Photos: Mahershala Ali: On the red carpet

Mahershala Ali backstage with his Breakthrough Performance Award for his work in “Moonlight” at the 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala.

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Feb. 19, 2017 4:25 PM PT

Mahershala Ali’s fashion savvy has been on full display as the actor is touted for two Oscar-nominated films this awards season, “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight,” including a supporting actor nod for him in the latter.

The versatile Mahershala Ali goes from black-on-black suit at the 2016 New York Film Critics Circle Awards to laid-back style at a Q&A session after the screening of “Moonlight” at the Million Dollar Theatre in Los Angeles, and back to no-tie/black-tie red carpet look for the the 42nd Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. Awards.

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The Envelope talks with actors David Oyelowo, left, Jeff Bridges, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Shannon, Dev Patel and Mahershala Ali, who is also pictured at far right.

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Mahershala Ali attends the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

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Mahershala Ali and Amatus Sami-Karim arrive at the 74th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Mahershala Ali arrives at the AFI Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Mahershala Ali’s busy awards season schedule included stops at the BAFTA Tea Party, the National Board of Review gala, and the Producers Guild Awards.

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Checking out film festivals, Mahershala Ali accepts the Virtuosos Award during the 32nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival, left, and stops by the L.A. Times photo studio at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival.

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