One wouldnt expect to find a Best Actor nominee walking down Sunset Boulevard the morning of the2025 Oscars.
What better place than to go for a nice walk?
Theres been many dreams that have been achievedand many that have failedon Sunset Boulevard.
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So I thought Id just walk where dreamers walk and take it all in, Domingo tellsVogueover the phone.
To me, that always involves walking.
Colman Domingo at the 2025 Oscars.
Colman Domingo at the 2025 Oscars.
Domingo celebrated his second consecutive Academy Award nomination with his role inSing Sing.
(Last year, he was nominated in the same category forRustin.)
To mark the momentous occasion, he turned to Alessandro Michele, who fashioned him a custom Valentino suit.
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Domingo has become something of a Valentino man lately, wearing Alessandro Micheles designs several times throughout awards season.
We do some editing and we really started to do some storytelling.
For the 97th Academy Awards, Domingo felt especially moved to wear the color red.
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It felt like everythings coming up roses.
It felt like love.
What better color than that classic Valentino red?
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So they came back with some more sketches and Alessandro leaned into that.
He finished the look with black wool trousers and a tasseled belt.
Domingos accessories were just as high-octane: he added vintage Boucheron jewelry and a custom diamond-encrusted Omega watch.
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Everyone has really come around to really help me tell a good story.
Im feeling like my best self, he says.
We have a toast right before we leave to ensure that were grounded.
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We have a celebration that no one can take away from us, he says.
It is a shared thing.
Its not just about me, its about the people who love me.
Below, Colman Domingo takesVoguebehind the scenes of his 2025 Oscars night.
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