For the first time since the ceremony’s inception the 2023 Oscars features a non-red carpet, with the Academy instead opting for a champagne colour. Organisers said the colour was chosen to “evoke the sunset”, and that the decision had been approved by Academy boss Bill Kramer.
The decision came from creative consultants Lisa Love, a longtime Vogue contributor, and Raul Avila, the creative director for the Met Gala in New York. “We turned a day event into night. It’s evening, even though it’s still 3pm”, Love told the Associated Press.
“We chose this beautiful sienna, saffron colour that evokes the sunset, because this is the sunset before the golden hour.”
