Oscars red carpet: black, metallics, mermaids

Hollywood's biggest stars hit the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theater on Sunday, with some usual trends on offer: black is always chic and metallics are super glamorous.

Here's a look at what celebrities wore to the Academy Awards:

Back in the dark

The German actress Sandra Hueller, nominated for best actress for “Anatomy of a Fall” and star of “The Zone of Interest”, was ready for her close-up at the Oscars: she wore a stunning black Schiaparelli dress with a wide sculptural neckline.

Host Rita Moreno, one of Hollywood's elites with an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), arrived in a black dress with ruffles at the neck and front. She told ABC that her black wig was a tribute to the late Chita Rivera.

Colman Domingo, nominated for best actor for “Rustin” and one of the definitive style stars of this awards season, looked dapper in a double-breasted Louis Vuitton tuxedo with slightly flared pants, ornate silver buttons and lots of jewelry, including a stunning brooch in his bow tie.

And “High School Musical” actress Vanessa Hudgens made a big statement in her tight, long-sleeved black dress: She showed off her baby bump when she announced her pregnancy with her baseball player husband, Cole Tucker.

shiny metallics

One of the best ways to ensure attention on the Oscars red carpet is to dress a little like the golden statuette: metallics are a timeless safe bet.

Anya Taylor-Joy, who presented an award, wowed in a strapless silver Dior dress with plenty of sequins and sparkle.

America Ferrera, nominated for best supporting actress for her role in “Barbie,” combined two hot red carpet trends with her form-fitting sleeveless Versace dress: It's metallic and pink.

Barbiecore has been all the rage all awards season, especially among the stars of Greta Gerwig's surreal feminist fantasy about the iconic Mattel doll.

mermaids

Like Bella Baxter, the character she plays in “Poor Things,” Emma Stone, who won the Oscar for best actress, followed her own style, wearing a strapless, pale aqua Louis Vuitton ensemble with a wide peplum and A long skirt.

Hailee Steinfeld also got the mermaid memo, wearing an aquamarine Elie Saab dress with a gold bodice and a scarf attached to her wrists as floating sleeves.

'Evil' duo

Presenters Cynthia Erivo, a two-time Oscar nominee, and pop star Ariana Grande, who will soon star in a two-part film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical 'Wicked,' brought their Oz energy to the Academy Awards stage .

Grande channeled her inner Glinda in a strapless pink dress with voluminous sleeves by Giambattista Valli Haute Couture.

Meanwhile, Erivo struck a chord with Elphaba in a dark green leather Louis Vuitton dress with a plunging neckline and ruffles at the back. His pointed green nails completed the look.

Red carpet politics

The Oscars are often a time for political activism, and this year, the deadly conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was not far from the minds of celebrities on the red carpet.

Several nominees, including Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, wore red Artists4Ceasefire badges, in support of “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.”

The pin features an orange hand with a black heart.

“Anatomy of a Fall” stars Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado-Graner wore Palestinian flag pins.