Oscars dresses: the very best and worst Academy Award frocks EVER

37 HIlary Swank's dress at the 2005 Oscars Keira Knightley at the 2005 Oscars advert MIchelle Williams at the 2005 Oscars Renee Zellweger's dress in 2005 Cate Blanchett at the 2005 Oscars Angelina Jolie with her brother James Haven in 2000 advert Natalie Portman at the Oscars in 2005 Scarlett Johansson on the red carpet for the 2005 Oscars Jennifer Lopez at the 2007 Academy Awards Nicole Kidman on the red carpet at the 2007 Oscars advert Sandra Bullock on the red carpet in 2010 Bjork's Swan dress at the 2001 Oscars Diane Kruger at the 2007 Oscars Sarah Jessica Parker on the red carpet at the oscars in 2009 advert Marion Cotillard at the Oscars in 2008 Anne Hathaway at the Oscars in 2009 Jude Law and Sienna Miller at the 2004 Oscars Charlize Theron at the 2004 Academy Awards advert Renee Zellweger at the Oscars in 2001 Gwyneth Paltrow at the Oscars in 1999 Kate Hudson at the 2003 Oscars Julia Roberts with her best actress award in 2001 advert Cher's circus ensemble in 2003 Halle Berry at the Oscars in 2003 Selma Blair, Christina Applegate and Cameron Diaz at the 2002 Halle Berry's Oscar dress in 2003 advert Kate Winslet at the Oscars in 2002 Miley Cyrus at the 2010 Oscars Lourdes and Madonna at the Oscars in 2011 Helena Bonham Carter with a strange twitch in 2011 advert Scarlet Johansson on the red carpet at the 2011 Oscars Celine Dion's backwards tuxedo at 1999's Oscars Gwyneth Paltrow at the 1999 Oscars Gwyneth Paltrow (again) at the 2002 Academy Awards advert Penelope Cruz at the 2007 Academy Awards Gwyneth Paltrow, this time at the 2011 Oscars

Bjork, MIchelle Williams, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Gwyneth Paltrow

Whack Swan

Wed, 22/02/2012 - 17:26 by Gemma Exley

Since we all know the that The Artist will win everything from Best Picture to Best On-set Portaloo, the only thing left to speculate about is the dresses. Ah, the dresses... Obviously no one will ever beat Bjork in her Marjan Pejoski creation, but will anyone fail as badly as poor old Gwyneth Paltrow in her ill-fitting pink Ralph Lauren gown to go with the great blub-fest of 1999? Perhaps the actress herself will - there's also the Alexander McQueen fiasco of 2002 to consider (it ended up in her dustbin the next day - sad face), although please do bear in mind how she redeemed herself in Calvin Klein last year...

Other all time favourites include, obviously, Michelle Williams in her mustard Vera Wang, Keira Knightley also in Vera Wang (which she gave to Oxfam afterwards), Hilary Swank for proving that high neck could be sexy in Guy Laroche, Julia Roberts in her vintage Valentino, Kate Winslet in good old Ben de Lisi, Marion Cotillard in her Dior scales, Penelope Cruz in her frothy Versace and, actually now in hindsight, Halle Berry in her sheer Elie Saab creation. Meanwhile, on the not so great front, we have Jennifer Lopez looking preggers in Marchesa, Scarlett Johansson in her Dolce and Gabbana (albeit not helped by her hair) and Renee Zellweger, probably in Carolina Herrera, looking too skinny to make it to the podium.