The best dressed at last year’s Oscars

The grand finale of awards season is once again upon us, and this year is a very exciting year for the Irish with a record-breaking 14 nominations for homegrown talent.

Last year’s ceremony was the first dazzling fully-fledged, no-mask, in-person Oscars since the pandemic began and the night certainly made up for the time we all spent away. A performance from Beyoncé! An Oscar for Belfast! A slap for Chris Rock! Not to mention the return of the award granted before the ceremony even begins, the best dressed on the red carpet.

So, as we all eagerly await the first glimpse of Paul Mescal, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan and co, here’s a look back at some of the contenders for best dressed at the 2022 Oscars.

Zendaya in Valentino

Billie Eilish in Gucci

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada

Jessie Buckley in Erdem

Megan Thee Stallion in Gurav Gupta

Caitriona Balfe in Louis Vuitton

Kristen Stewart in Chanel

Venus Williams in Elie Saab

Serena Williams in Gucci

Rachel Zegler in Dior

Penélope Cruz in Chanel

H.E.R. in Carolina Herrera

Olivia Colman in Dior

Ariana DeBose in Valentino

Nicole Kidman in Armani Privé

Kirsten Dunst in Christian Lacroix

Jessica Chastain in Gucci

Jada Pinkett Smith in Jean Paul Gaultier

Tracee Ellis Ross in Carolina Herrera

Demi Singleton in Miu Miu

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Schiaparelli

Saniyya Sidney in Armani Privé

Becky G in Etro

Zoë Kravitz in Saint Laurent

Photography by The Academy Awards.