By JOHN LOCHER and ELISE RYAN
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars had fun on their way into the Oscars.
Best supporting actress nominee Ariana Grande, dressed in a baby pink gown with a tulle skirt, and Elle Fanning, in lacy white, held hands and laughed as they arrived.
The fashion moments were plenty and wide-ranging: Timothée Chalamet, nominated for best actor, walked in a butter yellow suit, holding the hand of his mother, Nicole Fender, as they approached the Dolby Theatre. Andrew Garfield opted for a chocolate brown suit. Michelle Yeoh’s royal blue gown cascaded down the stairs.
Grande and Yeoh’s “Wicked” castmate Bowen Yang and his “Las Culturistas” podcast co-host Matt Rogers were all smiles, posing with lucky fans who secured seats in bleachers through lotteries. Dressed in florals, Jeff Goldblum — the Wizard of Oz himself — and his wife Emilie Livingston stopped to pose with U.S. Army members there to celebrate their 250th anniversary.
Emilie Livingston, left, and Jeff Goldblum arrive at the Oscars. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Bowen Yang, left, and Matt Rogers arrive at the Oscars. (AP Photo/John Locher)
It wasn’t just human stars making their way through the sea of celebrities and photographers on the carpet: Filmmakers Nick Park, Richard Beek and Merlin Crossingham carried the Claymation stars of “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” nominated for best animated feature. Animation director Nicolas Keppens wore a figurine of the character Bart from his nominated short “Beautiful Men” in a pink baby carrier on his chest.
Slava Leontyev, co-director of “Porcelain War,” held Frodo, the yorkie featured in the documentary.
Diane Warren, nominated for her 16th Oscar for her song “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” wore a jacket adorned with glittery music notes. She lifted up her collar to reveal a phrase printed on the inside: “Make it (expletive) Happen.” (Spoiler: it didn’t. El Mal’ from ‘Emilia Pérez’ won the best original song Oscar.)
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AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr contributed to this report.
