LOS ANGELES -- The Oscars are just as much about the red carpet fashion as they are about the awards.
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From Audrey Hepburn's white floral Givenchy dress to Cher's sheer Bob Mackie ensemble, looks from best actress winner have cemented themselves in fashion history.
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Check out every gown worn by a best actress winner at the Oscars since the awards began in 1929 in the gallery above.
Note: Katharine Hepburn, who won Best Actress in 1934, 1968, 1969 (in a tie) and 1982, never appeared at the Oscars to accept an award (she only ever made one appearance during the ceremony). Other actresses who were unable to attend: Joan Crawford (1945), Judy Holliday (1951), Vivien Leigh (1952), Anna Magnani (1956), Ingrid Bergman (1957), Sophia Loren (1962), Patricia Neal (1964) Elizabeth Taylor (1967), Maggie Smith (1970), Glenda Jackson (1971 and 1974) and Ellen Burstyn (1975).
Zoe Saldaña, winner of the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Emilia Pérez," poses in the press room during the 97th Annual Oscars on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Emma Stone poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Poor Things" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Michelle Yeoh, winner of the best actress in a leading role award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poses in the press room during the 95th Academy Awards on March 12, 2023. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Jessica Chastain, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," poses at the Oscars on March 27, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Frances McDormand accepts the Oscar for best actress for "Nomadland" at Union Station in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (AMPAS/ABC via Getty Images)
Renee Zellweger accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Judy" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Olivia Colman accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Favourite" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Frances McDormand accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Emma Stone accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for "La La Land" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Brie Larson accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for “Room” at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Veteran Broadway actress Shirley Booth arrives at the NBC International Theater in New York in 1953, for the New York gathering of the 25th Annual Academy Awards Presentation. (Bettmann / Contributor via Getty)
Joan Crawford is shown as she appeared in ''Mildred Pierce.'' She won Best Actress for the role but was ill during the ceremony. (AP Photo)
Luise Rainer won in 1938 for ''The Good Earth.'' (William Grimes/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Luise Rainer won in 1937 for ''The Great Zeigfield.'' (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Claudette Colbert won for her role in It Happened One Night in 1935. Shirley Temple presented the award. (Bettmann / Contributor via Getty)
Hollywood star-to-be Katharine Hepburn and co-star Adolphe Menjou are pictured in the 1933 film, "Morning Glory." Hepburn did not attend the ceremony. (AP Photo)
Helen Hayes won in 1933 for her role in The Sin of Madolen Claudet. (Bettmann / Contributor via Getty)
Mary Pickford won for "Coquette" in 1930. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)