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100 Oscars fashion statements over 75 years
From Cher's daring outfits in the 70s and 80s, Angeline Jolie's peekaboo leg to Rihanna's jaw-dropping sheer and leather maternity gown, here are iconic red carpet hits and misses over 75 years at the Academy Awards.
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Marilyn Monroe at the 23rd Academy Awards on March 29, 1951. (The Academy / Facebook)
Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael Wilding, attend the 25th annual Academy Awards presentation ceremonies in Hollywood, March 19, 1953. (Getty Images)
Oscar-winner Audrey Hepburn poses with her statuette at the 26th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in New York on March 25, 1954. Hepburn won for best actress for her portrayal in "Roman Holiday." (AP Photo)
American actors Grace Kelly and William Holden attend the 27th Academy Awards ceremony, March 30, 1955. Grace Kelly won the Best Actress award for the movie The Country Girl, directed by George Seaton. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Actor Natalie Wood at an event for the 29th Annual Academy Awards, March 27, 1957 (Getty Images)
From left: Doris Day and Kim Novak at the 1958 Academy Awards. (Getty Images)
Shirley Jones at the 33rd Annual Academy Awards, April 17, 1961.
Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren at the 35th Academy Awards on April 8, 1963.
Actor Faye Dunaway is shown as she arrives with escort at the Academy Awards presentations, April 10, 1968. (Getty Images)
From left: Jack Albertson, winner best supporting actor for 'The Subject Was Roses', Barbra Streisand, winner best actress for 'Funny Girl' and director Anthony Harvey accepting best actress Oscar on behalf of Katharine Hepburn for 'The Lion in Winter', 41st Academy Awards, April 14, 1969. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Actor and singer Diahann Carroll presents an award at the 41st Academy Awards on April 14, 1969. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Actor and singer Petula Clark attends the 43rd Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball on April 15, 1971 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher attend the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 27, 1973 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Actor Lauren Hutton and record producer Lou Adler arrive to the 47th Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif., April 8,1975. (Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Actor Raquel Welch at the 51st Annual Academy Awards, April 9, 1979. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Sigourney Weaver at the 53rd annual Academy Awards on March 31, 1981 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Singer Diana Ross and Ernest Thompson arrive to the 54th Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif., March 29,1982. (Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Don Gummer and Meryl Streep at the Oscars party, 1983. (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
Actress Joanna Pacula attends the 56th Annual Academy Awards on April 9, 1984 at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Prince wins an Academy Award for 'Best Original Song Score' and 'Best Original Musical' for 'Purple Rain', March 25, 1985. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Cher wears a creation by designer Bob mackie as she poses with actor Don Ameche after presenting him with the Oscar for best supporting actor at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 24, 1986. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/AP-Lennon McLenndon)
Marlee Matlin during 59th Annual Academy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Helena Bonham Carter attends 59th Annual Academy Awards on March 30, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actor Daryl Hannah and her partner, musician Jackson Browne at the 60th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., April 11, 1988. (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Cher at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., April 11, 1988. (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Demi Moore arrives at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., March 29, 1989. (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actor Kim Basinger at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards on March 26, 1990 (Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images)
Madonna and Michael Jackson at the 63rd Annual Academy Awards after party at Spago's Hosted by Swifty Lazar, March 25, 1991. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere at the 63rd Annual Academy Awards, March 25, 1991. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actor Demi Moore at the Academy Awards, March 30, 1992. (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actor Marisa Tomei, wearing a white evening gown with black trim, a black sash belt and black evening gloves, in the 65th Academy Awards press room at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. March 29, 1993. (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg, wearing a purple-and-green coat over a green-and-grey outfit, in the 65th Academy Awards press room at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, March 29, 1993. (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Renny Harlin and Geena Davis during 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Costume designer Lizzy Gardiner arrives at the sixty-seventh Academy Awards March 27, 1995 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Barry King/Liaison)
Elizabeth Hurley at an event for The 67th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 1995.
Actor Winona Ryder at the 68th Annual Academy Awards, March 25, 1996. (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Susan Sarandon holds her Oscar at the 1996 Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Sarandon won the Best Actress award for her role in Dead Man Walking. (Steve Starr/Corbis via Getty Images)
Actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman arrive for the 69th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 24, 1997. Kidman wore an embellished chartreuse Dior dress by John Galliano. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actor Sharon Stone, left, and director Mike van Diem pose for photographers backstage after he won an Oscar for Best Foreign-Language film at the 70th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 23, 1998. Sharon Stone was wearing a lavender Vera Wang skirt. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Gwyneth Paltrow, wearing a soft pink by Ralph Lauren gown, accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in "Shakespeare In Love" during the 71st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 21, 1999. (The Associated Press)
Celine Dion, nominated for best song with "The Prayer" from the movie Quest for Camelot, arrives at the 71st Annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center, Sunday, March 21, 1999. Celine Dion's tuxedo in 1999 was not a case of putting it on the wrong way; it was actually designed to be worn that way. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/AP-Dave Caulkin)
Model Tyra Banks poses for photographers as she arrives for the 72nd annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, March 26, 2000, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
South Park creators Trey Parker, left, in a Jennifer Lopez look-alike outfit, and Matt Stone, right, arrive with Marc Shalman, centre, writer of the Oscar-nominated song "Blame Canada" at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 26, 2000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
From left: Julia Roberts and Benjamin Brat arrive at Vanity Fair's Oscar party at Morton's in Hollywood on Sunday, March 25, 2001.
Julia Roberts reacts after winning the Oscar for best actress in a leading role for the film "Erin Brockovich," at the 73rd annual Academy Awards. (The Associated Press)
Singer Bjork, wearing a Marjan Pejoski swan gown, arrives at the 73rd annual Academy Awards in this file picture taken March 25, 2001, in Los Angeles. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/AP-Michael Caulfield)
Left: Halle Berry accepts her Oscar for best actress for her role in Monsters Ball during the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Right: Actor Halle Berry waves as she arrives for the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. Berry is nominated for Best Actress for her role in Monsters Ball. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Actress and presenter Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck arrives for the 75th annual Academy Awards Sunday, March 23, 2003, in Los Angeles. Lopez wore a gown made by Fred Lee purchased at the Jackie Onassis auction. (AP Photo/Kim D. Johnson)
Actor Sean Connery and wife Micheline attend the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on March 23, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Charlize Theron, nominated for best actress for "Monster" arrives at the 76th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)
Best actress Charlize Theron for "Monster," poses with her Oscar at the 76th annual Academy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Angelina Jolie arrives for the 76th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)
Hilary Swank arrives for the 77th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. Swank is nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "Million Dollar Baby." (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Beyonce Knowles poses for photographers as she arrives at the 77th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Actress Jessica Alba arrives for the 78th Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. Alba will be a presenter during the Oscar telecast. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Michelle Williams, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her work in "Brokeback Mountain," arrives for the 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "Volver," arrives for the 79th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
British actress Helen Mirren, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "The Queen," right, and British actress Kate Winslet, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "Little Children," arrive for the 79th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
French actress Marion Cotillard, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her work in "La Vie en Rose," arrives for the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee Anne Hathaway arrives for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Actor Penelope Cruz, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her work in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," arrives for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Zoe Saldana arrives during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)
Vera Farmiga arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actress Natalie Portman arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Actress Cate Blanchett arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actor Angelina Jolie poses before the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 2012. Jolie's leg, that peeked out of the high thigh-high slit of her Versace gown, was the most exciting appearance on the red carpet. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Actresses Viola Davis, right, and Octavia Spencer pose together before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Actor Jennifer Lawrence at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Feb. 24, 2013. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Actress Kerry Washington arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP)
Actress Naomi Watts arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the 86th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Dan MacMedan/WireImage)
Sandra Bullock arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Pharrell Williams (L) and Helen Lasichanh arrive at the 86th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Dan MacMedan/WireImage)
Jennifer Lopez attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Scarlett Johansson is seen backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Actress Cate Blanchett attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Olivia Wilde arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actress Emma Stone arrives at the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Dan MacMedan/Getty Images)
Andra Day attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Actor Saoirse Ronan attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Dan MacMedan/WireImage)
Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on Feb. 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Dan MacMedan/Getty Images)
Lady Gaga attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on Feb. 24, 2019 in Hollywood, Calif. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Gemma Chan attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, Calif. (Dan MacMedan/Getty Images)
Cynthia Erivo attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on Feb. 9, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Actor Natalie Portman arrives at the Oscars on Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Portman turns 40 on June 9. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Janelle Monae arrives at the Oscars on Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Monae turns 35 on Dec. 1. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Zendaya arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Regina King arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Amanda Seyfried arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kristen Stewart arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jessica Chastain attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, Calif. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Rihanna arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Cara Delevingne arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Angela Bassett arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Ariana Grande arrives at the Oscars, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Billie Eilish arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
America Ferrera arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Zoe Saldana arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (The Associated Press)
Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
H.E.R. arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Timothee Chalamet on the red carpet at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars) at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)