2023 Oscars: Best Red Carpet Celebrity Looks

Rihanna, Angela Bassett, Jonathan Majors and more are expected at the 2023 Academy Awards.

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Though the Oscars 2023 disappointed the Black community with another year of white-washed nominations, one thing they canโ€™t take from us is our fashion sense.

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Every red carpet, no matter the event, Black people shut it DOWN. This year, we will see everyone from acting legends like Angela Bassett to our popular internet personalities such as Khaby Lame hit the carpet. Regardless of their fame and status, they never let us down with their looks.

Now, relax, get some wine and check out all the beautiful Black looks to grace our TV screens and iPhones on the โ€œchampagne carpetโ€ this year at the Oscars.

Rihanna

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Brian Tyree Henry

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Janelle Monรกe

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Michael B. Jordan

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Halle Berry

Photo: Getty Images Mike Coppola

Dwayne โ€œThe Rockโ€ Johnson

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Angela Bassett

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Tems

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Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba

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Nate Parker

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Samuel L. Jackson

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Jonathan Majors

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Ava DuVernay

Photo: Getty Images Mike Coppola

Danai Gurira

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Lenny Kravitz

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Halle Bailey

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Zoe Saldana

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Terrence J and Mikalah

Photo: Getty Images Mike Coppola

Camille Friend

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Winnie Harlow

Photo: Getty Images Jeff Kravitz

Questlove

Photo: Getty Images Jeff Kravitz

Ruth E. Carter

Photo: Getty Images Jeff Kravitz

Lauren Ridloff

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Jay Ellis

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Charles Parnell

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Euzhan Palcy

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur

Greg Tarzan Davis

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Adam Blackstone

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Nischelle Turner

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Laverne Cox

Photo: Getty Images Jeff Kravitz

Khaby Lame

Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes

Kelley L. Carter

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Tanisha Grant

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

DJ M.O.S and DJ Kiss

Photo: Getty Images Mike Coppola

Loni Love

Photo: Getty Images Kayla Oaddams

Zuri Hall

Photo: Getty Images Mike Coppola

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