The best Oscars 2025 beauty looks that we’re obsessed with, from Selena Gomez to Mikey Madison

We’ve rounded up the most striking hair and makeup moments from the 97th Academy Awards

The glamour was out in full force at last night’s awards (Getty/The Independent)

Film awards season is an annual highlight and one that, for most movie buffs, culminates with the Oscars. However, for those of us whose film factology comes second to an interest in beauty and fashion, the 97th Academy Awards was all about the red carpet.

From Cynthia Erivo to Zoe Saldana, this year’s awards saw a truly stunning selection of women on Hollywood Boulevard. Ariana Grande came equipped with her usual fluttery lashes, there were 50s-style bobs a la Selena Gomez and Raye, and too many red lips to count.

Naturally, beauty brands like ghd, Charlotte Tilbury and Tom Ford (to name but a few) flock to partner with the annual Oscars nominees, complete with their glam squad of make-up artists, hair stylists and nail technicians – it really does take a village.

Abuzz with anticipation and excitement, the Oscars red carpet is where all our favourite leading ladies bring their beauty A-game, and in 2025, it’s fair to say that the bar was raised yet again. From ethereal makeup and elegant chignons to sparkling nail art, these are all the beauty looks that wowed us this year.

The best beauty looks from Oscars 2025

Mikey Madison

Madison unveiled a bold, winged liner on the red carpet, courtesy of MUA Melissa Hernandez (Getty/Monica Shipper)

Winged liner is back! Madison, who was took home the best actress award for her role in Anora, let her eyes do the talking with glossy lips and a dramatic sweep of liner across her lids.

Lily Rose Depp

Depp walked the carpet with soft, face-framing curls, thanks to hair stylist Bryce Scarlett (Getty/Savion Washington)

Attending her first Oscars on behalf of Nosferatu, Depp stayed true to the film’s vampiric nature with a kohl waterline and old glamour-style ‘do.

Zoe Saldana

Saldana's hair stylist, Mara Roszak, opted for a soft style that served as an extension of her three-tiered puffball dress (Getty/Mike Coppola)

Taking home her first Oscar for her role in Emilia Pérez, Saldana attended the awards with a your-skin-but-better, glowy complexion, thanks to her MUA, Vera Steimberg.

Marissa Bode

Bode wore her hair in a soft chignon atop her head to complement her RVNG Couture halter dress (Getty/Savion Washington)

Bode, who plays Nessa Rode in Wicked, gave viewers a subtle nod to her character’sinfamous ruby slippers with a dramatic red lip and sequinned ball gown.

Raye

Raye's hair stylist, Sharon Robinson, gave the artist a blunt 50s-style tousled bob for her Oscars tribute performance (Getty/Monica Schipper)

Performing alongside Doja Cat and Lisa in a James Bond tribute act, Raye channeled old Bond girl Pussy Galore with her voluminous, bouncy bob.

Lupita Nyong’o

Nyong’o’s hair stylist, Vernon François, pinned pearls throughout the actress’ romantic up ‘do to complement her bridal Chanel couture dress (Getty/Mike Coppola)

Pearls were the name of the game for Nyong’o’s 2025 red carpet beauty, with more than 22,000 pearls on her dress and – in a perfect pairing – a metallic eye and lit-from-within complexion. All thanks to MUA, Nick Barose.

Selena Gomez

Unsurprisingly, Gomez – who’s the founder of Rare Beauty make-up – sported a handful of her own products as she walked the awards’ red carpet (Getty/Savion Washington)

Gomez was one of many at this year’s Academy Awards to take inspiration from the 1950s, with her hair stylist Renato Campora channeling old Hollywood through the actress’ flicky, side-part bob.

Margaret Qualley

Qualley's hair stylist, Anna Cofone, executed a flawless, rolled up 'do on The Substance actress (Getty/Savion Washington)

If Oscars was the name, rosey was the game – or so it would seem after a flock of celebs, including Qualley, stepped out onto the red carpet with a posy-flushed lip.

Ariana Grande

Grande continued her smörgåsbord of Glinda-inspired looks, with a baby pink lip and wispy lashes (Getty/Monica Schipper)

Much like Qualley, pink was central to Grande’s look with her make-up artist Michael Anthony using a barely-there rose eyeshadow across the singer-cum-actress’ lids and a dusky blush down her cheekbones.

Elle Fanning

Fanning, who attended for her role in A Complete Unknown, let her eyes do the talking with a dramatic winged liner (Getty/Monica Schipper)

Hammering home the return of the winged liner, Fanning’s heavy lash line was a perfect pair to her Sarah Burton for Givenchy Couture gown, complete with its own bold black bow.

Cynthia Erivo

Erivo’s MUA used a trio of Clinique skincare products to prep the actress's skin (Getty/Savion Washington)

Another patron of the winged liner, Erivo’s make-up artist, Joanna Simkin, nodded to the star’s 2024 role as Elphaba in Wicked by allowing her natural beauty to shine through with a glowy, ethereal finish.

Demi Moore

With Sofia Tilbury tending to her make-up, it came as no surprise that Moore wore a full face of Charlotte Tilbury products (Getty/Savion Washington)

Hair stylist Dimitris Giannetos took inspiration from one of Demi Moore’s throwback photoshoots (Vogue, from the 2000s) when creating her flowy, shine-soaked locks for this year's Oscars. In contrast to Moore's character from The Substance, who is seen as a celebrity of yore, Giannetos told E! that Moore’s beauty looks – including this one – will “be timeless!”

Miley Cyrus

After stunning crowds with her new brows on the Oscars red carpet, Cyrus went on to unveil a micro fringe at the renowned Vanity Fair after party. (Getty/Mike Coppola)

Presenting the award for best sound at this year’s Oscars, Cyrus swerved from her usual line-up of beauty looks with a set of freshly bleached brows. Together with nude eyelids, lips and a smokey waterline, the singer’s appearance was a masterclass in sultry make-up.

Monica Barbaro

Barbaro’s hair stylist, Owen Gould, sculpted the actress’s hair in a tight up ‘do with face-framing pieces. (Getty/Mike Coppola)

Attending the awards for the second time, Barbaro – who played Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown – followed suit with this year’s pink theme, keeping things simple with a rosy lip and cheek, in-keeping with her Dior gown.

Halle Berry

Berry’s flicky bob was a stunning addition to the sharp lines of her Christian Siriano strapless number. (Getty/Savion Washington)

Having presented a James Bond tribute at the awards, Berry’s beauty look stayed true to her Die Another Day character with a glowy, "your-skin-but-better complexion", courtesy of MUA Hung Vanngo.

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