Oscars - Best Beauty looks of all time

The 16 best Oscars beauty moments of all time

Check out the most stunning hair and makeup moments in Academy Awards history

Orin Carlin
Content Writer
Updated: March 8, 2024

A ticket to the Oscars represents acceptance within the circle of cinematic excellence. The 96th Academy Awards is just a couple of days away, and we are practically counting down the hours until we find out who has bagged Best Actress. (Our money is on Lily Gladstone)

Speaking of flawlessness, we’ll also be keeping an eye out for the hair and makeup looks that make us bow down in awe. In the meantime, we’re looking back on the most striking red carpet beauty moments from Oscars past.

Hello! Fashion shares the best Oscars beauty looks of all time: 

Florence Pugh attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)© Mike Coppola

Florence Pugh

Naturally, Florence Pugh) delivered something suitably avant-garde in the beauty department. A coiffed ponytail was styled into an elaborate updo paired with a makeshift fringe, styled by hairstylist Peter Lux.


© Momodu Mansaray

Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o blew us away in 2022 with her gold-flecked eye moment, muted berry lip and elaborately sculpted updo. 

© Steve Granitz

Laura Harrier

Laura Harrier looked utterly hypnotising in 2019 with a Bambi-like lash moment, complemented with loose waves and brown lipstick.

© Steve Granitz

Gemma Chan

Gemma Chan exuded Hollywood glamour in 2019 with sleek waves, a vibrant red lip and feline flick eyeliner. 

© Jason Merritt

Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson's 2015 wispy fringe exuded no-frills polish alongside bronze eyeshadow and coral pink lipstick.

© Steve Granitz

Zendaya

Zendaya looked gorgeous in 2015 when she wore her hair in dreadlocks alongside a bronze smoky eye and a glossy peach lip.  

© Jason Merritt

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett has never looked anything less than immaculate, but we particularly loved her look in 2014 which consisted of a smooth side parting, Hollywood waves, flawless skin and a nude pink lip.

© Jason Merritt

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway showed off her glossy pixie cut in 2013 and simultaneously scooped Best Actress. 

© Michael Buckner

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara's unfathomably precise block fringe worked perfectly alongside her straight brows and scarlet pout in 2012.

© Jim Smeal

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder was giving ingénue elegance in 1996 with glossy finger waves and a sophisticated makeup moment.

© Jim Smeal

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford induced major hair envy for years to come in at the 1991 Academy Awards with her ultra-bouncy bombshell blow dry.

© Ron Galella

Cher

Cher looked every inch the It-girl in 1973 with swathes of bronzer, mauve eyeshadow, high arches and a glossy lip.

© Ron Galella

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor looked categorically breath-taking in 1970 with an elaborate updo, defined arches and her trademark nature-defying lashes. 

© Bettmann

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand won Best Actress in 1969 and she also reigned supreme on the beauty front with her voluminous bob and picture-perfect liner.   

© Hulton Archive

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly exuded understated polish in 1955 with a softly defined upper lash line, a dash of mascara and a chic updo.

© NBC

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn looked elegant in 1954 with her signature straight brows and side bangs arranged in pointed flicks across her forehead. 

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