Oscars 2019: The best Middle Eastern designs from the red carpet

From Nadine Labaki in Elie Saab to Angela Bassett in Reem Acra, here are the dreamiest gowns from Arab labels

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The grand finale to this year's awards season is here: the 91st Academy Awards are upon us.

As actors, actresses, directors and creatives collect their little golden men inside LA's Dolby Theatre, stars of the silver screen have also paraded their evening's finest on the red carpet outside.

While we've rounded up an exhaustive list of the Oscars' best dressed here, above, we shine a spotlight on the finest designs from the region.

Scroll through the gallery to see who wore what from Middle Eastern labels, from Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad to Reem Acra and Georges Chakra.

To follow all of the action on stage and see who wins the big awards, follow our live updates story here.

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