Photo SpecialTop 10 Oscar Looks

The best designers, the coolest styles – check out the all-time greatest Academy Awards red-carpet gowns, worn by some of the big screen's most memorable ladies.

CATE BLANCHETT, 1999 photo | Cate Blanchett

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CATE BLANCHETT, 1999

Many women loved this dress because they could see themselves in it. This knitted Galliano number, which featured gorgeous embroidery of flowers and a hummingbird on the back, was stunning, but not intimidating, and Blanchett, a nominee that evening for Elizabeth, easily pulled it off. Knockoffs went on the market the very next day.

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Updated: Saturday Apr 03, 2004 | 09:00 AM EST

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