AND WE’RE OFF! The awards race has officially begun with the 2025 Governors Awards. Also known as the Honorary Oscars, it’s a ceremony a few months before the upcoming Academy Awards to honour extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement in cinema and exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences. Past recipients include Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie (on top of her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Girl Interrupted), Hayao Miyazaki, and more. This year, the honourees are: Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise, Wynn Thomas, and Dolly Parton.

In terms of the evening’s style, Hollywood’s best and brightest stepped onto the red carpet in keeping with classic black suits. On the classic side, we have Alexander Skarsgård, Leonardo DiCaprio, Austin Butler, and Oscar Isaac. Noticeably, Jacob Elordi and Jonathan Bailey went tieless; Jeremy Allen White brought it a step further with a fully buttoned bib shirt tucked into his cummerbund, exposing a singlet underneath. (Yes, chef!) The only person not in a black suit? That’d be Jeremy Strong in a fade olive suit – Kendall Roy plays to his own tune.

Sure, the sea of conservative black suits for one of the first award race gatherings isn’t a bad move – the Oscar hopefuls will be meeting voters, after all. Below, a look at some of the best dressed men from the evening.

The best dressed men on the Governors Awards 2025 red carpet

Alexander Skarsgård

Wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. (And red nails!)

Jacob Elordi

Jeremy Strong

Leonardo DiCaprio

Oscar Isaac

Jeremy Allen White

Wearing Louis Vuitton.

Austin Butler

Josh O’Connor

Damson Idris

Michael B. Jordan

Joe Alwyn

Mason Thames

Jonathan Bailey