If looking at great dresses is your idea of a good time, then welcome. The Academy Awards is the most important, star-studded red carpet of any year, which makes it the most exciting in terms of fashion. While it's preceded by an array of awards shows including the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs, the A-list tends to save The Big Guns for Oscar night. This is great news for fans of what I – and J.Lo – like to call Big Dress Energy.
Historically, The Oscars has provided some excellent and very memorable fashion moments, from Jennifer Lawrence tripping up the stairs in her Dior gown to Audrey Hepburn winning the Best Actress award in Givenchy.
This year, the celebs include the likes of Renée Zellweger, Margot Robbie, Regina King, Laura Dern and Scarlett Johansson. So, feast your eyes on the most amazing gowns and outfits gracing the red carpet. You might just be witnessing fashion history in the making.
1 of 50 Saoirse Ronan in Gucci – the black peplum top was made from the same fabric as her BAFTAs dress
2 of 50 Olivia Colman debuted newly blonde hair and a Stella McCartney dress
3 of 50 Laura Dern in Armani Privé
4 of 50 Zazie Beetz in Thom Browne
5 of 50 Lily Aldridge in an archive Ralph Lauren dress, Jimmy Choo heels and Bulgari jewels
6 of 50 Billy Porter in custom Giles Deacon with custom Jimmy Choo heels
7 of 50 Regina King wore Versace with $500,000 worth of Harry Winston jewellery
8 of 50 Julia Butters in a pink Christian Siriano ensemble with a Lark & Berry necklace
9 of 50 Sigourney Weaver in Christian Dior
10 of 50 Idina Menzel in a J.Mendel dress
11 of 50 America Ferrera in a red Alberta Ferretti dress and a Jennifer Behr headpiece
12 of 50 Kristin Cavallari in a strapless ice blue gown by Valdrin Sahiti
13 of 50 Mindy Kaling wore a one shoulder, canary yellow gown by Dolce & Gabbana
14 of 50 Spike Lee (who attended with his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee) wore a suit in tribute to Kobe Bryant
15 of 50 Chrissy Metz in Christian Siriano
16 of 50 Kelly Marie Tran
17 of 50 Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Chanel
18 of 50 Beanie Feldstein wore custom Miu Miu
19 of 50 Kaitlyn Dever wore a fully sustainable dress by Louis Vuitton
20 of 50 Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a custom navy silk dress by Vera Wang
21 of 50 Janelle Monae wore a silver sequined Ralph Lauren gown, complete with matching hood
22 of 50 Rebel Wilson in custom Jason Wu
23 of 50 Greta Gerwig wore a custom Christian Dior Haute Couture gown
24 of 50 Sandra Oh wore an amazing Elie Saab gown with dramatic sleeves
25 of 50 Geena Davis
26 of 50 Costume designer Sandy Powell wore the same suit she wore to the BAFTAs, which was signed by an array of A-listers and will be auctioned for charity
27 of 50 Maya Rudolph in a bronze sequined dress
28 of 50 James Corden with his wife, Julia Carey
29 of 50 Margaret Qualley in a black Chanel dress with feathered hem
30 of 50 Salma Hayek Pinault wore a white Gucci gown
31 of 50 Penélope Cruz in a Chanel dress inspired by a 1995 creation from the fashion house
32 of 50 Kathy Bates in Giorgio Armani
33 of 50 Cynthia Erivo in Atelier Versace
34 of 50 Florence Pugh in Louis Vuitton
35 of 50 Renée Zellweger in Armani Privé
36 of 50 Rooney Mara wore custom Alexander McQueen
37 of 50 Natalie Portman wore a Dior look with a cape embroidered with the names of all the women who were snubbed by the Academy this year
38 of 50 Camilla Morrone
39 of 50 Lucy Boynton wore a Chanel dress from the SS20 collection
40 of 50 Margot Robbie wore Chanel
41 of 50 Brad Pitt
42 of 50 Timothée Chalamet in Prada
43 of 50 Kristen Wiig wore Valentino Haute Couture
44 of 50 Charlize Theron in Dior Haute Couture
45 of 50 Leonardo DiCaprio in Giorgio Armani
46 of 50 Brie Larson in Celine
47 of 50 Colin Jost with Scarlett Johansson, who wore custom Oscar de la Renta
48 of 50 Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
49 of 50 Gal Gadot in Givenchy Haute Couture
50 of 50 Léa Seydoux in a white Louis Vuitton dress