Black stars and celebs showed up and showed out at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday and you’ve to get into all the goodness. From stars like “Wicked’s” Cynthia Erivo to “Sing Sing” stars Clarence Maclin and Divine G—our faves made sure to end awards season on bang.
From the Primetime Emmys in September 2024 until now, our Black celebs have been stunning on the red carpets. Whether that meant they showed up in stylish sequins, fabulous frills, eye-catching cut-outs or other things, the looks they served made us that much more eager to see what they’d pull off on Hollywood’s biggest night.
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And what a night it’s shaping up to be with a Quincy Jones tribute, performances by Cynthia Erivo, Doja Cat and more; and a rumored appearance by former Vice President Kamala Harris. This year’s Oscars are sure to be a night to remember.
But before we get into all of that, let’s get into all the amazing looks from this year’s red carpet!
Cynthia Erivo
Halle Berry
Whoopi Goldberg
Colman Domingo
Zoe Saldana
Queen Latifah
Ava DuVernay
Lupita Nyong’o
Doja Cat
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe
Jeremy Pope
H.E.R.
Yvonne Orji
RaMell Ross
Clarence Maclin and Divine G
Storm Reid
Coco Jones
Coco Gauff
Gayle King
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