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53 Halloween Costume Ideas That Are Actually Good

Any of these will win you first place in a costume contest, I promise.

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us the best Halloween costumes they've ever worn. Here are the award-worthy results you'll definitely want to copy.

1. Drunk Meredith from The Office:

2. Dorothy, before and after the tornado:

3. Netflix (and chill):

4. Cap'n Crunch:

5. A container of Nerds:

6. The Matchmaker from Mulan:

7. Gracie Lou Freebush from Miss Congeniality:

8. DoodleBob:

9. Paula Deen:

10. Lindsay and Tobias from Arrested Development:

11. This DIY Energizer Bunny:

12. TLC's CrazySexyCool album cover:

13. Miss Piggy:

14. Banksy's shredded painting:

15. A Playboy Bunny:

16. Mugatu from Zoolander

17. Kentucky Fried Chicken and Colonel Sanders:

18. The Golden Girls:

19. Living pop art:

20. Spaghetti and meatballs:

21. The magic carpet from Aladdin:

22. Taco Bell's hot sauces:

23. Pennywise from It:

24. Winifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus:

25. A chick magnet:

26. A DIY loofah:

27. A cat lady:

28. Ping and Mushu:

29. Snooki:

30. Miranda Priestly. That's all:

31. The house from Up:

32. Contestants on Naked and Afraid:

33. Miss Trunchbull from Matilda:

34. A fortune teller:

35. The legend himself, Guy Fieri:

36. Kenny G:

37. Willy Wonka and Violet Beauregarde:

38. Regan and Father Karras from The Exorcist:

39. A Starbucks barista and Frappuccino:

40. Freezing Rose from Titanic:

41. Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan:

42. The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who:

43. The cast of Baywatch:

44. Elliott, Gertie, and a tiny E.T.:

45. Cruella de Vil:

46. Bob Ross:

47. Russell Brand and Katy Perry:

48. Gene and Beth from Wet Hot American Summer:

49. Fran from Dodgeball:

50. Carmen Sandiego:

51. A Khal...culator:

52. Ron Swanson and his true love, bacon and eggs:

53. And, of course, Mrs. Doubtfire:

Think you've worn a better Halloween costume? Show it off in the comments below!