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There are dresses and then there are the va-va-voom numbers. Here is a list of the top 20 iconic gowns worn by award winning actresses on the red carpet.


The Versace safety-pin dress that shot Elizabeth Hurley to fame has been voted the greatest red carpet gown of all time by a leading United Kingdom department store. Hurley wore the dress, a black ensemble held together by large gold safety pins, for the London premiere of then boyfriend Hugh Grant's 1994 movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. The dress costs 10,690.


Second place went to vintage beauty Audrey Hepburn for the white, belted flower patterned Givenchy dress, which she wore at the Oscars in 1954. Hepburn won the Oscar for the Best Actress for Breakfast At Tiffany's that year.


Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts took third place with a vintage black and white Valentino number, while the red Versace gown Catherine Zeta-Jones wore to the 1999 Oscars was fourth.


Fifth place went to singer-cum-actress Jennifer Lopez for the plunging sheer green Versace dress she wore at the 2000 Grammy awards. The dress could be at best described as outrageous and got JLo on the front page of many a publication.


Actress Keira Knightley's dark plum Vera Wang one-shouldered dress which she sported at the 2006 Oscars could best be described as elegant. The gown won the sixth place as one of the most memorable red carpet dresses.


The cascading floral detail top of Kate Winslet's fiery red Ben de Lisi number by Ben de Lisi was described as "divine" by many publications. The gown got The Piet Mondrian Mention for Best Use of a Primary and/or Solid Color.


Elie Saab became well known for his dress worn by Halle Berry at the Oscars 2002. The full taffeta skirt was made of rich silk paired with a fine net tulle top. The breast and waist area was covered with delicately hand-embroidered flowers and leaves and gave an impression of the wearer being half-naked, half-dressed. Berry looked simply radiant in the number, or maybe it was just the flush of winning the Best Actress Oscar that year for Monster's Ball.



Icelandic songstress Bjork's outrageous swan dress designed by Marjan Pejoski, which she sported at the 2001 Oscars had jaws dropping and a simple "love it or hate it" effect. It was a break from the monotony of one gorgeous gown after the other.


Kate Moss' vintage, ripped Christian Dior gold satin gown which she wore at the The Golden Age Of Couture VIP Gala, V and A Museum in 2007 caught the eyeballs that night. The colour - though subdued - looked flattering on Moss, and the uniqueness of the garment simply enhanced the wearer's beauty.

source: ibnlive.com