60 YEARS OF AACTAS GLAMOUR

Looking back on the stand-out styles from the AACTA red carpet

It’s Australia’s version of the Oscars, and this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. Over the years the AACTA red carpet has produced some of Australia’s most memorable looks, launching actresses’ careers and cementing fashion trends of the time. From skin-tight latex to head-to-toe yellow or feminine lace, local A-listers – alongside their stylists – choose the AACTAS red carpet to take their biggest fashion risks. Actress Cate Blanchett and stylist

Elizabeth Stewart spoke of their experience creating a red-carpet look, noting that it can take up to 300 hours for an atelier to create a bespoke piece for Blanchett to wear. “I wish you all could see the hours of work and artistry that go into making a brilliant idea,” she posted to Instagram.

Many of our home-grown stars use stylists to find the perfect red-carpet dress, but some, including Isla Fisher, prefer to go solo.

“I’m not working with a stylist right now. So I chose it myself,” she told WHO of her 2018 AACTA red-carpet look. “I think stylists are wonderful,” she continued, “[ but] when things come up at the last minute and you’re in a rush, sometimes you just pull a dress.”

The actress has long been a fan of creating her own look, telling told UK Marie Claire in 2010: “I’ve always loved fashion. That’s why I don’t use a stylist... it’s such an expression of self.”

Cate Blanchett sparked controversy in 2015 with her “no underwear” pink satin Alexander Mcqueen gown. Keeping it conservative, Blanchett donned a floor-length, sequinencrusted Givenchy gown in 2014.

Actresses Lisa Lackey (right) and Melissa George sport bare shoulders on the AACTAS red carpet in 1994.

The actress shut down the red carpet in this red latex Armani Prive dress in 2013.

Teresa Palmer wore a sexy sheer gown by Camilla and Marc in 2015 for her return to the carpet. Isla Fisher made a lasting impression in a bold yellow design by Monique Lhuillier in 2017. Delta Goodrem made a brave choice wearing a floor-length angelic Mikael D cape in April this year. Nicole Kidman kept it chic and simple in an embroidered pastel yellow Erdem cocktail dress in 2013. Rebecca Rigg, in neutral tones, shared a laugh with husband Simon Baker at the 2017 AACTAS.