamilton star made it onto a few “Best Dressed” lists this year. He wore a sleek Dolce & Gabbana suit on the red carpet but it was his oversized medieval-looking neck adornment that got most of the attention. The bold statement piece was encrusted with multi-coloured precious stones with Monogram type letters hanging near the front. Perhaps he borrowed it from a knight in shining armour but it worked!
7. Zazie Beetz
The Joker star joked that she was “sewn into” her black sequined two-piece Thom Browne set. The ensemble featured a strapless corset with fringed hem and slim-fit midi skirt. She accessorized her look with two Bulgari high jewellery necklaces including an emerald-accented “Divas’ Dream” choker, earrings and two rings, featured 120 carats worth of diamonds in total.
8. Brie Larson
Brie, who was a presenter this year, looked stunning in a plunging pale pink sparkly caped Celine gown. The dress was adorned in 13,000 Swarovski crystals, which took over 1,200 hours to hand embroider. In total, the dress was covered in more than 120,000 sequins, 110,000 glass beads and 6,500 pink strassed jewels. The elegant gown featured a high-leg-slit detail, a deep-V neckline and vertical stripes. Brie finished the look with a flowing cape which trailed behind her. She accessorized her look with a pale pink Jimmy Choo Celeste clutch, Bvlgari Divas’ Dream High Jewelry earrings in white gold and diamonds, two Serpenti rings in pink gold and diamond and a matching bracelet.
9. Gal Gadot in Tiffany & Co.
The Wonder Woman star looked like a princess in a Givenchy spring ’20 haute couture gown. Designed by Clare Waight Keller, the dress featured a high-necked lace top with a flowing ballet pink skirt. She wore her Tiffany & Co. Clara platinum necklace (set with more than 65 carats of diamonds and priced at more than $2 million) over-top her flared lace mock-turtleneck. She also wore platinum Tiffany diamond earrings with more than 6 cts. t.w. of diamonds and a platinum ring with a rectangular modified brilliant diamond weighing more than 9 carats.
10. Scarlett Johansson in Forevermark
Double nominee (for best actress and best supporting actress) looked glamorous and dripping in jewels in a custom shimmery silver satin Oscar de la Renta gown with a mesh bodice featuring draped fabric.
