Lifestyle Style My First SAG Awards: The Ultimate Throwback Photos These nominees have been bringing it to the Screen Actors Guild Award red carpets for years now By Kaitlyn Frey Kaitlyn Frey Instagram Twitter Assistant Style & Beauty Editor, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 26, 2017 08:54 AM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 15 EMILY BLUNT, 2009 Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Blunt made her Screen Actors Guild awards debut a memorable one in a showstopping low-back silver sequined gown by Pamella Roland, solidifying herself as one to watch on the carpet. 02 of 15 WINONA RYDER, 2011 Jeff Vespa/WireImage The actress brought a bit of Black Swan (Ryder was nominated for her leading performance in the film) to the awards in this ballet-inspired tiered tulle gown, edgy black and onyx jewels and a top-handle bag. 03 of 15 VIOLA DAVIS, 2009 Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic It was at this SAG Awards that Meryl Streep famously exclaimed of her Doubt co-star, "My God, somebody give her a movie!" Now, four wins later (for The Help and How To Get Away With Murder, respectively), we can surely say Viola's as golden now as she was in this sunny one-shoulder David Meister column. 04 of 15 UZO ADUBA, 2015 Frederick J Brown/AFP/Getty The Orange Is The New Black star made her a doubly bold SAG Awards debut just two years ago, taking away two awards while donning this bright Angel Sanchez gown. 05 of 15 THANDIE NEWTON, 2006 Vince Bucci/Getty The Westworld actress took an ethereal approach when she hit her first SAG Awards red carpet, wearing a pale pink tulle A-line gown with minimal makeup and jewelry. 06 of 15 SARAH PAULSON, 2014 Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Paulson debuted more than just her girly white Rochas dress at the 20th annual event - she also chopped her hair into a shoulder skimming bob for the occasion! 07 of 15 OCTAVIA SPENCER, 2012 Jeff Vespa/WireImage After walking away with her best supporting actress win, Spencer couldn't celebrate as much as she hoped in this figure-fitting Tadashi Shoji gown. "I could not party that night because I was being pinched in places I didn't know possible," she joked of being "triple-Spanxed" underneath her dress. 08 of 15 NICOLE KIDMAN, 2002 SGranitz/WireImage The actress opted for understated chic in this button-up eggplant gown when she attended as a nominee for Moulin Rouge! 09 of 15 NATALIE PORTMAN, 2011 Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic This year, Natalie will be accessorizing her look with a baby bump - just as she did in 2011 when she topped our best dressed list in this white Azzaro gown, $2 million worth of Tiffany & Co. jewels and a Roger Vivier clutch. 10 of 15 MICHELLE WILLIAMS, 2004 Jeff Vespa/WireImage The then-brunette Williams, who attended the award show for her The Station Agent nomination, sported a basic black and white look (with some very 2004 sandals) for the occasion. 11 of 15 MERYL STREEP, 1999 Getty With her husband Don Gummer by her side, Streep took a daring fashion risk in a shiny black pantsuit with a tulle overlay on the bottom for her One True Thing nomination. 12 of 15 KERRY WASHINGTON, 2005 J. Shearer/WireImage What we didn't see at the 2005 SAG Awards? Washington's near-wardrobe malfunction. "The zipper broke and I was presenting the first award of the night [with Jamie Foxx] so I ran to a seamstress and she literally sewed me into the dress!" she revealed 10 years later. 13 of 15 FELICITY HUFFMAN, 1997 Jim Smeal/WireImage Huffman and her husband of almost 20 years, William H. Macy, made their dapper duo debut in 1997 - he in a bow-tie tuxedo and she in a simple gray sheath. 14 of 15 EMMA STONE, 2012 Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Appropriately for her nomination for The Help, the actress went for a retro-inspired look: a full-skirted Alexander McQueen cocktail dress and updo. 15 of 15 AMY ADAMS, 2006 Matt Baron / BEImages The Junebug nominee showed off her playful side with this sheer-paneled black bowtie gown for her first step on the SAG awards red carpet.