Worst Oscar Dresses of All Time

 

Some of the most memorable Oscar moments didn’t happen on stage, but on the red carpet. Check out the fashion disasters that still give us nightmares.

 
February 19, 2010
 
 
 
 
Worst Oscar Fashions: People are still talking about Bjork's ridiculous Marjan Pejoski-designed swan gown from the 2001 ceremony.
 

Worst Oscar Fashions: People are still talking about Bjork's ridiculous Marjan Pejoski-designed swan gown from the 2001 ceremony.

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Worst Oscar Fashions: People are still talking about Bjork's ridiculous Marjan Pejoski-designed swan gown from the 2001 ceremony.
Worst Oscar Fahions: At the 2010 Academy Awards, we thought we loved Charlize Theron's gown when we first saw it from the side, and then she turned around and showed us the front. Dear gawd, are those cinnamon buns glued to her boobs?
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow wore an unflattering, flattening pink Ralph Lauren gown.
Worst Oscar Fashions: Paltrow didn't fare much better in 2002 with this goth-inspired, braless getup.
Worst Oscar Fashions: Tilda Swinton's Lanvin dress at the 2008 Academy Awards made it look like she assembled her outfit from a box of Glad garbage bags.
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 2007, Jennifer Hudson paired an otherwise lovely Oscar de la Renta dress with a horrible metallic python bolero.
Worst Oscar Fashions: Angelina Jolie was inspired by vampires before they were cool, but at the 2000 Oscars, she looked more like Elvira than the Best Supporting Actress.
Worst Oscar Fashions: What was worse about Cameron Diaz's look at the 2002 Oscars: the bed-head or the awkward diagonal belt on her Betsy Johnson dress?
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 1999, Celine Dion donned a backless white suit and ridiculous hat.
Worst Oscar Fashions: Alright, Diane Keaton. This kind of stuff was cute in Annie Hall. But by the 2004 Oscar Awards, we were over it.
Worst Oscar Fashions: This is just one of the ludacris Oscar outfits worn by Cher (see also: 1974, 1988 and 1998).
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 1995, costume designer Lizzy Gardiner wore a gown made of gold Amex cards that somehow ended up looking cheap.
Worst Oscar Fashions: What was Uma Thurman thinking in 2004, wearing a dress that made her look like a Bavarian beermaid gone bad?
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 2001, Kate Hudson paired an unflattering Chloe gown with horrible hair.
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 2002, Faith Hill showed up to the Oscars looking like one of her children just spewed ice cream all over her dress.
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 2007, Dunst looked like an old lady who was attacked by birds in feathered Chanel Couture.
Worst Oscar Fashions: In 2004, Sandra Bullock looked like she belonged on top of a roll of toilet paper in a feathered Oscar de la Renta.
Worst Oscar Fashions: South Park creators' Trey Parker and Matt Stone celebrated ghosts of Oscar dresses past in 2000.
 
 
 
 
 

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