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The 71st Academy Awards, 1999 - Oscars host Whoopi Goldberg delivers her hilariously funny African Queen skit.

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The 71st Academy Awards, 1999 - Roberto Benigni with his Oscars for his remarkably poignant film 'Life Is Beautiful' (1997).

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The 71st Academy Awards, 1999 - A tearfully 'sincere' Gwyneth Paltrow delivers her infamous, over-the-top acceptance speech after winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in 'Shakespeare in Love' (1998).

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The 73rd Academy Awards, 2001 - Benicio del Toro still can't quite believe his win as Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'Traffic' (2000).

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The 73rd Academy Awards, 2001 - A non-too-composed Julia Roberts accepts her Oscar for Best Actress for her role in 'Erin Brockovich' (2000).

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The 74th Academy Awards, 2002 - An overwhelmed Halle Berry accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for 'Monster's Ball' (2001).

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The 75th Academy Awards, 2003 - Nicole Kidman is kissed by presenter Denzel Washington after she received an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in 'The Hours' (2002).

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The 75th Academy Awards, 2003 - Film director Michael Moore makes an impassioned anti-war statement as he accepts his Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'Bowling for Columbine' (2002).

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The 77th Academy Awards, 2005 - The late Robin Williams prepares to present the award for Best Animated Feature to 'The Incredibles' (2004).

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The 77th Academy Awards, 2005 - As if still in character, Jamie Foxx celebrates after winning the Best Actor Oscar for 'Ray' (2004).

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The 78th Academy Awards, 2006 - The 'March of the Penguins' (2005) team and, er, several gatecrashers enjoy the win for Best Documentary Feature.

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The 78th Academy Awards, 2006 - Ben Stiller arrives onstage, dressed in a green jumpsuit used in computer animation, to present the award for Achievement in Visual Effects.

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The 79th Academy Awards, 2007 - Alan Arkin accepts his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006).

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The 79th Academy Awards, 2007 - Double act: Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton present the Oscar for Best Picture.

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The 79th Academy Awards, 2007 - Steven Spielberg takes a picture of host Ellen DeGeneres and Clint Eastwood as Beyoncé watches.

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The 79th Academy Awards, 2007 - After picking up the Best Actor Oscar for 'The Last King of Scotland' (2006), Forest Whitaker adopts a suitably regal pose.

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The 80th Academy Awards, 2008 - Tilda Swinton faces up to her Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in 'Michael Clayton' (2007).

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Daniel Day-Lewis goes in to kiss George Clooney on the cheek before he takes the stage to receive the Oscar for Best Actor for 'There Will Be Blood' (2008).

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The 81st Academy Awards, 2009 - Cast member Rubina Ali from the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) holds the Oscar belonging to director Danny Boyle.

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The 81st Academy Awards, 2009 - Philippe Petit balances the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, won by 'Man on Wire' (2008), squarely on his chin.

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The 81st Academy Awards, 2009 -

Host Hugh Jackman performs his comedic opening monologue.

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The 82nd Academy Awards, 2010 - Co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin stepping out in style.

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The 82nd Academy Awards, 2010 - Jeff Bridges eyes the heavens after winning the Best Actor award for 'Crazy Heart' (2009).

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The 83rd Academy Awards, 2011 - Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas jokes on stage.

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The 84th Academy Awards, 2012 - Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin of France carries Uggie the dog on stage after 'The Artist' (2011) wins the Oscar for Best Picture.

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The 85th Academy Award, 2013 - In a rare slip-up in her career, Jennifer Lawrence stumbles as she approaches the stage to accept the award for Best Actress for her role in 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012).

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The 86th Academy Awards, 2014 - Steve McQueen jumps for joy after accepting the Oscar for Best Picture for '12 Years a Slave' (2013).

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The 87th Academy Awards, 2015 - Eddie Redmayne reacts wildly as he takes the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in 'The Theory of Everything' (2014).

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The 88th Academy Awards, 2016 - Michael Keaton snacks on cookies as host Chris Rock closes the show.

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The 89th Academy Awards, 2017 - A bemused Warren Beatty holds the card for the Best Picture Oscar awarded to 'Moonlight' (2016), after announcing by mistake that 'La La Land' (2016) had won.

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The 90th Academy Awards, 2018 -

During her acceptance speech for Best Actress for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017), Frances McDormand promoted the notion of an  "inclusion rider." This is a contract stipulation that calls for diversity amongst a movie's cast and crew.

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The 91st Academy Awards, 2019 -

Presenting the Oscar for Best Costume Design, Melissa McCarthy pulled off her best impression of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Anne (from 2018's 'Mary Queen of Scots' and 'The Favourite'), while Brian Tyree Henry went for the Mary Poppins look in homage to 'Mary Poppins Returns' (2018).

See also: Iconic photos from Oscars past.

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