A night of old Hollywood glamour and beauty hosted to pay homage to some of the best artists in the bizz. But this year, that didn’t really feel true. For starters, there were, once again, no female "Best Director" nominations. Queen & Slim’s Melina Matsoukas, The Farewell’s Lulu Wang and Little Women’s Greta Gerwig were all snubbed. As Issa Rae announced the nominees a few weeks back she concluded the list by saying, “Congratulations to those men”- which pretty much says everything it needs to.

Although I felt relatively disappointed by the Academy’s decisions, it is a tradition for me to stay up and watch the live red carpet arrivals. So, watch I did. Holding out for full-fat fashion indulgence, I wasn’t entirely let down. Awards season pros, such as Timothée Chalamet and Penelope Cruz can always be relied upon, and humour was supplied in abundance by Beanie Feldstein who commented that her bag’s roomy functionality was simply so she could bring her asthma inhaler along.

Here at The Release, we always have one eye on sustainability and equality, so, extra points have been gained by those who honoured those principals. Without further ado, here are The Release’s best-dressed celebrities from the Oscars 2020.