Updated / Wednesday, 11 Mar 2026 06:00
Click through the red carpet gallery.
As we prepare to feast our eyes on one of the highly anticipated red-carpet events of the year, we’re looking back at some of the Oscars’ most memorable looks.
The Academy Awards are one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, both for the ceremony itself and the iconic, celebrity-laden, red carpet.
The annual awards have always been a high-fashion extravaganza, dating back to the first ceremony in 1929.
The designs are haute couture, the stylists are the best in the business, and the stars have some of the most talented glam squads in the world.
As waves of celebrities dare to be different, each one trying to stand out among a sea of stars, certain trends will inevitably present themselves.
Bright pops of colour, thigh-splitting slits, dramatically plunging necklines, big bows, and sheer panelling are all expected – but who can do it best?
We can’t wait to see what the Oscars bring to the table each year, but, in the meantime, you can click through the gallery above to look back at some of the greatest dresses, suits, and jumpsuits so far.
Ariana Grande wearing Schiaparelli S/S25 Couture (2025)
Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga Couture (2024)
America Ferrera in Atelier Versace (2024)
Fan Bingbing in Tony Ward (2023)
Cara Delevingne in Elie Saab (2023)
Kerry Condon in Versace (2023)
Rihanna in Alaïa (2023)
Ariana De Bose in Valentino (2022)
Zendaya in Valentino (2022)
Carey Mulligan in Valentino Haute Couture (2021)
Lakeith Stanfield in Saint Laurent (2021)
Kristen Wiig in Valentino Haute Couture (2020)
Janelle Monáe in Ralph Lauren (2020)
Saoirse Ronan wore custom Alessandro Michele (2020)
Caitriona Balfe in Valentino (2020)
Billy Porter in Christian Siriano (2019)
Mahershala Ali in Ermenegildo Zegna XXX (2019)
Saoirse Ronan in Calvin Klein by Appointment (2018)
Margot Robbie in custom Chanel (2018)
Chadwick Boseman in Givenchy Haute Couture (2018)
Taraji P. Henson in Alberta Ferretti (2017)
Emma Stone in Givenchy (2017)
Ruth Negga in Valentino (2017)
Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell (2016)
Rooney Mara in Givenchy (2016)
Rachel McAdams in August Getty Atelier (2016)
Emma Stone in Elie Saab (2015)
Zoe Saldana in Atelier Versace (2015)
Zendaya in Vivienne Westwood (2015)
Pharrell Williams in cropped Lanvin (2014)
Lupita Nyong’o in Prada (2014)
Kate Hudson in Versace (2014)
Cate Blanchett in Armani Privee (2014)
Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Couture (2013)
Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton (2012)
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace (2012)
Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli Couture (2012)
Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji (2012)
Penelope Cruz in Armani (2012)
Natalie Portman in vintage Christian Dior (2012)
Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford (2012)
Mila Kunis in Elie Saab (2011)
Halle Berry in Marchesa (2011)
Jennifer Lawrence in Calvin Klein (2011)
Cameron Diaz in Oscar de la Renta (2010)
Sandra Bullock in Marchesa (2010)
Anne Hathaway in Marchesa (2008)
Marion Cotillard in Jean Paul Gaultier (2008)
Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga (2007)
Cate Blanchett in Valentino (2007)
Reese Witherspoon in vintage Christian Dior (2006)
Michelle Williams in Vera Wang (2006)
Hilary Swank in Guy Laroche (2005)
Angelina Jolie in Marc Bouwer (2004)
Charlize Theron in Gucci (2004)
Kate Hudson in Donatella Versace (2003)
Halle Berry in Elie Saab (2002)
Bjork in Marjan Pejoski (2001)
Angelina Jolie in Versace (2000)
Cher in Bob Mackie (1998)
Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph Lauren (1999)
Celine Dion in (reverse) Dior in 1999.
Tyra Banks in Halston (1998)
Sharon Stone in a Vera Wang skirt (1998)
Kate Winslet in Vivienne Westwood (1996)
Lizzy Gardiner in a dress made of American Express Credit Cards in 1995.
Whitney Houston (1994)
Daniel Day Lewis (1990)
Diana Ross (1982)
Lauren Hutton in Halston (1975)
Michelle Phillips and Dennis Hopper (1970)
Barbra Streisand in Anrold Scassi (1969)
Sammy Davis Jr and Barbra Streisand (1968)
Elizabeth Taylor in Christian Dior (1960)
Grace Kelly in Givenchy (1955)
Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy (1954)