Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.Your support makes all the difference.Read moreThe 2025 Academy Awards are underway as members involved in film production come together to celebrate all of their accomplishments from the last year.As producers, directors, and actors walked the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles they prepared to watch Conan O’Brien take over the hosting duties from Oscars stalwart Jimmy Kimmel. Nominations were announced in January, with Netflix’s divisive musical Emilia Pérez leading the pack with 13 nominations, setting a record for a non-English-language film. Meanwhile, The Brutalist and Wicked tied with 10 nominations apiece. A Complete Unknown and Conclave followed with eight mentions each.While everyone tried to look their best, not all of the outfits are taking home awards.Here are some the most questionable looks from the 2025 Oscars:Cynthia Erivoopen image in galleryThe ‘Wicked’ star walked the red carpet wearing a dark green velvet gown with wide sleeves and a high collar, although people were quick to compare the actor’s outfit to what a cartoon vampire would be wearing (Getty Images)open image in galleryErivo is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ (Getty Images)Amelia Dimoldenbergopen image in galleryDiamoldenberg showed up to walk the red carpet wearing a light blue dress with gold accents and various cutouts around her midriff, but many people didn’t consider it to be her most memorable outfit (Getty Images)open image in galleryShe is most known for her YouTube series ‘Chicken Shop Date’ (Getty Images)Jeff Goldblumopen image in galleryGoldblum walked the carpet wearing a white suit jacket with black pants and a few lavender and green accents that some people didn’t think landed (Getty Images)open image in galleryWhile Goldblum was not individually nominated for an Oscar, his movie ‘Wicked’ was nominated for Best Picture among other awards (REUTERS)Mindy Kalingopen image in galleryKaling showed up to the Oscars wearing a silvery halter-top gown. However, some people questioned if she was wearing tinfoil instead of streamers (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)open image in galleryKaling is most known for her work for ‘The Office’ and ‘The Mindy Project’ (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Charlotte Lawrenceopen image in galleryLawrence walked the Oscars red carpet wearing a flowy light pink gown with wide sleeves and gold embellishments. What confused the fans this year was the cat statue she chose to carry around with her (Getty Images)open image in galleryShe is known for her singer-songwriter career in addition to modeling and acting (AFP via Getty Images)
