The Brutalist star Raffey Cassidy turns heads in a dramatic 3D satin gown as she poses on the star-studded Oscars red carpet READ MORE: Oscars 2025 nominations in full By BETHAN EDWARDS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 22:58 GMT, 2 March 2025 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 2 March 2025 Raffey Cassidy turned heads in a dramatic white satin gown as she arrived at the star-studded Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday. The actress, 23, showed off her amazing figure in the one shoulder number which boasted an eye catching 3D bow. Raffey elevated her frame in a pair of towering heels and accessorised with a dazzling pair of drop earrings. Styling her long black tresses in a neat sleek loose do, The Brutalist star wore a glamorous palette of makeup to accentuate her beauty. Raffey flashed her gorgeous smile as she posed up a storm on the red carpet ahead of the annual awards. The 97th Academy Awards are honoring the best films of 2024, with the star-studded ceremony being held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Raffey Cassidy turned heads in a dramatic white satin gown as she arrived at the star-studded Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday The actress, 23, showed off her amazing figure in the one shoulder number which boasted an eye catching 3D bow Conan O'Brien, 61, is making his debut as Oscars host, after joking: 'I only agreed to host so that I could get invited.' This year's ceremony has an unusually unsettled field in many of the most high-profile categories, including best picture and most of the acting categories. Emilia Pérez leads the nominations this year with 13, including for best picture, actress (for Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (for Zoe Saldaña), director (for Jacques Audiard), adapted screenplay and original song. Gascón stars as the title character, a former Mexican drug lord who comes out as a transgender woman and fakes her own death in order to reinvent herself as a pro-social force, while Saldaña plays an ethically challenged lawyer who helps set up her new identity. The Brutalist landed in second place with 10 nominations, including for best picture, director (for Brady Corbet), actor (for Adrien Brody), supporting actor (for Guy Pearce), supporting actress (for Felicity Jones), and original screenplay. Brody stars as a Jewish Hungarian architect who immigrates to the US after surviving the Holocaust. The epic historical drama follows his character László Tóth's attempts to realize his creative vision even as it conflicts with the petty desires of his wealthy benefactor (Pearce). Wicked tied it for 10 nominations, including for best picture, actress (for Cynthia Erivo), and supporting actress (for Ariana Grande). The blockbuster musical is an adaptation of only the first half of the musical of the same name, a reimagined prequel to The Wizard Of Oz starring Erivo as Elphaba, future Wicked Witch of the West, and Grande as Galinda Upland, who becomes Glinda the Good Raffey elevated her frame in a pair of towering heels and accessorised with a dazzling pair of drop earrings Styling her long black tresses in a neat sleek loose do, The Brutalist star wore a glamorous palette of makeup to accentuate her beauty Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscar nominees with 13 nominations, including for best picture, actress (for Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (for Zoe Saldaña) and director The Brutalist landed in second place with 10 nominations, including for best picture, director (for Brady Corbet), actor (for Adrien Brody), supporting actor (for Guy Pearce), supporting actress (for Felicity Jones), and original screenplay Conan O'Brien is hosting the ceremony, which is being held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, for the first time; pictured Wednesday in Hollywood Other best pictures nominees include Anora, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys and The Substance. The closely watched race for best actor in a leading role got a major shakeup just a week before the Oscars at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, when Timothée Chalamet scored a shock win for his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Prior to that win, Brody was seemingly the favorite after winning best actor awards at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Movie Awards. Ralph Fiennes has also doggedly stayed in the running for his role as a British Cardinal struggling to keep a secretive papal election from dissolving into competition and intrigue. The critically acclaimed film has scored multiple actor wins at smaller ceremonies and festivals for Fiennes, as well as multiple awards for the entire acting ensemble, which Fiennes has accepted on more than one occasion. Those three co-frontrunners are competing against Colman Domingo for Sing Sing and Sebastian Stan for his performance as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice. The best actress category also has no clear frontrunner. Demi Moore has been lauded for her comeback performance in the satirical body-horror film The Substance, which earned her best actress honors from the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, as well as several critics' organizations. Wicked tied it for 10 nominations, including for best picture, actress (for Cynthia Erivo), and supporting actress (for Ariana Grande) This year's best lead actor race is up in the air after Timothée Chalamet's recent SAG win for A Complete Unknown Brody is also a favorite for The Brutalist, but Ralph Fiennes has gotten plenty of awards-season attention for the papal-selection drama Conclave But her win a week before the Oscars at the SAG Awards suggests she may be in a prime spot to snatch the Oscar after being nominated for the first time. Anora star Mikey Madison, who plays an adult dancer who impetuously marries the son of a Russian Oligarch, was widely acclaimed and was honored by several critics' organizations early in the season. Her chances increased significantly after she won the BAFTA for best lead actress, which she followed up with an Independent Spirit Award win in the gender-neutral lead performance category. Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón was once a favorite for the award, but she was widely criticized after racist and Islamophobic tweets — some quite recent — that had somehow gone unremarked upon were translated into English and reported on. Since then, Gascón has sat out awards ceremonies after her posts came to light. After multiple half-hearted apologies, Netflix reportedly opted to stop paying for Gascón's travel and accommodations for awards shows, though a source told People that she still plans to attend the Oscars. Before the controversy, her nomination was seen as historic, as she is the first openly transgender woman to be nominated in the best actress category. Anora's Mikey Madison is a late-breaking best actress co-frontrunner after recent wins and controversy that erupted after offensive tweets from Emilia Pérez's Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced Demi Moore is the other major frontrunner for the satirical body-horror film The Substance. She has won multiple major awards this season The other nominees are Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who has failed to capture any major awards, and the Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, who stars in the historical drama I'm Still Here. She had her own controversy after a clip of her appearing in blackface in a comedy sketch from a Brazilian TV series 17 years ago resurfaced in January. In the supporting actress category, the nominees including Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande for Wicked, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave and Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez Saldaña appears to be the current favorite after a string of wins at the Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards, SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards. But some of those early awards had voting periods that cut off prior to the controversy around Gascón surfacing, which could potentially harm her chances from voters who were turned off of Emilia Pérez altogether. The supporting actor category seems the easiest to predict, Kieran Culkin's string of wins for A Real Pain making him the favorite. The other nominees include Yura Borisov for Anora, Edward Norton for A Complete Unknown, Guy Pearce for The Brutalist and Jeremy Strong for The Apprentice. Among the best picture nominees, Emilia Pérez once seemed like the most likely winner, but Gascon's offensive posts have threatened its chances. The Palme d'Or–winning Anora got a late boost with wins for best picture at the Directors Guild of America Awards and the Producers Guild of America Awards, which are considered two of the best predictors of Oscars success by awards-season prognosticators, and its win at the Independent Spirit Awards didn't hurt. Saldaña appears to be the favorite in the supporting actress category after a string of wins Kieran Culkin has dominated the supporting actor categories in recent weeks for Jesse Eisenberg's drama A Real Pain After Gascón's offensive tweets surfaced, Emilia Pérez's best picture frontrunner status seemed in question, and Anora has snatched up the top award at multiple ceremonies considered major predictors of the Oscars The best director category seems likely to be a three-man race between Anora's Sean Baker, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet and Emilia Pérez's Jacques Audiard. This year's original song category features two cutes from Emilia Pérez, El Mal and Mi Camino, the new Elton John song Never Too Late, from the documentary of the same name about him, Like a Bird from Sing Sing, and the latest Diane Warren effort The Journey. The Academy Awards begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and can be watched on ABC and, for the first time, on a streaming service, Hulu. Subscribers to premium services including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV and FuboTV can also also catch the ceremony live. Oscar nominees 2025 full list - see who received nods for this year's Academy Awards Best Picture The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez I’m Still Here Nickel Boys The Substance Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscar nominees with 13, including for best picture, actress, supporting actress and director Best Director Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez Sean Baker — Anora Brady Corbet — The Brutalist Coralie Fargeat — The Substance James Mangold — A Complete Unknown Actress in a Leading Role Cynthia Erivo — Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison — Anora Demi Moore — The Substance Fernanda Torres — I’m Still Here The Substance has been nominated for numerous Oscars, including Best Actress for Demi Moore Actor in a Leading Role Adrien Brody — The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet — A Complete Unknown Colman Domingo — Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes — Conclave The Brutalist came in second place with 10 nods, including for best picture, actor (Adrien Brody), supporting actor (Guy Peare) and supporting actress (Felicity Jones) Actress in a Supporting Role Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown Ariana Grande — Wicked Felicity Jones — The Brutalist Isabella Rossellini — Conclave Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez Actor in a Supporting Role Yura Borisov — Anora Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain Edward Norton — A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce — The Brutalist Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice Animated Feature Film Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot Cinematography The Brutalist — Lol Crawley Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser Emilia Pérez — Paul Guilhaume Maria — Ed Lachman Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke Original Screenplay Anora — Sean Baker The Brutalist — Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold A Real Pain — Jesse Eisenberg September 5 — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-Written by Alex David The Substance — Coralie Fargeat Adapted Screenplay A Complete Unknown — James Mangold and Jay Cocks Conclave — Peter Straughan Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi Nickel Boys — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes Sing Sing — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John 'Divine G' Whitfield Achievement in Production Design The Brutalist Dune: Part Two Achievement in Sound A Complete Unknown Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez The Wild Robot Original Song El Mal - Emilia Pérez The Journey - The Six Triple Eight Like A Bird - Sing Sing Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late Original Score The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg Conclave — Volker Bertelmann Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers Live-Action Short Film I’m Not a Robot The Last Ranger The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent Animated Short Film Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the Cypress Magic Candies Wander to Wonder Documentary Feature Film Black Box Diaries No Other Land Porcelain War Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Flow is nominated for both International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film Documentary Short Film Death by Numbers I Am Ready, Warden Instruments of a Beating Heart The Only Girl in the Orchestra International Feature Film I’m Still Here (Brazil) The Girl With the Needle (Denmark) Emilia Pérez (France) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany) Flow (Latvia) Kieran Culkin has dominated the supporting actor categories in recent weeks for Jesse Eisenberg's drama A Real Pain Makeup and Hairstyling A Different Man Emilia Pérez The Substance Achievement in Costume Design A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips Conclave — Lisy Christl Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman Nosferatu — Linda Muir Wicked — Paul Tazewell Achievement in Film Editing Anora — Sean Baker The Brutalist — David Jancso Conclave — Nick Emerson Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling Wicked — Myron Kerstein Anora is nominated for several Oscars, including best picture, actress, supporting actor, director, screenplay and editing Visual Effects Alien: Romulus Dune: Part Two Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes OscarsRafferty Law Share or comment on this article: The Brutalist star Raffey Cassidy turns heads in a dramatic 3D satin gown as she poses on the star-studded Oscars red carpet Add comment