The 79th Academy Awards

Helen Mirren

Winner, Best Actress — The Queen

Penelope Cruz

Nominee, Best Actress — Volver

Kate Winslet

Nominee, Best Actress — Little Children

Meryl Streep

Nominee, Best Actress — The Devil Wears Prada

(with Nicole Kidman)

Cate Blanchett

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress — Notes on a Scadal

Jennifer Hudson

Winner, Best Supporting Actress — Dreamgirls

Abigail Breslin

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress — Little Miss Sunshine

Adriana Barraza

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress — Babel

Rinko Kikuchi

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress — Babel

Jennifer Lopez

She’s wasn’t nominated, but we just love her frock!

Cameron Diaz

…looking all wrapped up.

Anne Hathaway

Maybe Anne should lend Cam her bow?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyn’s come a long way since her Shakespeare in Love days

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Looking gorgeous as always…

Danya Devon

We’ve never heard of her, but we thought her outfit deserved some attention!

Vote for the best and worst dressed: Best Oscar frock!

Worst Oscar frock!

The 80th Academy Awards Hollywood is abuzz with preparations for this year’s Oscars — watch our video of the most notable past and present winners and of course check out the most memorable frocks.

Oscar quiz See how you score in our Oscar quiz by guessing which celebrity belongs to the dress pictured.