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With so many killer actresses dominating the Oscars ballot every year, we always anticipate some big beauty moments. After all, it’s the awards show that closes out the season — might as well go out with a memorable bang, even if it’s without a golden statue. Usually the red carpet is clustered with newcomers, but this year’s nomination lists include industry veterans who’ve done this kind of thing before. Which got us thinking: What did these stars do with their beauty look the first time they arrived for the biggest night in film?
We’ve dug up old photos of all the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominees on their first Oscars red carpet — and, no surprise, they all looked amazing back then, too. Although there are few famous faces missing (somehow nominees Olivia Colman and Marina de Tavira have never been on this red carpet before…), the upcoming looks are still worth the pang of nostalgia. Click ahead to take a trip back in time with the A-list crowd.
Lady Gaga
Though Gaga wouldn’t be nominated for an Academy Award until two years later, the singer attended her first Oscars red carpet in 2014. Her look was more timid than the makeup we were used to seeing the Artpop singer rock, but we’ll never forget the pink glitter shadow she wore to match her Atelier Versace couture gown.
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.
Melissa McCarthy
McCarthy’s first major movie role was in the comedy hit Bridesmaids, which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination in 2012. She may have suffered from food poisoning on the big screen, but by the time she arrived on the red carpet, McCarthy looked like a superstar — romantic updo and all.
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.
Amy Adams
The monochromatic makeup trend was already alive and well when Adams attended her first Academy Awards in 2006 after being nominated for her role in Junebug.
Photo: Chris Polk/FilmMagic.
Emma Stone
Stone didn’t actually attend the awards ceremony her first year at the Oscars in 2011, but she did make an appearance at the Vanity Fair after-party with blonde hair, blunt bangs, and lots of eyeliner.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images.
Regina King
King’s role as Sharon Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk landed the actress first Oscar nomination this year, but she made an appearance on the red carpet in 2005 looking regal in a polished updo and glowing skin.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Glenn Close
Close has been nominated seven times for an Academy Award, including when she was recognized for her role as a supporting actress in The Natural. We’re used to the star’s icy blonde hair these days, but back in ’84, she was a brunette with a perm.
Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage.
Rachel Weisz
Weisz, who’s nominated this year for her role in The Favourite, first attended the Oscars over a decade ago, in 2006. 13 years later and Weisz hasn’t changed a bit — subtly-defined eyeshadow and pink gloss is still her go-to.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.
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