27 Feb 2015

Oscar dress worth US$150,000 stolen

2:39 pm on 27 February 2015

One of the standout red-carpet dresses from this week's Academy Awards ceremony has been stolen.

Actress Lupita Nyong'o.

Actress Lupita Nyong'o poses on the red carpet for the 87th Oscars. Police are investigating the theft of her dress worth $US150,000. Photo: AFP

Actress Lupita Nyong'o, wore the $150,000 Calvin Klein dress, which was encrusted with 6000 pearls.

The police said it was stolen from her room at the London Hotel in West Hollywood yesterday while she was out.