Florence Pugh, Cara Delevingne Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Emily Blunt were among the British talent gracing the champagne carpet at the star-studded 95th Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.
Among the first UK stars to arrive, Florence, 27, and Cara, 30, flashed some serious leg in gorgeous gowns, as they both opted for dramatic dresses with daring thigh slits.
The Wonder actress Florence amped up the glamour in a gorgeous cream ruched gown with black underskirt as she posed on the recently-changed carpet.
iThe actress showed off her edgy sense of style in a sleek blonde curled up-do and accessorised her look with bold black platform heels.
Florence, who shot to stardom following her breakout performance as Amy March, completed the look with a statement Tiffany & Co platinum necklace with diamonds.
Elegance: Florence, who shot to stardom following her breakout performance as Amy March, completed the look with a statement silver necklace, while otherwise keeping the attention on her showstopping dress
Red hot! Her scarlet number was teamed with a pair of towering red platforms and accessorised with a dazzling diamond choker and a matching bangle worn around her wrist
She also added platinum earrings with pink tourmalines and diamonds as well as two Tiffany Soleste rings.
Carnival Row actress Cara looked equally breathtaking in a red carpet ready gown, which boasted a one shoulder style with a full skirt and ruffled decoration on one arm.
Her scarlet number was teamed with a pair of towering red platforms and accessorised with a dazzling diamond choker and a matching bangle worn around her wrist.
The model wore her blonde locks slicked back into a neat bun and opted for a full face of make-up for the most glamorous night in the Hollywood calendar.
Meanwhile, Fleabag writer Phoebe, 37, cut a striking figure in a black strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline, which featured a flowing train which followed her down the carpet.
Phoebe’s gown boasted a lace corset and she accessorised the sexy number with a jaw-dropping diamond necklace, while she wore her cropped locks in a bouncy blown out style.
She was closely followed by Emily Blunt, who appeared on the carpet with her Jungle Cruise co-star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, as the duo put on a playful display for cameras.
Emily looked ethereal in the elegant white gown, which was strapless in style with long-sleeves.
What a woman! Meanwhile, Fleabag writer Phoebe, 37, cut a striking figure in a black strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline, which featured a flowing train which followed her down the carpet
Glowing: Phoebe’s gown boasted a lace corset and she accessorised the sexy number with a jaw-dropping diamond necklace, while she wore her cropped locks in a bouncy blown out style
Lovely in lemon: The Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category
The look of love: Idris and Sabrina Elba attended the ceremony together
Green goddess: Sabrina, 34, looked incredible in a ruched green gown with silver bow detail
Cheese! Idris appeared totally down to earth as he stopped to pose for selfies
She wore her blonde locks sleeked into a low chignon and opted for a glamorous coat of make-up, while she accessorised with a pair of jewel drop earrings.
Elsewhere, Andrea Riseborough walked the Oscars’ carpet amid controversy over her nomination.
The British actress, 41, was supported by her actor beau Karim Saleh, 45, as she turned heads in a blush pink lace gown.
Andrea found herself in the middle of a Hollywood scandal when she earned the surprise nod for little known drama To Leslie.
The nod for her nomination came after the film was promoted by stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and Edward Norton – despite taking just $22,000 at the box office.
Her stylish frock featured sheer lace and teased a hint of her matching lingerie beneath.
Arrival: Andrea Riseborough walked the Oscars’ star-studded red carpet in LA on Sunday amid controversy over her nomination
Support: The actress, 41, was supported by partner Karim Saleh, 45, and turned heads in a blush pink lace gown
Andrea accentuated her features with a radiant make-up palette and wore her brunette locks in a short pixie cut.
She completed the look with quirky earrings as she embraced her partner in front of the cameras.
Actor Karim, who met Andrea on the set of 2020 film Luxor, cut a dapper figure in a classic tuxedo.
The 95th Academy Awards will be hosted by late night chat show host Jimmy Kimmel and are being held at the regular venue of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites.
The movie starring Tom Cruise is nominated for Best Picture along with Elvis, Avatar: The Way of Water , All Quiet On The Western Front and The Fabelmans.
While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, the nomination for Best Picture could bring him his first Academy Award.
Peace! Best Actor nominee, who stars in indie movie Aftersun, looked dapper in a white tuxedo
Cool guy: Paul teamed his white tux with a pair of wide-legged black trousers
Cheese! Paul sweetly stopped for a selfie with two fans at the event
Seeing double! Colin Farrell attended the event with his mini-me son Henry Tadeusz Farrell
Playful: The father and son duo larked around together on the red carpet
Handsome couple: Anna Eberstein and Hugh Grant were every inch the Hollywood couple as they arrived together
Stunning: Anna wowed in a glitzy black dress with sheer cut out sections
However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11 and The Banshees of Inisherin earned nine nominations. The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month.
Elvis, by Baz Luhrmann, has eight nominations, including one for Austin Butler.
Best Actress at the Oscars will be a toss-up between Cate Blanchett in Tar and Michelle Yeoh, who won the award at the Golden Globes for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Ana De Armas also earned a nomination for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.
While Cruise missed out on a nomination for Best Actor, Austin Butler (Elvis) Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Bill Nighy (Living) all received nods.
All Quiet On The Western Front, a German-produced film, earned multiple nominations, as did Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, including Best Original Song.
Angela Bassett is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and as is Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Winners will be voted on by the roughly 10,000 actors, producers, directors and film craftspeople who make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The academy added more women and people of color to its ranks after the #OscarsSoWhite uproars of 2015 and 2016, and it increased membership from outside the United States.
Flying high: Top Gun: Maverick has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites
Big favorite: However, Everything Everywhere All At Once led the pack with the most nominations with 11
This year, seven of the 20 acting nominees were people of color including Yeoh’s Everything Everywhere All At Once castmates Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Quan.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences will surely celebrate a best-picture field populated with blockbusters; according to data firm Comscore, their collective domestic box office of $1.574 billion is the most ever at the time of nominations.
Last year’s awards had been looking like a comeback edition before ‘the slap’ came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years.
Though he could have still been nominated, Smith’s performance as a runaway slave in Emancipation didn’t catch on with voters.
Notorious: Last year’s awards had been looking like a comeback edition before ‘the slap’ came to define the ceremony. In the aftermath, the academy banned Will Smith from attending for the next 10 years
But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Last year saw flashes of triumphant resurrection for theaters, like the success of Top Gun: Maverick, but less stellar results for most dramas.
Partially due to an inconsistent stream of major releases, ticket sales for the year recovered only about 70percent of pre-pandemic business.
Stocks for streaming services, meanwhile have plunged as Wall Street looked to streaming services to earn profits, not just add subscribers.
Last year’s Oscar broadcast drew 16.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen, up from the record-low audience of 10.5 million for the pandemic-marred 2021 telecast.
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