The Academy Awards have long since become one of the most sought after honors for actors and actresses. In 1929, the first Academy Awards were held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of 270 people. The Oscars viewers have grown in size significantly since and can be seen around the world with televised programing. Today audiences flock to their TV’s to watch the event take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Although the plagued Best Actor and Best Actress statuettes are the most popular awards, sometimes even more remembered is what the people wore when accepting these awards.

Today top designers vie to be worn by the biggest names in Hollywood and to be seen across the world. Prior to the ceremony, the red carpet has become host to numerous reporters asking what each stylish star is wearing. For days after the Awards, the actresses and actors are critiqued for their style. Over the past 86 years various styles have come into fashion. Few dresses worn by the winner’s of the Best Actress category are remembered. Here is the Top 10 Best Dresses worn by the Best Actresses throughout the Academy Awards.

[new page= 10. Julie Andrews]
Julia Andrews won Best Actress in the 37th Academy Awards for her role as everyone’s favorite nanny in Mary Poppins. Andrews wore a yellow floor length gown. The dress had straps and fell straight down below the chest. The designer of the dress in unknown.

[new page= 9. Reese Witherspoon]
In 2006, Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar for her role in Walk the Line. The white dress was designed by Christian Dion and featured pink ruffles in horizontal lines. The floor length dress was V-neck shaped and came in at the waistline.

[new page= 8. Hilary Swank]
Hilary Swank wore a navy blue Guy Laroche dress is accept her second Academy Award for Best Actress in the movie, Million Dollar Baby. Swank’s gown is most remembered for being backless but instead coming up to her neck and featuring full-length long sleeves.

[new page= 7. Julia Roberts]
Julia Roberts won the Oscar at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001 for role in Erin Brockovich. Roberts wore a vintage 1992 floor length black and white gown from the Valentino archives. The dress intended to evoke classic Hollywood style similar to fashion icons, Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy. Trying on dresses sent m=by multiple designers, Roberts landed on the Valentino dress in the week leading up to the Oscars after being scheduled for a fitting at the Valentino Beverly Hills.

[new page= 6. Jennifer Lawrence]
Although this dress might be remembered mostly for causing Jennifer Lawrence to fall while taking the stage to accept her Oscar for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, it was beautiful none the less. Designed by Christian Dior the white strapless dress formed a hourglass shape around Lawrence’s waist and hips and then grew into a long wide skirt with small ruffles along the dress.

[new page= 5. Natalie Portman]
Natalie Portman rocked her baby bump in a purple Rodarte dress at the 2011 Academy Awards. Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Black Swan this year. Featuring a V-neck shaped bodice with straps that fell off the shoulders, the dress draped over her pregnant belly and featured a long train.

[new page=4. Gwyneth Paltrow]
Gwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1999 for her role in the film, Shakespeare in Love. Paltrow wore a very well remembered pink Ralph Lauren dress made of taffeta with a rather simple design. The dress had a v-shaped neckline with straps and a long wide skirt. Paltrow was credited as bringing pink back into fashion. In addition to the dress, Paltrow wore Harry Winston jewelry worth around $160,000 as a gift from her parents.

[new page= 3. Grace Kelly]
Grace Kelly wore an ice blue gown created by Edith Head to accept her Oscar at the 27th Academy Awards for her role in The Country Girl. At the time the dress was said to be the most expensive Oscar dress ever made, costing $4,000 for the material alone. The gown featured two straps on each shoulder, was fitted along the waistline, and fell to the floor with a small train in the back.

[new page= 2. Sandra Bullock]
Sandra Bullock won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2010 for her role in the film, The Blindside. In a look similar to the famous Oscar statuettes, Bullock wore a metallic Marchesa gown that fell to the floor. With a lace bodice, the form-fitting dress featured a train.

[new page= 1. Audrey Hepburn]
In a classic white floral Givenchy dress, Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress at the Academy Awards in 1954 for her role in Roman Holiday. Showing off Hepburn’s thin waistline, a white belt was used at the waist. Expecting to have an appointment with Katharine Hepburn, Givenchy was surprised to meet Audrey but won her over. Hepburn later went on to call the designer a close friend, wearing his designs for seven of her movies.