Battle for best dressed at the Oscars! Margot Robbie swaps Barbie pink for black after snub while Ariana Grand
By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:10 GMT, 10 March 2024 | Updated: 16:59 GMT, 11 March 2024
The 96th Academy Awards red carpet kicked off in style on Sunday, with the biggest stars on the planet descending upon Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in their most glamorous looks.
Margot Robbie, who starred as the iconic character Barbie in last summer's biggest box office hit, swapped pink for a sleek black Versace gown - as she stunned on the red carpet.
Ariana Grande wowed in a voluminous custom pink Giambatista Valli Haute Couture gown - after her triumphant return to music with her new album Eternal Sunshine and her upcoming role in Wicked.
Zendaya looked incredible in a black and pink shimmering one-shoulder Giorgio Armani Prive look as she commanded attention on the red carpet.
Jennifer Lawrence dazzled in a black and white polka-dot Dior Haute Couture gown while Lupita Nyong'o slipped on a baby blue fringe accented custom Giorgio Armani dress, adding a statement three-dimensional gold purse.
Margot Robbie, who starred as the iconic character Barbie in last summer's biggest box office hit, swapped pink for a black Versace gown - on the 96th Annual Academy Awards red carpet at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 10
Margot, 33, looked absolutely beautiful in a shimmery sequin black Versace gown, which featured a rounded neckline and a ruching detail along her waist.
The blonde bombshell paired her gown with a diamond and gold bracelet and ring, with her blonde tresses loose and center parted.
The movie star, who starred in Barbie the movie as the title character, kept her makeup to a minimum, opting to showcase her stunning natural beauty.
Ariana, 30, looked pretty in pink, wearing a custom bubblegum hued Giambatista Valli Haute Couture gown, adding a diamond and jeweled necklace with coordinating earrings.
The beauty’s strapless frock was ruched, paired with a three-dimensional puffy cover up, which she wore off her shoulders.
Ariana’s new album Eternal Sunshine was released just days prior, marking her seventh album she has released.
The beauty has been rocking blonde locks for the past year, due to her role in the upcoming Wicked films; she stars as Galinda Upland, who later becomes Glinda the Good.
The blonde bombshell paired her gown with a diamond and gold bracelet and ring, with her blonde tresses loose and center parted
Margot beamed alongside her husband Tom Ackerley, whom she married in 2016
Ariana looked pretty in pink, wearing a custom bubblegum hued Giambatista Valli Haute Couture gown
Ariana looked pretty in pink, wearing a custom bubblegum hued Giambatista Valli Haute Couture gown, adding a diamond and jeweled necklace with coordinating earrings
The beauty’s strapless frock was ruched, paired with a three-dimensional puffy cover up, which she wore off her shoulders
Zendaya, who just returned back to the states after a worldwide promotional tour for Dune: Part Two, looked like the epitome of glamour in her red carpet look.
The 27-year-old Euphoria star dropped jaws in a black and pink sequin number by Giorgio Armani Prive; the one-shoulder look also had a sweetheart neckline.
The striking gown had pink silky elements mixed in with the black sequin portions, resulting in a unique and incredible look.
Zendaya added gorgeous pink toned earrings and wore her brunette hair curled at the ends for a beautiful touch. Her jewels are from Bulgari.
Jennifer, 33, arrived in a stunning black and white polka-dot printed Dior Spring 2024 Haute Couture gown.
The mom of one, who is married to Cooke Maroney, has been an ambassador for the fashion house since 2012.
Jennifer's frock had a fitted corset top-half and a flowing skirt; the eye-catching number had an asymmetrical neckline that had a draped element along one arm.
The Oscar winner styled her long blonde hair with a deep side part, adding minimal makeup to highlight her beauty.
Lupita, 41, dazzled in a custom Giorgio Armani powder blue gown; the frock had a peplum waist with feathered accents and crystal embellishments.
The movie star added De Beers earrings, bracelets and rings.
Zendaya, who just returned back to the states after a worldwide promotional tour for Dune: Part Two, looked like the epitome of glamour in her red carpet look. Zendaya is wearing Giorgio Armani Prive
The Euphoria star dropped jaws in a black and pink sequin number; the one-shoulder look also had a sweetheart neckline
Zendaya added gorgeous pink toned earrings and wore her brunette hair curled at the ends for a beautiful touch
The Oscar winner styled her long blonde hair with a deep side part, adding minimal makeup to highlight her beauty
Lupita dazzled in a custom Giorgio Armani powder blue gown and jewels from De Beers
The movie star added De Beers earrings, bracelets and rings
Emma Stone wowed in a striking strapless mint hued gown, featuring a peplum waist. She is a wearing Louis Vuitton dress and Louis Vuitton High Jewelry.
Oppenheimer star Emily Blunt dazzled in a shimmering cream and silver frock, complete with a layered diamond necklace. Emily is wearing Schiaparelli Spring 2024 Haute Couture with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Charlize Theron looked like an ethereal goddess in a sleek silver Dior Haute Couture number, which had an asymmetrical neckline.
The blonde beauty wore large diamond earrings that complemented her statement diamond necklaces. She is wearing Boucheron jewels.
Dune: Part Two star Florence Pugh looked breathtaking in a silver gown, which featured a three-dimensional top-half and a sleek silver bottom. Florence is wearing Del Core Spring 2024 with a Buglari High Jewelry Serpenti necklace.
Anya Taylor-Joy dazzled in a strapless silver mermaid-inspired gown with her blonde hair center parted and straight and loose around her. Anya is wearing Dior Haute Couture with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Gabrielle Union's look featured a three-dimensional accent along the waistline. Gabrielle is wearing Carolina Herrera Pre-Fall 2024 with Tiffany & Co. jewels.
Gabrielle looked beautiful in a strapless silver pleated mini dress and column skirt; she posed up a storm with husband Dwyane Wade.
Emma Stone wowed in a striking strapless mint hued gown, featuring a peplum waist. Emma is wearing a Louis Vuitton dress and Louis Vuitton High Jewelry
Emily arrived with her handsome husband, actor John Krasinski
Charlize Theron looked like an ethereal goddess in a sleek silver number, adding a number of diamond necklaces. She is wearing Dior Haute Couture
The blonde beauty wore large diamond earrings that complemented her necklaces. She is wearing Boucheron jewels
Dune: Part 2 star Florence Pugh looked breathtaking in a silver gown, which featured a three-dimensional top-half and a sleek silver bottom. Florence is wearing Del Core Spring 2024 with a Buglari High Jewelry Serpenti necklace
The top-half was slightly see-through, with the skirt featuring crystal embellishments
The beautiful actress wore the sculptural-style number with her blonde hair loose and in a deep side-part
Anya Taylor-Joy dazzled in a strapless silver mermaid-inspired gown with her blonde hair center parted and straight and loose around her. Anya is wearing Dior Haute Couture with Tiffany & Co. jewels
Gabrielle Union's look featured a three-dimensional accent along the waistline. Gabrielle is wearing Carolina Herrera Pre-Fall 2024 with Tiffany & Co. jewels
Gabrielle looked beautiful in a strapless silver pleated mini dress and column skirt; she posed up a storm with husband Dwyane Wade
Olivia Munn chose a dark gray halter dress with matching train; she wore her long, brunette hair loose around her
Olivia arrived with her partner John Mulaney; the lovebirds are parents to son Malcolm, whom they welcomed in 2021
Annette Bening wore a silver and black sequin look while Michelle Yeoh chose a dark gray, silver and black ensemble
Carey Mulligan, Greta Lee and Billie Eilish chose black and white looks for the Oscars red carpet.
Carey dazzled in an archival Balenciaga gown - a recreation inspired from a 1951 design - paired with black gloves.
Greta Lee wore a halter-style black and white Loewe Fall 2024, complete with draped elements.
Billie Eilish looked beautiful in a Chanel Houndstooth look - consisting of a patterned skirt and purse, adding a white button up and black blazer.
Matthew McConaughey looked dapper in a suit while his wife Camila Alves stunned in a black and silver number featuring futuristic accents along the sleeves. Matthew and Camila are both wearing custom Atelier Versace.
Vanessa Hudgens revealed her pregnancy on the Oscars red carpet on Sunday.
The 35-year-old star debuted her baby bump amid months of pregnancy speculation.
The star, who married professional baseball star Cole Tucker three months ago in Tulum, showcased her pregnant belly in a clingy black dress - a custom Vera Wang Haute Couture creation.
The stunning movie star showcased her bump in the high-neck black gown, while cradling her growing baby bump.
She tied the knot with MLB player this past December, following three years of dating.
Eva Longoria also opted for an elegant black dress - as well as Jamie Lee Curtis, Jessica Lange and Kate McKinnon.
Lily Gladstone looked lovely in a Gucci X Joe Big Mountain gown, adding Bulgari jewels.
Issa Rae flashed her toned form in a plunging black sequin gown as she made a striking entrance to Hollywood's biggest night. She is wearing AMI Paris.
Mary Steenburgen, Danielle Brooks and Leslie Bibb also opted for eye-catching gowns.
Oscars 2024 winners: AT A GLANCE
Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Emma Stone - Poor Things
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer
Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer
Original Song: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell - What Was I Made For? from Barbie
Seen left to right: Actor In A Supporting Role - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Actress In A Supporting Role - Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers ), Actress In A Leading Role - Emma Stone (Poor Things), and Actor In A Leading Role - Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Original Score - Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema - Oppenheimer
Achievement in Film Editing: Jennifer Lame - Oppenheimer
Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihale - Poor Things
Make-up and Hairstyling: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston - Poor Things
Achievement in Costume Design: Holly Waddington - Poor Things
Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari - Anatomy Of A Fall
Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson - American Fiction
International Feature Film - The Zone of Interest from United Kingdom
Kirsten Dunst arrived with husband Jesse Plemons; Kirsten is wearing a white Gucci gown
Elsa pictured with her husband Chris Hemsworth
Matthew McConaughey looked dapper in a suit while his wife Camila Alves stunned in a black and silver number featuring futuristic accents along the sleeves. Matthew and Camila are both wearing custom Atelier Versace
Vanessa Hudgens revealed her pregnancy on the Oscars red carpet; she is wearing custom Vera Wang Haute Couture
The 35-year-old star debuted her baby bump amid months of pregnancy speculation
Lily Gladstone looked lovely in a Gucci X Joe Big Mountain gown, adding Bulgari jewels
Sandra Huller donned a three-dimensional Schiaparelli Haute Couture velvet number with a Cartier necklace while Rita Moreno chose a ruffled black number
Laverne Cox and Julianne Hough chose gold accented looks
Barbie director Greta Gerwig looked lovely in a gold gown that had a fitted waist; she added a diamond necklace by Boucheron
Greta and husband Noah Baumbach; Greta and Noah co-wrote the Barbie screenplay. They have two children together
Becky G looked incredible in a custom Vera Wang gown, featuring a nude hued corset and black skirt
America Ferrera, who starred in the box office hit Barbie, channeled the iconic character in a bright pink figure-hugging number by Atelier Versace, adding a Pomellato necklace.
Melissa McCarthy, Andrea Riseborough, Grace Gummer and Liza Koshy chose different shades of red, with Liza suffering a tumble due to her sky-high heels.
Hailee Steinfeld donned a pewter blue and gold accent strapless gown, which had striking lace cuffs; Hailee is wearing Eli Saab Spring 2024 Haute Couture with Chopard jewels.
The actress wore her long brunette locks back in an elegant updo.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph chose a baby blue sequin gown with feathered sleeves by Louis Vuitton.
Jodie Foster wore a midnight blue number that had sequins along the skirt portion while Marlee Matlin rocked a purple sequin number.
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo donned an emerald Louis Vuitton frock, Brittany Snow chose a bold yellow look and Regina King chose an orange gown.
America Ferrera, who starred in the box office hit Barbie, channeled the iconic character in a bright pink figure-hugging number by Atelier Versace, with a Pomellato necklace
America posed with Billie Eilish on the red carpet; Billie penned and sang the main song for the Barbie movie - What Was I Made For?
Melissa donned a red and pink number; pictured with husband Ben Falcone
Liza unfortunately had a tumble in her very high heels while walking the carpet
Hailee Steinfeld donned a pewter blue and gold accent strapless gown, which had striking lace cuffs; Hailee is wearing Eli Saab Spring 2024 Haute Couture with Chopard jewels
The actress wore her long brunette locks back in an elegant updo
Da'Vine Joy Randolph chose a baby blue sequin gown with feathered sleeves by Louis Vuitton
Jodie Foster wore a midnight blue number that had sequins along the skirt portion
Montse Ribe wore a striking butterfly inspired gown with black, white and orange tones
The 96th Academy Awards was held on March 10 at 7 pm ET/4pm PT live on ABC, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel.
Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night's Academy Awards - while rival Barbie only won one.
Meanwhile Emma Stone led Poor Things to an impressive four including her Best Actress win and UK film The Zone Of Interest won two at the gala event held at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
The historical epic directed by Christopher Nolan swept the major categories with wins for Best Actor Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. and Nolan - with the film also winning Best Picture.
In contrast, Barbie, who memorably won against Oppenheimer in the 'Barbenheimer' box office showdown over the summer, walked away with just one award for Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and Finneas McConnell.
Downey Jr. jokingly thanked his 'terrible childhood' as he finally won an Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, was delighted as he took to the stage - after host Jimmy Kimmel made a very awkward quip about his drug use.
The veteran actor - who has acted for over five decades - took home the Academy Award over stiff competition including Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction, Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling, Barbie, and Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things.
Oppenheimer won seven awards in total - as well as Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Picture, it won Original Score for Ludwig Göransson - along with cinematography and achievement in film editing.
Al Pacino announced Oppenheimer as the Best Picture winner without bothering to name all the other nominees.
After the two films were released on the same day - July 21 - Barbenheimer gripped film fans who made an event out of going directly from the screening of one to the other.
Barbie was the highest-grossing movie of the year on both the domestic ($636.2 million) and worldwide ($1.445 billion) box office charts.
Oppenheimer took fifth place ($326.1 million) on the domestic box office charts and third place ($957.8 million) on the worldwide charts.
Meanwhile Emma, 35, powered through a wardrobe malfunction as she beat out an impressive field including favorite Lily Gladstone from Killers Of The Flower Moon in addition to Annette Bening, Nyad, Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall, and Carey Mulligan, Maestro.
Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night's Academy Awards - while rival Barbie only won one
Barbie - starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (pictured) was nominated for nine Oscars but won only one
Emma earned a shock win in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her work in Poor Things
Emma planted a kiss on her husband Dave McCary after she was announced as the winner of the Lead Actress Award
Seen left to right: Actor In A Supporting Role - Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Actress In A Supporting Role - Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers ), Actress In A Leading Role - Emma Stone (Poor Things), and Actor In A Leading Role - Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
Robert Downey Jr. is seen with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar
Cillian Murphy finally won the Oscar in the coveted Best Actor category for Oppenheimer
Da'Vine Joy Randolph emotionally kicked off the Oscars as she broke into tears as she earned the coveted Actress in a Supporting Role for The Holdovers
Al Pacino announced Oppenheimer as the Best Picture winner without bothering to name all the other nominees
Lily spotted greeting Martin Scorsese inside the Dolby Theatre; Lily starred in the Scorsese directed Killers of the Flower Moon
Mark chatted with Chris Hemsworth inside; the actors starred in the Avengers films within the Marvel Universe
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, who starred in the 1988 film Twins, reunited on stage to present
America chatted with Da'Vine following Da'Vine's Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers
Margot and Lily chatting with Annette and Emma
Jon Batiste wore Jared Jewelry on the red carpet, paired with a deep purple hued suit
Barbie star Ryan brought his sister Mandi Gosling
Sam Rockwell pictured with his partner Leslie Bibb
Bradley Cooper brought his mom, Gloria Campano
Robert Downey Jr. arrived with his stunning wife, Susan Downey
Marvel Universe stars Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. shared a hug on the red carpet
Cillian Murphy pictured with his wife Yvonne McGuinness as they headed inside
Mark Ruffalo arrived with his wife Sunrise Coigney, who wore a black and nude sheer lace gown
Simu Liu arrived with his girlfriend Alliosn Hsu, who wowed in a white gown
Ted Danson pictured with wife Mary Steenburgen; the stars tied the knot in 1995
Billie pictured on the red carpet with her brother Finneas O'Connell
Nicolas Cage, 60, and his wife Riko Shibata, 29, held hands on the carpet; the couple welcomed their first children together, daughter August in September 2022
Mark Ronson and wife Grace Gummer, the daughter of Meryl Streep. Grace wowed in a plunging red gown
David Oyelowo donned a bold hued suit; pictured with his wife Jessica, whom he married in 1998
Brendan Fraser looked dapper on the red carpet; pictured with his girlfriend, Jeanne Moore
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash arrived with his girlfriend Meegan Hodges
Sean Lennon pictured with his partner, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, who wowed in a striking black gown
As Emma was walking on stage she signaled that there was something wrong with her dress as she quickly acknowledged it during her emotional acceptance speech.
She said: 'Oh, boy. My dress is broken. I think it happened during I'm Just Ken. I'm pretty sure. Oh, boy, this is really -- this is really overwhelming. Sorry, I'm -- okay, my voice is also a little gone. Whatever.'
Da'Vine Joy Randolph emotionally kicked off the Oscars as she broke into tears as she earned the coveted Actress in a Supporting Role for The Holdovers.
The talented 37-year-old actress beat out stiff competition including Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple, America Ferrera, Barbie, and Jodie Foster, Nyad.
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was nominated for best director and a host of other awards