90 of the Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of All Time

The best part of Halloween is no doubt the extravagant costumes. There's a Halloween costume for everyone, ranging from truly terrifying getups and scary couples costumes that are sure to creep everyone out to family-friendly fits, like DIY Disney Halloween costumes. And if there's one group of people who definitely understand the assignment that is Halloween costumes, it's all your favorite celebrities. From seeing the outrageous — yet super creative —costumes worn over the years, it's clear that many celebrities take the spooky holiday as seriously as showing up on the red carpet at the Met Gala. It's also no surprise that the majority of the best celebrity Halloween costumes were seen at Heidi Klum's highly anticipated annual Halloween parties — and several were her costumes. Many of these celebrity costumes hit the scene in the early to mid-2000s, meaning you're bound to have a chuckle or two at what fashion and beauty trends were "in" back then.

From superheroes to cartoon characters to some dressing up as other celebrities, one thing is for certain about celebrity Halloween costumes: the people wearing them do know how to have fun. Whether you're looking for inspiration for your or your family's costumes this year, or you're just in the mood to take a trip down memory lane and pump up the excitement for the holiday, browsing through the best celebrity Halloween costumes is just what you need.

Starting with the queen of Halloween, one of Heidi Klum's most memorable costumes was her Betty Boop outfit in 2002.

Lupita transported us back to the ‘90s when she dressed up as Dionne from Clueless.

While Mariah Carey may be the ruler of Christmas, the star also took part in the Halloween festivities by dressing as a rockstar.

Ciara proved that Wakanda really is forever with her Nakia-inspired costume from Black Panther.

The actress had everyone — including the spirits — talking when she dressed up as a walking Ouija board.

If only we could all have a superpower that let us control the weather. Maybe that's why Anok Yai successfully pulled off her Storm costume.

Winnie channeled RuPaul's M.A.C. Viva Glam campaign in a similar red patent corset.

We had to do a double take at how scarily close Rita Ora resembled Post Malone.

One of the best costumes of celebrity Halloween includes Halima Aden's Maleficent costume.

Mariah Carey wowed everyone in her red devil costume, complete with horns and feathery wings.

Super Mario Odyssey has nothing on Lauren and Seth in their Mario and Luigi costumes.

When these two were a couple, they turned many heads for their Beetlejuice costumes.

For those with a fear of clowns, Pink's costume is definitely terrifying.

In 2018, Harry Styles recreated Elton John’s stage outfit from his 1975 Dodgers Stadium performance.

The recently named billionaire painted her face pink with skeletal details and a full leather catsuit.

Did anyone ask Heidi Klum who framed Roger Rabbit in 2015?

Kris Jenner joined in on the Halloween costume fun in what appeared to be a military-inspired fit.

Whip out that blue wig you definitely have in your closet and you'll look just like Emily's take on Marge Simpson.

Some celebrities take on Halloween as superheroes, and others as cartoon characters. Katy Perry decided to become Hillary Clinton in 2016.

It wouldn't be Halloween if at least one celebrity didn't dress up as a werewolf. Kudos to Heidi Klum.

Here's Keke Palmer donning one of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's iconic stage outfits.

No, not a pegasus. A pegacorn is what Taylor Swift dressed up as in 2014.

The Bring It On star flaunted a checkered racing costume.

When she's not hosting Red Table Talk, it's likely that Jada Pinkett Smith is saving the day like she was with her Superwoman costume in 2008.

Complete with the black and platinum hair, Cardi B appeared as Cruella de Vil for Halloween.

Gigi Hadid did Olivia Newton-John justice in her recreation of Sandy's outfit.

A Harley Quinn costume wouldn't be complete without her signature bat, as seen here in Lindsay Lohan's 2016 Halloween fit.

Rihanna and her crew single-handedly saved Halloween by rocking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costumes.

Is that Lady Godiva riding through the streets of Coventry? No, but it is Heidi Klum in an LG costume riding though New York City in 2001.

The High School Musical actress was representing for all the zombie ladies in her "Single Ladies" inspired costume.

The beauty mogul channeled her inner mermaid with a costume complete with seashells and pearls.

Janet Jackson's Zorro costume was spot on, from the black cape to the thin mustache.

Not all Halloween costumes have to be scary. Take Christina Milian's cute ladybug outfit, for example.

The best part of a Halloween costume is that you can be who and whatever you want to be, even if you're wearing pajamas like Zoe Kravitz.

The "Blue" singer wore an all-white angel costume in 2015.

The rapper's colorful outfits themselves have become popular Halloween costumes, but in 2010, she kept it cute and simple as a cat.

J. Lo's Halloween costume featured some spooky skeleton face makeup.

If you've watched Austin Powers, then you're familiar with fembots, which is what Kendall Jenner's Halloween costume draws inspo from.

The Australian rapper also took a turn at dressing up as Cruella, even down to the Dalmatian.

Model Liris Crosse paid homage to Florence Griffith Joyner (aka Flo-Jo), and even had her signature long nails.

Aye, aye captain! John Legend went the classic route as a pirate.

A leotard or bodysuit, bunny ears, and tights makes a great Playboy Bunny costume. Here's Karrueche's take on the fit.

The singer and actress revealed it took her 3 hours to put together her Halloween costume, a stark difference compared to the 15 years Avatar took to develop and complete filming.

If you have a large apple costume laying around, you too can be the forbidden fruit like Heidi Klum.

Author and TV host Padma Lakshmi recreated Natalie Portman's Black Swan costume.

It doesn't get any sweeter than Mariah Carey's 2008 Famous Amos cookie costume.

"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Alice's words held true when Paris transformed into her for Halloween.

If aliens really do look like this, we can safely say Elizabeth Grace was ahead of the game.

The British singer was covered head to toe in gold for her golden goddess costume.

The Modern Family actress came as a a Taco Bell menu item for Halloween, decorated with a packet of sauce.

Grace Jones in Boomerang inspired Keri's 2019 Halloween costume.

Rita Ora is ready for law school with her Elle Woods costume.

We have all the nostalgia feels looking at Ashanti's Smurfette costume.

We all have a little rockstar in us. Cindy Crawford let hers show in her punk rockstar costume.

If there was ever a fairytale that was perfect to make a Halloween costume out of, it's definitely Little Red Riding Hood.

Halloween costumes aren't confined to cartoon characters and fairytales. You can also dress up as a fast food villain like Nick Jonas did.

Demi Lovato's Halloween zombie costume is nightmare-inducing.

At your nearest chocolate factory, you'll probably find Willy Wonka. Or Zac Posen dressed like Willy Wonka.

Dressing up as a literal social media platform is no easy task, yet Lucy Hale accepted the challenge with her blue angelic costume.

Rosa Acosta gave her best Ariel impression for Halloween in a mermaid costume.

Heidi Klum took us back to anatomy class with her full blown muscular system costume.

Nicki Minaj donned a magical wand and a fairy princess outfit for Halloween.

Chanel Iman made the undead look fashionable in her mummy costume and high ponytail.

Amanda Holden rocked Morticia Addams' signature red lip and long dark hair for Halloween.

Duckie Thot's 2019 Halloween costume was inspired by Janet Jackson's black leather outfit in the "What's It Gonna Be" music video.

Judging from this duo's Halloween costumes, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.

The TV presenter wore a costume inspired by the pink dress Madonna wore in her "Material Girl" video.

For Heidi’s 19th annual Halloween party in New York City, she and her then-boyfriend Tom Kaulitz dressed as Shrek and Fiona.

To everyone's enjoyment, Bette Midler reprised her costume as Winifred Sanderson in Hocus Pocus.

Before her death, Aaliyah modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, and Zendaya honored that moment with her costume inspired by the late singer.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka looked unrecognizable as the Olsen twins for Halloween in 2019.

In 2018, Kat Graham embodied Jim Carey's character in The Mask.

Mariah Carey wore a white corset as a part of her bride costume for Halloween in 2004.

The actress and model became one with a snake wrapped around her for Halloween.

Georgia Fowler's embodied Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's in her Halloween costume in 2019.

Disney costumes are always a safe pick, and Paris Hilton glowed in her Minnie Mouse costume.

We've seen a cookie costume, but Katy Perry brought Cheetos to the Halloween costume space in 2014.

A classic Catwoman costume is always a great idea, and Kim Kardashian's version was spot on.

The pop singer appears to be a LEGO fan, as he dressed as LEGO Robin for Halloween.

The only additional accessory Jessica Alba needed for her Slash costume was an electric guitar.

Tinashe was committed to character in her red hot devil costume.

Why so serious? Lewis Hamilton truly nailed his Joker costume.

Kim Kardashian nailed Cher's iconic flowy, yellow flared pants outfit in 2017.

Tamala Jones kicked of Halloween decked in a Cleopatra-inspired costume.

Sometimes, the best inspiration is found in literal art. Michelle drew hers from Tim Burton's "Blue Girl With Wine."

The Jersey Shore era was definitely a memorable time, and so was Snooki's leopard Halloween costume.

Fergie took a different road to creating her Halloween costume. The singer found inspiration in Toddlers and Tiaras.

There was a lot going on with Gwen's cow girl costume, but honestly, that's what Halloween is all about.

On Halloween in 1996, Cindy Crawford greeted Jay Leno wearing a head-to-tie Marilyn Monroe costume.

The supermodel and her husband, Rande Gerber, had a great couples' costume: flight attendant and pilot.