best oscar dresses

This year's Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominees!

We can't wait to see their dresses!

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett-Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie-Away from Her
Marion Cotillard-La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney-The Savages
Ellen Page-Juno

Best Supporting:
Cate Blanchett-I'm Not There
Ruby Dee-American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan-Atonement
Amy Ryan-Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton-Michael Clayton

2008 Oscar photos and coverage: my favorite source

Yahoo Movies has my favorite coverage of this year's Oscar dresses and highlights. Check it out!

more fashion highlights from last years-2007 Oscars:

Top to bottom:
Cate Blanchett in Armani Prive
Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga
Gwyneth Paltrow in Zac Posen
Penelope Cruz in Versace
Reese Witherspoon in Nina Ricci
Jennifer Lopez in Marchesa
Jennifer Hudson in Oscar de la Renta

Rachel Weisz red carpet Oscar style in 2007

Last year's Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting

Helen Mirren and Jennifer Hudson won!

79th
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Penélope Cruz -- Volver
Judi Dench -- Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren -- The Queen
Meryl Streep -- The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet -- Little Children

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Adriana Barraza -- Babel
Cate Blanchett -- Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin -- Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson -- Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi -- Babel

Jessica Alba looking beautiful in Versace at the 2006 Oscars

Keira Knightley in Vera Wang at the 2006 Oscars

2005 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting

Reese Witherspoon and Rachel Weisz won!

2005 (78th)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench -- Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman -- Transamerica
Keira Knightley -- Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron -- North Country
Reese Witherspoon -- Walk the Line

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams -- Junebug
Catherine Keener -- Capote
Frances McDormand -- North Country
Rachel Weisz -- The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams -- Brokeback Mountain

Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2005 Oscars in Stella McCartney

Kirsten Dunst in Chanel at the 2005 Oscars

Natalie Portman in Lanvin at the 2005 Oscars

Kate Winslet looking stunning at the 2005 Oscars

Drew Barrymore's 2005 Oscar Style!

2004 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting

Hilary Swank and Cate Blanchett won!

2004 (77th)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening -- Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno -- Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton -- Vera Drake
Hilary Swank -- Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet -- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett -- The Aviator
Laura Linney -- Kinsey
Virginia Madsen -- Sideways
Sophie Okonedo -- Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman -- Closer

2003 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting

Charlize Theron and Renee Zellweger won!

2003 (76th)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Keisha Castle-Hughes -- Whale Rider
Diane Keaton -- Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton -- In America
Charlize Theron -- Monster
Naomi Watts -- 21 Grams

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Shohreh Aghdashloo -- House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson -- Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden -- Mystic River
Holly Hunter -- Thirteen
Renée Zellweger -- Cold Mountain

Charlize Theron at the 2003 Oscars when she won for Monster!

2002 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting

Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta-Jones won!

2002 (75th)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Salma Hayek -- Frida
Nicole Kidman -- The Hours
Diane Lane -- Unfaithful
Julianne Moore -- Far from Heaven
Renée Zellweger -- Chicago

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates -- About Schmidt
Julianne Moore -- The Hours
Queen Latifah -- Chicago
Meryl Streep -- Adaptation
Catherine Zeta-Jones -- Chicago

2001 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting actress

Halle Berry and Jennifer Connelly won!

2001 (74th)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Halle Berry -- Monster's Ball
Judi Dench -- Iris
Nicole Kidman -- Moulin Rouge
Sissy Spacek -- In the Bedroom
Renée Zellweger -- Bridget Jones's Diary

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Connelly -- A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren -- Gosford Park
Maggie Smith -- Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei -- In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet -- Iris

Jennifer Connelly won best supporting actress in 2001 for A Beautiful Mind!

2000 Oscar winners and nominees-best actress and best supporting actress

Julia Roberts and Marcia Gay Harden won!

2000 (73rd)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Joan Allen -- The Contender
Juliette Binoche -- Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn -- Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney -- You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts -- Erin Brockovich

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Judi Dench -- Chocolat
Marcia Gay Harden -- Pollock
Kate Hudson -- Almost Famous
Frances McDormand -- Almost Famous
Julie Walters -- Billy Elliot

1999 Oscar winners and nominees-Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress

Hilary Swank and Angelina Jolie won!

1999 (72nd)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening -- American Beauty
Janet McTeer -- Tumbleweeds
Julianne Moore -- The End of the Affair
Meryl Streep -- Music of the Heart
Hilary Swank -- Boys Don't Cry

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Toni Collette -- The Sixth Sense
Angelina Jolie -- Girl, Interrupted {
Catherine Keener -- Being John Malkovich
Samantha Morton -- Sweet and Lowdown
Chloë Sevigny -- Boys Don't Cry

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1970: classic movie star Oscar style!

Elizabeth Taylor looks stunning in a gown by Edith Head