Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira, co-stars of the biggest superhero movie right now, lent their star power to the 2018 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.
The “Black Panther” actresses posed together on the red carpet and dazzled the cameras in shiny dresses, ankle-strap sandals, and touches of interesting accessory details in their hair.
Lupita Nyong’o with a gold string woven through her short, twisted hairdo
Lupita was an Oscar statuette come to life in an Atelier Versace metallic gold one-shoulder dress with a netted black-and-gold sash design going down the thigh-high split.
The 2012 Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winner added glam with Niwaka jewelry and finished with the same custom Alexandre Birman suede ankle-strap sandals she wore to the “Black Panther” European premiere.
She rounded out her gilded look with a gold string woven through her short, twisted hairdo.
Lupita Nyong’o at the 2018 Academy Awards (Oscars) held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2018.
Danai Gurira made her close-shaved buzz cut even cooler by painting a metallic white color into the pattern.
Danai Gurira in a Gabriela Hearst Fall 2018 column gown and Sergio Rossi “SR1” sandals
She matched the standout headstamp to her pinkish-white Gabriela Hearst Fall 2018 gown that features a curved neckline and a pleated gathered train at the low-cut back.
Danai Gurira at the 2018 Academy Awards (Oscars) held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2018
The 40-year-old actress completed her ensemble with a beautiful diamond choker necklace and showed off her size 8 (US) feet in Sergio Rossi “SR1” crystal-studded sandals that you can buy at Farfetch.
Danai Gurira shows off her feet in Sergio Rossi “SR1” crystal-studded sandals (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
Danai previously wore the black leather version of the same Sergio Rossi “SR1” sandals to the 2018 Hollywood Beauty Awards.
Sergio Rossi “SR1” Crystal-Studded Sandals in Rose Gold, $1,100
“I remember walking into a few of the sets, like the tribal council room or T’Challa’s office, places that were so beautiful and Afro-centric, very specific to African aesthetics, and I was like, “Wow.” We’ve just never seen this before. So that got me excited. When I get excited, I just assume other people will get excited, too,” Danai told Elle in February 2018 about starring as the leader of the Dora Milaje in Black Panther.
Lupita Nyong’o starred as Nakia and Danai Gurira as Okoye in the 2018 American superhero film Black Panther (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
“We spent a week in the tribal council room and I was in almost every scene in that room. So I basically never left it. I just felt an energy from that. Not only did I feel like my character, but it made me understand her responsibilities more. I was like, ‘She’s trying to protect all of this'”
“Black Panther” co-stars Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira pose together on the red carpet at the 2018 Academy Awards (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)