put on a loved-up display with his girlfriend Gracie Abrams as they hit the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre for the 98th Oscars on Sunday.
The Hamnet actor, 30, showed off his style in a black suit with silk lapels and a loose-fitting bow-tie.
Singer Gracie, 26, put on a dazzling display in a beaded crop top and matching skirt which she accessorised with a trailing chiffon scarf.
The couple have been in a relationship since 2024 but largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
Paul is at the Oscars for his award-winning film Hamnet. He plays William Shakespeare but was sadly snubbed from the Supporting Actor nomination.
The film received for the 98th , including Best Picture, Best Actress () and Best Director (Chloé Zhao.)
Paul Mescal put on a loved-up display with his girlfriend Gracie Abrams as they hit the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre for the 98th Oscars on Sunday
Hamnet is a historical drama based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, it focuses on Agnes (Jessie) and the devastating loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, to the bubonic plague.
Conan O'Brien, 62, has returned to host the show for a second consecutive year after taking over the role from .
Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads the nominations with a record-breaking 16, the most for any film in Academy Awards history.
The horror film is one of the ten films up for Best Picture alongside Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value and Train Dreams.
Sinners star Michael B. Jordan will compete against fellow nominees (Marty Supreme), Leonardo (One Battle After Another), (Blue Moon), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) in the Best Actor category.
Set in 1930s , Sinners follows twin brothers (both played by Jordan) who return to their hometown only to face a supernatural evil.
Irish star Jessie is the frontrunner in the Best Actress category for her work in Hamnet. She faces a star-studded field including Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I would Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), and Emma Stone (Bugonia).
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another earned 13 nominations.
The couple have been in a relationship since 2024 but largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight
The Hamnet actor, 30, showed off his style in a black suit with silk lapels and a loose-fitting bow-tie
Hamnet is a historical drama based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, it focuses on Agnes (Jessie) and the devastating loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, to the bubonic plague
Along with a Best Director nod, the film also nabbed a Best Actor mention for DiCaprio, and Supporting Actor nods for Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn.
The black comedy action-thriller follows a washed-up ex-revolutionary (DiCaprio) who is forced to come out from hiding to rescue his daughter, after she is targeted by his former nemesis, a corrupt military officer (Penn).
Aside from Penn and del Toro, the Best Supporting Actor category includes Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Delroy Lindo (Sinners) and Stellan Skarsgard (Sentimental Value).




