Stars begin arrving on Oscars red carpet - in pictures

The first big names included Jeff Goldblum, who appears in Wicked. He sported a floral shirt and real flowers on his white dinner jacket, and was accompanied by wife Emilie Livingston.

British actress Yasmin Finney, known for Heartstopper and Doctor Who, was framed by tall feathers attached to her dress.

Actor and comedian Bowen Yang, who announced the Oscar nominations in January, opeted for floral embellishments on his jacket along with a frilled pink shirt.

Wallace and Gromit joined the Hollywood stars on the red carpet after Vengeance Most Fowl was nominated for best animated film - they were accompanied by creator Nick Park (left), producer Richard Beek (centre) and co-director Merlin Crossingham.

Grammy-nominated singer Omar Apollo wore a stylish hairnet along with black-and-white spotted shirt and scarf.

Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg is the official Oscars social media correspondent for the second year.