While Fashion Month just finished not quite long, the Critics Awards red carpet is the perfect place to reminisce. After all, so many of the stars are wearing the dresses straight off the runway or at least wearing some of our favorite labels we only wanted to see IRL event.
The show, however, returned to an in-person red carpet event after the pandemic disruption, which forced the show organizers to a virtual ceremony last year. For the 27th annual event, which celebrated the best in film and TV at the Century Plaza Hotel in California last night, stars came prepared in their best couture gowns, delivering the looks that are worth Instagramming. Here, keep scrolling to see the best red carpet fashion from the 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Issa Rae
Issa is wearing Carolina Herrera.
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Elizabeth Olsen
Olsen wears a custom Giorgio Armani and Cartier jewelry.
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Jasmin Savoy Brown
Brown wears a Prada gown.
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Carey Mulligan
Carey is wearing a Christian Dior gown.
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Thuso Mbedu
Mbedu is wearing a Christian Dior gown.
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Thuso Mbedu
Mbedu is wearing Valentino.
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Maria Bakalova
Mbedu is wearing Balmain.
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Ariana DeBose
Ariana is wearing Carolina Herrera.
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Emilia Jones
Jones is wearing custom Louis Vuitton.
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Lady Gaga
Gaga is wearing Gucci and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Caitríona Balfe
Balfe is wearing Christian Dior.
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Rachel Zegler
Rachel is wearing Christian Dior and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Kaitlyn Dever
Dever is wearing a Miu Miu gown.
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Zoey Deutch
Zoey is wearing Alexander McQueen and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Alana Haim
Alana is wearing custom Louis Vuitton.
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Kristen Stewart
Alana is wearing custom Dolce & Gabbana.
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Selena Gomez
Gomez is wearing custom Louis Vuitton.
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Elle Fanning
Fanning is wearing Oscar de la Renta.
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Indya Moore
She’s wearing Off-White.
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Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson
The couple is wearing Gucci.
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Demi Singleton
Demi wears a custom Miu Miu.
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Jung Ho-yeon
Jung is wearing Louis Vuitton.
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Kirsten Dunst
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Mandy Moore
Moore is wearing Elie Saab’s dress.
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Halle Berry
Halle is wearing Dolce & Gabban.
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Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham
Temple is in Armani Privé couture, while Waddingham is in Carolina Herrera.
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Jean Smart
Jean is wearing a Valentino Couture.
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Marlee Matlin
Matlin is wearing Dolce & Gabbana.
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Margaret Qualley
Qualley is wearing Chanel Couture.
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Nicole Byer
Nicole is wearing a custom Christian Siriano.
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Angelica Ross
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Pinkett-Smith is wearing Maison Rabih Kayrouz.
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Jean Smart
Jean is wearing a Valentino Couture.
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Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham
Temple is in Armani Privé couture, while Waddingham is in Carolina Herrera.
Photo: Neil Mockford/Getty Images.
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