Elle Fanning shared on the 2025 Oscars red carpet on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood that it was her first-ever Oscars and her mom was watching from home. The actress even gave her mom a wave from the carpet.

Elle Fanning brought classic elegance to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles. The actress styled a custom haute couture look, with references to the design house’s early 1950s collection.

There is perhaps nobody better suited to usher in Sarah Burton’s new era at Givenchy than Elle Fanning – and no better occasion than the 2025 Oscars. Today, for the 97th Academy Awards, Fanning wears the designer’s first-ever custom haute couture look as creative director of the storied French house.