Hollywood's leading ladies have Sexy Clubwear gathered to bring some serious star power to Vanity Fair's 2016 Hollywood issue.

This year's Best Actress Academy Award contenders Cate Wholesale Babydoll Lingerie Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Brie Larson, Charlotte Rampling and Saoirse Ronan all take centre stage in the stunning spread, shot by revered photographer Annie Leibovitz.

The women all dressed in black for the 22nd edition of the publication's annual Tinseltown special. 

Leading ladies: A host of Hollywood  fvdvfghfghdf stars have posed for the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue. (L-R) Jane Fonda, Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Brie Larsen (bottom), Rachel Weisz, Lupita Nyong'o, Alicia Vikander, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Helen Mirren, Saoirse Ronan, and Diane Keaton

The main view of the cover - first revealed on Monday on Snapchat - was also occupied by heavy hitters including Viola Davis and Jane Fonda, as well as the likes of breakthrough star Alicia Vikander and 2014 Oscars darling Lupita Nyong'o.

Noticeably the shoot features actresses from a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds following the race row which has engulfed this year's Academy Awards.

The ceremony has come under fire from prominent stars such as Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and director Spike Lee, who have vowed to boycott the ceremony on February 28th after all 20 nominees in the acting categories were white for a second year in a row.