The actor, 55, arrived to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre in a custom Maison Valentino look created for him by creative director Alessandro Michele. The ensemble features a red shantung silk double-breasted tailored jacket with black lapel, black wool trousers and a red shantung silk guru collar shirt. He also wore a belt with tassels closed at the waist.
He accessorized with jewelry from Maison Boucheron and customized Persol “Ida” sunglasses.
“I wanted to be the color of love tonight, so I wore red,” Domingo told ET on the carpet. “I feel good. I have love around me and I wanted to be love and I feel very blessed and just grounded in what this is. Tonight is just a win already, I’m here.”
Ahead of the Academy Awards, Domingo told PEOPLE that as a “newly minted house ambassador for Valentino,” the brand’s Creative Director Alessandro Michele worked with his styling duo Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald “to create something that makes me feel, I guess, right for the moment.”
The Sing Sing actor is nominated for Best Actor alongside Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).
Sing Sing is also up for Best Adapted Screenplay, along with A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Peréz and Nickel Boys. The film’s song “Like A Bird” is nominated for Best Original Song.
Sing Sing is also up for Best Adapted Screenplay, along with A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Peréz and Nickel Boys. The film’s song “Like A Bird” is nominated for Best Original Song.
The actor — who’s been a red carpet regular this awards season — works closely with Wayman and Micah on his dynamic lineup of looks which he describes as “effortlessly luxurious.”
“I want to look like I’m having a good time and also want to look like I’m festive in some way,” Domingo said in an exclusive interview PEOPLE ahead of the Oscars. “I’m not only at the party, but I am the party.”
This awards season, he continued to raise the bar for menswear, as seen with his Valentino moment at the Golden Globes, his incredibly sexy Versace fit (which showed some skin) at the BAFTAs and his sharp Valentino suiting at the SAG Awards.
