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.

“I absolutely love this dress,” Fanning told E News on the red carpet. “It’s actually very special. Sarah Burton, who was the designer for Alexander McQueen for a while, is now the designer for Givenchy, but she hasn’t shown a collection yet. So I get to wear...the first Sarah Burton design as designer of Givenchy.”