Lupita Nyong'o's $150,000 Oscars dress stolen in hotel room

Lupita Nyong'o’s $150,000 custom-made Calvin Klein dress she wore to the Academy Awards on Sunday has been stolen in Hollywood.

Studded with 6,000 natural white Akoya pearls hand-sewn by 25 people over 10 weeks, it was lifted from the London Hotel in West Hollywood while the actress was out of the room.

The hotel has since issued a statement saying management were “working with law enforcement” to locate the missing item.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant William Nash confirmed that officers were examining CCTV footage for evidence.

“Ms Nyong'o was not in the room at the time of the theft,” Deputy John Mitchell told Reuters.

No arrests have been made as at the time of this report.