The Awardist Sydney Sweeney dons Angelina Jolie's Oscars dress 20 years later: 'An honor to wear a piece of history' Sweeney brought some vintage glamour to the Vanity Fair Oscars party. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on March 11, 2024 06:22PM EDT Classic looks are eternal. Sydney Sweeney proved that on Sunday night when she attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party and stepped out in an archival Marc Bouwer dress, the very same gown Angelina Jolie wore to the Academy Awards back in 2004. Sydney Sweeney in 2024 and Angelina Jolie in 2004. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Sweeney borrowed the gown directly from the designer's collection, writing on Instagram: "Thank you @marcbouwer for pulling this iconic dress out of the vault for me, it was an honor to wear a piece of history 🫶🏼 and thank you @armanibeauty for letting me play around with your new product." The dress screams Hollywood bombshell with its slinky white satin lines and its plunging neckline, so it's fitting that Sweeney is picking up the mantle from Jolie, who at the peak of her fame was renowned for her striking beauty. Jolie was not Oscar nominated in 2004, but merely an attendee. Her Bouwer gown made most of the Best Dressed lists that year, and it was considered a major moment in Jolie's development as a style icon. Sweeney wasn't the only one to wear an archival gown Sunday night. Jennifer Lawrence also attended the Vanity Fair party in a vintage Givenchy gown. Sweeney has yet to star in an Oscar-nominated project, but she's one of Hollywood's hottest young actresses, following her breakout success on Euphoria and the slow-burn box office triumph of romantic comedy, Anyone But You, which she also produced. Next up, she'll star in pregnant nun horror film, Immaculate, another made up her production company's shingle. And she is attached to produce and star in a remake of Jane Fonda's iconic, sexy sci-fi picture, Barbarella. Jolie largely took a break from movies for the last decade, but she was last seen on screen in Marvel's Eternals. She will next portray opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain's biopic of the renowned performer. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: The best and worst moments from the 2024 Oscars See all the stars at the 2024 Oscars Bradley Cooper cameos on Abbott Elementary to gently roast himself post-Oscars