> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Nicole Kidman at the Oscars: That Dior, and Beyond - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/1281632/ - Published: 2021-04-21T13:45:31.000Z - Updated: 2021-04-21T21:44:55.000Z - Author: Heather - Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:15 ## 1991 in Valentino ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-529624370-1618767761.jpg) Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman arrive at the 1991 Academy Awards. This photo appears in Frank Trapper's RED CARPET book on page 100\. (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) It's not that designers weren't giving celebs clothes, or that Nicole didn't wear a designer before 1997; it's more that a lot fewer people CARED who wore what, and she didn't get as much glossy stuff until that day. This is... expensive, and... Valentino, but that's about all I have to say about it. ## 1994 in Valentino ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-75469033-1618767745.jpg) Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise (Photo by Barry King/WireImage) Perhaps Valentino was her default at this point. This is fine but boring. ## 1996 in Dior ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-115422629-1618768394.jpg) Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman during The 68th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage) And that's just... zzzz. At least it's a color? But it looks like a nightgown. ## 1997 in Dior ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-79796746-1618767922.jpg) Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage) And then KABOOM. That color takes a lot of confidence. ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-111225245-1618767753.jpg) Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise during The 69th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) There is a lot more detail in the back. It was actually hard to find a pic of it, which is a shame. That's another thing that's been refined since 1997: The photographers know what to get, and the stars know what to give... and as such, there's a real step-and-repeat rather than people just milling around they way they once did. ## 2000: Dior ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_5141173w-1616697971-1618767862.jpeg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bei/Shutterstock (5141173w) Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman 72nd Annual Academy Awards Arrivals This is Galliano again -- I feel like once you know it was designed by a dude who often dressed like a pirate, it seems very obvious. I don't really like the dress, but you can't argue she'd started making more dramatic choices. ## 2002 in Chanel ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_6449369aa-1618767830.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Laura Rauch/AP/Shutterstock (6449369aa) KIDMAN KIDMAN-HAWLEY Best actress nominee Nicole Kidman, left, arrives with her sister, Antonia Kidman-Hawley, at the 74th annual Academy Awards, in Los Angeles OSCARS, LOS ANGELES, USA Nic took her sister this year, because she and TC had split up. I don't remember liking this much at the time -- it's a little precious? That boob ruffle! -- but I'm softening to it a little. It does at least fit, and she did well with the hair and makeup to keep herself from looking like an expensive ghost. ## 2003 in Jean Paul Gaultier ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_410362at-1618767769.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Picture Perfect/Shutterstock (410362at) Nicole Kidman 2003 OSCARS / ACADEMY AWARDS, LOS ANGELES, AMERICA - 23 MAR 2003 Eh. Actually, the dress might be okay, but the hair is SO severe. [Looking at a lot of the close-ups from the night, I also think it was one where she just didn't QUITE look like herself](https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/winner-for-best-actress-for-the-hours-nicole-kidman-poses-news-photo/1868344?adppopup=true&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). ## 2004 in Chanel ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_445471z-1618767776.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by J Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock (445471z) Nicole Kidman 2004 OSCARS / ACADEMY AWARDS, LOS ANGELES, AMERICA - 29 FEB 2004 I do NOT like this one. Chanel again, and it's got a similarly weird boob area. This all felt like it wore her. ## 2006 in Balenciaga ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_577086fp-1618767784.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock (577086fp) Nicole Kidman The 78th Academy Awards arrivals, Los Angeles, America - 05 Mar 2006 Much better. ## 2007 in Balenciaga ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_6386795bc-1618767823.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amy Sancetta/AP/Shutterstock (6386795bc) Oscars Arrivals Nicole Kidman arrives for the 79th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles Oscars Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA This was another one I didn't like at the time, but which I've warmed to over the years, maybe because she's worn so much WORSE stuff. It does indeed look like the neck piece is holding her head in place, but it's nice to see her in red. ## 2008 in Balenciaga ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_739788ek-1618767792.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Brooker/Shutterstock (739788ek) Nicole Kidman wearing Balenciaga 80th Annual Academy Awards Arrivals, Los Angeles, America - 24 Feb 2008 Okay, no. This looks like she fell in love with the necklace and just asked for any old thing that SORT OF had room for it. ## 2011 in Dior ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_1289458bo-1618767799.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook/Shutterstock (1289458bo) Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman 83rd Annual Academy Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, America - 27 Feb 2011 I had a moment where I wondered if this, somehow, was Marchesa. (It would have surprised me; she is not a Marchesa person, historically.) It's VERY glam on her. ## 2013 in L'Wren Scott ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_2168800bl-1618767807.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage/Shutterstock (2168800bl) Nicole Kidman 85th Annual Academy Awards Oscars, Arrivals, Los Angeles, America - 24 Feb 2013 WEARING L'WREN SCOTT WEARING SAME OUTFIT L'WREN SCOTT AS CATWALK MODEL 2148216t RIP, L'Wren. This is stunning -- that gold swirl detail on the skirt is amazing. ## 2015 in Louis Vuitton ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_4448581ha-1618767815.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage/Shutterstock (4448581ha) Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman 87th Academy Awards, Oscars, Arrivals, Los Angeles, America - 22 Feb 2015 I quite like this. The color reminds me more of things Naomi Watts, her pal, has worn. Maybe Naomi picked it out. "NO MORE WHITE, Nicole. No more black. LISTEN." It's a neat dress, and it changes based on the light because of the fabric... ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_9192569km-1618767838.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9192569km) Nicole Kidman arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles 87th Academy Awards - Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 22 Feb 2015 Neat, right? ## 2017 in Armani ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_9244768dx-1618767845.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9244768dx) Nicole Kidman arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles 89th Academy Awards - Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Feb 2017 I always go back and forth on this one, because initially it looks like it's artistically censoring her. But no, it's not sheer anywhere. I think it's sort of boxy, in the end? She styled it well but I have a hard time fully giving it my love. ## 2018 in Armani ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_editorial_9448537uu-1618767853.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9448537uu) Nicole Kidman arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles 90th Academy Awards - Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 04 Mar 2018 And this one just made me laugh. It's like she came ready to wander the aisles during intermission selling ice cream, candy, and cigarettes. [Classic Oscars Outfits: Nicole Kidman's Chartreuse DiorFrom 1997.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-79796746-1618767922.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/for-wed-classic-oscars-outfits-nicole-kidmans-chartreuse-dior-04-2021/)