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Melissa McCarthy is rocking a pantsuit and cape on the Oscars red carpet and people are loving it

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Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone on the Oscars red carpet. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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The stars are arriving on the 2019 Oscars red carpet and Melissa McCarthy has one of the night's showstopping looks. 

Arriving with husband Ben Falcone, McCarthy showed off a black-and-white pantsuit with a cape to match. 

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Here's a full look at McCarthy's Oscars look.  Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

The comedienne looked like a real-life comedy superheroine. 

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McCarthy got playful with her cape on the red carpet.  Steve Granitz/WireImage

Fans are loving the look on the carpet.

McCarthy is nominated for best actress for her role in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" And she's not the only Oscar nominee rocking the cape look at the Academy Awards.

Read more: Charlize Theron arrived to the Oscars showing off a new brunette bob and it left viewers stunned

Best actress Oscar nominee Glenn Close showed up glimmering in gold with a cape as well for her role in "The Wife." On the ABC Oscars red carpet, Close said she is wearing a custom Carolina Herrara gown by Wes Gordon that weighs 42 pounds and is adorned with four million beads.

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Glenn Close is channeling Oscar gold.  Steve Granitz/WireImage

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten TomatoesKirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.