See Cate Blanchett’s Style Evolution from Her Very First Oscars
By KMazur/WireImage.Oscars, 1999
For her first Oscars, and first nomination for best actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth, Blanchett wore a gown by John Galliano.
By Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.Oscars, 2000
For her second time at the awards, she chose a black gown by Jean Paul Gaultier with gold-chain details on her arms and back.
By Frank Micelotta/Getty Images.Golden Globes, 2003
Wearing a flowing, floral gown from Valentino’s spring 2003 collection for the Golden Globes.
By Carlo Allegri/Getty Images.Oscars, 2005
Blanchett won her first Oscar, in 2005, in a pale-yellow silk-taffeta confection designed by Valentino.
By Vince Bucci/Getty Images.SAG Awards, 2005
She looked statuesque in a minimalist black gown at the 2005 SAG Awards. “I wore a really tight dress that’s very ungracious walking up those stairs,” she said as she accepted the best-supporting-actress award.
By George Pimentel/WireImage.Cannes, 2006
For the Cannes premiere of Babel, she wore a kimono-style gown by Alexander McQueen.
By Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.Premiere Women in Hollywood, 2006
She wore a short, silk dress with a tan ruffled collar for the 13th Annual Premiere Women in Hollywood.
By Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.Golden Globes, 2007
A longtime fan of Alexander McQueen, Blanchett turned to the British fashion house to outfit her for the 2007 Golden Globes. “When I have my moments of insomnia, you’ll find me on style.com,” she once said. And it shows.
By Evan Agostini/Getty Images.Met Gala, 2007
At the 2007 Met Gala, the theme honored glamorous French couturier Paul Poiret, and she chose a glittering Balenciaga gown for the occasion.
By Steve Granitz/WireImage.Oscars, 2008
Blanchett walked the Oscars red carpet while six months pregnant with her third child, Ignatius Martin, wearing a Dries Van Noten gown.
By Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.Receiving her star, 2008
Wearing wide-legged trousers and a pin-stripped blazer to receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
By Gaye Gerard/Getty Images.Vogue Australia Anniversary Party, 2009
She celebrated Vogue Australia’s 50th anniversary in a loose, red Ossie Clark gown with matching red heels.
By Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images.Cannes, 2010
One of her most polarizing looks to date, the Alexander McQueen gown Cate wore to the Robin Hood Cannes Film Festival premiere was personally selected by the late designer himself.
By Dave Allocca/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock.Tony Awards, 2010
Blanchett ditched the dress and opted for a metallic silver Giorgio Armani Privé suit for the Tony Awards.
By ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images.Oscars, 2011
Her Givenchy Couture gown was beaded with lilac and yellow details that crossed over the back. She told InStyle, “The color combination, I couldn’t believe it when I saw it in real life.”
By Larry Busacca/Getty Images.Met Gala, 2012
For the superhero-themed Met Gala, Blachett wore an ostrich-feathered Alexander McQueen gown with an elaborate display of plumage cascading down the hemline.
By Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.Blue Jasmine Premiere, 2013
Blanchett was ahead of the curve in 2013, wearing a “millennial pink” look by Balenciaga Edition.
By Cindy Ord/Getty Images.New York Film Critics Awards, 2014
Cate Blanchett thrilled fashion critics in the sculptural Antonio Berardi dress, with bold red lining, she wore to the 2014 New York Film Critics Awards.
By Jason Merritt/Getty Images.Oscars, 2014
In 2014, the Australian actress wore one of the most expensive Oscars gowns of all time: an Armani Privé dress embellished with $100,000 worth of Swarovski crystals.
By Clemens Bilan/Getty Images.Cannes, 2015
A billowing Giles gown was the perfect choice for the Carol premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
By Jason Merritt/Getty Images.Golden Globes, 2016
Cementing her status as a fashion icon, Blanchett wore a blush-pink Givenchy number with dazzling embroidery and fringe detail.
By Steve Granitz/WireImage.Oscars, 2016
She may not have won the Oscar that night, but Blanchett had one of the best looks on the red carpet with her floral-embellished Armani Privé gown.
By Masatoshi Okauchi/REX/Shutterstock.Louis Vuitton exhibition, 2016
Perfectly complementing the step-and-repeat, she wore a black, white, grey, and yellow Louis Vuitton dress to celebrate an exhibition in honor of the designer.
By YOAN VALAT/EPA/REX/Shutterstock.Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons exhibition, 2017
She opted for all black at the brand’s next exhibition, a collaboration with artist Jeff Koons.
