Colman Domingo Rocks Bright Red at Oscars 2025 for a Very Specific Reason: Find Out Why

Mar. 15, 2025

Colman Domingocontinued his eye-catching style streak on theOscars 2025red carpet.

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 toldETon 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.”

Coleman Domingo at the 2025 Oscars.David Fisher/Shutterstock

David Fisher/Shutterstock

Ahead of the Academy Awards,Domingo told PEOPLEthat as a “newly minted house ambassador for Valentino,” the brand’s Creative DirectorAlessandro Micheleworked with his styling duo Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald “to create something that makes me feel, I guess, right for the moment.”

TheSing Singactor is nominated for Best Actor alongside Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).

Colman Domingo.Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty

Sing Singis also up for Best Adapted Screenplay, along withA Complete Unknown,Conclave,Emilia PerézandNickel 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 withWayman and Micahon his dynamic lineup of looks which he describes as “effortlessly luxurious.”

“I want tolook like I’m having a good timeand 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 hisValentino momentat the Golden Globes, his incredibly sexy Versace fit (which showed some skin) at the BAFTAs and hissharp Valentino suitingat the SAG Awards.

Colman Domingo award season style 2025.Amy Sussman/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Amy Sussman/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Amy Sussman/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Domingo makes history as the first performer to score back-to-back Best Actor Oscar nominations, following his nomination forRustinlast year, sinceDenzel Washingtonearned the honor forFencesandRoman J. Israel Esq.in 2017 and 2018.

For this 2024 nomination, hit theOscars red carpetin a black double-breasted suit complete with intricate buttons and trousers that flared over a pair of chic, steel-toe cowboy boots.

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The actor, who told PEOPLE last year, “I recognize that I’m having a moment,” saidhe has room for “one or two Oscars,”next to the Emmy he won in 2022. Domingo was awarded outstanding guest actor in a drama series for his role inEuphoria.

Selecting his angelic, all-white suit for the 2022 Emmy Awards was a moment Domingo told PEOPLE he will “never forget.”

“We were going through different looks,” he said. “And then the question, [Domingo’s stylist] said, ‘Coleman, how do you want to feel 20 years later, when you’re looking at a photo of youwinning your first Emmy?’ And I said, ‘I want to be in white, and just cream white.’ ”

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Domingo told PEOPLE his looks change depending on “the story that I want to tell” in a particular moment.

He added, “Sometimes I don’t mind receding and finding just a bit more of a monochromatic look that just makes me feel elegant, and let it be about the words that I’m speaking rather than the clothes."

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source: people.com