Natalie Portman’s Best Red Carpet Moments Strike a Balance Between Romance and Power

Portman looked in charge with this Schiaparelli look from the brand’s fall 2023 collection for the London screening of May December.

Portman’s version of the sheer trend is unsurprisingly entirely elegant—as evidenced by this semi-transparent Dior gown she sported for the 2023 Academy Museum Gala.

Portman looked angelic for the 2023 Gotham Awards in this Dior couture gown complete with delicate floral applique.

Portman might have been attending the May December premiere, but her spike-ball Schiaparelli mini dress was full on Black Swan.

If Portman’s dress at the Cannes premiere of her film, May December, looks familiar, that’s because it’s a direct recreation of Christian Dior’s famous Junon dress from the designer’s autumn/winter 1949/50 collection.

Portman stuck to a similar color scheme for her other Cannes appearance in 2023, attending the premiere for The Zone of Interest in a silver and blue sequin-covered dress from Dior’s fall/winter 2017 collection.

The actress took a bit of a style risk and wore short shorts on the red carpet with a matching black bouclé jacket from Miu Miu.

Portman channeled her character in Black Swan when she wore this shortened version of a Dior resort 2023 dress to a screening of Thor: Love and Thunder.

For the LA premiere of Thor, Portman tapped Celine to design this sparkly pink mini dress with a unique, asymetric neckline.

While the original version of this Dior spring 2020 haute couture dress was almost completely sheer, Portman had the forest green piece lined for the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

Portman wore a beautiful gold and black Dior 2020 spring haute couture dress to the 2020 Oscars, but the real standout piece of the look was the cape she wore on top, which featured the names of female directors written on the edge of the lapels in gold script.

While Portman might not be in any of the Avengers films, she attended the premiere of the final movie in 2019, wearing a look from Dior fall 2019, featuring a sleeveless top and silk skirt.

Portman amped up the glam with this custom Gucci dress at a screening of Vox Lux at the the 75th Venice Film Festival.

The actress embraced her quirkier side with this tiered polkadot Miu Miu dress at the Eating Animals screening in June 2018.

The premiere of Annihilation called for this fun tulle Valentino pre-fall 2018 dress, which featured cap sleeves and a velvet bodice.

Portman kept it simple for the 2018 Golden Globe awards, opting to wear a black velvet Dior couture gown.

A pregnant Portman attended the 2017 SAG Awards in this regal ivory Dior spring 2017 gown.

Portman wore this canary yellow vintage Prada dress to the Golden Globe Awards in January 2017.

Wearing an embroidered Dior gown topped with a white blazer, Portman attended a screening of Jackie.

Portman wore a collared Dior dress to the premiere of Planetarium at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2016.

Portman added to the drama of this embroidered Valentino dress with a deep red lip at the premiere of Jane Got a Gun in January 2016.

Red is always a good choice, which is likely why Portman chose to wear this Dior dress to the opening ceremony of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

While the front of this ivory Dior dress is fairly simple, it’s the plunging open back that gives it a bit of an unexpected wow factor.

No, Portman didn’t wear this white, strapless Dior ballgown to her wedding, but to the Berlin premiere of Thor: The Dark Kingdom.

Portman had some fun with texture and chose this tri-colored Dior fall 2013 couture gown for the New York City Ballet Gala in September 2013.

Though she stuck with her go-to designer, Dior, for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, Portman mixed it up a bit by choosing a vintage gown for the occasion.

Portman experimented a bit with color at the 2011 Oscars, opting to wear this purple, off-the-shoulder Rodarte dress for the occasion.

The actress showed off her growing baby bump in a white Azzaro spring 2010 column dress at the SAG Awards in January 2011.

This petal pink Viktor & Rolf couture dress is gorgeous, but it’s the Swarovski crystal-covered rose on Portman’s bust that really makes the piece.

Portman stuck with her favorite color, black, for the premiere of Black Swan, opting to wear this off-the-shoulder Dior resort 2011 gown.

This Swarovski crystal-embellished Rodarte dress allowed Portman to stand out during the Black Swan premiere at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Portman looked like a work of art in this structured Givenchy spring 2008 couture dress at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008 benefit in May 2008.

Showing off her shaved head, Portman attended the Star Wars screening after party in a black strapless dress with a velvet bodice and tiered skirt.

Portman wore a Grecian-style Lanvin dress to the 2005 Oscars.

The actress kept it casual during the opening night of Drive-In Movies At The Rock, opting to wear a turquoise floral wrap dress for the occasion.

While this sheer, crystal-covered dress could have been very risqué, Portman opted to wear it with a slip to the 18th Annual American Cinematheque Award.