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This is what the Oscars looked like 20 years ago

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It's nearly time for the 89th annual Academy Awards! Which means it's the end of award season and all the fabulous red carpets - well, for now at least.

So check out what the Oscars red carpet looked like back when Dennis Rodman was still relevant and we all thought Tom and Nicole would last forever:

Tom Cruise and then-wife Nicole Kidman

Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor for Jerry Maguire while Nicole presented the Oscar for Best Film Editing.

James Brolin and Barbra Streisand


Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage

Did you know these two were married back then?!

Dennis Rodman and Vivica A. Fox


Who knew that these two were actually a couple once upon a time?

Andie MacDowell and then-husband Paul Qualley

Andie was on hand to introduce the segment on Best Picture nominee Secrets and Lies.

Billy Bob Thornton and then-wife Pietra Cherniak

Billy Bob won Best Adapted Screenplay for Sling Blade.

Courtney Love

Courtney handed out the Oscar for Best Makeup.

Sandra Bullock


Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba was seriously happy about his Best Supporting Actor win.

Claire Danes

The star served as a presenter that evening, introducing the musical performance of That Thing You Do, which was nominated for Best Original Song.

Kevin Spacey and Juliette Binoche

Juliette took home the best supporting actress Oscar that year.

Jodie Foster



Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy

William was up for best supporting actor but lost out to Cuba Gooding Jr.

Frances McDormand

Frances won the Best Actress trophy for her work in Fargo.

Mel Gibson and then-wife Robyn Moore Gibson


Winona Ryder

Winona was also a presenter.

Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey


Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon

Tim presented best cinematography to The English Patient and Susan presented Best Actor.

Jane Fonda and Ted Turner


Bette Midler and Valentino

Bette, along with her The First Wives Club co-stars Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn came out to present the best original song trophy.

Steve Martin and Diane Keaton

The Father of the Bride co-stars posed together on the red carpet

Jim Carrey and then-girlfriend Lauren Holly

Jim was a presenter, handing out the award for Best Visual Effects during the ceremony.

Gregory Hines and Glenn Close


Muhammad Ali and George Foreman


Celine Dion and her late husband René Angélil

Celine performed both her nominated song from Up Close and Personal, Because You Loved Me, and also performed nominated tune I Finally Found Someone from The Mirror Has Two Faces.

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