Top Most Controversial Looks from the Oscars 2026 and Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Demi Moore arrives at the 98th Academy Awards in a floor-length dark green gown constructed entirely of iridescent feathers, with a dramatic oversized feathered collar fanning out at the shoulders and a feathered train extending behind her.

Chloé Zhao cuts a striking figure at the ceremony in a full-length black metallic dress with dramatic wide bell sleeves, a tiered ruffled skirt hem, and a long black sheer veil draped from the crown of her head and falling past her shoulders.

Nicole Kidman poses with hands on hips in front of the official Oscars step-and-repeat, wearing a pale blush strapless gown with a heavily beaded silver and crystal bodice, a thick feathered peplum band at the waist, and a floor-length skirt scattered with individual feathers throughout.

Renate Reinsve smiles for photographers in a minimalist strapless red gown with a sharp asymmetric hem — cut high at the front to reveal the knee — before falling into a long sweeping train behind her, completed with red strappy ankle-strap heels and a matching red lip.

Audrey Nuna is completely unrecognisable at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, her entire figure enveloped in a voluminous floor-length gold metallic sculptural gown with enormous swirling coiled sleeves; only her bejewelled hands are visible, her face entirely concealed behind a smooth, featureless gold mask.

Emma Chamberlain wears a deep red lace-trimmed spaghetti-strap camisole top with black lace detailing at the hem, paired with a floor-length silver sequined chevron-patterned skirt — and bright yellow elbow-length rubber gloves — accessorised with long drop crystal earrings and a cropped platinum pixie cut.

Heidi Klum stands at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in her pale yellow halterneck gown, its sheer nude mesh panels visible across the chest and down both sides, adorned with delicate gold floral embroidery and small three-dimensional flowers trailing the length of the skirt into a train.

Odessa A'zion poses at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in her multi-fabric patchwork gown, with dramatic sculptural black fringed wings rising from the shoulders, a leopard-print corset bodice, layered mixed-print skirt panels edged in black fringing, and a long blue textured train pooling on the floor behind her.

Tania Fares arrives at the Dolby Theatre in a structured black tuxedo blazer top with satin lapels, paired with a dramatic floor-length skirt composed of alternating vertical black and cream pleated fabric panels, and a small black clutch bag in hand.

Jihoon Kim turns heads in a sheer nude off-the-shoulder long-sleeved gown densely embellished with beading and lace detailing throughout, with a structured corset bodice, a high thigh slit, frayed edges trailing into a train, and a slim diamond choker at the neck.

Laura Lufési wears a bold halterneck dress constructed entirely from purple diamond-shaped fabric patches edged with frayed yellow borders, with the asymmetric hem cutting above the knee at the front before extending into a trailing train, paired with matching yellow mule heels.

Lesley Barber is photographed side-on at the ceremony in a voluminous all-black ballgown covered from shoulder to hem in tightly layered horizontal ruffled fabric panels, with an asymmetric one-shoulder neckline and a sheer ruffle at the collar sweeping into a full trailing skirt.

Kelly Ripa beams at the Oscars in a floor-length off-the-shoulder column gown in champagne gold sequins, its slim silhouette featuring a straight neckline and a subtle horizontal seam dividing the bodice from the skirt.

Beca Michie strikes a pose in an ivory one-shoulder mermaid gown featuring alternating diagonal bands of open lattice cutwork and pleated satin panels across the bodice, with small bow details at the waist and a heavily pleated fishtail train pooling at her feet.

Cara Delevingne poses at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a sheer nude long-sleeved bodysuit decorated with abstract painterly motifs in red, white and black beading and sequins across the torso and arms, paired with a simple floor-length black column skirt and long diamond drop earrings.

Rita Ora stands with hands on hips in a sheer nude halterneck corset bodice embroidered with iridescent floral motifs, a draped black satin skirt with matching floral embroidery and a sweeping train, paired with an oversized black feathered wide-brim hat, a black bow clutch and pearl stud earrings.

Demi Moore smiles for the cameras in a sleek black off-the-shoulder column gown almost entirely obscured by an enormous floor-length black feathered cape with voluminous feathering from shoulder to hem. She accessorised with a layered diamond necklace and matching teardrop earrings.

Julia Fox commands attention in a white drop-waist gown with a textured diamond lattice bodice embellished with 3D black floral appliqués, wide white ruffled shoulder straps, a full structured white A-line skirt, teal gemstone drop earrings and a matching cocktail ring. Her hair is styled in a dramatic sculptural pin-up updo.

Anya Taylor-Joy poses side-on in a black satin spaghetti-strap mini dress with sheer side panels, black sheer tights and black strappy stiletto heels, topped with a large structured black satin bow headpiece, diamond drop earrings, a diamond necklace and a bold red lip.