Renee Zellweger through the years

Renee Zellweger as a 27-year-old on the verge of her big break in 1996, left, and at age 45, right. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Oct. 22, 2014 5:59 PM PT

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Renee Zellweger made headlines for her appearance at the 21st Elle Women in Hollywood Awards on Oct. 20. Here’s a look at the Oscar-winning actress starting in 1996, when she broke out in “Jerry Maguire,” through 2014.

Renee Zellweger with Meryl Streep at the Century City premiere of “One True Thing.” (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger at 71st Academy Awards. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger and Jim Carrey arrive for the 57th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Renee Zellweger at the Golden Globes Awards, where she won actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for “Nurse Betty.” (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

A Los Angeles Times portrait of Renee Zellweger before the release of “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger arrives at the Academy Awards. (Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger with Bono at the opening of the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. (Henny Ray Abrams / AFP)

Charlize Theron, Sean Penn, Rene Zellweger and Tim Robbins with their Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger arrives at the 77th Academy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Zellweger with Eric Garcetti, now mayor of Los Angeles, as she receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images)