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Frocks that rocked: The best-ever Oscars gowns
Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Michelle again, and Sandra Bullock.

Frocks that rocked: The best-ever Oscars gowns

AEST 16:30, Fri Feb 8 2013
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The Academy Awards are just hours away and while Hollywood anxiously speculates about who will take home the prizes for best actor and actress, we're more interested in who win another coveted title – best-dressed.

Based on recent red carpet form, we think Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and our own Naomi Watts will be ones to watch, but the red carpet is a funny place, and an actress with lesser fashion credentials could easily scoop the prize.

While we wait for the annual frock fest to begin, we've put together a list of the most memorable Oscar gowns of all time.
Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Michelle again, and Sandra Bullock.
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