Oscars: Best dressed led by Lady Gaga, Billy Porter's gown

Lady Gaga, who just ended her engagement to Christian Carino, still managed to pull off a totally head-turning, full-on, classic Hollywood glamour look for her big Oscars red carpet moment.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga, who just ended her engagement to Christian Carino, still managed to pull off a totally head-turning, full-on, classic Hollywood glamour look for her big Oscars red carpet moment.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Regina King looks like the winner she may very well be tonight in a white, form-fitting Oscar de la Renta gown that is stunning in such a beautifully understated way. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Regina King looks like the winner she may very well be tonight in a white, form-fitting Oscar de la Renta gown that is stunning in such a beautifully understated way. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
As one of the pink ladies on the Oscars 2019 red carpet, Helen Mirren looks like she's having fun in a dress that seems to float off and around her. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Gemma Chan of 'Crazy Rich Asians' brings her usual fashion-forward daring and elegance in this beautiful, flowing Valentino. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke brings simple elegance to the Oscars red carpet. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Not exactly the "Mother of Dragons" here: Emilia is a model of simple elegance in this soft but shimmery lavender column gown. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
'Pose" star Billy Porter breaks down a sartorial border by championing gender-fluid style with this black velvet tuxedo gown by Christian Siriano, with matching bolero jacket. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
'Pose" star Billy Porter, with Adam Smith, breaks down a sartorial border by championing gender-fluid style with this black velvet tuxedo gown by Christian Siriano, with matching bolero jacket. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Constance Wu shows that she can pull off yellow in this floaty, lemon-colored custom Versace gown. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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Constance Wu, in her floaty yellow Versace gown, poses with her "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Michelle Yeoh literally shines in a gown with a fitted, shimmery silver bodice atop a soft floating pale pink skirt. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Model Ashley Graham strikes an elegant pose in a classic (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Actress/singer Awkwafina arrives for the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Rami Malek goes with a classic tuxedo for his Oscars red carpet moment, perhaps reminding us that he was only pretending to be a flamboyant Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody." (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Actress/singer Awkwafina manages to be elegant, fun and boundary pushing all at once in this shimmery lilac suit. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga, fresh off ending her engagement to Christian Carino, still managed to pull off a totally head-turning, full-on, classic Hollywood glamour look for her big Oscars red carpet moment.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga, fresh off ending her engagement to Christian Carino, still managed to pull off a totally head-turning, full-on, classic Hollywood glamour look for her big Oscars red carpet moment.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

By Martha Ross | Bay Area News Group and Ray Saint Germain

PUBLISHED: February 24, 2019 at 3:02 p.m. | UPDATED: February 25, 2019 at 10:12 a.m.

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The Oscars red carpet on Feb. 24 displayed plenty of head-turning, classic elegance, including a showstopper from Lady Gaga, along with vivid color, lots of puffy pink and fuchsia, and some gender-fluid sartorial flair. (To see which stars tried really hard but missed, check out our Worst Dressed slide show here.)

Regina King, who won best supporting actress tonight, looked like the winner she is in a stunning white, form-fitting Oscar de la Renta gown. And Helen Mirren was just one of several stars who dazzled in pink, the color of the night. Mirren’s rosy gown practically floated and swirled as she strode down the red carpet, while Gemma Chan of “Crazy Rich Asians,” brought her usual fashion-forward daring to the night in a beautiful, flowing, hot pink Valentino.

Meanwhile, Emilia Clarke channeled her fashionable side — rather than her fierce “Mother of Dragons” side — in a shimmery lavender column gown.

And if you ever thought the male fashion side of the Oscars red carpet was a snoozer, “Pose” star Billy Porter may have changed that forever. He broke down the sartorial border by championing gender-fluid style with a black velvet tuxedo gown by Christian Siriano.