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Every awards season, dozens of gowns roll out onto the red carpet: metallic, sheer, strapless, backless…if a designer can make it, an actress has worn it to the Oscars. But only a few are sartorial standouts to last the ages. From Zendaya‘s custom Valentino cutout dress in 2021 to Gwyneth Paltrow foreshadowing millennial pink in 1999, here are the most iconic dresses in Oscar history—with more being added every year.
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Zendaya
At the 2021 Academy Awards
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Amanda Seyfried
At the 2021 Academy Awards
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Viola Davis
At the 2021 Academy Awards
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Janelle Monae
At the 2020 Academy Awards
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Sandra Oh
At the 2020 Academy Awards
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Cynthia Erivo
At the 2020 Academy Awards
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Florence Pugh
At the 2020 Academy Awards
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Kacey Musgraves
In Giambattista Valli at the 2019 Academy Awards
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Billy Porter
In Christian Siriano at the 2019 Academy Awards
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Gemma Chan
In Valentino Haute Couture at the 2019 Academy Awards
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Lady Gaga
At the 2019 Academy Awards
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Margot Robbie
In custom Chanel at the 2018 Academy Awards
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Sandra Bullock
In custom Louis Vuitton at the 2018 Academy Awards
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Lupita Nyong’o
In Versace at the 2018 Academy Awards
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Naomie Harris
In Calvin Klein by Appointment at the 2017 Academy Awards
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Taraji P. Henson
In custom Alberta Ferretti at the 2017 Academy Awards
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Sofia Boutella
In Chanel Haute Couture at the 2017 Academy Awards
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Lady Gaga
In Brandon Maxwell at the 2016 Academy Awards
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Cate Blanchett
At the 2016 Academy Awards
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Kerry Washington
In Versace Atelier at the 2016 Academy Awards
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Rooney Mara
At the 2016 Academy Awards
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Charlize Theron
In Dior Haute Couture at the 2016 Academy Awards
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Zendaya
At the 2015 Academy Awards
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Jennifer Lopez
In Elie Saab at the 2015 Academy Awards
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Lupita Nyong’o
In custom Calvin Klein at the 2015 Academy Awards
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Emma Stone
In Elie Saab at the 2015 Academy Awards
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Lupita Nyong’o
In Prada at the 2014 Academy Awards
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Kate Hudson
In Atelier Versace at the 2014 Academy Awards
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Amy Adams
In Oscar de la Renta at the 2013 Academy Awards
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Jennifer Lawrence
In Dior Haute Couture at the 2013 Academy Awards
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