Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet
Lily James' structured see-through skirt = 🔥🔥🔥
Awards season is officially underway y'all, with the 28th annual Critics' Choice Awards taking place in California overnight. And, yep, there's a whole load of red carpet fashion to unpack. The best-dressed celebrities at the Critics' Choice were those who combined elegant red carpet silhouettes with fresh, unexpected details. So who made the list?
The biggest fashion trends from the night were daring cut-outs (Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sarah Hyland were both fans), voluminous see-through skirts (see: Lily James and Anya Taylor-Joy), snazzy sequins (Kerry Washington and Thuso Mbedu wore it best) and thigh-high slits (donned by Aubrey Plaza and Danielle Deadwyler).
Scroll through to see our list of the best-dressed celebrities to walk the red carpet.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Kerry Washington knocks it out of the park in this dreamy embellished strapless number.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Anya Taylor-Joy makes the case for the scallop detailed naked dress.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Janelle Monae debuts a ruched, fitted spin on the see-through look, featuring fun cut-outs around the hips.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Michelle Yeoh looks a zillion bucks teaming her black column dress with a hot pink overlay.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Just like Anya, Lily James also reps a more structured sheer skirt.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Amanda Seyfried goes for all-gold in a relaxed boat neck design.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Elle Fanning wears ALL of the ruffles in an almost bridal gown.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Daisy Edgar-Jones' dress is everything - I'm obsessed.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Danielle Deadwyler is *the* moment in this silver-encrusted masterpiece.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Aubrey Plaza wears a hip-high slit with her glitzy party dress.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Stephanie Hsu goes for old school glamour in a strapless coral design.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Kaley Cuoco is glowing in an understated ebony look.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Kate Hudson embraces shimmer and floral with her silver halterneck style.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Madelyn Cline finds the most perfect feather look for drinks with the gals.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Thuso Mbedu's dress is an absolute knock-out.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Sadie Sink goes for a puffy skirt and beaded details up top.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Phoebe Dynevor reps a plunging, ivory gown with vibrant pattern work on the skirt.
Critics' Choice Awards: Best-dressed
Lastly, Jennifer Coolidge proves why you really can't go wrong with a LBD.
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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