Advertisement

Close this content

Here's How Dramatically Different Or Similar 40 Celebs Look At Their Very First Oscars Vs. Their Latest One In 2023

BuzzFeed

March 13, 2023 at 4:57 PM·6 min read

1.Jamie Lee Curtis at her very first Academy Awards in 1980:

Jamie Lee Curtis arm in arm with her husband, Christopher Guest — Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Jamie Lee Curtis at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Jamie with Christopher — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

2.Brendan Fraser at his very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Close-up of Brendan in a bow tie — Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Brendan Fraser at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Brendan smiling in a bow tie and holding an Oscar — Lionel Hahn / Getty Images

3.Cate Blanchett at her very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Cate smiling on the red carpet — Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Cate Blanchett at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Cate in a satiny gown with a train — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

4.Lady Gaga at her very first Academy Awards in 2014:

Gaga on the red carpet with an Oscar statue behind her — Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Lady Gaga at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Gaga in a flared gown with see-through lace top — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

5.Vanessa Hudgens at her very first Academy Awards in 2009:

Vanessa in a strapless gown with Zac Efron in a bow tie — Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Vanessa Hudgens at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Vanessa in a strapless straight gown — Abc / ABC via Getty Images

6.Laverne Cox at her very first Academy Awards in 2022:

Laverne in a strapless gown with long cape — Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Laverne Cox at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Laverne in a strapless gown with small train and cape — Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images

7.Mario Lopez at his very first Academy Awards in 2009:

Mario smiling on the red carpet in a suit and tie — Lester Cohen / WireImage / Getty Images

Mario Lopez at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Close-up of Mario in a bow tie — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

8.Melissa McCarthy at her very first Academy Awards in 2011:

Melissa on the red carpet in a long-sleeved gown — Jason Laveris / FilmMagic / Getty Images

Melissa McCarthy at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Melissa in a flared long-sleeved, high-neck gown — Kayla Oaddams / WireImage / Getty Images

9.Florence Pugh at her very first Academy Awards in 2020:

Florence in a strapless tiered, V-neck gown — Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Florence Pugh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Florence in a strapless gown with high front slit and shorts — Kayla Oaddams / WireImage / Getty Images

10.Lenny Kravitz at his very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Lenny in a bow tie on the red carpet with Zoë Kravitz — John Shearer / Getty Images

Lenny Kravitz at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Lenny in pantsuit with deep-V front and many necklaces — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

11.Ariana DeBose at her very first Academy Awards in 2021:

Ariana smiling on the red carpet in a one-shoulder gown — Pool / Getty Images

Ariana DeBose at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Ariana on the red carpet in a long gown with side slit and train — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

12.Antonio Banderas at his very first Academy Awards in 1992:

Antonio in a bow tie — John T. Barr / Getty Images

Antonio Banderas at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Antonio in a bow tie — Arturo Holmes / Getty Images

13.John Cho at his very first Academy Awards in 2017:

John on the red carpet in a bow tie with his wife, Kerri Higuchi — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

John Cho at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

John in a velvet jacket and tie — Kayla Oaddams / WireImage / Getty Images

14.Zoe Saldaña at her very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Zoe on the red carpet in a strapless frilly gown — John Shearer / Getty Images

Zoe Saldaña at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Zoe smiling in a spaghetti-strap gown — Arturo Holmes / Getty Images

15.Samuel L. Jackson at his very first Academy Awards in 1998:

Samuel smiling in a bow tie — Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Samuel L. Jackson at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Samuel in a silvery suit and bow tie — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

16.Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at his very first Academy Awards in 2008:

Dwayne on the red carpet in a bow tie — Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Dwayne in a bow tie and satiny jacket — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

17.Emily Blunt at her very first Academy Awards in 2007:

Emily on the red carpet in a shiny strapless gown — Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Emily Blunt at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Emily on the red carpet in a strapless gown with opera-glove sleeves — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

18.Idris Elba at his very first Academy Awards in 2015:

Idris on the red carpet hand in hand with his daughter, Isan — Jeff Vespa / WireImage / Getty Images

Idris Elba at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Idris smiling in a bow tie — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

19.Michelle Yeoh at her very first Academy Awards in 2001:

Michelle on the red carpet waving in a sequined gown — Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images

Michelle Yeoh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michelle in a sleeveless gown with train holding her award — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

20.Diane Warren at her very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Diane in a pantsuit — Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Diane Warren at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Diane in a turtleneck and pantsuit — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

21.Sandra Oh at her very first Academy Awards in 2005:

Sandra on the red carpet in a strapless gown — Carlo Allegri / Getty Images

Sandra Oh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Sandra in a long-sleeved, deep-V gown with billowy sleeves — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

22.Mindy Kaling at her very first Academy Awards in 2016:

Mindy on the red carpet in an off-the-shoulder gown with long cape — Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images

Mindy Kaling at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Mindy in a straight, off-the-shoulder gown with long sleeves — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

23.Sigourney Weaver at her very first Academy Awards in 1981:

Sigourney in a billowy-sleeved, V-neck pantsuit — Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Sigourney Weaver at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Sigourney smiling in a shiny, V-neck gown — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

24.Nicole Kidman at her very first Academy Awards in 1991:

Nicole in a velvet, long-sleeved minidress with Tom Cruise on the red carpet — Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images

Nicole Kidman at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Nicole in a high-side-slit shiny gown with one long sleeve and one short sleeve with floral accent — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

25.Michael B. Jordan at his very first Academy Awards in 2013:

Michael on the red carpet in a suit and tie — Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images

Michael B. Jordan at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michael in a bow tie — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

26.Rooney Mara at her very first Academy Awards in 2012:

Rooney on the red carpet in a sleeveless dress with train — Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Rooney Mara at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Rooney in an off-the-shoulder gown with small train — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

27.Colin Farrell at his very first Academy Awards in 2003:

Colin with his arms around two women — Kevin Winter / Getty Images

Colin Farrell at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Colin in a bow tie and velvet jacket — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

28.Michelle Williams at her very first Academy Awards in 2006:

Michelle arm in arm with Heath Ledger on the red carpet — Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

Michelle Williams at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michelle in a strapless gown with husband Thomas Kail — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

29.Andrew Garfield at his very first Academy Awards in 2011:

Andrew on the red carpet in a bow tie — Ethan Miller / Getty Images

Andrew Garfield at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Andrew in a bow tie gesturing — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

30.Halle Berry at her very first Academy Awards in 1996:

Halle in a sleeveless satiny gown on the red carpet waving — Kevin.mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Halle Berry at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Halle in a halter-top gown with high side slit and train — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

31.Riz Ahmed at his very first Academy Awards in 2017:

Riz on the red carpet in a bow tie — Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

Riz Ahmed at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Riz in a pantsuit with open-front shirt — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

32.Jennifer Connelly at her very first Academy Awards in 2002:

Jennifer on the red carpet in a strapless tiered gown with a scarf around the neck — Vince Bucci / Getty Images

Jennifer Connelly at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Jennifer in a halter-top and off-the-shoulder gown — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

33.Salma Hayek at her very first Academy Awards in 1997:

Salma in a shiny, strapless gown — Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Salma Hayek at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Salma in an open-front strapless, shiny gown — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

34.Janelle Monáe at their very first Academy Awards in 2017:

Janelle on the red carpet in a flared-bottom, sleeveless gown — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

Janelle Monáe at their latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Janelle in a strapless top and straight gown skirt — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

35.Kate Hudson at her very first Academy Awards in 2001:

Kate on the red carpet in a gown with small train and open back with tassels — Getty Images

Kate Hudson at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Kate in a spaghetti-strap bejeweled gown with train — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

36.Elizabeth Banks at her very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Elizabeth on the red carpet in a strapless gown with ruffled bottom — Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

Elizabeth Banks at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Elizabeth in an off-the-shoulder two-toned gown with train — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

37.Seth Rogen at his very first Academy Awards in 2008:

Seth with Jonah Hill on the red carpet in a suit — Jeff Vespa / WireImage / Getty Images

Seth Rogen at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Seth with his arm around his wife, Lauren Miller — ABC / ABC via Getty Images

38.Paul Dano at his very first Academy Awards in 2007:

Christopher Polk / FilmMagic / Getty Images

Paul Dano at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Paul in a suit and bow tie — Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

39.Angela Bassett at her very first Academy Awards in 1994:

Angela on the red carpet in a satiny flared, long-sleeved gown — Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

Angela Bassett at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Angela smiling in a deep V-neck gown with train — Mike Coppola / Getty Images

40.And last but not least, Hugh Grant at his very first Academy Awards in 1995:

Hugh on the red carpet in a bow tie with Elizabeth Hurley — Jim Smeal / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

And here he is at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Hugh smiling with wife Anna Eberstein — Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

BusinessYahoo Finance
The FDIC change that leaves wealthy bank depositors with less protection
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
SportsYahoo Sports
Former NBA guard Darius Morris dies at 33
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
SportsYahoo Sports
No one was airing Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso's WNBA preseason debuts, so an X user livestreamed it
The quality was choppy, but it was better than what the WNBA had.
SportsYahoo Sports
NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams | Zero Blitz
Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap the draft in the best way they know how: letter grades! Fitz and Frank discuss all 32 teams division by division as they give a snapshot of how fans should be feeling heading into the 2024 season. The duo have key debates on the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders and more.
SportsYahoo Sports
2024 NFL Draft grades: Denver Broncos earn one of our lowest grades mostly due to one pick
Yahoo Sports' Charles McDonald breaks down the Broncos' 2024 draft.
U.S.Yahoo Sports
New details emerge in alleged gambling ring behind Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara scandal
It turns out the money was going from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookie to ... casinos.
SportsYahoo Sports
Bulls' Lonzo Ball picks up $21.4 million option for 2024-25 season amid knee concerns
Ball hasn't played since the 2021-22 season.
SportsYahoo Sports
NFL Power Rankings, draft edition: Did Patriots fix their offensive issues?
Which teams did the best in the NFL Draft?
SportsYahoo Sports
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix sends cease and desist letter to prevent Donald Trump fundraiser during race
Race organizers say they'll revoke a Trump fundraiser's suite license if he holds an event for the former president on Sunday at the race.
BusinessYahoo Finance
CVS stock plunges after earnings numbers one analyst 'did not even believe'
CVS warns it could cede Medicare Advantage market share as reimbursement rates pressure the company.