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Kristen Stewart, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Chastain and Ariana DeBose lead Oscar


They are just weeks away from Hollywood’s biggest night, and this year’s Academy Award nominees got their red carpet practice in as they arrived in style for the 94th Oscars Luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday.

Leading the high-profile nominees were some of the film industry’s biggest stars, including Spencer star Kristen Stewart, former Oscar winner Penelope Cruz, Jessica Chastain and newcomer and West Side Story star Ariana DeBose.

The actresses stunned in elegant black ensembles and playful pink items as they caught up with their fellow nominees.

Kristen Stewart highlighted her inimitable style at the social event with a stylish cropped black jacket with all but the top button left undone.

She made the look edgy by going topless underneath it, and she paired the jacket with black pleated satin slacks that reached down to the floor. 

The actress, who is nominated for playing Princess Diana in the dark drama Spencer, looked regal thanks to her jackets silver bands and jewelry over the sleeves.

She elevated her 5ft5in stature with simple black platform heels, and she kept her blond-dyed hair casual by sweeping it back into a bun with dangling strands framing her impeccably made-up face.

Showing off: Kristen Stewart highlighted her inimitable style at the social event with a stylish cropped black jacket with all but the top button left undone

Showing off: Kristen Stewart highlighted her inimitable style at the social event with a stylish cropped black jacket with all but the top button left undone

Revealing: She made the look edgy by going topless underneath it

On point: She paired the jacket with black pleated satin slacks that reached down to the floor

Revealing: She made the look edgy by going topless underneath it, and she paired the jacket with black pleated satin slacks that reached down to the floor

Sparkler: The actress, who is nominated for playing Princess Diana in the dark drama Spencer, looked regal thanks to her jackets silver bands and jewelry over the sleeves

Sparkler: The actress, who is nominated for playing Princess Diana in the dark drama Spencer, looked regal thanks to her jackets silver bands and jewelry over the sleeves

No fuss: She kept her blond-dyed hair casual by sweeping it back into a bun with dangling strands framing her impeccably made-up face

No fuss: She kept her blond-dyed hair casual by sweeping it back into a bun with dangling strands framing her impeccably made-up face

Penelope Cruz was a vision in a gorgeous fuzzy pink mini dress that emphasized her trim legs.

The Spanish star’s sleeveless outfit was decorated with large silver button and thick hip pockets.

She stood tall in black open-toe heels and accessorized with a black handbag while styling her brunette tresses down across her shoulders with a middle.

She’s nominated for Best Actress for her lead role in her longtime collaborator Pedro Almodovar’s latest acclaimed Spanish film Parallel Mothers.

Joining her was her husband and fellow nominee Javier Bardem, who’s nominated for Best Actor for playing the I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s biopic Being The Ricardos.

He dressed down compared to his wife with a black suit that he paired with a simple black sweater. 

Legs for days: Penelope Cruz was a vision in a gorgeous fuzzy pink mini dress that emphasized her trim legs

Back at it: She's nominated for Best Actress for her lead role in her longtime collaborator Pedro Almodovar's latest acclaimed Parallel Mothers

Legs for days: Penelope Cruz was a vision in a gorgeous fuzzy pink mini dress that emphasized her trim legs. She’s nominated for Best Actress for her lead role in her longtime collaborator Pedro Almodovar’s latest acclaimed Parallel Mothers

Contrast: Joining her was husband Javier Bardem, who's nominated for Best Actor for playing the I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin's Being The Ricardos. He dressed down compared to his wife with a black suit that he paired with a simple black sweater

Contrast: Joining her was husband Javier Bardem, who’s nominated for Best Actor for playing the I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos. He dressed down compared to his wife with a black suit that he paired with a simple black sweater

Jessica Chastain rocked an all-black ensemble to better highlight her gorgeous red locks, which cascaded down her chest in voluminous waves.

The beaming beauty had on a plunging black dress with an upturned collar and long sleeves culminating in thick frills.

She towered in a set of black platform heels and added an extra dose of color with sparkling emerald earrings.

She’s nominated for Best Actress for her unbelievable transformation in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, in which extensive makeup and prosthetic effects were used to make her into an eery ringer for the late Tammy Faye Bakker, the former wife of televangelist and convicted fraudster Jim Bakker.

Red-hot: Jessica Chastain rocked an all-black ensemble to better highlight her gorgeous red locks, which cascaded down her chest in voluminous waves

Elegant: The beaming beauty had on a plunging black dress with an upturned collar and long sleeves culminating in thick frills

Red-hot: Jessica Chastain rocked an all-black ensemble to better highlight her gorgeous red locks, which cascaded down her chest in voluminous waves. The beaming beauty had on a plunging black dress with an upturned collar and long sleeves culminating in thick frills

Real-life figure: She's nominated for Best Actress for her transformation in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, in which makeup and prosthetic effects were used to make her into an eery ringer for the late Tammy Faye Bakker

Real-life figure: She’s nominated for Best Actress for her transformation in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, in which makeup and prosthetic effects were used to make her into an eery ringer for the late Tammy Faye Bakker

Newcomer Ariana DeBose made a splash on the red carpet in a chic pale pink double-breasted suit, which she appeared to go topless under.

The look featured striking peaked lapels and matching slacks, and she spiced it up with sparkling silver open-toe heels.

The singer and dancer wore her raven hair short and swept to the side while adding tear drop–shaped diamond earrings and a metallic silver clutch.

She’s nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her scene-stealing role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation of West Side Story. 

The role was played in the 1961 film adaptation by screen legend Rita Moreno, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the…



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