See pictures from the Oscars 2022 red carpet spotlighting celeb fashion

The Oscars red carpet is one of the most notorious fashion stages in all of Hollywood, and it has birthed its fair share of ~moments~, from Bjork’s swan dress to Angelina Jolie’s highly-memed leg. While some rules of thumb apply year after year–like the conspiracy theory that actors who win their Oscar categories often wear gold themselves—each new red carpet is an opportunity for industry titans and newcomers alike to make a fresh statement.

Typically, the Oscars red carpet functions as a kind of “grand finale” to awards season, but given the pandemic, the build-up has been more unusual. If you think most nominees would walk the carpet “fashionably late,” that won’t be the case this time. Because the Academy’s show producers have made the controversial call to cut some categories for the telecast and hold them beforehand, they’ve asked celebrities to get there early. “I want everybody to come in at 4 o’clock,” Oscars producer Will Packer told The Times. “We’ll have a staggered red carpet—you can do the carpet and still be inside to see every last award given out. I want these [nominees] to be able to give their speeches and have their moment on that stage in front of their peers.”

TBD how smoothly that runs (and thoughts + prayers to every assistant corralling talent through the new schedule), but either way, spectators will get a feast of fashion for their eyes. Which celebs will get your “best dressed” stamp of approval this year? Let’s dig into the 2022 Oscars red carpet fashion and see.