Anna Wintour stepped into Miranda Priestly’s shoes for a moment while presenting with Anne Hathaway at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday.
The Devil Wears Prada was based on Lauren Weisberger’s novel of the same name, which was inspired by her own experiences working as an assistant to Wintour. Prada followed Hathaway’s Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist, who lands a job at the fictional prestigious magazine Runway, working as an assistant to cynical editor Miranda Priestly.
The former editor in chief of Vogue, who now serves as chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, took to the stage on Sunday to present the honor for best costume design and best makeup and hairstyling with Hathaway.
Before revealing Kate Hawley won for best costume design for Frankenstein, Hathaway said, “Whether it’s two distinct jewel-toned hats, a meticulously crafted headdress, a simple pair of semi-rimless eyeglasses, complex and dramatic pieces that bring to life a Gothic classic, or watching red turn rust in 16th century England, a character’s costume is key to telling a story.”
However, the Oscar winner’s voice slowly got shaky as she continued next to Wintour, “One could argue that one’s wardrobe in real life is also key. Does it make one appear elegant and attractive on, say, the most important night in Hollywood, and say when the most important people in fashion will be judging how one looks?”
“Anna, just curious, what do you think of my dress tonight?” Hathaway proceeded to ask the fashion icon. But Wintour decided to ignore her question, saying, “And the nominees are…” drawing laughter from the audience.
Later, before announcing that Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey won the best makeup and hairstyling Oscar for Frankenstein, Hathaway asked, “Anna, would you like to read the nominees?”
“Thank you, Emily,” Wintour replied, seemingly calling Hathaway Emily Blunt’s character before reading the nominees in the category.
The Hollywood Reporter has gone out to Condé Nast, owner of Vogue, for comment on Wintour’s appearance at the Oscars.
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Last year, Wintour finally revealed her true thoughts on the comparisons between her and Meryl Streep‘s Miranda Priestley.
“I went to the premiere wearing Prada, completely having no idea what the film was going to be about,” Wintour said to New Yorker editor David Remnick during an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast. “And I think that the fashion industry were very sweetly concerned for me about the film, that it was going to paint me in some kind of difficult light.”
However, the fashion icon said that once she watched the Oscar-nominated film, her reaction was quite different from what she was anticipating.
“First of all it was Meryl Streep, which, fantastic,” Wintour said. “And then I went to see the film, and I found it highly enjoyable. It was very funny. Miuccia [Prada] and I talk about it a lot, and I say to her, ‘Well it was really good for you.’”
She added that the film “had a lot of humor to it. It had a lot of wit. It had Meryl Streep. I mean, it was Emily Blunt, [and] they were all amazing. In the end, I thought it was a fair shot.”
The Devil Wears Prada 2, a sequel to the iconic 2006 film, is set to be released on May 1, with stars Streep, Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all returning
The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, were held on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Find the full list of winners here, and check out the red carpet arrivals.
