Sunday night was the grand finale to an eventful awards season a.k.a the Academy Awards. Hollywood’s best and brightest took a bold approach to beauty; with fashion standouts and killer makeup from the unforgettable to the adventurous .

Danai Gurira topped off an elegant winter white, halter column dress at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party with her matching hair tattoo and Chimamanda went for subtle glam to keep the focus on her flawless dress. Need more proof that African stars killed it on the red carpet?

Keep scrolling to see the most winning beauty looks of the night.

Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira’s Oscar looks – both to the main event and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party already have the BellaNaijaStyle seal of approval but the brick red lip on this look by makeup artist Tym Buacharern really stole the night.

attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

Lupita Nyong’o

We’ve already discussed Lupita’s phenomenal beauty look here, and as always Lancôme did not disappoint with her makeup. Nick Barose opted for a subtle wash of colour with  a metallic  eyeshadow on her lids and lower lash line, and a swipe of coppery-nude lip gloss completed her Oscars glam. Her lit-from-within glow? Well that’s all Lupita.

attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

Chimamanda Adichie

Looking as gorgeous as always, Chimamanda Adichie and her makeup artist Mecca Dickerson decided on a barely there makeup look – a nudey orange lip and eyeshadow of a similar palette – a perfect complement to her stunning Dior dress.

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Bozoma Saint John

She’s called BadAssBoz for a reason! Bozoma Saint John stepped out in a rainbow hued Rosie Assoulin dress and  showed us how to rock an afro of cinematic proportions.Her hair by K2Braids and makeup by Melissa Hibbert to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party were certainly award-worthy in our books.

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What was your favourite beauty look? Tell us in  the comments!