{"id":221638,"date":"2026-03-16T04:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/221638\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T04:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:56:17","slug":"bay-area-stars-and-designs-shine-at-the-98th-academy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/221638\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area stars and designs shine at the 98th Academy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Awards season is always a fresh reminder of just how many Hollywood stars historically have or currently call the Bay Area their home. On the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards, celebrities \u2014 and designs \u2014 from our neck of the woods showed up and showed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This Oscars ceremony is a major career milestone for Oakland filmmaker Ryan Coogler, whose film \u201cSinners\u201d received a record-breaking 16 nominations, including for Best Picture. Coogler himself is up for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He was joined on the carpet by his wife Zinzi Coogler in coordinating Louis Vuitton black outfits with sparkling accents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ADelroy Lindo at the 98th Annual Oscars | Source: JC Olivera\/WWD via Getty Images\"ARyan Coogler and Zinzi Coogler at the 98th Annual Oscars | Source: Gilbert Flores\/Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Fellow Oaklander Delroy Lindo kept things cool and classy in a black tuxedo and shades. Lindo, who lives in Oakland, is nominated for his supporting role in \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AAlicia Silverstone at the 98th Annual Oscars | Source: Lexie Moreland\/WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Alicia Silverstone walked the Oscars carpet for the first time in nearly 30 years in an Old Hollywood glamour gown to support her fellow cast members in \u201cBugonia,\u201d which is in the running for Best Picture. The \u201cClueless\u201d star grew up in Hillsborough, and has shared photos from her cheerleading days at San Mateo High School on her Instagram (opens in new tab)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ABarbie Ferreira at the 98th Annual Oscars | Source: Savion Washington\/Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n

While Gap Executive VP and Chief Creative Officer Zac Posen stayed behind, two of the San Francisco resident\u2019s designs dazzled on the carpet. \u201cEuphoria\u201d actress Barbie Ferreira stepped out in a Gap Studio cobalt gown. <\/p>\n

Actor Milo Manheim, who\u2019s set to star in a live-action adaptation of \u2018Tangled,\u2019 sported a silky Gap Studio suit, accessorized with statement brooches. You can\u2019t say San Francisco isn\u2019t a fashion city after looking at these ensembles designed here in the 415.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Noticeably absent from tonight\u2019s carpet was Zendaya, an Oakland native and alumna of Oakland School for the Arts, whose alumni also include Grammy-winning singer Kehlani and Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu<\/a>. <\/p>\n

San Francisco resident Julia Roberts also ditched the ceremony as did Palo Alto native Jon M. Chu, whose film \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d did not receive any nominations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be clutching our popcorn buckets to see how the night unfolds, and if the Bay Area claims any prized, golden statuettes.<\/p>\n