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Here's How Dramatically Different Or Similar 40 Celebs Look At Their Very First Oscars Vs. Their Latest One In 2023

We really don't talk about the Seth Rogen glow-up enough — like, he went from a twerpy boy to a total man.

1. Jamie Lee Curtis at her very first Academy Awards in 1980:

Jamie Lee Curtis arm in arm with her husband, Christopher Guest

Jamie Lee Curtis at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Jamie with Christopher

2. Brendan Fraser at his very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Close-up of Brendan in a bow tie

Brendan Fraser at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Brendan smiling in a bow tie and holding an Oscar

3. Cate Blanchett at her very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Cate smiling on the red carpet

Cate Blanchett at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Cate in a satiny gown with a train

4. Lady Gaga at her very first Academy Awards in 2014:

Gaga on the red carpet with an Oscar statue behind her

Lady Gaga at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Gaga in a flared gown with see-through lace top

5. Vanessa Hudgens at her very first Academy Awards in 2009:

Vanessa in a strapless gown with Zac Efron in a bow tie

Vanessa Hudgens at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Vanessa in a strapless straight gown

6. Laverne Cox at her very first Academy Awards in 2022:

Laverne in a strapless gown with long cape

Laverne Cox at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Laverne in a strapless gown with small train and cape

7. Mario Lopez at his very first Academy Awards in 2009:

Mario smiling on the red carpet in a suit and tie

Mario Lopez at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Close-up of Mario in a bow tie

8. Melissa McCarthy at her very first Academy Awards in 2011:

Melissa on the red carpet in a long-sleeved gown

Melissa McCarthy at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Melissa in a flared long-sleeved, high-neck gown

9. Florence Pugh at her very first Academy Awards in 2020:

Florence in a strapless tiered, V-neck gown

Florence Pugh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Florence in a strapless gown with high front slit and shorts

10. Lenny Kravitz at his very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Lenny in a bow tie on the red carpet with Zoë Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Lenny in pantsuit with deep-V front and many necklaces

11. Ariana DeBose at her very first Academy Awards in 2021:

Ariana smiling on the red carpet in a one-shoulder gown

Ariana DeBose at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Ariana on the red carpet in a long gown with side slit and train

12. Antonio Banderas at his very first Academy Awards in 1992:

Antonio in a bow tie

Antonio Banderas at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Antonio in a bow tie

13. John Cho at his very first Academy Awards in 2017:

John on the red carpet in a bow tie with his wife, Kerri Higuchi

John Cho at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

John in a velvet jacket and tie

14. Zoe Saldaña at her very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Zoe on the red carpet in a strapless frilly gown

Zoe Saldaña at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Zoe smiling in a spaghetti-strap gown

15. Samuel L. Jackson at his very first Academy Awards in 1998:

Samuel smiling in a bow tie

Samuel L. Jackson at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Samuel in a silvery suit and bow tie

16. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at his very first Academy Awards in 2008:

Dwayne on the red carpet in a bow tie

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Dwayne in a bow tie and satiny jacket

17. Emily Blunt at her very first Academy Awards in 2007:

Emily on the red carpet in a shiny strapless gown

Emily Blunt at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Emily on the red carpet in a strapless gown with opera-glove sleeves

18. Idris Elba at his very first Academy Awards in 2015:

Idris on the red carpet hand in hand with his daughter, Isan

Idris Elba at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Idris smiling in a bow tie

19. Michelle Yeoh at her very first Academy Awards in 2001:

Michelle on the red carpet waving in a sequined gown

Michelle Yeoh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michelle in a sleeveless gown with train holding her award

20. Diane Warren at her very first Academy Awards in 1999:

Diane in a pantsuit

Diane Warren at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Diane in a turtleneck and pantsuit

21. Sandra Oh at her very first Academy Awards in 2005:

Sandra on the red carpet in a strapless gown

Sandra Oh at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Sandra in a long-sleeved, deep-V gown with billowy sleeves

22. Mindy Kaling at her very first Academy Awards in 2016:

Mindy on the red carpet in an off-the-shoulder gown with long cape

Mindy Kaling at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Mindy in a straight, off-the-shoulder gown with long sleeves

23. Sigourney Weaver at her very first Academy Awards in 1981:

Sigourney in a billowy-sleeved, V-neck pantsuit

Sigourney Weaver at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Sigourney smiling in a shiny, V-neck gown

24. Nicole Kidman at her very first Academy Awards in 1991:

Nicole in a velvet, long-sleeved minidress with Tom Cruise on the red carpet

Nicole Kidman at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Nicole in a high-side-slit shiny gown with one long sleeve and one short sleeve with floral accent

25. Michael B. Jordan at his very first Academy Awards in 2013:

Michael on the red carpet in a suit and tie

Michael B. Jordan at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michael in a bow tie

26. Rooney Mara at her very first Academy Awards in 2012:

Rooney on the red carpet in a sleeveless dress with train

Rooney Mara at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Rooney in an off-the-shoulder gown with small train

27. Colin Farrell at his very first Academy Awards in 2003:

Colin with his arms around two women

Colin Farrell at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Colin in a bow tie and velvet jacket

28. Michelle Williams at her very first Academy Awards in 2006:

Michelle arm in arm with Heath Ledger on the red carpet

Michelle Williams at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Michelle in a strapless gown with husband Thomas Kail

29. Andrew Garfield at his very first Academy Awards in 2011:

Andrew on the red carpet in a bow tie

Andrew Garfield at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Andrew in a bow tie gesturing

30. Halle Berry at her very first Academy Awards in 1996:

Halle in a sleeveless satiny gown on the red carpet waving

Halle Berry at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Halle in a halter-top gown with high side slit and train

31. Riz Ahmed at his very first Academy Awards in 2017:

Riz on the red carpet in a bow tie

Riz Ahmed at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Riz in a pantsuit with open-front shirt

32. Jennifer Connelly at her very first Academy Awards in 2002:

Jennifer on the red carpet in a strapless tiered gown with a scarf around the neck

Jennifer Connelly at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Jennifer in a halter-top and off-the-shoulder gown

33. Salma Hayek at her very first Academy Awards in 1997:

Salma in a shiny, strapless gown

Salma Hayek at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Salma in an open-front strapless, shiny gown

34. Janelle Monáe at their very first Academy Awards in 2017:

Janelle on the red carpet in a flared-bottom, sleeveless gown

Janelle Monáe at their latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Janelle in a strapless top and straight gown skirt

35. Kate Hudson at her very first Academy Awards in 2001:

Kate on the red carpet in a gown with small train and open back with tassels

Kate Hudson at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Kate in a spaghetti-strap bejeweled gown with train

36. Elizabeth Banks at her very first Academy Awards in 2010:

Elizabeth on the red carpet in a strapless gown with ruffled bottom

Elizabeth Banks at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Elizabeth in an off-the-shoulder two-toned gown with train

37. Seth Rogen at his very first Academy Awards in 2008:

Seth with Jonah Hill on the red carpet in a suit

Seth Rogen at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Seth with his arm around his wife, Lauren Miller

38. Paul Dano at his very first Academy Awards in 2007:

Paul Dano at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Paul in a suit and bow tie

39. Angela Bassett at her very first Academy Awards in 1994:

Angela on the red carpet in a satiny flared, long-sleeved gown

Angela Bassett at her latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Angela smiling in a deep V-neck gown with train

40. And last but not least, Hugh Grant at his very first Academy Awards in 1995:

Hugh on the red carpet in a bow tie with Elizabeth Hurley

And here he is at his latest Academy Awards in 2023:

Hugh smiling with wife Anna Eberstein