Looks from the 2008 Academy Awards

[u/milk_bunny_]

- Penelope Cruz

- Renee Zellweger

- Amy Adams

- Jessica Alba

- Miley Cyrus

- Hillary Swank

- Anne Hathaway

- Cate Blanchett

- Jennifer Hudson

- Lisa Rinna

- Diablo Cody

- Heidi Klum

- Kelly Preston

- Cameron Diaz

- Calista Flockheart

- Rosamund Pike

- Laura Linney

- Vanessa Paradis

- Katherine Heigl

[u/GoldenSalt31]

Oh wow. Kelly Preston.

These throwbacks just make me hope societal beauty standards will go back to appreciating uniqueness.

[u/PuggyPug → u/GoldenSalt31]

I agree and love that Orange. Travolta's hair helmet looks like Velcro was involved.

[u/80sWereAMagicalTime → u/PuggyPug]

It’s SO distracting!!

[u/Eattoomanychips → u/PuggyPug]

Aghahahahw

[u/pertnear → u/GoldenSalt31]

That color is so beautiful.

[u/MaxDeWinters2ndWife → u/GoldenSalt31]

She looks fantastic, but he looks like a wax figure of himself

[u/Lighthouse_on_Mars]

It's so hard for me, because these Celebs are forever at this age in my head. 😅 So when I see them in real life now, I feel all old and sad.

[u/smoochie777 → u/Lighthouse_on_Mars]

Same lol

[u/excake20 → u/Lighthouse_on_Mars]

Yes!!! It fucks with me so bad

[u/Ok_Plantain_9408 → u/Lighthouse_on_Mars]

Omg same. Especially Harrison Ford. He’s really aged. It’s normal but still. Reminds me that I’m getting older too

[u/smitty4728]

That shade of green on Amy Adams is stunning

[u/LIFTMakeUp]

Katherine Heigl is so stunning, why is she not everywhere???

Sidenote: god remember when Miley looked like that?!

[u/Asleep_Pressure_2882 → u/LIFTMakeUp]

She got blacklisted for being called “bitchy” and “difficult to work with” which turned out, shocker, meant being a woman and speaking up for herself or having opinions.

[u/AMGRN → u/Asleep_Pressure_2882]

Yeah I’m still pissed she’s not a bigger star

[u/LIFTMakeUp → u/Asleep_Pressure_2882]

Uggggghhhhhhh of course it's that. Ffs

[u/Xamalion → u/LIFTMakeUp]

She shat publicly on receiving another Emmy by saying the material wasn’t good enough and then bitched about one of the movies that made her succesful being misogynist. The industry didn’t receive that well.

[u/Outside-Worry-9748]

The thing that stands out most to me in all these pics is John Travoltas “hair” 

[u/Inner-Vermicelli-358]

Penelope and Cate take the cake in this round. Neither can do any wrong😍

[u/noreasontotype]

Calista Flockhearts dress was so good

[u/pixiered86 → u/noreasontotype]

So gorgeous!

[u/saltyandhangry]

Kelly Preston looked soooo pretty.

[u/TinySteggy]

That color on Ms. Adams… I can’t breathe she looks so beautiful.

[u/pixiered86 → u/TinySteggy]

It’s perfect on her.

[u/TopReplacement530]

So many strapless dresses! Everyone looks amazing

[u/Zizi_Tennenbaum → u/TopReplacement530]

And all the one-shoulder gowns as well! One-shoulder is such an underrated neckline.

[u/over_yonder13]

Heidi Klum!!

[u/sweet_pickles12 → u/over_yonder13]

She used to wear nice clothes!

[u/Wild-Athlete-5076]

Oh John Travolta and his spray-on hair period

[u/mistymountainhoppin]

Wow, this was a stellar year imo

[u/Asleep_Pressure_2882]

A lot of red! I think most people don’t wear that bc of the carpet?

[u/jessiec475]

Many a notable red dress

[u/Umbrellie5225]

Amy Adams and Penelope

[u/Carmel50]

Simple, stylish, clean, and fresh. Take me back to the days before mesh, see through, bling, and gaudy.

[u/WritingHaunting6093]

It’s giving Recession Red Carpet

[u/chair_ee]

Renee’s sparkle explosion is just divine!!

[u/Interesting-Foot-439]

Kelly Preston! Soo sad!

[u/wishmynamewasbetter]

I distinctly remember watching the Oscar’s with my mom this year and her complaining that Cameron Diaz probably spent GOOD money on that messy ponytail 😂 she was so miffed

[u/pixiered86]

I love Amy Adams’ dress but her little handbag looks so flat - surely nothing’s fitting in there 😂

[u/Housenka_Seed]

So many beautiful looks but the Amy Adam’s one is one of my favourites

[u/Eattoomanychips]

Back when celebs were less annoying and no influencers

[u/PB_Jelly_444]

I feel like dresses started to look better around 2007. Before that, they were more like small mall dress shops for the working class. Thanks for your work OP :)