10 Oscars Presenters Who Dressed Like They Were Nominees
10 Oscars Presenters Who Dressed Like They Were Nominees
While the Oscars are the night for Hollywood to step it up on the red carpet, there are unspoken rules about how to dress according to your role in the show. Nominees can go all-out in sequins, gigantic ball gowns, the works. Presenters, on the other hand, are expected to dress up but not all the way up. It's kind of like not wearing white to a wedding: it's not your night. Even so, some presenters have seized the opportunity to dress like a nominee anyway, and for that we applaud them. Here, look back at the moments when Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie, and more stars stole the show.
Jennifer Lopez in Elie Saab, 2015
The over-the-top tulle beaded ball gown skirt is a scene stealer fit for someone taking home a statue. Gotta love J.Lo for owning it.
Sarah Jessica Parker in Dior Haute Couture, 2009
You can always count on SJP to be the center of attention when it comes to fashion. This look, with its beaded bodice and ginormous skirt, has "nominee" written all over it.
Marion Cotillard in Vivienne Westwood, 2009
In the year she actually won an Oscar for best actress, Marion Cotillard opted for a rather subdued white Jean Paul Gaultier halter gown. By the looks of this sequin and tulle work of art, you'd have guessed she was gunning for Oscar number two.
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace, 2012
To be honest, this black velvet dress wouldn't have made this list were it not for Angelina Jolie's meme-ified right leg. She was working it. Hard. Even beyond the red carpet and up to the podium. Who needs a nomination to be the talk of the night, amirite?
Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein Collection, 2015
From afar this dress can look pretty low-key, but it is made up of 6,000 pearls and worth up to $10 million. If that's not a winner's gown then I don't know what is (though, to be honest, Lupita absolutely nailed nominee dressing in her Prada gown from 2014, when she won her Oscar).
Sophia Loren in Giorgio Armani Privé, 2009
Sophia Loren is in a league of her own and, really, above rules. That being said, the attention-grabbing ruffle explosion here (not to mention that pearl choker situation!) is totally a nominee's look.
Kate Hudson in Atelier Versace, 2014
Kate Hudson never misses a red carpet and has basically been Hollywood royalty since birth. That gives her permission to wear whatever she wants―like this silky, beaded caped gown with a plunging neckline and train.
Halle Berry in Marchesa, 2011
Oscar winner Halle Berry wore, arguably, one of the most memorable dresses in Academy Awards history when she won in 2002. While this look is a bit tamer, the abundance of rhinestones and fluff has all the fancy fixings of a nominee's dress.
Catherine Zeta-Jones in Zuhair Murad, 2013
Ten years after winning her Oscar for Chicago, Catherine Zeta-Jones turned up on the red carpet looking ready for another one. Helloooooo, sequins.
It's like wearing white as a guest to a wedding.