Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

Margot Robbie, one of the queens of Barbie is here - she of course stars in the film, which is is up for eight Oscars tonight.

She has famously worn Barbie outfits at many of the industry events she's attended, and the famous doll is known to wear black dresses as well, so this could well be another. It's stylish and subtle.

Robbie has a producer's credit, and has said this more than makes up for missing out on a best actress nomination.

"There's no way to feel sad when you know you're this blessed," she said recently.

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Scarlett Harris
Fashion critic

In a sea of black, Oscar winner Regina King, who’ll next be seen as pioneering politician Shirley Chisholm, the first Black candidate to run for president, in the miniseries Shirley, breaks up the monotony in orange Versace.

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Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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Greta Gerwig looks stunning in a sequined dress as she's nominated tonight for best adapted screenplay for Barbie which has received a total of eight nominations.

Gerwig made headlines in January when the nominations were announced after she was snubbed for the best director category.

What more has a girl got to do to be nominated for an Oscar than to create the highest grossing film ever from a female director?

Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Bradley Cooper is up for best actor for his film Maestro, about West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein, and his relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, played by Carey Mulligan.

His film, which he also directed and co-wrote, is up for seven Oscars tonight, although it's not a dead certainty to win any of the categories.

Anything could happen though. We have our popcorn ready.

He's quite understated tonight in a black suit and white shirt, but the eagle-eyed will spot turquoise buttons on his jacket. An unusual touch, which makes him stand out a bit - but not too much.

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North America correspondent

Away from the red carpet arrivals, the scene is set for a glitzy watch party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Blossom Room - the venue for the first Oscars in 1929, right across the road from the Dolby Theatre.

There's a palpable buzz for Oppenheimer, although when asked, almost everyone agrees, the film was too long. Let's hope they don't say the same about tonight's ceremony.

Scarlett Harris
Fashion critic

If you’ve been living under a Rock (sorry), or just haven’t watched wrestling since the 1990s, in which case you’d be forgiven, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has returned to the squared circle where he’ll be fighting at WrestleMania in a month’s time.

In a nod to his riotous, obnoxious character from the Attitude Era, all open Versace silk shirts and aviators inside, which he has re-enlisted for this go around in WWE, Johnson dons a silk slate three-piece suit and a burgundy silk scarf tucked inside. Pecks exposed, of course.

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Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Director Ava DuVernay was nominated for best documentary feature in 2017 for the hugely thought-provoking film 13th. It examined mass incarceration and criminalisation of African Americans, and the US prison boom - from the end of slavery to the present.

She stands out tonight in a powder blue dress, topped off with chunky, interlocking shoulder straps, a fabulous twist on the more traditional Oscars outfits.

Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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Bringing the Kenergy to the red carpet is Ryan Gosling, who will be hoping he can pick up the award for best supporting actor for his role as Ken in Barbie.

In a switch up from the pastel palette suits he's been sporting at previous award ceremonies this year, Gosling has opted for a classic black outfit with a sparkly silver trim around the edge.

It might look great, but let's hope it's also comfortable as he'll be gracing us with a performance of I'm Just Ken later on in the night which will no doubt be a highlight for many of us.

Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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The Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy has pulled out all the stops for her red carpet debut at the Oscars.

A dress fit for a princess, Taylor-Joy is wearing a gorgeous strapless sequined Dior Haute Couture ball gown.

Although the 27-year-old isn't up for nomination she will be taking the stage as one of the many presenters.

Scarlett Harris
Fashion critic

Best director nominee Christopher Nolan and his wife and producer, Emma Nolan, have arrived. Emma, who is again in black, is dressed by celebrity stylist Cristina Ehrlich. Ehrlich also styled Claudia Doumit in an opposing champagne fitted dress. Both have sheer sleeves.

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Scarlett Harris
Fashion critic

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are bringing the neutrals to the red carpet in a matching cream look.

I have to give props to Krasinski for delving outside of the typical black tux for men (and black as a wider trend for the night - stay tuned for that) while complimenting the incomparable Emily Blunt, who received her first nomination for best supporting actress for Oppenheimer.

She’s in a structured Schiaparelli gown with raised straps and exposed Jockey brief detailing.

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Scarlett Harris
Fashion critic

Star of the forever upcoming Wicked movie adaptation, Cynthia Erivo, pays homage to her character Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West, in green, while President Barbie and American Fiction star Issa Rae sparkles in a similar shade.

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While Emma Stone is getting her mermaid on in what looks to be a delicate seafoam green brocade mermaid-peplum corset dress. Certainly a winner’s dress… but not if Lily Gladstone has anything to say about it. Watch this space.

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Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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Danielle Brooks is bringing the glam to Hollywood tonight as she waves at the camera in her black corset dress.

Brooks is nominated for best supporting actress for her role as Sofia in The Color Purple, a musical film version of the 1982 novel by American author Alice Walker.

This is the only nomination the film, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, has received.

Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Paul Giamatti is up for best actor for his starring role in Alexander Payne's film The Holdovers, playing the curmudgeonly teacher tasked with looking after a group of reluctant school pupils over the Christmas holidays.

He's arrived with his girlfriend Clara Wong - they both appeared in US TV drama Billions, about the world of finance, power and wealth, with Giamatti starring alongside Damian Lewis.

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The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer, whose film about the family living next door to Auschwitz concentration camp is up for five Oscars, arrived with his wife, Rachel Penfold.

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Veteran actor Nicolas Cage, who arrived with his wife Riko Shibata, has also walked the red carpet. He of course won a best actor Oscar in 1996 for Leaving Las Vegas, and was also nominated in 2003 for Adaptation in the same category.

Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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THIS is what they were made for!

Billie Eilish, wearing a preppy black and white outfit and America Ferrera channelling her inner Barbie in a full length sparkly pink dress, have reunited on the red carpet.

Both ladies are up for Barbie nominations this year - Eilish for best original song and Ferrera for best supporting actress.

Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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Wearing custom Schiaparelli, German actress Sandra Huller looks stunning in a structured velvet dress.

She is nominated for best actress for Anatomy of a Fall.

She also played a Nazi commandant's wife in The Zone of Interest which is nominated five times, including for best picture.

Yasmin Rufo
Culture reporter

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Last year Brendan Fraser made a magnificent comeback to the big screen and picked up the best actor award for his film The Whale.

He looks dapper as he walks the red carpet with his girlfriend Jeanne Moore.

The actor will be presenting one of the awards this evening.

Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Mark Ronson and his wife Grace Gummer have arrived for the ceremony - Ronson is of course nominated for his Barbie song I'm Just Ken, which he's performing later on with Ryan Gosling.

We're all very much looking forward to that one - no doubt all the stops will be pulled out.

Gummer has appeared in TV shows including American Horror Story and Mr Robot. She's also Meryl Streep's daughter, so is probably no stranger to awards ceremonies.

Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Composer and lyricist Diane Warren is no stranger to the red carpet, with 15 Oscar nominations without a win under her belt. However she did receive an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2022.

Tonight she's up for best original song for The Fire Inside from Flamin' Hot - it will be performed by Becky G.

Warren has flaming hot lapels to match her music, great choice!

Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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20 Days in Mariupol, by Pulitzer Prize-winning Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov, is seen as the favourite to win best documentary tonight.

In the film, he spends 20 days in Mariupol, Ukraine, in March 2022, while it is besieged after Russia’s invasion. Chernov’s footage was compiled by himself, along with US TV programme Frontline and the Associated Press (AP).

As Emma Jones write in BBC Culture, it’s the second year running that the Oscars race for this award feels “linked to political events far away from Hollywood”.

Last year's winner, Navalny, saw filmmaker Daniel Roher gain unprecedented access to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February. His funeral was held last week.

But a winning documentary made on the front-line of a war would be a first in modern Oscars history, Jones adds.