Lady Gaga and pregnant Rihanna among stars in elegant black at the 2023 Oscars

Black proved a failsafe choice for the 2023 Oscars.

Celebrities experimented with different styles and silhouettes, sticking to a gothic black colour scheme.

Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Model Gigi Hadid originally wore this statement gown to close the show last Thursday. The dramatic gown had a drop waist, see-through sleeves and visible boning on the bodice.

Rihanna
Rihanna (Jordan Strauss/AP)

The Barbadian singer wore a skintight Alaia dress with a leather skirt and bodice, and see-through turtleneck underneath hugging her growing baby bump.

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman (Jordan Strauss/AP)

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Danai Gurira (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate (Jordan Strauss/AP)

She wore a one-of-a-kind collar-style necklace of an emerald surrounded by white diamonds by Gismondi, which the brand says took over 300 hours of handiwork to complete.

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Jennifer Connelly (Ashley Landis/AP))

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