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Oscars 2021: Stars arrive in style on the red carpet at Union Station

Zendaya in a yellow gown with exposed midriff

Wearing a Valentino Haute Couture gown and Bulgari jewelry, Zendaya arrives at the Oscars at Union Station in Los Angeles.

(Chris Pizzello / Pool photo)

By Marques HarperDeputy Features Editor

April 25, 2021 Updated 5:58 PM PT

After an awards season that started off with luxe loungewear seen from stars’ homes and hotel rooms around the world, we’re ending the journey with the Oscars on Sunday — and, in what might seem like a return to normalcy this pandemic year, there’s a red carpet.

This time, the star-studded 93rd Academy Awards is happening at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, not the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood.

We’ll be updating this red-carpet photo gallery as the evening goes on and the stars, guests and nominees arrive. We’re curious to see what looks Andra Day, Viola Davis, Olivia Colman, Riz Ahmed, Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya will wear. (Whom do you hope to see and win the red carpet?)

We’re expecting this awards show to be a return to formal Hollywood glitz and glamour. The Academy Awards will begin at 5 p.m. Pacific on ABC.

Halle Berry

Halle Berry holding out the flowy skirt of her strapless light purple gown

Alan Kim and Christina Oh

Alan Kim in short pants and "Minari" producer Christina Oh in a dark pantsuit.

Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya in a black jacket over a black shirt with a white necklace

Chloé Zhao

Chloé Zhao in braids wearing a light, high-neck dress.

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed in a black suit over a black shirt.

Zendaya

Zendaya wears a yellow gown with an exposed midriff.

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett wears a red dress with poufy sleeves

Lakeith Stanfield

Lakeith Stanfield wearing a Saint Laurent jumpsuit over a shirt with an open collar

Glenn Close

Wearing a blue patterned tunic with silk pants and evening gloves, Glenn Close arrives at the Oscars.

Regina King

Regina King arrives at the Oscars.

Laura Dern

Laura Dern wears a dress with a black turtleneck top and white feathery skirt

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie looks out from under bangs wearing a floral-patterned dress

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon in a Grecian-style dark red gown

Maria Bakalova

Maria Bakalova in a white dress with a voluminous tulle skirt and a plunging neckline.

Viola Davis

Viola Davis in a white, lacy long dress from Alexander McQueen.

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan in a gold ballgown with a bandeau top.

Steven Yeun and Joana Pak

Steven Yeun in a tuxedo and Joana Pak in a dark dress

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery arrives at the Oscars in a black shirt and bow tie and purple jacket.

Paul Raci and Liz Hanley Raci

Paul Raci in a black outfit and Liz Hanley Raci in a blue gown with train at the Oscars.

Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free

Martin Desmond Roe, left, and Travon Free in yellow and black suits on the red carpet.

Paul Raci

Paul Raci raises his painted pointer and pinkie fingers

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo arrives at the Oscars in a bright dark pink suit and shirt.

Diane Warren

Diane Warren in a Valentino suit with a sparkly turtleneck arrives at the Oscars.

Tiara Thomas

Tiara Thomas in a white pantsuit with a plunging neckline

Lee Isaac Chung and Valerie Chung

Lee Isaac Chung in a dark suit and Valerie Chung in a metallic ankle-length dress

Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell in a flowy floral dress rests her hands on her baby bump.

Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh

Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh wear all black on the red carpet.

Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson

Leslie Odom Jr. in a gold suit and Nicolette Robinson in a dark low-cut dress with one leg showing.

Ashley Fox

Ashley Fox wearing a red dress

Yuh-Jung Youn and Han Ye-ri

Yuh-Jung Youn wears a dark dress, and Han Ye-ri wears a high-neck red dress with large buttons

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried in a red dress with a voluminous skirt

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby in a backless white dress

H.E.R.

H.E.R. in a lacy, violet sari-style outfit from Dundas.

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Marques Harper is a deputy features editor at the Los Angeles Times. He previously covered fashion for the Austin American-Statesman and media and culture for the Roanoke Times. A native of New Jersey, he has a B.A. in English from Rutgers University and an M.S. in digital media management from the University of Southern California.

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