Gúnas and tuxes: The looks from the 95th Academy Awards

High-leg splits and fashion forward tuxedos were popular among the Hollywood crowd.

THE OSCARS ARE about one thing. Honouring excellence in the field of filmmaking.

Actually, the Oscars are about at least two things, and the second that comes to mind is the downright forensic inspection of the fashion or lack thereof that is on show on the red carpet (or in this year’s case, a controversially champagne carpet).

There were plenty of eye-catching looks this year among Hollywood’s beautiful people, but we expect that you’ll be the judge of what worked and what didn’t.

(If you’re interested in our own talent, we gave them their own piece here.)

Malala Yousafzai

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Cate Blanchett

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Angela Bassett

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Ana de Armas

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Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson

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Salma Hayek

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Florence Pugh

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Cara Delevingne

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Hong Chau

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Michelle Williams

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Harry Shum Jr.

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Janelle Monae

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Kate Hudson

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Melissa McCarthy

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Austin Butler

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Halle Berry

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Michelle Yeoh

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Allison Williams

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Sandra Oh

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Nicole Kidman

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Danai Gurira

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Jessica Chastain

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Michael B Jordan

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Ariana DeBose

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Halle Bailey

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Lilly Luhrmann, Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin

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Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Idris Elba

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Mindy Kaling

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Winnie Harlowe

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Eva Longoria

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Samuel L Jackson

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Rihanna

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Sofia Carson

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Lenny Kravitz

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Lady GaGa

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Stephanie Hsu

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