Oscars 2019 pictures: Red carpet glamour

Nominees and guests showed off their glitzy outfits at the 91st Academy Awards, posing for photographers on the famous red carpet.

Billy Porter brought a fierce look to the carpet with a tuxedo and black dress combo

Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves (left) and British actor Gemma Chan both looked stunning in pink, the colour of the evening

Dame Helen Mirren showed off hues of pink and red with a swish of her dress

Spike Lee, who won his first Oscar for BlacKkKlansman, was a vision of purple with striking jewellery

Lee's chunky necklace was shaped as the symbol that the artist Prince used as his stage name

Equally impressive, Lee's gold shoes earned plenty of attention, appearing to be a dedication to an Oscar statuette

Best actress winner Olivia Colman looked regal in a deep emerald green dress

Fellow The Favourite star Emma Stone, a nominee for best supporting actress, took power dressing to a new level with these shoulder pads

Her The Favourite co-star and fellow nominee Rachel Weisz wore a red latex dress by Givenchy

Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, seen here with wife Amatus Sami-Karim, opted for a beanie hat and glasses

Melissa McCarthy, nominated in the best actress category for her part in Can You Ever Forgive Me? swooped onto the red carpet in a white cape

Fellow best actress nominee Glenn Close revealed on the red carpet that her outfit weighed 42lb (19kg)

Amy Adams, nominated for her role in Vice, was full of smiles in her art deco style dress

Lady Gaga blew a kiss to photographers in a pose reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe, but her jewellery harked back to another screen legend of yore, Audrey Hepburn, who was the last person to wear that diamond necklace

Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman wore a sequined jacket that shimmered for the cameras

Jennifer Lopez was a mosaic of mirrors in a reflective Tom Ford dress

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet coordinated their outfits with matching shades of pink and purple - and the designer scrunchie on his wrist caught people's eyes

Hannah Beachler, who won an Oscar for production design for Black Panther, complemented her dress with facial jewellery

Adam Lambert, who sang with Queen to open the ceremony, opted for a strikingly unique ear decoration

Organising consultant and author Marie Kondo greeted photographers and fans with a step away from her normal crisp white style

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