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Meryl Streep Looks Exactly Like The 'Shrek' Fairy Godmother At The Oscars

Seriously, did she do this on purpose?
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Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost

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Meryl Streep’s Academy Awards look had social media users taking notice, and not just because the Best Actress nominee was rocking her floor-length Christian Dior gown.

Really, it was more because Streep turned up looking like she was cosplaying the Fairy Godmother from “Shrek 2.”

For those unfamiliar, the Fairy Godmother is a villain who tries to help her son, Prince Charming, steal the love of Fiona away from Shrek. Honestly, the look really works for Meryl. 

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Meryl Streep on the Oscars red carpet.
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We can only hope she’ll grace us with a surprise performance of “Holding Out for a Hero.”

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Oscars 2018 Red Carpet Looks
Nicole Kidman(01 of43)
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Viola Davis(02 of43)
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Jennifer Lawrence(03 of43)
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Taraji P. Henson(04 of43)
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Lupita Nyong'o(05 of43)
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Sandra Bullock(06 of43)
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Emma Stone(07 of43)
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Allison Williams(08 of43)
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Salma Hayek(09 of43)
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Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer(10 of43)
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Jennifer Garner(11 of43)
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Chadwick Boseman(12 of43)
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Gina Rodriguez(13 of43)
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Daniel Kaluuya(14 of43)
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Saoirse Ronan(15 of43)
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Mirai Nagasu(16 of43)
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Mary J. Blige(17 of43)
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Betty Gabriel(18 of43)
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Margot Robbie(19 of43)
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Adam Rippon(20 of43)
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Eiza González(21 of43)
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Zendaya(22 of43)
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Whoopi Goldberg(23 of43)
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Taura Stinson(24 of43)
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St. Vincent(25 of43)
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Tom Holland(26 of43)
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Mira Sorvino(27 of43)
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Lindsey Vonn(28 of43)
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Danai Gurira(29 of43)
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Gal Gadot(30 of43)
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Michael Strahan(31 of43)
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Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti(32 of43)
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Kelly Ripa(33 of43)
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Laura Dern(34 of43)
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Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell(35 of43)
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Diane Warren(36 of43)
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Miguel(37 of43)
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Janet Mock(38 of43)
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Wendi McLendon-Covey(39 of43)
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Elizabeth Moss(40 of43)
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Allison Janney(41 of43)
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Common(42 of43)
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Agnes Varda(43 of43)
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