Oscars 2020: Natalie Portman’s red carpet dress is a tribute to Greta Gerwig & other snubbed female directors

LOS ANGELES -- On an Oscars red carpet filled with dramatic dresses and designer tuxedos, Spike Lee and Natalie Portman wore clothing that made a personal and political statement.

Rose McGowan is not among the many fans of Natalie Portman's look.In case you missed it, Portman like Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), and Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers) embroidered onto it. "I wanted to recognize the women who were not recognized for their incredible work this year in a...subtle way," she said on the red carpet.

Rose McGowan called Natalie Portman a “fraud” for her Oscars ensemble that featured the names of snubbed female directors, including Greta Gerwig, Marielle Heller and Lorene Scafaria.

Natalie Portman used the Oscars red carpet to make a statement about the female directors snubbed in the 2020 nominations, by having their names embroidered onto her cape.

"I wanted to recognise the women who were not recognised for their incredible work."

Natalie Portman had the names of snubbed female directors embroidered into her Dior cape at the 2020 Oscars.

Laura Dern just won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her remarkable performance in Marriage Story and while interacting with media, backstage, the actress said she would like to share it with director Greta Gerwig, who could not make it to the list of nominations despite her outstanding work.

Natalie Portman made a poignant message on the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards as she sported a Dior cape embroidered with the names of every woman who wasn’t nominated at the ceremony.The actress, who herself has won an Oscar, revealed she wanted to recognise women in a “subtle” way as she took to the red carpet in the outfit which featured names including Little Women director Greta Gerwig and director Lulu Wang.

The 2020 ceremony aired on Sunday, February 9, and it was a glamorous night—a night that started on the red carpet with some from all your favorite celebrities. While there weren't many noticeable style trends (it all ran the gamut), there was a trend of stars hitting the carpet with their significant others.

The Oscars 2020 ceremony hasn't even officially started—and we already have our first political statement of the evening. Well, it wasn't an overt political statement like an endorsement of a nominee, but has made it very clear how she feels about the lack of female representation in this year's directing nominees.The actress and winner arrived on the red carpet in a stunning Dior creation, complete with a cape.

Actress Natalie Portman had an important message for The Academy at the 92nd annual Academy Awards–and they could read it off her cape.Wearing Dior Haute Couture, Portman had the names of female directors who weren't nominated embroidered in gold along the hem of her cape.This year's Best Director nominees do not include any women.Not all heroes wear capes, but Natalie Portman is not one of them.

Fashion is a powerful way to make a statement on the red carpet, and the Oscars is the perfect place to get your message heard.

By Denise Petski

Making a statement. Natalie Portman stepped onto the Oscars red carpet ready to spread a message on Sunday, February 9.

Natalie Portman made a statement on the Oscars red carpet, with her Dior cape embroidered with the names of women who directed movies last year — and weren’t nominated for the 92nd Academy Awards.

Natalie Portman used fashion to make a statement at the 2020 Oscars. The 38-year-old actress stunned in a Dior gown and embroidered cape, the latter of which featured the names of all the female directors who weren't nominated for Oscars.

Florence Pugh is breathtaking at the 2020 Oscars! The 24-year-old actress arrived on the red carpet for the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday wearing a stunning turquoise Louis Vuitton gown with a belted waist and ruffled skirt, with matching strappy shoes, a jewel-encrusted silver necklace and her hair in a twisty updo.