Logo Elle

  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Culture
  • Life and Love
  • Decor
  • Horoscope
  • The Ultimate 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
  • 365 Days of Looks
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok
Subscribe

Celebrity Style

What 22 Best Actress winners wore to the Oscars

by : Erica Ngao- Feb 22nd, 2019

bc5b0d36-24cd-44b1-9252-cfbc7357956e-oscars-best-actress-outfit-jpg

1/23

OscarsGetty Images

From Cher’s shimmering spectacle in 1988 to Emma Stone’s golden gown in 2017, here are the most memorable dresses worn by Best Actress Oscar winners in the past.

Cher

Getty Images

Year: 1988
Won for: Moonstruck
Wearing: Bob Mackie 

Emma Thompson

Getty Images

Year: 1993
Won for: Howard's End
Wearing: Caroline Charles

Gwyneth Paltrow

Getty Images

Year: 1999
Won for: Shakespeare in Love
Wearing: Ralph Lauren

Hilary Swank

Getty Images

Year: 2000
Won for: Boys Don’t Cry
Wearing: Randolph Duke

Julia Roberts

Getty Images

Year: 2001
Won for: Erin Brockovich
Wearing: Valentino

Halle Berry

Getty Images

Year: 2002 
Won for: Monster’s Ball
Wearing: Elie Saab

Nicole Kidman

Getty Images

Year: 2003
Won for: The Hours
Wearing: Jean Paul Gaultier

Charlize Theron

Getty Images

Year: 2004
Won for: Monster
Wearing: Gucci

Hilary Swank

Getty Images

Year: 2005
Won for: Million Dollar Baby
Wearing: Guy Laroche

Reese Witherspoon

Getty Images

Year: 2006
Won for: Walk the Line
Wearing: 1955 Vintage Christian Dior

Helen Mirren

Getty Images

Year: 2007
Won for: The Queen
Wearing: Christian Lacroix

Marion Cotillard

Getty Images

Year: 2008
Won for: La Vie en Rose
Wearing: Jean Paul Gaultier

Kate Winslet

Getty Images

Year: 2009
Won for: The Reader
Wearing: Yves Saint Laurent

Sandra Bullock

Getty Images

Year: 2010
Won for: The Blind Side
Wearing: Marchesa

Natalie Portman

Getty Images

Year: 2011
Won for: Black Swan
Wearing: Rodarte

Meryl Streep

Getty Images

Year: 2012
Won for: The Iron Lady
Wearing: Lanvin

Jennifer Lawrence

Getty Images

Year: 2013
Won for: Silver Linings Playbook
Wearing: Christian Dior

Cate Blanchett

Getty Images

Year: 2014
Won for: Blue Jasmine
Wearing: Armani Privé

Julianne Moore

Getty Images

Year: 2015
Won for: Still Alice
Wearing: Chanel

Brie Larson

Getty Images

Year: 2016
Won for: Room
Wearing: Gucci

Emma Stone

Getty Images

Year: 2017
Won for: La La Land
Wearing: Givenchy

Frances McDormand

ABC via Getty Images

Year: 2018 
Won for: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 
Wearing: Valentino
 

Newsletter

Join our mailing list for the latest and biggest in fashion trends, beauty, culture and celebrity.

Read Next

kendallandhailey

Fashion

Our Favourite Red Carpet Looks From the 2023 Academy Museum Gala

Including Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent and Lupita Nyong'o in Chanel Couture.

by : ELLE Canada- Dec 4th, 2023

celebrities

Fashion

The 10 Best-Dressed Celebs in November

Including Beyoncé's Balmain moment and Anne Hathaway's impeccable street style.

by : Vina Nguyen- Dec 1st, 2023

AVEDA-header

Beauty

The Limited-Edition Aveda x Iris van Herpen Collab Is Simply Divine

The brand’s Antoinette Beenders tells us how it came to be.

by : ELLE Canada- Dec 5th, 2023

More from Celebrity Style

kendallandhailey

Fashion

Our Favourite Red Carpet Looks From the 2023 Academy Museum Gala

skims

Fashion

Kim Kardashian Talks Crystals, Body Jewellery, and Her Swarovski x Skims Collaboration

CamilleRoweRef

Fashion

Camille Rowe Designed the Chicest Reformation Capsule Collection

celebrities

Fashion

The 10 Best-Dressed Celebs in November

jlaw

Fashion

There’s Something Different About Jennifer Lawrence

SUBSCRIBE

1 year for $19.99 (+ tax)

SUBSCRIBE

Follow us

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok

Contact us

    Subscribe to the magazine

    Newsletter

    • ELLE AROUND THE WORLD
    • ELLE QUÉBEC
    • SUBSCRIBER SERVICES
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • CONTESTS

    © 2023 Elle Canada