Oscars 2023: follow the red carpet and ceremony live

The stars are coming thick and fast on the beige carpet, so here’s a comprehensive gallery for you all to look at

Kerry Condon Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Banshees’ star Kerry Condon is one of the many, many, many women wearing yellow. Condon says she’s wearing this colour to match her childhood bedroom wall, daffodils and the coat she wears in the final scene of the film. Who doesn’t love a deep and meaningful colour choice!

We’re all rooting for Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, aren’t we? We all want to see photographs of Marcel the Shell With Shoes On all done up for the Oscars, aren’t we? Good, because LOOK.

Florence Pugh Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

The ever-excellent Florence Pugh is presenting an award. She’s just been described as edgy and delicate in a red carpet interview. As a “friend” of Valentino (fashion parlance for the person-who-always-wears-the-brand) she’s contractually obliged to wear the gown. Are shorts and princess dresses the new twinset? Discuss …

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Cara Delevingne just reminded us of 2012 when Angelina Jolie’s right leg went viral. It’s nice to see red being embraced now that the trad carpet colour has been ditched.

If you’re desperate to watch the red – sorry, “champagne” – carpet live, and can’t quite bring yourself to watch it on actual television, here’s a livefeed for you. You’re welcome.

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Star of The Whale, Hong Chau is wearing pink custom Prada with a feathered train. The actor asked for a Mandarin collar to be added to the dress.

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The other big trend that tends to dominate? Unisex styling. Film-maker Sarah Polley is wearing a tuxedo with ruffle sleeves.

Model and activist Winnie Harlow is one of the first arrivals to wear Photograph: Jim Ruymen/UPI/REX/Shutterstock

Model and activist Winnie Harlow is one of the first arrivals to wear SOMETHING OLD – a lemon yellow 2005 gown by Giorgio Armani. The Academy Awards have partnered with Red Carpet Green Dress to encourage attendees at this year’s ceremony to be sustainable. Let’s see who else cares about the planet …

According to data, it’s not looking good for Avatar: The Way of Water and All Quiet on the Western Front …

Star of The Whale, Brendan Fraser, is an early arrival on the champagne carpet. Nothing to see here: just your foolproof Giorgio Armani tuxedo, an as yet unidentified pin on his lapel and a little linen hankie in his pocket. Let’s hope the men zhush things up soon Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

In 2023, it’s probably not a question that is foremost in the minds of the film industry elite preparing themselves for this weekend’s ceremony. But is it sometimes better not to win an Oscar?

Wendy Ide investigates if winning an Oscar can actually be kind of a bad thing…

Bread! Dates! Hair! Lucky them!

It’s looking pretty unlikely that Everything Everywhere All at Once is going to lose best picture tonight buuuuut if it does, co-director Daniel Kwan has already sent out a warning to some of the film’s more obnoxious fans.

The social media savvy director had already cautioned fans to stop attacking critics who dared not to include the film on their 2022 Top 10 lists and has cleverly pleaded with them to be gracious tonight just in case:

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It’s all eyes on Everything Everywhere’s James Hong who is having fun with a goggly eyed bow tie. The 94-year-old is striking some equally playful poses. More of this please.

“The comedy is not going to be at the expense of anybody in the room,” says Weiss. “We’re all going to be laughing together.”

Earlier this week, Rob LeDonne spoke to the producers of this year’s telecast to find out what we can expect:

A year ago – shortly after last year’s show, and long before any nominations were announced – Benjamin Lee tried to predict tonight’s winners. And you know what? He didn’t do too badly. The Fablemans, The Whale and Women Talking all get a mention, plus he mentions Emma Stone and Ari Aster (who may well find themselves at the centre of next year’s ceremony). Impressive work from Mystic Meg’s heir apparent.

Will a film including butt plugs win best picture? What’s the tightest race? Will there be endless slap jokes? Catherine Shoard takes on the big questions of the night:

While some of the buzz surrounding Brendan Fraser’s performance in divisive drama The Whale might have quietened down in recent months, there’s still a chance he could win in a category that’s far from locked down (he took home the SAG award last month).

But many have taken issue with how the film tackles his character’s weight. Here’s Lindy West explaining why it’s a problematic picture: