{"id":1826255,"date":"2026-03-14T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1826255"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:01:00","slug":"oscars-red-carpet-the-17-most-controversial-outfits-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1826255","title":{"rendered":"Oscars red carpet: The 17 most controversial outfits of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-143-2205-1470\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69910\/1\/oscars-2026-red-carpet-most-controversial-outfits-worst-dressed\" data-article-id=\"69910\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg\" width=\"2246\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-14T08:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"14 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"14\">14,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Oscars red carpet: The 17 most controversial outfits of <span class=\"nowrap\">all time<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From J-Lo drag and LSD trips, to backward suits and naked dresses, these are the looks that shook the <span class=\"nowrap\">Academy Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-14T08:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"14 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"14\">14,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-14T08:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"14 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"14\">14,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/ElliotHoste\">Elliot Hoste<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-17-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Controversial Oscars outfits<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36842\/0\/controversial-oscars-outfits\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"1156\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/92-238-1735-1156\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441599.jpg\" width=\"1735\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36842\/1\/controversial-oscars-outfits\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" 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decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"1288\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1932-1288\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441604.jpg\" width=\"1932\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36842\/4\/controversial-oscars-outfits\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"1230\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/104-743-1845-1230\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441614.jpg\" width=\"1845\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36842\/5\/controversial-oscars-outfits\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"1195\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/38-98-1793-1195\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441600.jpg\" width=\"1793\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 17 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It\u2019s that time of year again. This weekend, the Academy Awards is back for its 98th edition, and with another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/oscars\"><span>Oscars<\/span><\/a><span> ceremony comes yet more red carpet fashion. While we wait to see what today\u2019s stars churn out, awards season also gets us thinking about those red carpet looks that got some backlash, but were iconic nonetheless. The Academy Awards has had more than its fair share of those moments, and will likely have more after Sunday night\u2019s awards. For all our favourites from the past, scroll down for the 17 most controversial Oscars looks of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. CELINE DION, 1999<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"492af46a-f032-447a-a0af-b40c013db2b9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1932\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441604.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441604.jpg\" width=\"1932\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Celine Dion in John <span class=\"nowrap\">Galliano, 1999<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1999, not only did Celine Dion flout the Academy\u2019s black tie traditions by wearing a slouchy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/john-galliano\"><span>John Galliano<\/span><\/a><span> suit, she also put it on backwards too. The singer, who was there to perform \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d from the <\/span><em><span>Titanic <\/span><\/em><span>soundtrack, accessorised the outfit with an architectural trilby and diamant\u00e9d glasses, ensuring that it went down in history as one of the ceremony\u2019s most polarising outfits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. BJ\u00d6RK, 2001 <\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"607387cf-bc2a-4033-ba40-b40c013dafaa\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441603.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2158\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441603.jpg\" width=\"1440\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Bj\u00f6rk in Marjan <span class=\"nowrap\">Pejoski, 2001<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Mirek Towski\/FilmMagic via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/bjork\"><span>Bj\u00f6rk<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s iconic swan dress needs no introduction. Created by the Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski, the look was instantly ripped apart by critics, but has since become so famous it has its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swan_dress\"><span>own Wikipedia page<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. ANGELINA JOLIE, 2012<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"dd04c61e-a8c6-4800-b001-b40c013dcab6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1917\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441612.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441612.jpg\" width=\"1917\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Angelina Jolie in Atelier <span class=\"nowrap\">Versace, 2012<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ethan Miller via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The controversy surrounding this Atelier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/versace\"><span>Versace<\/span><\/a><span> look was less for the <\/span><em><span>actual dress<\/span><\/em><span> and more for the way Angelina Jolie displayed it, brandishing her right leg from its thigh-high split. For those old enough to remember, 2012 Twitter subsequently went into a meltdown, and #AngiesRightLeg was the talk of the town for days after.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. CHER, 1986<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"e805397f-ac0f-4b35-ba0b-b40c013dd03b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1995\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441614.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.66\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441614.jpg\" width=\"1995\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Cher in Bob <span class=\"nowrap\">Mackie, 1986<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Bettmann via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1986, Cher turned up to the 58th Academy Awards in a midriff-baring, bedazzled gown by Bob Mackie, along with an enormous plumed headdress to match. As well as stealing the spotlight and dominating headlines the next day, the look was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/fashion-beauty\/10641\/when-bob-mackie-dressed-cher-as-a-showgirl-for-the-1986-oscars\"><span>reportedly<\/span><\/a><span> a way to get back at the Academy after it failed to nominate her for her role in <\/span><em><span>Mask<\/span><\/em><span> that year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. NICOLE KIDMAN, 1997<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"6172edbd-d8bf-4d1f-8762-b40c013db4fd\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1920\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441605.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441605.jpg\" width=\"1920\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Nicole Kidman in Dior <span class=\"nowrap\">couture, 1997<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kevin Mazur Archive\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>By today\u2019s standards, it\u2019s hard to see what\u2019s wrong with this \u2013 but 1997 was a different time. Back then <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s chartreuse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dior\"><span>Dior<\/span><\/a><span> couture gown was apparently so offensive Joan Rivers blurted out \u201cWhat an ugly dress!\u201d during the live broadcast. Though it was controversial at the time, Kidman\u2019s Galliano creation is now credited with popularising Haute Couture on American red carpets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>6. KIM BASINGER, 1990<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"afece7f4-ff44-4cea-8dd4-b40c013dc187\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441609.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441609.jpg\" width=\"2026\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Kim Basinger, 1990<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The actor\u2019s 1990 Franken-gown got a lot of heat from the press for its unusual style \u2013 a dress-tux hybrid with an embellished opera glove. Basinger took a punt by designing the look herself, but it was universally panned by critics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>7. LIZZY GARDINER, 1995<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"6420a4d8-b4df-43a5-83fc-b40c013da612\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1828\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441599.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.65\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2795\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441599.jpg\" width=\"1828\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Lizzy Gardiner, 1995<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Barry King\/Liaison via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1995, Lizzy Gardiner won the costume design Oscar for <\/span><em><span>Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, <\/span><\/em><span>and took to the stage in a gown formed of 254 American Express Gold cards. Gardiner didn\u2019t think she would win, and the dress was meant to be a bit of fun, but she later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-06-05\/priscillas-1995-oscar-win-and-that-dress\/8578418\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> that people \u201cfelt upstaged or pissed off that I wasn\u2019t taking things as seriously as I should\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>8. BARBARA STREISAND, 1969<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"49911477-a134-4cfe-9fc0-b40c013dc46b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1858\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441610.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.62\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441610.jpg\" width=\"1858\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Barbara Streisand, 1969<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Barbara Streisand won her Best Actress Oscar in 1969 for <\/span><em><span>Funny Girl<\/span><\/em><span>, and wore an Arnold Scaasi pantsuit while collecting it. Little did she know, the auditorium\u2019s bright lights would turn the outfit completely sheer, scandalising the world in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>9. PHARRELL, 2014<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b457203b-f89e-4f4c-885d-b40c013dcd8f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1892\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441613.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.63\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441613.jpg\" width=\"1892\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Pharrell in <span class=\"nowrap\">Lanvin, 2014<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Gregg DeGuire\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Although the Academy\u2019s black tie stipulations are more guidance than unwavering rule, Pharrell Williams caused a bit of a stir when he decided to wear shorts to the ceremony in 2014. He soon switched into that massive Vivienne Westwood hat to perform his hit \u201cHappy\u201d, but ended up losing Best Original Song to \u201cLet It Go\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>10. DEMI MOORE, 1989<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"75afee9a-63e3-48d5-bed5-b40c013dbdb8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1917\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441608.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441608.jpg\" width=\"1917\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Demi Moore, 1989<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Someone else who caused a stir for wearing shorts was Demi Moore, who layered a velvet corset over lycra cut-offs at the 1989 awards. Famously a DIY construction made by Moore herself, the look was panned by critics.. \u201cMaybe I was a little ahead of my time. Maybe I didn\u2019t quite execute it,\u201d she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/people\/demi-moore-style-icon-wwd-honoree-1238440970\/\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><em><span>WWD<\/span><\/em><span> in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>11. GWYNETH PALTROW, 2002<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b477ff80-6cd5-4d9e-9e65-b40c013db72a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1629\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441606.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.54\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441606.jpg\" width=\"1629\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Gwyneth Paltrow in Alexander <span class=\"nowrap\">McQueen, 2002<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography KMazur\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This is another look that seems quite tame by today\u2019s standards, but proved extremely controversial at the time. \u201cThe actress didn\u2019t even try to cover up in see-through Alexander McQueen and a bucketful of eyeliner that she must have borrowed from Margot Tenenbaum,\u201d Entertainment Weekly wrote of the black, sleeveless gown. Years later, Paltrow commented, \u201cI should have worn a bra\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>12. TREY PARKER AND MATT STONE, 2000<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"8c757ada-287e-48ce-a710-b40c013dadea\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg\" width=\"2246\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Matt Stone and Trey <span class=\"nowrap\">Parker, 2000<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>When you invite the creators of <\/span><em><span>South Park<\/span><\/em><span> to the Oscars, you should expect tomfoolery \u2013 and by Jove that\u2019s what the Academy got! At the turn of the millennium, Trey Parker and Matt Stone turned up in J-Lo and Gwenyth Paltrow drag, and several other attendees weren\u2019t impressed. They later admitted to being on LSD throughout the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>13. EDY WILLIAMS, 1986<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"eeb23b5a-3ee6-4d13-b5e0-b40c013dc6eb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441611.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.7\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441611.jpg\" width=\"2106\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Edy Williams, 1986<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>American actress Edy Williams is known as the queen of the controversial Oscars look, and has worn risqu\u00e9 outfits numerous times. The most daring, though, was when she arrived at the 1986 awards in nothing but several strings of pearls draped strategically across her body.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>14. TEMS, 2023<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"f471d68b-98d5-4500-97bf-b40c013dd234\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441615.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.45\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2074\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441615.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Tems in Lever <span class=\"nowrap\">Couture, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Emma McIntyre via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Unlike many on this list, Tems\u2019 2023 Lever Couture gown wasn\u2019t controversial for being revealing or plain ugly \u2013 it went massively viral for blocking the view of the people sitting behind her. Sorry to those men!<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>15. WHOOPI GOLDBERG, 1993<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"000f03fa-fc5d-4552-8379-b40c013da835\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1976\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441600.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.66\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441600.jpg\" width=\"1976\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Whoopi Goldberg, 1993<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kevin Mazur\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Whoopi Goldberg\u2019s green and purple pantsuit-cum-gown has never been accredited to a specific designer \u2013 and maybe that\u2019s for the best. The look received very mixed reviews when she wore it to the 1993 awards, and has gone down in history as one of the Oscar\u2019s most contentious looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>16. UMA THURMAN, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"82b9102f-685b-4a89-90d9-b40c013dba2a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441607.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.73\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441607.jpg\" width=\"2199\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Uma Thurman in Christian <span class=\"nowrap\">Lacroix, 2004<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Gregg DeGuire\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Uma Thurman\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/christian-lacroix\"><span>Christian Lacroix<\/span><\/a><span> milkmaid dress landed her on worst dressed lists in 2004, but it was an iconic fashion moment nonetheless. Since then Thurman has reportedly called it her \u201cmost embarrassing experience\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>17. GEENA DAVIS, 1992<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"3bbc6f08-ad90-4d91-9bb1-b40c013daaa6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441601.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441601.jpg\" width=\"2050\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Geena Davis in Ruth <span class=\"nowrap\">Meyers, 1992<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1992, Geena Davis lost out on a Best Actress award for her role in <\/span><em><span>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/span><\/em><span>, but instead went home with the consolation prize: most controversial look of the night. 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This weekend, the Academy Awards is back for its 98th edition, and with another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/oscars\"><span>Oscars<\/span><\/a><span> ceremony comes yet more red carpet fashion. While we wait to see what today\u2019s stars churn out, awards season also gets us thinking about those red carpet looks that got some backlash, but were iconic nonetheless. The Academy Awards has had more than its fair share of those moments, and will likely have more after Sunday night\u2019s awards. For all our favourites from the past, scroll down for the 17 most controversial Oscars looks of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. CELINE DION, 1999<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"492af46a-f032-447a-a0af-b40c013db2b9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1932\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441604.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441604.jpg\" width=\"1932\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Celine Dion in John <span class=\"nowrap\">Galliano, 1999<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1999, not only did Celine Dion flout the Academy\u2019s black tie traditions by wearing a slouchy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/john-galliano\"><span>John Galliano<\/span><\/a><span> suit, she also put it on backwards too. The singer, who was there to perform \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d from the <\/span><em><span>Titanic <\/span><\/em><span>soundtrack, accessorised the outfit with an architectural trilby and diamant\u00e9d glasses, ensuring that it went down in history as one of the ceremony\u2019s most polarising outfits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. BJ\u00d6RK, 2001 <\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"607387cf-bc2a-4033-ba40-b40c013dafaa\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441603.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2158\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441603.jpg\" width=\"1440\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Bj\u00f6rk in Marjan <span class=\"nowrap\">Pejoski, 2001<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Mirek Towski\/FilmMagic via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/bjork\"><span>Bj\u00f6rk<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s iconic swan dress needs no introduction. Created by the Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski, the look was instantly ripped apart by critics, but has since become so famous it has its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swan_dress\"><span>own Wikipedia page<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. ANGELINA JOLIE, 2012<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"dd04c61e-a8c6-4800-b001-b40c013dcab6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1917\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441612.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441612.jpg\" width=\"1917\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Angelina Jolie in Atelier <span class=\"nowrap\">Versace, 2012<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ethan Miller via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The controversy surrounding this Atelier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/versace\"><span>Versace<\/span><\/a><span> look was less for the <\/span><em><span>actual dress<\/span><\/em><span> and more for the way Angelina Jolie displayed it, brandishing her right leg from its thigh-high split. For those old enough to remember, 2012 Twitter subsequently went into a meltdown, and #AngiesRightLeg was the talk of the town for days after.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. CHER, 1986<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"e805397f-ac0f-4b35-ba0b-b40c013dd03b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1995\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441614.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.66\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441614.jpg\" width=\"1995\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Cher in Bob <span class=\"nowrap\">Mackie, 1986<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Bettmann via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1986, Cher turned up to the 58th Academy Awards in a midriff-baring, bedazzled gown by Bob Mackie, along with an enormous plumed headdress to match. As well as stealing the spotlight and dominating headlines the next day, the look was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/fashion-beauty\/10641\/when-bob-mackie-dressed-cher-as-a-showgirl-for-the-1986-oscars\"><span>reportedly<\/span><\/a><span> a way to get back at the Academy after it failed to nominate her for her role in <\/span><em><span>Mask<\/span><\/em><span> that year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. NICOLE KIDMAN, 1997<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"6172edbd-d8bf-4d1f-8762-b40c013db4fd\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1920\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441605.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441605.jpg\" width=\"1920\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Nicole Kidman in Dior <span class=\"nowrap\">couture, 1997<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kevin Mazur Archive\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>By today\u2019s standards, it\u2019s hard to see what\u2019s wrong with this \u2013 but 1997 was a different time. Back then <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s chartreuse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dior\"><span>Dior<\/span><\/a><span> couture gown was apparently so offensive Joan Rivers blurted out \u201cWhat an ugly dress!\u201d during the live broadcast. Though it was controversial at the time, Kidman\u2019s Galliano creation is now credited with popularising Haute Couture on American red carpets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>6. KIM BASINGER, 1990<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"afece7f4-ff44-4cea-8dd4-b40c013dc187\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441609.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441609.jpg\" width=\"2026\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Kim Basinger, 1990<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The actor\u2019s 1990 Franken-gown got a lot of heat from the press for its unusual style \u2013 a dress-tux hybrid with an embellished opera glove. Basinger took a punt by designing the look herself, but it was universally panned by critics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>7. LIZZY GARDINER, 1995<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"6420a4d8-b4df-43a5-83fc-b40c013da612\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1828\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441599.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.65\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2795\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441599.jpg\" width=\"1828\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Lizzy Gardiner, 1995<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Barry King\/Liaison via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1995, Lizzy Gardiner won the costume design Oscar for <\/span><em><span>Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, <\/span><\/em><span>and took to the stage in a gown formed of 254 American Express Gold cards. Gardiner didn\u2019t think she would win, and the dress was meant to be a bit of fun, but she later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-06-05\/priscillas-1995-oscar-win-and-that-dress\/8578418\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> that people \u201cfelt upstaged or pissed off that I wasn\u2019t taking things as seriously as I should\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>8. BARBARA STREISAND, 1969<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"49911477-a134-4cfe-9fc0-b40c013dc46b\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1858\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441610.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.62\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441610.jpg\" width=\"1858\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Barbara Streisand, 1969<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Barbara Streisand won her Best Actress Oscar in 1969 for <\/span><em><span>Funny Girl<\/span><\/em><span>, and wore an Arnold Scaasi pantsuit while collecting it. Little did she know, the auditorium\u2019s bright lights would turn the outfit completely sheer, scandalising the world in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>9. PHARRELL, 2014<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b457203b-f89e-4f4c-885d-b40c013dcd8f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1892\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441613.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.63\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441613.jpg\" width=\"1892\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Pharrell in <span class=\"nowrap\">Lanvin, 2014<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Gregg DeGuire\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Although the Academy\u2019s black tie stipulations are more guidance than unwavering rule, Pharrell Williams caused a bit of a stir when he decided to wear shorts to the ceremony in 2014. He soon switched into that massive Vivienne Westwood hat to perform his hit \u201cHappy\u201d, but ended up losing Best Original Song to \u201cLet It Go\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>10. DEMI MOORE, 1989<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"75afee9a-63e3-48d5-bed5-b40c013dbdb8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1917\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441608.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.64\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441608.jpg\" width=\"1917\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Demi Moore, 1989<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Someone else who caused a stir for wearing shorts was Demi Moore, who layered a velvet corset over lycra cut-offs at the 1989 awards. Famously a DIY construction made by Moore herself, the look was panned by critics.. \u201cMaybe I was a little ahead of my time. Maybe I didn\u2019t quite execute it,\u201d she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/people\/demi-moore-style-icon-wwd-honoree-1238440970\/\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><em><span>WWD<\/span><\/em><span> in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>11. GWYNETH PALTROW, 2002<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b477ff80-6cd5-4d9e-9e65-b40c013db72a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1629\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441606.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.54\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441606.jpg\" width=\"1629\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Gwyneth Paltrow in Alexander <span class=\"nowrap\">McQueen, 2002<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography KMazur\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This is another look that seems quite tame by today\u2019s standards, but proved extremely controversial at the time. \u201cThe actress didn\u2019t even try to cover up in see-through Alexander McQueen and a bucketful of eyeliner that she must have borrowed from Margot Tenenbaum,\u201d Entertainment Weekly wrote of the black, sleeveless gown. Years later, Paltrow commented, \u201cI should have worn a bra\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>12. TREY PARKER AND MATT STONE, 2000<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"8c757ada-287e-48ce-a710-b40c013dadea\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441602.jpg\" width=\"2246\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Matt Stone and Trey <span class=\"nowrap\">Parker, 2000<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>When you invite the creators of <\/span><em><span>South Park<\/span><\/em><span> to the Oscars, you should expect tomfoolery \u2013 and by Jove that\u2019s what the Academy got! At the turn of the millennium, Trey Parker and Matt Stone turned up in J-Lo and Gwenyth Paltrow drag, and several other attendees weren\u2019t impressed. They later admitted to being on LSD throughout the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>13. EDY WILLIAMS, 1986<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"eeb23b5a-3ee6-4d13-b5e0-b40c013dc6eb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441611.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.7\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441611.jpg\" width=\"2106\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Edy Williams, 1986<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>American actress Edy Williams is known as the queen of the controversial Oscars look, and has worn risqu\u00e9 outfits numerous times. The most daring, though, was when she arrived at the 1986 awards in nothing but several strings of pearls draped strategically across her body.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>14. TEMS, 2023<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"f471d68b-98d5-4500-97bf-b40c013dd234\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441615.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.45\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"2074\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441615.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Tems in Lever <span class=\"nowrap\">Couture, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Emma McIntyre via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Unlike many on this list, Tems\u2019 2023 Lever Couture gown wasn\u2019t controversial for being revealing or plain ugly \u2013 it went massively viral for blocking the view of the people sitting behind her. Sorry to those men!<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>15. WHOOPI GOLDBERG, 1993<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"000f03fa-fc5d-4552-8379-b40c013da835\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1976\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441600.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.66\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441600.jpg\" width=\"1976\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Whoopi Goldberg, 1993<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kevin Mazur\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Whoopi Goldberg\u2019s green and purple pantsuit-cum-gown has never been accredited to a specific designer \u2013 and maybe that\u2019s for the best. The look received very mixed reviews when she wore it to the 1993 awards, and has gone down in history as one of the Oscar\u2019s most contentious looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>16. UMA THURMAN, 2004<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"82b9102f-685b-4a89-90d9-b40c013dba2a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441607.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.73\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441607.jpg\" width=\"2199\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Uma Thurman in Christian <span class=\"nowrap\">Lacroix, 2004<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Gregg DeGuire\/WireImage via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Uma Thurman\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/christian-lacroix\"><span>Christian Lacroix<\/span><\/a><span> milkmaid dress landed her on worst dressed lists in 2004, but it was an iconic fashion moment nonetheless. Since then Thurman has reportedly called it her \u201cmost embarrassing experience\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>17. GEENA DAVIS, 1992<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"3bbc6f08-ad90-4d91-9bb1-b40c013daaa6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441601.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Controversial Oscars outfits\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441601.jpg\" width=\"2050\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Geena Davis in Ruth <span class=\"nowrap\">Meyers, 1992<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ron Galella via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In 1992, Geena Davis lost out on a Best Actress award for her role in <\/span><em><span>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/span><\/em><span>, but instead went home with the consolation prize: most controversial look of the night. Her ruffled, high-low minidress, made by costume designer Ruth Meyers, took a lashing from the press, and Davis herself has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/geena-davis-says-she-was-surprised-by-backlash-to-her-1992-oscars-dress-11725805\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> that she was \u201csurprised\u201d by the backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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