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Best Actress Oscar Looks From 1954 to Now

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May 04, 2020 7:50 PM
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Emma Stone

The La La Land actress was having a truly golden moment in this intricate Givenchy design.


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Brie Larson

The Room actress sparkled at the 2016 Oscars in a blue embellished Gucci dress.


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Julianne Moore

The Still Alice actress was the picture of elegance at the 2015 Oscars, wearing a custom sequined Chanel dress.


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Cate Blanchett

After winning Best Actress, the Blue Jasmine star sparkled even more in her already stunning Armani Privé gown at the 2014 Oscars.


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Jennifer Lawrence

The Silver Linings Playbook star looked like a princess at the 2013 Oscars in her Christian Dior gown.


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Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady actress glimmered like gold in her Lanvin wrap dress at the 2012 Oscars.


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Natalie Portman

The Black Swan star looked like a Grecian goddess in a purple Rodarte gown at the 2011 Oscars.


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Sandra Bullock

The Blind Side actress posed for the cameras in her elegant Marchesa dress at the 2010 Oscars.


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Kate Winslet

The leading lady from The Reader stunned in her Yves Saint Laurent dress at the 2009 Oscars.


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Marion Cotillard

La Vie En Rose french actress looked positively regal in her Jean Paul Gaultier gown at the 2008 Oscars.


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Helen Mirren

Like her character in The Queen, she looked feminine and gorgeous in her Christian Lacroix dress at the 2007 Oscars.


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Reese Witherspoon

The Walk The Line actress glowed in her Christian Dior gown at the 2006 Oscars.


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Hilary Swank

The Million Dollar Baby actress wore a rich purple Guy Laroche dress to the 2005 Oscars.


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Charlize Theron

Unlike the name of her movie, Monster, the star was more of an angel in a white Gucci dress to the 2004 Oscars.


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Nicole Kidman

The Hours star went for a classic black Jean Paul Gaultier gown at the 2003 Oscars.


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Halle Berry

The Monster's Ball star looked majestic in an Elie Saab gown at the 2002 Oscars.


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Julia Roberts

The Erin Brockovich actress wore a black Valentino dress to the 2001 Oscars.


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Hilary Swank

The Boys Don't Cry leading lady wore a poufy gold Randolph Duke gown to the 2000 Oscars.


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Gwyneth Paltrow

Like her role in Shakespeare in Love, the actress stunned in a pink Ralph Lauren gown at the 1999 Oscars.


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Helen Hunt

The As Good As It Gets star wore a baby blue Tom Ford for Gucci gown with a shoulder wrap at the 1998 Oscars.


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Frances McDormand

The Fargo actress wore a blue Richard Tyler Dress to the 1997 Oscars.


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Susan Sarandon

The star looked like no Dead Man Walking when she wore a gold Dolce & Gabbana dress to the 1996 Oscars.


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Jessica Lange

The beauty from Blue Sky wore a unique black Calvin Klein dress to the 1995 Oscars.


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Holly Hunter

The Piano actress wore a Vera Wang dress to the 1994 Oscars.


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