Lifestyle Beauty & Style Red Carpet Style Here's What the 2007 Oscars Looked Like Anne Hathaway wore lace, while Reese Witherspoon embraced ombré By Maggie Malach Maggie Malach Maggie Malach is the former staff editor, digital platforms at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 22, 2017 10:00AM EST 01 of 21 ANNE HATHAWAY Frazer Harrison/Getty Six years before her Oscar win, Anne was classic in white lace with an embellished bow. 02 of 21 BEYONCÉ Chris Polk/FilmMagic Queen Bey reigned supreme in flawless white and a blinding inner glow. 03 of 21 CAMERON DIAZ HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Remember when Cameron went brunette? We might have forgotten, but that doesn't make her any less lovely in this strapless gown. 04 of 21 REESE WITHERSPOON Steve Granitz/WireImage Reese worked her bangs for the entirety of the 2007 awards season, and we were so here for it. 05 of 21 JENNIFER LOPEZ Frazer Harrison/Getty Jenny from the Block was giving us major princess vibes back in 2007. (And as is the case with all things, she made it work.) 06 of 21 GWYNETH PALTROW Frazer Harrison/Getty Gwyneth looked statuesque in a copper gown that fit like a glove. 07 of 21 PENÉLOPE CRUZ Frazer Harrison/Getty If your jaw just dropped upon seeing Penélope's textured skirt, we felt the SAME. 08 of 21 LEONARDO DICAPRIO TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Find someone who works a suit better than Leonardo back in 2007. We'll wait. 09 of 21 JESSICA BIEL Frazer Harrison/Getty Jessica sizzled in hot pink. Flawless, flawless, flawless. 10 of 21 KATE WINSLET TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Two years before she would finally win an Oscar, Kate walked the red carpet in a striking mint gown. 11 of 21 KIRSTEN DUNST Frazer Harrison/Getty This whimsical gown (those feathers! That collar!) could only be pulled off by Kirsten. 12 of 21 CATE BLANCHETT Frazer Harrison/Getty Fact: Cate looked statuesque AF back in 2007 — and she's still slaying the red carpet. 13 of 21 NICOLE KIDMAN TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty The star's lowkey hair, jaw-dropping bow and sizzling red gown? Iconic. 14 of 21 HELEN MIRREN Frazer Harrison/Getty Just your daily reminder that the legendary actress will forever be the queen of all things, including red carpets. 15 of 21 MERYL STREEP Bob Riha Jr/WireImage And speaking of royalty ... Bow down. Meryl has officially entered the carpet. 16 of 21 SACHA BARON COHEN & ISLA FISHER HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty If you think you and your boyfriend are the cutest couple, you're wrong. Sacha and Isla were (and are) actual perfection. Also, we're lowkey obsessed with Isla's emerald dress. 17 of 21 WILL, JADA & JADEN SMITH HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Jada's gold strapless dress is everything. Will is still dashing. And Jaden? He could work a tux, even as a kid. 18 of 21 JENNIFER HUDSON Frazer Harrison/Getty Moments before she won her first Oscar for Dreamgirls, Jennifer glowed in a chocolate draped gown. 19 of 21 NAOMI WATTS Frazer Harrison/Getty Naomi was way ahead of the yellow trend in this buttercream-colored gown. 20 of 21 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Three years before her first Oscar nomination, Maggie was stunning in a two-toned gown. 21 of 21 JAMES MCAVOY Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Months before Atonement hit theaters (and shattered hearts everywhere), James made those same hearts beat just a little bit faster. Close