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Oscar Countdown: The 10 Best Oscar Gowns Of All Time!

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Feb 26, 2014 5:00 pm·

By Allison Cacich

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Before we see what the stars will be wearing this Sunday, take a look back at the most spectacular Oscar dresses ever!

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Audrey Hepburn

Hepburn wore a Hubert de Givenchy gown to the 1954 ceremony, where the British-born star won Best Leading Actress for her role as a princess in Roman Holiday.

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Kate Winslet

The actress wore a beautiful scarlet one-shouldered gown designed by Ben de Lisi to the 2002 Awards, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Iris.

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Halle Berry

The actress stunned in a sparkly gold Elie Saab gown at the 2003 Oscars, the year after she became the first African American woman to win Best Leading Actress for her role in Monster's Ball.

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Charlize Theron

Theron showed up to the 2005 ceremony in a gorgeous robin-egg blue gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior. The actress served as a presenter after winning the Best Leading Actress statuette for her role in Monster the year before

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Reese Witherspoon

For her 2006 Best Leading Actress win, the Walk the Line star wore a vintage Christian Dior gown which had been restored to its former glory by a team of stylists.

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Penelope Cruz

Cruz missed out on the Leading Actress Oscar in 2007 for her role in Volver, but she was definitely a winner in the style category for this blush-colored Versace gown with feathered skirt.

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Anne Hathaway

For her first Oscar nomination in 2009, the Rachel Getting Married star turned heads in an Armani Prive gown that glittered as she walked down the red carpet.

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Sandra Bullock

For the 2010 awards, brunette beauty Sandra Bullock chose a metallic Marchesa gown that went perfectly with the Oscar statue she won for Best Leading Actress in The Blind Side.

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Michelle Williams

Williams cemented her status as a red carpet style icon in this strapless Louis Vuitton dress which she accented with a Fred Leighton diamond necklace on the 2012 red carpet. Unfortunately, the star didn't nab the Best Leading Actress prize for her role in My Week with Marilyn.

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Jennifer Lawrence

The relative newbie won her first Oscar in this gorgeous pale pink Dior Couture gown at the 2013 Oscars. The train was so incredible in fact, that the star tripped on her way to accept her award!