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Oscars 2021: Best dressed celebrities from the red carpet

Every must-see look from Hollywood's night of nights.

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The 93rd Academy Awards (AKA Oscars 2021) are officially underway and boy, oh boy, we are excited. This year's Oscars is one of the first awards shows in a while where celebrities have attended in person, walking the red carpet in the process.

So, as is something of a tradition, here we chart all the must-see A-lister looks, and also give a nod to the best-dressed celebrities of the night.

From Zendaya's glow-in-the-dark Valentino dress and Carey Mulligan's golden gown, to H.E.R.'s twinkly blue ensemble - scroll through to see the most notable outfits from this year's Oscars red carpet.

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Zendaya knocks it out of the park in this custom Valentino Haute Couture dress with Bulgari bling.

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Amanda Seyfried is all things 'extra' in this lush scarlet red ballgown by Armani Privé.

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Andra Day's perfectly draped gold Vera Wang gown is one for the ages.

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Maria Bakalova's Louis Vuitton dress is so floofy and elegant, we can totally see this doubling as a wedding dress.

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Regina King looks approx 1 zillion bucks in this opulent Louis Vuitton metallic blue stunner.

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Carey Mulligan makes one helluva arrival wearing this OTT gold Valentino number (we're obsessed).

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Reese Witherspoon goes for classic red in this asymmetrical pleated Christian Dior dress.

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Can we take a second to appreciate how cool H.E.R.'s twinkly electric blue getup is?

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Angela Bassett looks absolutely divine in this statement Alberta Ferretti number.

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Vanessa Kirby goes for a strapless Gucci dress, also with cut-out detailing around the waist.

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Halle Berry's magenta Dolce & Gabbana dress, with its sweetheart neckline, is romantic AF.

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Celeste's whole outfit is a total mood - don't even get us started on the bedazzled heart.

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Colman Domingo absolutely nails the brief in this hot pink tux.

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Emerald Fennell serves some serious floral goodness in thi0 floaty Gucci maxi.

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Margot Robbie debuts a new shaggy fringe in Chanel Haute Couture. See how the subtle detailing in the fabric catches the light?

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Viola Davis wears this dreamy Alexander McQueen gown with intricate detailing around the bodice.

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Laura Dern goes for a mega feathery dress from none other than Oscar de la Renta.

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Ariana DeBose wears a zesty cut-out design by Atelier Versace.

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Tiara Thomas serves the fire in this plunging trouser suit.

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Riz Ahmed and Fatima Farheen Mirza look super chic in contrasting colour block 'fits.

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Natasha Harding is the former Fashion Editor (Digital & Print) at Cosmopolitan & Women's Health UK. Working in fashion journalism for just under ten years, she’s covered over 30 international fashion weeks, hundreds of red carpets and religiously scours the runway every season to create the brand’s bi-annual trend report. Joining Cosmopolitan back in Australia, Natasha moved to London a few years ago and is now the resident expert for celebrity style and industry news, fashion features and e-commerce. Follow Natasha on Instagram  

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