The most jaw-dropping glamorous Oscar dresses of all time (2024)

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Sandra Hüller in Schiaparelli

Among the sensational black gowns at the 2024 Oscars, topping the list was Sandra Hüller, a best actress nominee for Anatomy of a Fall. Hüller's stunning gown was a custom design by Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli and was defined by its high-drama off-the-shoulder neckline.

Sandra Hüller in Schiaparelli

Among the sensational black gowns at the 2024 Oscars, topping the list was Sandra Hüller, a best actress nominee for Anatomy of a Fall. Hüller's stunning gown was a custom design by Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli and was defined by its high-drama off-the-shoulder neckline.

The birth of your first child, probably, or perhaps your wedding day. It's fitting, then, that Michelle Yeoh, who is nominated at the 95th annual Oscars for the first time, dressed like a bride for the occasion.

American actress Uma Thurman wore a Prada dress in lavender chiffon to the 67th Academy Awards on March 27, 1995, at which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Pulp Fiction. The dress was designed by American designer Barbara Tfank.

The historic fashion house sunk $4 million into Lawrence's powder-pink, strapless evening gown for the award show. The decision spare no expense was likely a strategic part of their annual marketing campaign, as Lawrence was the face of Dior that year, gracing magazines and billboards in the luxury brand's finest work.

Many gowns live out their days in a designer's archives, some are gifted and some are bought outright.

America Ferrera is closing out her awards season with a bang. For the 2024 Academy Awards, the Barbie actress, 39, arrived in a perfectly Barbie pink Versace chainmail dress that took over 400 hours to make, the E! News hosts said on the red carpet preshow.

A singer named Tems (nope, me neither) sat in the audience wearing a gigantic white curtain around and above her head that meant nobody in the 30 rows behind her could see the stage.

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Before celebrities entered the Dolby Theater for Sunday's 85th annual Academy Awards, they first dazzled outside on the red carpet. Jennifer Lawrence won both Best Actress and best dressed, while hairdos from Salma Hayek and Melissa McCarthy left us scratching our heads.

Head received eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, more than any other person, from a total of 35 nominations. What a Way to Go!

Marilyn Monroe's Jean Louis dress

In 2016, the Jean Louis “naked” dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962—when she notably sang “Happy Birthday” to President JFK—sold for $4.8 million at a Julien's Auction sale. It was purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum and famously worn by Kim Kardashian to the 2022 Met Gala.

The most expensive dress in the world currently is the Nightingale of Kuala Lumpur designed by Faisal Abdullah. Released in 2009, the dress is valued at an astounding $30 million. It's made of crimson silk and taffeta, and has over 750 real diamonds sewn into it.

Many female nominees wore black to support Times Up and raise awareness about sexual harassment in Hollywood.) But this year, black gowns emerged as a popular trend on the 2024 Oscars red carpet without any such coordination — worn by many of the evening's most famous nominees and presenters.

Waspish Waists, Method Dressing & Vintage Remakes: The Biggest Fashion Trends of Awards Season 2024. There have been pops of red, pregnancy reveals and less naked dresses than normal (wahoo!), but as the Oscars rounds out awards season 2024, what will we remember about the fashion?

The nominations were announced on January 23, 2024. Oppenheimer led with 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon with 11 and 10, respectively. Oppenheimer won a leading seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.