Oscar tuxedos
Oscar winning tuxedos (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times (left); Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times (center); Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times (right))
Leonardo DiCaprio wears a Giorgio Armani made-to-measure black, textured-fabric, peak-lapel tuxedo at the 2016 Ascademy Awards, which puts him in good company; since 1996, 13 other lead actor winners have taken home Oscar gold in while wearing Armani.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times (left and right); Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times (center))
Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe arrive at the 2015 Academy Awards. Redmayne, who won a lead actor Oscar for “The Theory of Everything,” is wearing a navy-blue Alexander McQueen peak-lapel tuxedo, making him one of just five best actor winners to wear a blue hue to the winner’s circle since 1996.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Matthew McConaughey with wife Camila Alves at the 2014 Academy Awards. His white, peak lapel Dolce & Gabbaba tuxedo jacket made him a serious sartorial standout — the only best actor winner in the last two decades to take top honors in a white tux jacket.
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Daniel Day-Lewis was wearing a blue, shawl-collar tuxedo by Domenico Vacca when he took home an Oscar for “Lincoln.” It was the second trip to the winner’s circle for a Domenico Vacca tuxedo, Forest Whitaker was clad in the designer’s wares when he won in 2007 for “The Last King of Scotland.”
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Jean Dujardin in Lanvin at the 2012 Academy Awards.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times (right))
Colin Firth wore a black, shawl collar Tom Ford tuxedo to the 2011 Academy Awards, the year he won an Oscar for “The King’s Speech.”
Billy Crystal, shown here hosting the Academy Awards for the ninth time in 2012, wore multiple made-to-measure Giorgio Armani suits over the years. Here he’s wearing white tie and tails in wool and cashmere.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Advertisement
Russell Crowe, who won the 2011 lead actor Oscar for “Gladiator,” collaborated with Giorgio Armani on the design of his knee-length, Edwardian-style made-to-measure tuxedo that included ornate black-on-black braiding on the cuffs and button closures.
(From left, Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times, Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times, Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
Sean Penn was wearing Giorgio Armani for both his best actor Oscar wins, first in 2004 (for “Mystic River”), right, and again in 2009 (for “Milk”).
(Mark Boster (L) and Lawrence K. Ho (R)/Los Angeles Times)