The best Oscar dresses of all time

Alas, awards season is nearly over, closing with the Academy Awards tomorrow, and what better opportunity to reminisce on the most show-stopping gowns of the Oscars. The awards, which began in 1929, honor the achievements of the film industry, although today coverage is far more closely concerned with the fashion that takes place on the red carpet. Dresses decked out in embellishment, ruffles and silk galore, and some with trains longer than a wedding dress, there's no end to the weird and wonderful designs that have wondered the red carpet. From classic Hollywood film stars, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly to newcomers Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams, see who takes a place on our best dressed Oscars list: