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The most expensive dresses worn at the Academy Awards

  • <p>Year: 2014<br> Designer: Armani Privé<br> Cost: $100,000<br> The one-of-a-kind gown cost so much because it was covered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals. And when added to the price of the jewelry and shoes, the entire look that night cost over $18 million. </p>
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    Cate Blanchett

    Year: 2014
    Designer: Armani Privé
    Cost: $100,000
    The one-of-a-kind gown cost so much because it was covered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals. And when added to the price of the jewelry and shoes, the entire look that night cost over $18 million.

  • <p>Year: 2013<br> Designer: Dior Couture<br> Cost: $100,000<br> Charlize Theron looked gorgeous when she wore a sophisticated white strapless peplum dress at the Oscars. The Dior haute Couture was custom-made for her, while her jewellery, costing worth of $4.5 million, was by Harry Winston. </p>
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    Charlize Theron

    Year: 2013
    Designer: Dior Couture
    Cost: $100,000
    Charlize Theron looked gorgeous when she wore a sophisticated white strapless peplum dress at the Oscars. The Dior haute Couture was custom-made for her, while her jewellery, costing worth of $4.5 million, was by Harry Winston.

  • <p>Year: 2006<br>Designer: Vera Wang<br>Cost: Around $39,000<br>This custom-made taffeta gown, featuring a classic fishtail, made history because it was later donated to Oxfam, a charity that works to fight poverty, where it was auctioned off for almost 4,800 pounds. She completed the outfit with a gorgeous necklace from Bvlgari. </p>
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    Kiera Knightley

    Year: 2006
    Designer: Vera Wang
    Cost: Around $39,000
    This custom-made taffeta gown, featuring a classic fishtail, made history because it was later donated to Oxfam, a charity that works to fight poverty, where it was auctioned off for almost 4,800 pounds. She completed the outfit with a gorgeous necklace from Bvlgari.

  • <p>Year: 2011 <br>Designer: Valentino <br>Cost: $80,000 <br>As host of the Academy Awards for that year, Hathaway brought her A-game to the red carpet in this lavish red pillar-box gown made of silk faille. She accessorised the beautiful gown with a necklace from Tiffany and Co., costing worth $10 million. </p>
    4/11

    Anne Hathaway

    Year: 2011
    Designer: Valentino
    Cost: $80,000
    As host of the Academy Awards for that year, Hathaway brought her A-game to the red carpet in this lavish red pillar-box gown made of silk faille. She accessorised the beautiful gown with a necklace from Tiffany and Co., costing worth $10 million.

  • <p>Year: 1997<br>Designer: John Galliano for Christian Dior<br>Cost: $2 million<br>Nicole managed to push the boundaries when she wore the chartreuse chinoiserie-embroidered John Galliano for Christian Dior dress at the Academy Awards. The dress with intricate embroidery on the neck and sides and a slit, is one of the most iconic dresses. </p>
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    Nicole Kidman

    Year: 1997
    Designer: John Galliano for Christian Dior
    Cost: $2 million
    Nicole managed to push the boundaries when she wore the chartreuse chinoiserie-embroidered John Galliano for Christian Dior dress at the Academy Awards. The dress with intricate embroidery on the neck and sides and a slit, is one of the most iconic dresses.

  • <p>Year: 2015 <br>Designer: Calvin Klein <br>Cost: $106,000 <br>The pearl-encrusted gown made headlines not just for it’s beauty, but also because it was stolen from the actress’s hotel room after the show. But when the thief realised the pearls were fake, the dress was promptly returned. </p>
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    Lupita Nyong’o

    Year: 2015
    Designer: Calvin Klein
    Cost: $106,000
    The pearl-encrusted gown made headlines not just for it’s beauty, but also because it was stolen from the actress’s hotel room after the show. But when the thief realised the pearls were fake, the dress was promptly returned.

  • <p>Year: 2014<br> Designer: Chanel<br> Cost: $100,000<br> It may look like a simpple outfit but this fully-beaded Chanel creation looked absolutely stunning on Biel. While many dubbed the dress as safe and boring, it didn’t fail to give Biel that glow. She completed her look with jewelry from Tiffany and Co. </p>
    7/11

    Jessica Biel

    Year: 2014
    Designer: Chanel
    Cost: $100,000
    It may look like a simpple outfit but this fully-beaded Chanel creation looked absolutely stunning on Biel. While many dubbed the dress as safe and boring, it didn’t fail to give Biel that glow. She completed her look with jewelry from Tiffany and Co.

  • <p>Year: 2013<br> Designer: Dior Couture<br> Cost: $4 million <br> Jennifer Lawrence attended the 2013 Oscars in a Dior Couture creation, a blush-pink ballgown whose design made it difficult for Lawrence to climb the stairs to collect her Oscar award for Best Actress (she actually tripped while going on stage). </p>
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    Jennifer Lawrence

    Year: 2013
    Designer: Dior Couture
    Cost: $4 million
    Jennifer Lawrence attended the 2013 Oscars in a Dior Couture creation, a blush-pink ballgown whose design made it difficult for Lawrence to climb the stairs to collect her Oscar award for Best Actress (she actually tripped while going on stage).

  • <p>Year: 2007<br> Designer: Armani Privé<br> Cost: $200,000<br> Cate appeared looking stunning in another breathtakingly expensive and beautiful one-should gown by Armani Privé, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals in gunmetal grey. </p>
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    Cate Blanchett

    Year: 2007
    Designer: Armani Privé
    Cost: $200,000
    Cate appeared looking stunning in another breathtakingly expensive and beautiful one-should gown by Armani Privé, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals in gunmetal grey.

  • <p>Year: 2007<br> Designer: Valentino<br> Cost: Almost $100,000<br> Kate went for vintage one-shoulder dress with an unusual mint green colour for the big event, but the ‘Titanic’ star’s gamble payed off and she was one of the best dressed celebrity of the night. </p>
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    Kate Winslet

    Year: 2007
    Designer: Valentino
    Cost: Almost $100,000
    Kate went for vintage one-shoulder dress with an unusual mint green colour for the big event, but the ‘Titanic’ star’s gamble payed off and she was one of the best dressed celebrity of the night.

  • <p>Year: 2014<br>Designer: Alexander McQueen<br>Cost: $40,000<br>The year she was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in ‘Gravity’, Bullock rocked the red carpet with this simple yet expensive midnight blue gown.<br></p>
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    Sandra Bullock

    Year: 2014
    Designer: Alexander McQueen
    Cost: $40,000
    The year she was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in ‘Gravity’, Bullock rocked the red carpet with this simple yet expensive midnight blue gown.

<p>Year: 2014<br> Designer: Armani Privé<br> Cost: $100,000<br> The one-of-a-kind gown cost so much because it was covered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals. And when added to the price of the jewelry and shoes, the entire look that night cost over $18 million. </p>
<p>Year: 2013<br> Designer: Dior Couture<br> Cost: $100,000<br> Charlize Theron looked gorgeous when she wore a sophisticated white strapless peplum dress at the Oscars. The Dior haute Couture was custom-made for her, while her jewellery, costing worth of $4.5 million, was by Harry Winston. </p>
<p>Year: 2006<br>Designer: Vera Wang<br>Cost: Around $39,000<br>This custom-made taffeta gown, featuring a classic fishtail, made history because it was later donated to Oxfam, a charity that works to fight poverty, where it was auctioned off for almost 4,800 pounds. She completed the outfit with a gorgeous necklace from Bvlgari. </p>
<p>Year: 2011 <br>Designer: Valentino <br>Cost: $80,000 <br>As host of the Academy Awards for that year, Hathaway brought her A-game to the red carpet in this lavish red pillar-box gown made of silk faille. She accessorised the beautiful gown with a necklace from Tiffany and Co., costing worth $10 million. </p>
<p>Year: 1997<br>Designer: John Galliano for Christian Dior<br>Cost: $2 million<br>Nicole managed to push the boundaries when she wore the chartreuse chinoiserie-embroidered John Galliano for Christian Dior dress at the Academy Awards. The dress with intricate embroidery on the neck and sides and a slit, is one of the most iconic dresses. </p>
<p>Year: 2015 <br>Designer: Calvin Klein <br>Cost: $106,000 <br>The pearl-encrusted gown made headlines not just for it’s beauty, but also because it was stolen from the actress’s hotel room after the show. But when the thief realised the pearls were fake, the dress was promptly returned. </p>
<p>Year: 2014<br> Designer: Chanel<br> Cost: $100,000<br> It may look like a simpple outfit but this fully-beaded Chanel creation looked absolutely stunning on Biel. While many dubbed the dress as safe and boring, it didn’t fail to give Biel that glow. She completed her look with jewelry from Tiffany and Co. </p>
<p>Year: 2013<br> Designer: Dior Couture<br> Cost: $4 million <br> Jennifer Lawrence attended the 2013 Oscars in a Dior Couture creation, a blush-pink ballgown whose design made it difficult for Lawrence to climb the stairs to collect her Oscar award for Best Actress (she actually tripped while going on stage). </p>
<p>Year: 2007<br> Designer: Armani Privé<br> Cost: $200,000<br> Cate appeared looking stunning in another breathtakingly expensive and beautiful one-should gown by Armani Privé, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals in gunmetal grey. </p>
<p>Year: 2007<br> Designer: Valentino<br> Cost: Almost $100,000<br> Kate went for vintage one-shoulder dress with an unusual mint green colour for the big event, but the ‘Titanic’ star’s gamble payed off and she was one of the best dressed celebrity of the night. </p>
<p>Year: 2014<br>Designer: Alexander McQueen<br>Cost: $40,000<br>The year she was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in ‘Gravity’, Bullock rocked the red carpet with this simple yet expensive midnight blue gown.<br></p>
Saloni Dhruv

The Academy Awards or the Oscar is one of the most sort-after and prestigious award shows in the world. It is the biggest show which recognises and honours the talented artistes of not just Hollywood, but also world cinema. It is also the event where the women get to dress up in their best.

As the A-listers walk the red carpet, the eyes of the ‘fashion police’ are on every bit of adornment they have on them, from dress, to jewellery to shoes, how they do their hair, what brand they wear, whether the make-up is suitable, every minute detail is throughly scrutinised by the world. But of course, most amount of attention is given to the most gorgeous and extravagant dresses, made by world’s finest couturiers, worn by the most beautiful women of the industry.

Some of these dresses have gone down in history as one of the finest and the most expensive gowns ever worn. See 11 such dresses here.
– Sources: Various; Pictures: Getty Images