The truth that Rita Moreno wore the identical gown to the Oscars in 1962 and 2018 is AMAZING.

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That is what Lupita Nyong’o appeared like on the Oscars in 2014, in all of her dreamy Cinderella glory, the evening she received Greatest Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave.


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A legit angel in her blue, flowing gown.


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Here is Cher (alongside Don Ameche) on the 1986 Oscars. She apparently confirmed up on this extravagant outfit as a presenter as a result of she knew the Academy did not take her significantly as an actor.


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Two years later, Cher would win Greatest Actress for Moonstruck, carrying this very memorable Bob Mackie creation.


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That is how Billy Porter confirmed as much as the 2019 Oscars: In a black tuxedo gown!!! Like, no different man has ever appeared this good on the Academy Awards. Not exaggerating.


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Simply kidding — one other man did look simply pretty much as good a yr later on the 2020 Oscars, and that man was Billy Porter! Right here he is carrying one other stunning gown, solely he took a extra colourful route. Effectively completed, sir!


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Earlier than there was Cher on the Oscars, there was Barbra Streisand. Pictured in a shiny, see-through outfit, Streisand received Greatest Actress for Humorous Lady in 1969 (tying that yr with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter).


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Here is what the again of Streisand’s iconic outfit appeared like:


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Streisand would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Authentic Track for A Star Is Born in 1977.

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Here is what Rita Moreno appeared like on the Oscars in 1962, alongside her West Facet Story co-star George Chakiris. That evening, they received for Greatest Supporting Actress and Greatest Supporting Actor for his or her roles within the legendary film musical.


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Enjoyable truth: Moreno rocked the SAME EXACT DRESS 56 years later on the Oscars in 2018. Discuss an icon!


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That is what the incomparable Halle Berry appeared like on the Oscars in 2002, carrying a burgundy, clear gown with vines and flowers masking the highest. That evening she received Greatest Actress for Monster’s Ball (the primary Black lady to ever win on this class).


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Here is what Meryl Streep appeared like on the 2012 Oscars, within the goldest of gold robes, the place she received her THIRD Oscar for Greatest Actress for The Iron Girl.


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Streep received Greatest Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980 and Greatest Actress for Sophie’s Selection in 1983.

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Here is Diane Keaton, the true queen of vogue, on the 1976 Oscars as a presenter — rocking a white go well with, polka dot tie, and striped buttoned-down shirt. A clashing outfit for the ages.


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Keaton would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Annie Corridor the next yr.

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That is what a really joyful Spike Lee appeared like on the Oscars in 2019, carrying a purple go well with to honor the king of purple: Prince. That evening, Lee lastly received a aggressive Oscar for Greatest Tailored Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman.


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Lee received an Honorary Oscar in 2015.

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Here is what legendary stage and display screen actor Cicely Tyson appeared like on the Oscars in 1978, presenting an award in a ravishing white robe and golden hairpiece.


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Tyson would go on to obtain an Honorary Oscar in 2018.

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That is what Björk appeared like on the 2001 Oscars, rocking her notorious swan gown. That evening she was nominated for Greatest Authentic Track for “I’ve Seen It All” from Dancer within the Darkish.


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Here is what Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck appeared like on the Oscars only a few years later in 2003, throughout their first unique run as Bennifer. Lopez’s stunning, gentle inexperienced robe would go down as certainly one of her most iconic appears to be like in her profession.


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Affleck (together with Matt Damon) received the Oscar for Greatest Authentic Screenplay for Good Will Looking in 1998, and would go on to win Greatest Image for Argo in 2013.

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Here is what legendary singer Céline Dion confirmed up in on the 1999 Oscars: a white backward go well with with an identical cowboy hat and silver jewellery. A ’90s icon!

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Here is what legend in her personal time Zendaya appeared like on the Oscars in 2021, giving a refined nod to Cher’s signature look from the ’70s. Apparently, this gown glowed at nighttime when Zendaya wasn’t exhibiting it off within the sunshine — we love an Oscars look with a number of layers (pun meant).


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That is what the positively beautiful Janelle Monáe appeared like on the 2017 Oscars, carrying a mystical, see-through, black robe with golden jewellery to prime it off. That evening, two movies she starred in had been nominated for Greatest Image (Moonlight and Hidden Figures), and the gold statue went to Moonlight.


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Look! At! These! Rings!


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Here is the enduring Elizabeth Taylor along with her then-husband Eddie Fisher (Carrie Fisher’s dad!) on the 1961 Oscars. That evening she received Greatest Actress for Butterfield 8.


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Taylor would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1967.

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Here is Diana Ross in a past fabulous go well with, with a checkered vest and a corsage pinned to her blazer, on the 1973 Oscars. That evening she was nominated for Greatest Actress for Girl Sings the Blues.


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That is what Girl Gaga appeared like (in all of her elegant glory) the evening she received Greatest Authentic Track for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born in 2019. She rocked a really notable yellow diamond necklace that Audrey Hepburn wore in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.


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Here is Viola Davis, joyful as will be, holding up her WELL-DESERVED, supremely overdue Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress for Fences in 2017. Enjoyable truth: She invented the colour purple this very evening!


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That is what a 10-year-old Angelina Jolie appeared like as a Madonna-esque “Materials Lady” on the 1986 Oscars. That evening she went along with her father, Oscar winner Jon Voight, and in 2000, she’d win a golden statue of her personal for Greatest Supporting Actress for Lady, Interrupted.


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Here is what Chadwick Boseman with spouse Taylor Simone Ledward appeared like on the Oscars in 2019:


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Here is what Angela Bassett appeared like on the Oscars in 2000:


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Here is what Jane Fonda appeared like on the Oscars in 1971:


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That evening, Fonda received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Klute, and would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Coming Residence in 1979.

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Here is what Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston appeared like on the Oscars in 1975:


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Nicholson would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976, Greatest Supporting Actor for Phrases of Endearment in 1984, and Greatest Actor for As Good as It Will get in 1998.

Huston would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Prizzi’s Honor in 1986 (which was directed by her father, Hollywood legend John Huston).

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Here is what Kate Winslet appeared like on the Oscars in 1996:


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Winslet would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for The Reader in 2009.

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Here is what Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith appeared like on the Oscars in 1997:


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Here is what Demi Moore appeared like on the Oscars in 1989:

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Here is what Penélope Cruz appeared like on the Oscars in 2009:


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That evening Cruz received the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

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Here is what Prince appeared like on the Oscars in 2005:


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Prince received an Oscar for Greatest Authentic Rating for Purple Rain again in 1985.

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Here is what Denzel Washington together with his spouse, Pauletta Pearson, appeared like on the Oscars in 1991:


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Washington received the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actor for Glory in 1990, and would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actor for Coaching Day in 2002.

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Here is what Grace Kelly appeared like on the Oscars in 1955:


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That evening Kelly received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for The Nation Lady.

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Here is what Sidney Poitier appeared like on the Oscars in 1967:


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Poitier was the primary Black actor to win the Oscar for Greatest Actor for Lilies of the Area in 1963. He would go on to obtain an Honorary Oscar in 2001.

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Here is what Shirley MacLaine appeared like on the Oscars in 1984:


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That evening MacLaine received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Phrases of Endearment.

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Here is what Stevie Marvel appeared like on the Oscars in 1985:


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That evening Marvel received the Oscar for Greatest Authentic Track for The Girl in Pink.

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Here is what Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt appeared like on the Oscars in 1996:


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Paltrow would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1999, and Pitt would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Image for 12 Years a Slave in 2014, and Greatest Supporting Actor for As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020.

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Here is what Cate Blanchett appeared like on the Oscars in 1999:


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Blanchett would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress for The Aviator in 2005 and Greatest Actress for Blue Jasmine in 2014.

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Here is what Regina King appeared like on the Oscars in 2021:


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King received the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress for If Beale Road May Discuss in 2019.

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Here is what Daniel Kaluuya appeared like on the Oscars in 2018:


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Kaluuya would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah in 2021.

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Here is what Julia Roberts appeared like on the Oscars in 2001:


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That evening, Roberts received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Erin Brockovich.

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Here is what Robert Redford appeared like on the Oscars in 1981:


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That evening Redford received the Oscar for Greatest Director for Strange Individuals, and would go on to obtain an Honorary Oscar in 2002.

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Here is what Julie Andrews appeared like on the Oscars in 1965:


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That evening, Andrews received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Mary Poppins.

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Here is what Raquel Welch and soccer legend Joe Namath appeared like on the Oscars in 1972:


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Here is what Diahann Carroll appeared like on the Oscars in 1969:


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Here is what Sandra Oh appeared like on the Oscars in 2020:


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Here is what Anna Paquin appeared like on the Oscars in 1994:


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That evening, Paquin received the Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress for The Piano at solely 11 years previous.

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Here is what LaKeith Stanfield appeared like on the Oscars in 2021:

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Here is what Zoë Kravitz appeared like on the Oscars in 2019:


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Here is what Natalie Wooden and Warren Beatty appeared like on the Oscars in 1961:


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Beatty would go on to win the Oscar for Greatest Director for Reds in 1982 and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2000.

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Here is what Isaac Hayes appeared like on the Oscars in 1972:


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That evening, Hayes received the Oscar for Greatest Authentic Rating for Shaft.

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And here is what Audrey Hepburn appeared like on the Oscars in 1954:


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That evening, Hepburn received the Oscar for Greatest Actress for Roman Vacation, and he or she would go on to obtain a posthumous Humanitarian Oscar in 1992.