• Julia Roberts wears Elie Saab as she presents the Picture of the Year award during the 91st annual Academy Awards. AFP
    Julia Roberts wears Elie Saab as she presents the Picture of the Year award during the 91st annual Academy Awards. AFP
  • Nadine Labaki wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters
    Nadine Labaki wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters
  • Angela Bassett wears Reem Acra at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters
    Angela Bassett wears Reem Acra at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters
  • Molly Sims wears Zuhair Murad at the 91st Academy Awards. EPA
    Molly Sims wears Zuhair Murad at the 91st Academy Awards. EPA
  • Jennifer Hudson wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
    Jennifer Hudson wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
  • Krysten Ritter wears Reem Acra at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
    Krysten Ritter wears Reem Acra at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
  • Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
    Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab at the 91st Academy Awards. AFP
  • Meagan Good wears Georges Chakra at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters
    Meagan Good wears Georges Chakra at the 91st Academy Awards. Reuters

Oscars 2019: The best Middle Eastern designs from the red carpet


Emma Day
  • English
  • Arabic

The grand finale to this year's awards season is here: the 91st Academy Awards are upon us.

As actors, actresses, directors and creatives collect their little golden men inside LA's Dolby Theatre, stars of the silver screen have also paraded their evening's finest on the red carpet outside.

While we've rounded up an exhaustive list of the Oscars' best dressed here, above, we shine a spotlight on the finest designs from the region.

Scroll through the gallery to see who wore what from Middle Eastern labels, from Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad to Reem Acra and Georges Chakra.

To follow all of the action on stage and see who wins the big awards, follow our live updates story here.

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