The year: 1997. The stars: out in full force. The Academy Awards Ceremony: number 69. It was a beautiful year. I love it. You'll love it. Scroll through and enjoy.

Will & Jada Pinkett Smith

Matching mint-green accents. Midriff jewelry. Perfect. Couple.

Sandra Bullock

Sandy can absolutely turn it out, while also taking on the column dress trend that came to dominate the 69th Academy Awards.

Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise

I remember seeing this Nicole Kidman gown as a seven-year-old and falling so instantly, vividly in love with this shade of chartreuse. My love of fashion lasted; my love of this particular shade of green, not so much. Was anyone ever so young?

Courtney Love

Gonna go out on a limb here and say this might be the all-time best Courtney Love look. That bob!!!

Ashley Judd

Remember Ashley Judd? This dress is ... fine.

Edward Norton

The facial hair? Questionable. The tuxedo? Working for me.

Fran Drescher

This multicolored embellished column dress combines many trends of the day, and Fran looks absolutely incredible.

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand won a Best Actress Oscar for Fargo, and she looked like a badass doing it.

Dennis Rodman

Just Dennis Rodman, nbd.

Diane Keaton & Steve Martin

I'm personally in love with Diane Keaton's full-on whiteout (high-heeled boots included!) and Steve Martin's sharp silhouette.

Quincy Jones & Oprah

Why are our red carpets so terrible compared to 20 years ago? What awards show deity have we crossed?

Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy

I mean...

Mick Jagger

I MEAN.........

Claire Danes

All right, I've calmed down. This look is '90s perfection.

Fairuza Balk

Bring back the 'wards-show goth!!

Barbra Streisand & James Brolin

DAMN, Barbra looks truly smashing here.

Bette Midler

And here is Bette Midler showing some body (a sentence I truly never thought I would compose, but I'm not mad about it).

Charlize Theron

Meanwhile, Charlize was going through a Shirley Temple curl phase.

Winona Ryder

Has Winona Ryer aged a single damn day?

Sigourney Weaver

We left this bias-cut silk number on the other side of Y2K.

Jennifer Lopez

J.Lo has been killing red carpets since before most of y'all were even born.

Celine Dion

Here is Celine Dion, in sparkles, per usual.

Billy Bob Thornton

This Billy Bob Thornton look might be my favorite outfit of the whole night.

Jonathan Lipnicki

NEVERMIND, IT WAS THIS. Thank you and goodnight.