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Sunday, February 9, 2020

PHOTOS: Janelle Monae, Regina King, Cynthia Erivo and more SLAY at the Oscars

The 92nd annual Academy Awards went down on Sunday night and although there wasn’t much melanin on the Oscars nominees list, there were tons of beautiful Black stars slaying on the red carpet. 

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Check out a few of our favorite looks: 

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The Best Actress nominee hit the red carpet looking like a fierce competitor in her gorgeous white gown and killer manicure.

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The star of last year’s big winner Green Book wore all black when he hit the carpet with his lovely wife Amatus Sami-Karim.

Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee

Spike Lee
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The iconic director paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with his custom-made suit that displayed the NBA star’s numbers while his wife opted for a lovely white gown.

Regina King

Regina King
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The Watchmen star was the picture of elegance in this blush gown and a wrist full of bling.

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The comedienne looked pretty comfortable in her sensible flat sandals and drapey sequined dress.

Questlove

Questlove
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The Roots frontman obviously opted out of the black-tie dress code when he hit the Oscars red carpet this year.

Zazie Beetz

Zazie Beetz
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This beauty chose a strapless black midi-dress with tons of sparkle and a blinged-out choker to finish off her look.

Blac Chyna

Blac Chyna
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We can’t figure out how this reality star got an invite to Hollywood’s biggest night but she showed off lots of leg and a much shorter ‘do for the occassion.

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall
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The host whose show just got picked up for a second season was looking regal in this black and white ensemble.

Billy Porter

Billy Porter
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The POSE star proved he’s not playing games when he hit the Oscars carpet in this bold look.

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The superstar hit the carpet in this hooded, Ralph Lauren masterpiece adorned with more than 170,000 crystals.

 

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