The 10 best dressed women from 2024 awards season — Emma Stone, Margot Robbie

The dazzling 2024 awards season has finally come to an end, following the 96th annual Oscars ceremony in Hollywood last week. We’re sure it comes as a relief to the actors (and stylists) who’ve been tirelessly promoting their work across ceremonies, premieres, and parties for months on end — but it’s a sad day for fashion fans everywhere.

In the interest of going out with a bang, we’re honoring 10 leading ladies for our own Alexa Best Dressed list — and recapping their most celebrated looks from the prize circuit. The nominees, winners, and stars of the year’s biggest films never phoned it in when the red carpet called. In this round-up, everyone’s a winner.

Emma Stone (“Poor Things”)

Emma Stone — sorry, that’stwo-time Academy Award winner Emma Stone — was a method dresser par excellence this awards season, using whimsical silhouettes, rich textures, and a sumptuous color palette to bring her “Poor Things” character, Bella Baxter, to life through fashion. The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”), took home the Oscar for best costume design on Sunday night. Stone’s red-carpet collabs with luxury brand Louis Vuitton, for whom she is an ambassador, prove that Bella Baxter can move seamlessly from costumes to couture.

Margot Robbie (“Barbie”)

Has anyone had a more talked-about red carpet-season than Margot Robbie? When she wasn’t dolled up in “Barbie”-inspired fashions, Robbie opted for looks that took classic Hollywood glamour to the next level. The talented actress and producer is no stranger to wearing multiple hats in her professional life, but rocking gorgeous dress after drop-dead-gorgeous dress for months on end was another feat entirely. Paired with her signature beachy waves and golden glow, these looks deserve a round of applause.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph took home an Oscar last Sunday night for her scene-stealing turn in the Paul Giamatti-led film, “The Holdovers.” In a tribute to the actress delivered during the ceremony, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) told the crowd that Randolph had worn her grandmother’s glasses as part of the costume for her “Holdovers” character, Mary. “What a privilege to see the world through her eyes, and yours,” Nyong’o said, and she couldn’t have been more right. If there’s one thing Randolph’s awards season wardrobe tells us, it’s that this actress has a vision.

Florence Pugh (“Oppenheimer”)

With supporting roles in awards-season favorite “Oppenheimer” and box-office smash “Dune: Part Two,” Florence Pugh has quickly created one of the most impressive portfolios out of the new generation of A-listers. Her fashion credits — as a frequent muse of Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli and the boundary-pushing designer Harris Reed — are no less impressive. Pugh takes risks from buzzing her hair to wearing fully sheer gowns, and she always sticks the landing.

America Ferrera (“Barbie”)

Best Supporting Actress nominee America Ferrera delivered a monologue in “Barbie” that made audience members everywhere hold their breath in awe as the actress spoke about the impossible expectations for women. A few million more nearly passed out when Ferrera took to the Oscars carpet in a custom pink Versace chainmail dress that took 400 hours and seven tailors to create.

Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)

Lily Gladstone’s quietly revolutionary, Oscar-nominated performance as Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” made her one of the most buzzed-about actresses of this past year. Sharing the screen with Oscar winners like Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro is no small accomplishment for the most established Hollywood stars, but Gladstone captured audiences with her pathos and warmth — and made it look effortless, no less. Her red-carpet season included multiple collaborations with Gucci and numerous Indigenous designers, in a nod to the actress’s Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage.

Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall” and “Zone of Interest”)

German actress Sandra Hüller is a woman of many talents. Starring in not one, but two “Best Picture” nominees (“Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest”), Hüller walked into awards season with nothing more to prove. And yet, she wore fantastical, gravity-defying creations from designers like Schiaparelli, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino. With her red carpet success, Hüller finally found a scene that couldn’t be stolen by a dog.

Greta Lee (“Past Lives”)

Greta Lee is another breakout star after her starring role in 2023’s “Past Lives,” the directorial debut from Celine Song following a New Yorker (Lee) reconnecting across time and distance with her childhood love. Lee’s frequent collaborations with luxury Spanish fashion house Loewe this season were nearly as captivating as her undeniable talent as an actress. From carpet to carpet, Lee’s oeuvre of ensembles spanned elegant Old Hollywood throwbacks to avant-garde experiments.

Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”)

“Best Supporting Actress” nominee Emily Blunt must have practiced her pout while portraying Cillian Murphy’s beleaguered wife in “Best Picture” winner “Oppenheimer.” The actress exuded ease sheathed in glamorous gowns all season long. Reuniting with her “The Devil Wears Prada” co-stars (Oscar-winning duo Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway) to present a SAG Award, Blunt earned Miranda Priestly’s approval on her awards-season wardrobe. That’s all!

Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”)

The melodious lilt of Carey Mulligan’s transatlantic accent in her Oscar-nominated performance for “Maestro,” paired with her ’50s Balenciaga gown for the 2024 Oscars, makes Carey Mulligan a star worthy of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Favoring simple silhouettes and sweetheart necklines, the three-time Oscar nominee nevertheless manages to look fresh and impeccable every time she graces the red carpet.