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Maura Higgins continued her US takeover as she attended Elton John’s AIDS Foundation’s 34th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday.
The former Love Island contestant, 35, flashed her abs in a daring cut-out gown while mingling with the stars in West Hollywood.
She looked incredible in the glamorous number which featured a sequin encrusted cape with a satin skirt.
Maura’s dress fanned out into a train which trailed behind her as she walked the red carpet with the TV personality topping her outfit off with a pair of satin gloves.
She has proven to be a hit with fans in the states after she made her glamorous debut on The Traitors US last month.
After sharing her plans to crack America, Maura has been pictured attending a number of glitzy events.
The star is currently on a press tour following her appearance on the fourth season of The Traitors US.
Months after her successful Love Island stint way back in 2019, Maura appeared on Dancing On Ice at the beginning of 2020, Cooking With The Stars in 2022 and I’m A Celeb in 2024.
Along with her success at home, she has also branched out across the pond thanks to a hosting gig on Love Island USA: Aftersun.
She also similarly impressed American viewers during her unapologetic appearance on Celebrity Traitors, aiding her star to rise like never before.
The 98th Academy Awards celebrated the best films of 2025, with the glitzy ceremony which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
One Battle After Another ended the 2026 awards season by winning Best Picture on a night where Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley earned top acting prizes.
Jordan, 39, shocked the world at the 98th Academy Awards as he upset Timothee Chalamet to win Best Actor for Sinners as Buckley, 36, took home Best Actress for her work in Hamnet at the event held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Paul Thomas Anderson accepted the top prize of the night alongside Teyana Taylor and the rest of the cast and crew as the film earned the most wins of the night with six.
The American black comedy action-thriller film triumphed over a massive, competitive, field including: Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Train Dreams.
The Leonardo DiCaprio led film One Battle After Another is centered around a group of ex-revolutionaries who reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own as their enemy resurfaces after 16 years
The most talked about moment of the night will surely be that Jordan earned the top honor Best Actor for his leading role in Ryan Coogler film Sinners.
He upset favorite throughout award season 30-year-old Chalamet, who starred in Marty Supreme, as the field included: Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent.
Jordan was in disbelief as he walked up to the stage and was greeted by last year’s winner Adrien Brody.
Sinners is centered around two brothers who return to their hometown to start again only to discover that an even greater evil – in the form of vampires – is waiting to welcome them back.
Jordan portrayed both brothers in the film: older and more serious twin Elijah ‘Smoke’ Moore in addition to younger and more cheerful sibling Elias ‘Stack’ Moore.
Jessie Buckley continued her winning ways as she earned Best Actress for her role in Hamnet.
The 36-year-old Irish actress beat out Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone – Bugonia.
Hamnet takes place after Agnes and William Shakespeare (Buckley and Paul Mescal) lose their son Hamnet to the plague and grapple with grief in 16th-century England, based on the novel of the same name.
Agnes is a healer who must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
The Netflix film triumphed over Arco, Elio, Little Amelie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2.
Later on in the night the film made history once again as KPop Demon Hunters earned Best Original Song for the smash hit song Golden.
It beat out Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless, I Lied to You – Sinners, Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi!, and Train Dreams – Train Dreams.
The Netflix film is centered around the members of a world-renowned KPop girl group who balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters.
Oscar 2026 winners in full
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Robert Kaplow – Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners – WINNER
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway) – WINNER
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Best Sound
F1 – WINNER
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein – WINNER
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Live-Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers – TIE – WINNER
Two People Exchanging Saliva – TIE – WINNER
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Actor
Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Michael B Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Director
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Casting
Nina Gold – Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Gabriel Domingues – The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler – Sinners
Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Darius Khondji – Marty Supreme
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners – WINNER
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Original Song
Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
I Lied to You – Sinners
Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi!
Train Dreams – Train Dreams
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms – WINNER
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