The Academy awards are just a few hours away. While we wait with baited breath to see what styles and fashions the celebrities will flaunt... and what accessories and designs they will sport, let us go down history lane and look at the best gowns to have ever walked the red carpet.

Does the gown define the celebrity or vice versa? A look at all the hard work put in by designers to make the beauty queens look their best...

So who do you think will dazzle the ramp this Oscars?