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1999 - Even without her heels, the actress looked elegant as she set her hand- and footprints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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1999 - The actress with her former partner, Tim Robbins, and her daughter, Eva Amurri, at the Golden Globes. The couple matched in black.

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2002 - Susan Sarandon, her kids, and Tim Robbins posing as she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She's wearing the same dress from the TCL Chinese Theatre ceremony.

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2002 - A vision in simple black at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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2003 - Our lady in red and her son Jack Henry Robbins at the Golden Globes. 

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2003 - 'Thelma & Louise' co-stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, both looking stunning, reunited at the Lincoln Center in New York City for a tribute to Sarandon.

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2004 - Looking like a fine bottle of wine at the Golden Globes.

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2004 - Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins once again opted for black, this time at the Academy Awards.

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2005 - For the 'Elizabethtown' premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the actress went for a patterned dress.

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2006 - There's something sweet yet saucy about this look from Susan Sarandon at the International Emmy Awards in New York City.

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2008 -

Red proved, yet again, a winner for Susan Sarandon, who was accompanied by Tim Robbins at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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2009 - Sunglasses on the red carpet is a bit of a bold move, but Sarandon's not above some risk-taking, this at the Golden Globes.

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2009 - The dress Sarandon wore to the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2009 is best appreciated at this angle.

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2010 - Susan Sarandon shines beside her daughter and fellow actress Eva Amurri, this at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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2011 - We appreciate this return to color at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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2012 - Some black, some color: a compromise that worked at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

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2014 - The New York native clearly feels right at home at the Tribeca Film Festival. We're digging the floral print coat.

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2014 - We have a winner with this suit and silk blouse combo at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards.

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2015 - Susan Sarandon proves we need to see trenchcoats on the red carpet more often, this at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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2016 - Susan Sarandon, two of her children, and her... bra? This at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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2016 - Speaking of accessories, check out the cast boot the actress rocked at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, where she was recognized with the Cinema Icon Award.

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2016 - A short while later at the Cannes Film Festival, she was all better, but was flaunting a new accessory. And this time the shades were here to stay.

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2017 - An emerald velvet gown and a whole lot of leg, this at the following year's Cannes Film Festival, where the shades returned.

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2017 - Leg and shades continue to rule the day, as evidenced at the Venice Film Festival.

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2017 - There is something absolutely regal about this look from the actress, seen here at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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2018 - The actress accompanied by Time's Up activist Rosa Clemente at the Golden Globes.

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2018 - With a dress that shiny, we can see why she would need the shades. Here's Sarandon at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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2018 -

Sarandon and her 'The Hunger' co-star, Catherine Deneuve, at the 'Belle de Jour' 50th anniversary screening at MoMA in New York City.

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2019 - In the last several years, the actress has shown a clear preference for suits. That's certainly still true in 2019, as seen at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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2019 -

If the suits continue, so too do the shades and the shine. Here's Sarandon once again at TIFF.

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