Elle Fanning shared on the 2025 Oscars red carpet on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood that it was her first-ever Oscars and her mom was watching from home. The actress even gave her mom a wave from the carpet.

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There is perhaps nobody better suited to usher in Sarah Burton’s new era at Givenchy than Elle Fanning – and no better occasion than the 2025 Oscars. Today, for the 97th Academy Awards, Fanning wears the designer’s first-ever custom haute couture look as creative director of the storied French house.