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March 25, 2022 | 10:05am | Updated
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Each year, celebrities borrow jaw-dropping jewelry from the likes of Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Lorraine Schwartz for the show, leading to some truly unforgettable (and extraordinarily expensive) red carpet moments.
Ahead, discover the priciest pieces stars have worn to the Academy Awards over the years -- from Lady Gaga's Audrey Hepburn-approved necklace to Salma Hayek's incredible diamond earrings.
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Hot dame! Helen Mirren looked positively regal in this $3.8 million Harry Winston sapphire and diamond set on Oscars night, which included both a cushion-cut necklace and matching earrings.
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The "Frida" star's custom Gucci gown featured sparkling strands of Swarovski crystals, but the real bling was on Hayek's ears: Those Harry Winston diamond earrings clock in at $4.2 million.
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The Oscar winner channeled Wonder Woman in a set of Harry Winston diamond cuffs worth a whopping $4.5 million.
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You'd have to have your eyes wide shut to miss the $7 million L'Wren Scott diamond necklace Kidman wore in 2008, which weighs in at nearly 1,400 carats and reportedly took over 6,200 hours to make.
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Gaga's gobstopper-sized, 90-carat Lorraine Schwartz emerald-cut diamond earrings would set you back $8 million.
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Bullock rocked $8.2 million worth of Harry Winston bling in 2014, pairing her sculptural diamond cluster earrings with a sleek, sparkling bracelet.
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It may not be quite as pricey as the diamond bib her character wears in "Ocean's 8," but Hathaway's 94-carat Tiffany & Co. Lucida Star necklace is nothing to sneeze at. Together with those matching earrings, it's worth $10 million.
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Theron stunned in this Harry Winston diamond cluster pendant necklace, which features a 31-carat emerald-cut center stone. Along with the earrings she paired with the piece, that's $15.8 million worth of sparkle.
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The "Carol" actress paired her stunning opal Chopard earrings with a brown diamond bracelet and pear-shaped ring from the same jewelry brand. The total cost of Blanchett's jewels? A cool $18 million.
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The Material Girl paid homage to Marilyn Monroe in an Old Hollywood-inspired Bob Mackie gown and $20 million worth of Harry Winston jewels. Diamonds are a girl's best friend, after all!
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"Titanic" star Gloria Stuart's $20 million, 15-carat blue diamond necklace from Harry Winston practically outshined the Heart of the Ocean.
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But nothing could top Gaga's "brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular" Tiffany Diamond, worth a whopping $30 million. Previously worn by Audrey Hepburn in a publicity shoot for 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the 128.54-carat, cushion-cut yellow diamond is truly one of a kind -- just like the pop superstar herself.
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