The Best Dressed Stars On The Oscars 2024 Red Carpet

ELLE Fashion Team

March 11, 2024 at 6:18 a.m.·4 min read

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The 96th Academy Awards, one of the most-anticipated nights during award season, has returned and was packed with a slew of A-list stars.

With an award season brimming with big-screen hits, including Barbie, Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon, we expected a night packed with jaw-dropping ensembles, but little did we think we'd be treated to such sartorial beauty.

Following last year’s red carpet comprising Rihanna in an unforgettable Alaïa halter dress, Salma Hayek in a riotous Gucci gown and Florence Pugh in Valentino haute couture, this year is bound to include looks we’ll not forget in a hurry.

Here are the best red carpet-outfits from the 2024 Oscars:

Hailee Steinfeld attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Steinfeld looked ethereal in Elie Saab.

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Andrea Riseborough attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Riseborough wore Loewe straight from the runway.

Grace Gummer attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Gummer opted for Gucci's merlot red.

Issa Rae attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Rae chose AMI Paris for the night.

Gabrielle Union attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Union shined in Carolina Herrera.

Vanessa Hudgens attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Hudgens debuted her pregnant bump in Vera Wang.

Amelia Dimoldenberg attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Brit leant into Barbiecore with Gucci .

Lily Gladstone attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Gladstone wore Gucci in collaboration with Joe Big Mountain.

Regina King attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

King wore custom-made Atelier Versace in a sunset orange.

Jodie Foster attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Foster looked chic in Loewe.

Danielle Brooks attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Brooks wow in custom Dolce & Gabbana.

Laverne Cox attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Cox looked classic in vintage Mugler.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Oscar winner looked radiant in custom Louis Vuitton.

Charlize Theron attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Charlize wore a spectacular haute couture Dior dress which looked like she'd been poured into liquid silver.

Greta Lee attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Always a picture in Loewe, Greta hit the red carpet in a black and white column dress from the AW24 line.

Greta Gerwig attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Greta sparkled in a twinkling Gucci gem.

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Carey Mulligan attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Carey wore a floor-skimming custom Balenciaga number.

Ariana Grande attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Pretty in pink, the pop star attended the awards for the first time in years in custom Giambattista Valli haute couture.

Zendaya attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Forever nailing the red carpet, Zendaya didn't disappoint in Armani Privé and Bulgari jewels for optimum impact.

Margot Robbie attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Hot off the runway, the Barbie actor stunned in a twinkling Versace AW24 strapless dress.

Jennifer Lawrence attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The star went for a monochrome haute couture Louis Vuitton dress and Swarosvki diamonds complimented her elegant gown.

Emily Blunt attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Oppenheimer actor ensured all eyes were on her in SS24 couture Schiaparelli.

Kirsten Dunst attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Kirsten looked a vision in white.

Ava DuVernay attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The director wore a custom duck-egg blue Louis Vuitton gown.

ava duvernay at the 96th annual oscars held at ovation hollywood on march 10, 2024 in los angeles, california photo by alberto rodriguezvariety via getty images — Variety

America Ferrera attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The actor America went with a Versace dress that Barbie would fully approve of.

Cynthia Erivo attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Cynthia wowed in a form-fitting Louis Vuitton dress.

Billie Eilish attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The musician looked the picture of elegance in full Chanel.

Sandra Hüller attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Anatomy of a Fall actor chose a chic Schiaparelli number.

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Anya Taylor-Joy attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Anya looked dazzling in haute couture Dior and Tiffany & Co. jewellery.

Emma Stone attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Poor Things star chose a mint-green Louis Vuitton number with peplum detailing.

Michelle Yeoh attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Custom Balenciaga was Michelle's go-to for the red carpet.

Lupita Nyong'o attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Lupita brought Old Hollywood to the step-and-repeat in Armani Privé.

Florence Pugh attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards

The Dune: Part Two actor went for a sleek SS24 Del Core dress and Bulgari jewellery.

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