By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:46 GMT, 25 February 2019 | Updated: 08:46 GMT, 25 February 2019
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Melissa McCarthy won the biggest laughs during the Academy Awards on Sunday with her rabbit-filled dress.
The 48-year-old actress wore the outrageous outfit while presenting the award for Best Costume Design at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The long, royal-like outfit was covered with stuffed bunnies in a nod to the character Queen Anne in The Favourite.
Rabbit dress: Melissa McCarthy wore an elaborate rabbit dress on Sunday while presenting the Oscar for Best Costume Design at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles
Queen Anne, played by Oscar winner Olivia Colman, had 17 rabbits that she referred to in the movie as her children.
Melissa presented the award with Brian Tyree Henry who also wore a flamboyant costume.
'These artists create a pastiche of textiles with authenticity yet never distract from the story,' Melissa said while moving the mouth of a stuffed bunny as the audience laughed.
Melissa and her 45-year-old husband Ben Falcone later were all smiles as they ditched their dress and tuxedo for matching black tracksuits for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
No formal wear: The actress and husband Ben Falcone ditched their Oscar formal wear for matching tracksuits at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
They were both smiling and waving to fans while walking into the party hand-in-hand, while McCarthy's Can You Ever Forgive Me? co-star Richard E. Grant was behind them.
Both McCarthy and Falcone walked into the Vanity Fair party wearing matching black Adidas tracksuits.
Surprisingly, though, neither chose to match their shoes with the Adidas suits, with McCarthy opting for a pair of black Nike Cortez kicks and Falcone wearing Converse All-Stars.
Fun moment: Melissa presented the award with Brian Tyree Henry who also wore a flamboyant costume
Rabbits galore: The royal dress featured a long train with stuffed bunnies
Matching couple: Both McCarthy and Falcone walked into the Vanity Fair party wearing matching black Adidas tracksuits
McCarthy was up for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, losing out to eventual winner Olivia for The Favourite.
McCarthy was also nominated alongside Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born), Glenn Close (The Wife) and Yalitza Aparicio (Roma).
This was her second Oscar nomination, having been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her breakthrough role in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids.
Two time Oscar nominee: McCarthy was up for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, losing out to eventual winner Olivia Colman for The Favourite
Richard, Melissa and Ben: McCarthy's co-star Richard E. Grant was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
McCarthy's co-star Richard E. Grant was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
He ultimately lost out to Mahershala Ali, who won his second Oscar in three years for playing Don Shirley in Green Book.
McCarthy is shaping up for a big year in 2019, starring in The Kitchen with Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish, arriving on September 20, and Superintelligence, directed by her husband Falcone, opening on Christmas Day.
Co-stars: He ultimately lost out to Mahershala Ali, who won his second Oscar in three years for playing Don Shirley in Green Book
Memorable moment: McCarthy was part of one of the night's most memorable moments, as she presented