The stars shined bright in their best looks on Hollywood’s Biggest Night on Sunday, March 10, as they descended upon the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Among the early arrivals for the 96th annual Academy Awards were members of the Osage Nation, who are performing “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” alongside Scott George from the film Killers of the Flower Moon. The track is nominated for best original song. The other musical pieces nominated in the category and set be performed live at the ceremony are “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas from Barbie; “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, also from Barbie; “The Fire Inside” by Becky G from Flamin’ Hot; and “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste from American Symphony.
Other musical acts taking their turns on the step-and-repeat are scheduled presenters Bad Bunny, Wicked stars Ariana Grande (who was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live the evening prior) and Cynthia Erivo, as well as Rita Moreno, Zendaya, Emily Blunt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who each have songs that have charted on various Billboard tallies.
Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens was another celeb who arrived early. The High School Musical star showed up before the night’s biggest names to cohost The Oscars Red Carpet Show – and debuted her baby bump. The red carpet show kicked off at 6:30 p.m. ET, with singer and Dancing With the Stars cohost Julianne Hough also interview A-listers on the red carpet..
The 2024 Oscars are hosted for the fourth time by comedian and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who teased ahead of the ceremony that jokes about the high-profile romance of Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce may not be likely, but are certainly “not off limits.” The show is scheduled to begin an hour earlier than usual at 7 p.m. ET, and airs live on ABC.
