The Oscars are the most glamorous night of the year for the film industry, and we’re honored to be your host for the best beauty looks on this star-studded occasion. Even before celebrities arrived on the red carpet at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, we anticipated striking eye makeup, elaborate hairstyles, and radiant skin that glimmers in the light.
What’s for certain as with every Oscars’ ceremony: Our jaws dropped multiple times. Show-stopping beauty looks were the theme of the night. Some of the industry’s most talented makeup artists, hair stylists, and manicurists spent hours (and, often, even weeks) bringing their extravagant visions to life. We expected the unexpected. We expected elegance to the nth degree. We expected to be inspired. And Hollywood’s finest showed up.
Nominated for their performances, Emma Stone, America Ferrera, and Danielle Brooks, and presenters including Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zendaya all made a grand entrance.
Ahead, the looks that made us swoon — and, frankly, deserve their own golden Academy Award of Merit statuette.
The Bob Got Dressed Up
Zendaya
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