Year: 2013
Designer: Dior

JLaw famously tripped over this Dior ball gown on her way to accept a Best Actress Oscar for Silver Livings Playbook. The dress then proceeded to break the Internet. 

Year: 2002
Designer: Alexander McQueen

One year after her Shakespeare in Love win, and her memorable red carpet turn in the Ralph Lauren pink princess dress, Gwyneth Paltrow did a fashion 180, by wearing this gothic gown which she handpicked from McQueen's collection. 

Year: 2013
Designer: Prada

Despite its satin-y pink shade and elegant cut, this was the dress everyone loved to hate. It's rumoured that the fashion mishap caused Anne Hathaway to fire her stylist Rachel Zoe in early 2014. 

Year: 1998
Designer: Vera Wang + Gap

Sharon Stone arrived at the 1998 Oscars wearing a purple Vera Wang evening skirt and Gap blouse. The look is touted for sparking the modern high/low trend. 

Year: 2011
Designer: Givenchy

Cate Blanchett solidified her avant-garde fashion chops after she sported this embellished lilac gown on the red carpet. 

Year: 2013
Designer: Miu Miu

Kerry Washington looked fun and flirty on the red carpet in this coral dress with floral embellishment. The overall effect was fashion-forward, but playful; aspirational but approachable. 

Year: 2006
Designer: Vera Wang

Just three months after giving birth to daughter Matilda, Michelle Williams enchanted the fashion world in this lovely look. 

Year: 2010
Designer: Marchesa

In 2010, Sandra Bullock won both a Razzie for Worst Actress (for All About Steve) and an Oscar for Best Actress (for The Blind Side). This metallic column gown was definitely worthy of a gold statue.

Year: 1997
Designer: Christian Dior by John Galliano

Nicole Kidman’s yellow Dior ensemble was the dress du jour for both the rising star and the designer—it was John Galliano's debut with the iconic fashion house. 

Year: 2011
Designer: Elie Saab

Super soft and pretty, this lace lilac dress introduced Mila Kunis as a style star in the making. 

Year: 2001
Designer: Valentino

Julia Roberts chose this monochromatic masterpiece from the vintage Valentino archives. Why? The gown was inspired by the classic styles of Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor, two of Julia’s style heroes. 

Year: 2012
Designer: Atelier Versace

Angelina proved her red carpet chops were anything but stale in wearing a high-slit velvet gown to the Oscars. The dress garnered its own Twitter handle (@AngiesRightLeg) and 15,000+ followers.