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FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Nyong'o, wearing a light blue Prada gown, won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "12 Years a Slave." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Nyong'o, wearing a light blue Prada gown, won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "12 Years a Slave." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)


FILE - In this March 21, 1999 file photo, Gwyneth Paltrow, wearing a soft pink by Ralph Lauren gown, accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in "Shakespeare In Love" during the 71st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

FILE - In this March 21, 1999 file photo, Gwyneth Paltrow, wearing a soft pink by Ralph Lauren gown, accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in "Shakespeare In Love" during the 71st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)


FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles wearing a white faux pearl-embellished dress by Calvin Klein. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles wearing a white faux pearl-embellished dress by Calvin Klein. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)


FILE - In this April 14, 1969 file photo, actress and singer Barbra Streisand wears a sequined Arnold Scaasi bell-bottomed sheer pantsuit as she poses with her Oscar for her role in "Funny Girl" at the 41st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Birch, File)

FILE - In this April 14, 1969 file photo, actress and singer Barbra Streisand wears a sequined Arnold Scaasi bell-bottomed sheer pantsuit as she poses with her Oscar for her role in "Funny Girl" at the 41st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Birch, File)


FILE - In this March 5, 2006 file photo, Michelle Williams, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her work in "Brokeback Mountain," arrives for the 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Williams wore a buttercup yellow gown by Vera Wang. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - In this March 5, 2006 file photo, Michelle Williams, nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her work in "Brokeback Mountain," arrives for the 78th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Williams wore a buttercup yellow gown by Vera Wang. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)


FILE - In this March 31, 1955 file photo, Grace Kelly, left, and Marlon Brando, hold their best actress and actor Oscars in Los Angeles. Kelly's icy green satin gown was designed by Edith Head.  (AP Photo, File)

FILE - In this March 31, 1955 file photo, Grace Kelly, left, and Marlon Brando, hold their best actress and actor Oscars in Los Angeles. Kelly's icy green satin gown was designed by Edith Head. (AP Photo, File)


FILE - In this March 23, 1998 file photo, Kim Basinger wears an Escada gown as she holds the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "L.A. Confidential," at the 70th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this March 23, 1998 file photo, Kim Basinger wears an Escada gown as she holds the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "L.A. Confidential," at the 70th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)