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From Angelina Jolie to Halle Berry to Hilary Swank, these iconic Academy Awards looks still get our hearts racing.
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It’s true that celebrities save their most glamorous gowns for the Oscars, which mark the grand finale of awards season. But over the years, this prestigious red carpet’s played host to plenty of plunging necklines, hip-high slits and scandalous see-through numbers, too.
Here, the sultriest Academy Awards dresses of all time.
Halle Berry (2025)
With its shattered-mirror inspiration and sheer mesh side panels, Berry’s Christian Siriano gown was a total knockout — just like the star herself.
Issa Rae (2024)
The “Insecure” creator looked anything but in this green velvet Ami Paris dress with a deeply plunging neckline and dangerously high slit.
Rihanna (2023)
The Bad Gal’s famous for her bold, belly-baring pregnancy style, and this semi-sheer Alaïa look — comprised of a bump-framing leather band dress layered over a bodysuit — was no exception.
Halle and Chloe Bailey (2022)
Thigh’s the limit! The singing sisters coordinated in high-slit gowns on the 2022 carpet, with Halle in cutout turquoise Roberto Cavalli and Chloe in purple LVDF.
Andra Day (2021)
The “United States vs. Billie Holiday” nominee looked glam and glowing in this gold cutout chainmail gown by Vera Wang.
Scarlett Johansson (2020)
The “Black Widow” beauty cut an alluring figure in this silver Oscar de la Renta gown with an exposed corset and slinky satin skirt.
Blac Chyna (2020)
Blac Chyna? At the Oscars?! Believe it. The reality star and ex-fiancé of Rob Kardashian made her Academy Awards debut in this plunging, high-slit Dona Matoshi gown dripping with blue beaded fringe.
Taraji P. Henson (2018)
The “Empire” actress practically shut down the Oscars red carpet with this slit-up-to-there Vera Wang design.
Eiza González (2018)
The Mexican multihyphenate looked gorgeous in sunny yellow Ralph Lauren.
Viola Davis (2018)
The EGOT winner was a total babe in Barbie-pink Michael Kors Collection.
Salma Hayek (2017)
Nobody commands a red carpet quite like Hayek, who smoldered in semi-sheer black Alexander McQueen lace.
Charlize Theron (2016)
Theron sizzled in plunging red Dior Haute Couture and a strategically placed Harry Winston necklace.
Priyanka Chopra (2016)
To paraphrase her husband Nick Jonas’ hit song, who wasn’t a sucker for Chopra in this sheer white Zuhair Murad number?
Rachel McAdams (2016)
McAdams brought sexy back in this deep green gown by August Getty Atelier.
Margot Robbie (2016)
The Aussie actress looked totally golden in this Tom Ford look.
Jennifer Aniston (2015)
The “Friends” favorite glowed in this nude embellished Atelier Versace — a rare departure from her signature black.
Chrissy Teigen (2015)
We love that Teigen teamed her pale blue Zuhair Murad Couture dress with a vampy dark lip.
Angelina Jolie (2012)
Who could forget #AngiesRightLeg? In 2012, Jolie showed up at the Oscars in a revealing black velvet Atelier Versace gown so captivating, it inspired its own hashtag and Twitter account.
Jennifer Lopez (2012)
This beaded Zuhair Murad made the most of J.Lo’s famous curves.
Jennifer Lawrence (2011)
Girl on fire, indeed! The year before “The Hunger Games” hit theaters, Lawrence made her Oscars debut wearing this bold red Calvin Klein gown.
Mila Kunis (2011)
The “Black Swan” star looked lovely in lilac, lingerie-inspired Elie Saab Couture.
Penélope Cruz (2011)
On the arm of husband Javier Bardem, Cruz was utterly ravishing in ruby sequined L’Wren Scott.
Marion Cotillard (2008)
Cotillard accepted her Best Actress statuette for “La Vie en Rose” wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture showstopper covered in embellished scales.
Hilary Swank (2005)
The Best Actress winner looked every inch like a “Million Dollar Baby” in this backless navy Guy Laroche dress.
Beyoncé (2005)
The “Dreamgirls” star played it regal in black velvet Atelier Versace.
Halle Berry (2002)
Berry collected her Best Actress Oscar for “Monster’s Ball” wearing this iconic Elie Saab creation, which featured a completely sheer bodice embroidered with flowers.
Cate Blanchett (1999)
For her very first Oscars, Blanchett chose this semi-sheer John Galliano dress with a sheer back and beautiful floral embroidery.
Gwyneth Paltrow (1996)
Wearing an ivory embellished Calvin Klein slip dress, Paltrow glowed alongside then-beau Brad Pitt.
Elizabeth Hurley (1995)
On the arm of then-husband Hugh Grant, Hurley proved she didn’t need safety pins to make a statement in Versace.
Ellen Barkin (1994)
The “Switch” star bared it all (well, almost) in semi-sheer gold mesh.
Cindy Crawford (1991)
Crawford showed everyone why she’s one of the world’s reigning supermodels in 1991, when she stole the spotlight from Richard Gere in red-hot Versace.
Cher (1988)
The Goddess of Pop wore arguably the most revealing Oscars look ever when she accepted her Best Actress statue for “Moonstruck,” stunning the crowd in this iconic Bob Mackie ensemble.
Raquel Welch (1974)
The “One Million Years B.C.” bombshell looked Studio 54-ready in this plunging pink jumpsuit paired with a lariat-style necklace.
Elizabeth Taylor (1970)
To present the Oscar for Best Picture, Taylor accessorized her low-cut periwinkle Edith Head dress with the 68-carat Taylor-Burton Diamond. Casual!
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