By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:46am PDT, Mar 27, 2022
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On March 27, 2022, the Oscars will return for the 94th time. In honor of Hollywood's big night celebrating both incredible acting and decadent fashion, Wonderwall.com is rewinding to 2002 to see what the stars wore to the 74th Annual Academy Awards, starting with this blast from the past… Faith Hill couldn't choose a favorite color to wear to the 2002 Oscars, so she picked them all, arriving in this rainbow-inspired pastel Versace look.
Keep reading to see more fashion from the Oscars 20 years ago…
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Paul McCartney, a nominee for best original song for the title track from "Vanilla Sky" that year, wore a simple black suit on the red carpet while his future ex-wife, Heather Mills, donned a sheer lace crop top and skirt with an asymmetrical hem.
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Halle Berry took home an Academy Award for best actress for her work in "Monster's Ball" in 2002 in this memorable Elie Saab body-baring dress covered in floral designs and grounded with a dramatic deep red skirt.
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Cameron Diaz, who was a presenter that year, selected an Emanuel Ungaro silk wrap dress emblazoned with a large red floral print and accessorized it with a surprising blue beaded bracelet along with more classic diamond jewels.
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Kate Winslet, a best supporting actress nominee in 2002 for her performance in "Iris," chose a timeless red gown by Ben de Lisi featuring with a floral appliqué-embellished strap that added a gorgeous flourish to the simple look.
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Jada Pinkett Smith choose a white-and-yellow off-the-shoulder vintage gown to support husband Will Smith, who was nominated for best actor for his work in "Ali" that night. She later told Variety her publicist had to convince her to try the dress. "It was big as hell, and I was in Australia shooting 'The Matrix.' I was super muscular, like 115 pounds, and I was just like, 'How am I going to look feminine in a dress?'" She's glad she agreed, as she ended up feeling "like a princess," she admitted.
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Reese Witherspoon — who presented alongside then-husband Ryan Phillippe in 2002 — looked absolutely classic in a lacy black Valentino gown with cap sleeves. Her short hair, worn curled and swept to the side, added an Old Hollywood touch.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, who presented alongside Ethan Hawke at the March 24, 2002, Oscar ceremony, opted for a couture goth milkmaid look by Alexander McQueen. Looking back years later, she lamented on her Goop website, "I should have worn a bra and I should have just had simple beachy hair and less makeup. Then it would have worked as I wanted it to — a little bit of punk at the Oscars."
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In 2002, Jennifer Connelly took home a statuette for best supporting actress for her work in "A Beautiful Mind" in a ruffled Balenciaga dress and, weirdly, a beige scarf. Between her simple, clean makeup and the neutral colors of the dress and scarf, she looked a bit washed out.
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John Travolta and Sharon Stone, who presented together during the Oscars telecast, both kept it simple in black.
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Nicole Kidman, who was nominated for her performance in "Moulin Rouge" in 2002, wore a light pink tiered Chanel Couture dress with thin straps.
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Julia Roberts looked gorgeous in a very simple black Armani gown with a high slit and cut-outs on the torso.
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Kirsten Dunst's romantic pink John Galliano gown, with its sequins and draped neckline, looked perfect on her 20 years ago.
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In 2002, Robert Redford received an Honorary Academy Award that was presented by Barbra Streisand, his "The Way We Were" co-star from 1973. Barbra wore a deep maroon off-the-shoulder dress by Donna Karan that was covered in plenty of embellishments and fringe.
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Naomi Watts put a spin on a classic awards show black dress in this Gucci stunner with sexy micro cut-outs from her chest to belly button and a criss cross neckline.
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Renee Zellweger, who was a best actress nominee in 2002 for her work in "Bridget Jones's Diary," looked simple and elegant in a black drop-waist Carolina Herrera dress accessorized with dazzling chandelier earrings.
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Presenter Sandra Bullock was the picture of glam in an off-the-shoulder black Valentino gown with a sheer bust and large sequin embellishments at the 2002 Oscars.
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Pauletta Washington — whose husband, Denzel Washington, became the second Black actor to ever win a best actor Oscar when he took home a statue in 2002 for his work in "Training Day" — wore a strapless purple satin gown and carried a pearly white purse down the red carpet.
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Helen Mirren, who was nominated for best supporting actress for her performance in "Gosford Park" that year, looked stunning in a two-piece silver and white gown with an iridescent skirt and train.
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Ethan Hawke walked down the red carpet with then-wife Uma Thurman, who looked incredible in an off-the shoulder caped black gown two months after giving birth to their second child.
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Jodie Foster felt no pressure to wear a floor-length gown when she presented back in 2002. The actress instead choose a glitzy disco-inspired Armani cocktail dress with a criss-cross neckline.
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Glenn Close walked the Oscars red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood wearing a classic black gown with a simple solid skirt and a sheer collared top dotted with sparkles.
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Marcia Gay Harden, another presenter in 2002, dazzled in a strapless black Oscar de la Renta gown trimmed in gold and featuring bursts of metallic sparkles throughout the skirt.
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Kathy Bates wore pants to the Oscars in 2002! The then-53-year-old actress topped her black outfit with a shiny greenish gold kimono-inspired topper that elevated the look.
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Helen Hunt kept things simple and sexy in a plunging long-sleeved black gown with strappy details on the bodice.
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Marisa Tomei, a best supporting actress nominee for her performance in "In the Bedroom" that year, opted for an Oscars dress with a punk edge.
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"In the Bedroom" star and best actress nominee Sissy Spacek did her own thing in this black skirt with a small train topped with a white military-style buttoned jacket. The actress kept her whole look equally simple with clean makeup and coral lips, a pearl bracelet and black pointy-toe pumps.
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Judi Dench, a best actress nominee that year for her work in "Iris," picked a black gown with a lace-trimmed V-neck and flowery sparkles subtly woven into the design. The then-67-year-old star added a sheer black collared jacket and diamond earrings.
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Entertainment reporter Nancy O'Dell walked the red carpet in a dress featuring a maroon skirt with a high slit in the middle and a sheer, sparkly long-sleeved matching top portion.
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Shaun Robinson opted for a purple off-the-shoulder gown at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The dress seemed simple, but along the train there was a subtle black floral design that made things more interesting.
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Entertainment reporter Jann Carl attended the 2002 Oscars in a baby blue strapless gown with a matching satin choker.
