Overview
- One gallery spotlights what 2026 nominees wore at their first Academy Awards, pairing captions with Getty Images photographs.
- Michael B. Jordan is a first-time nominee for Sinners, and the gallery notes his 2014 Oscars debut in a classic Givenchy tuxedo.
- Jessie Buckley’s lead-acting nod for Hamnet is contextualized with her 2022 first Oscars appearance, when she wore an Erdem gown.
- Amy Madigan, nominated for Weapons, recalls buying her 1986 Oscars dress at Neiman Marcus without a stylist, as reported to The Hollywood Reporter.
- A second gallery flashes back to 2006, noting all four acting winners were first-time nominees, Crash’s best picture upset over Brokeback Mountain, and standout looks like George Clooney in Armani and Michelle Williams in Vera Wang.