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12 Best-Dressed Stars Over 50 at the 2026 Oscars
Demi Moore, Sigourney Weaver, Ava DuVernay and others shimmer and shine on the red carpet at the 98th Academy Awards
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Glamour took center stage at the 98th annual Academy Awards, with 50-plus stars taking their place in the white-hot (and steamy California) spotlight.
Here’s a look at the women who made their mark at the annual event honoring the best and the brightest in film.
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Demi Moore, 63
The fashion-forward star stood out in a custom Gucci black-and-green iridescent feathered gown with scaled detailing. Moore, who won AARP’s Movies for Grownups best actress award in 2025 for her role in The Substance, told AARP that she is embracing aging head-on. “You know, if you had told me in my 20s that my 60s would be the best moments of my life, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
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Heidi Klum, 52
Strike a pose! The Project Runway and America’s Got Talent host strutted her stuff in a Chrome Hearts nude-colored, strapless two-piece corseted gown, adorned with white pearls. The forever supermodel told Entertainment Tonight that despite decades in the business, she is still star-struck on the red carpet. “You have all the biggest stars in real life instead of on TV or in the magazines. I still get butterflies when I see certain people!”
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Marlee Matlin, 60
CODA actress and 1987 Oscar winner for best actress for her barrier-breaking role in Children of a Lesser God brought her A-game in a V-necked Marmar Halim brilliant navy blue gown with long sleeves and a shirred bodice, paired with a Tyler Ellis clutch. Matlin was recognized at the Oscars as a trailblazer for her tireless work on behalf of the deaf community. She told AARP, upon the release of her 2025 documentary, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, that it was good friend Henry Winkler who gave her the best advice of her career, encouraging her to “never give up."
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Sigourney Weaver, 76
Queen for a day? Yes, please! The Avatar star gave off regal vibes in a long-sleeved, gold-embroidered gown, accented with a blue collar and cuffs. Weaver told ABC that she was excited to spend the evening connecting with old friends. “You know, I’m shy, and I live in New York. So [this is] the chance for me to be with my community, say hello to these many actors and directors that I admire. I really am so thrilled and delighted to see everybody.”
The actress recently spoke to AARP about her blockbuster career, spanning five decades. “I think I’ve been successful playing strong women because I am vulnerable,” she explained. “I don’t try to pretend that I have the answers.”
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Nicole Kidman, 58
The hardest-working actress in Hollywood and Scarpetta star turned heads in a strapless, pale-pink Chanel gown with an embellished black-and-gray bodice, feathered peplum waist and train. Kidman reminisced to E! Entertainment about winning the Oscar for her role as Virginia Woolf in 2002’s The Hours. “It was overwhelming at the time, but it was incredibly exciting as well.”
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Gwyneth Paltrow, 53
The Marty Supreme actress and Goop maven, who won a best actress Oscar for her performance in 1998’s Shakespeare in Love, put a twist on a classic look. She glowed in a strapless ivory Giorgio Armani Privé gown with crystal details and daringly bare side panels paired with sheer trousers and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Ava DuVernay, 53
Make way! The accomplished Selma director was a standout in a custom Louis Vuitton off-the-shoulder navy silk crepe gown with show-stopping sleeves. She topped the look with Pomellato jewels and a Petite Malle clutch.
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Regina Hall, 55
Hall, who scored the 2026 AARP Movies for Grownups best supporting actress award for her role in One Battle After Another, got a leg up in a Yara Shoemaker black-and-gold gown with an asymmetrical sculptural neckline and a dramatic side slit. “It is comfortable — surprisingly — and I didn’t think it was going to be!” she told E! Entertainment.
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Tig Notaro, 54
The actress and stand-up comedian, a first-time nominee as a producer for the best documentary feature, Come See Me in the Good Light, about her longtime friend, poet Andrea Gibson’s terminal cancer, went old-school in a classic tuxedo with a white bow tie and jacket, paired with black pants. Notaro told E! Entertainment that she had to reframe her thinking about her nomination. “It was crazy. I feel like I wandered on the football field and won the Super Bowl,” she said, until it was pointed out that she put in the hard work to make the success happen. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, I guess I did!’”
From left: Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy
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Maya Rudolph, 53; Kristen Wiig, 52; Melissa McCarthy, 55
The Bridesmaids funny women took the Oscars by storm, reuniting for the film’s 15th anniversary. “We are not good with numbers, but we figured out backstage that means we shot this movie in 1883,” joked Wiig to the audience.
The trio turned on the glam: Rudolph chose a black-and-white Chanel tiered gown adorned with crystals and feathers; a tanned Wiig opted for a cocoa-toned Elie Saab Haute Couture beaded gown with a scoop neckline; and McCarthy shimmered in a figure-hugging long-sleeve gown with crystal embellishments.
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