These 76 Costumes Have Already Won Halloween, And It Literally Hasn't Even Happened Yet
We asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us the best Halloween costumes they've ever had, and, wow, they did not disappoint. Here are the genius results!
1.Amanda Bynes as Viola...as Sebastian in She's the Man:
2.Pre/post-tornado Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz:
3.Three punny birds (i.e. a tufted ‘tit’ mouse, a blue-footed ‘booby,’ and a chicken ‘breast’):
4.Cupid and her ~victim~:
5.The literal Operation game:
"All of the pieces were removable, and the nose even lit up when I turned it on. One of my favorites!"
6.Colonel Sanders and his feathered friend:
7.The ~Spice Girls~:
8.Britney Spears and the snake from that iconic VMAs performance:
9.Casey Becker, mid-Ghostface attack, in Scream:
"I got the inspiration from another person (Mark Liddell), but it’s absolutely been my favorite costume ever."
10.Johnny Cash and a ring of fire:
"It’s really hard to top this costume every year, as I love to design costumes for Halloween. This photo was from my husband's first Halloween (he’s from Japan), so I let him choose what we were, and I think it looks pretty lit (pun intended)!"
11.This DIY jellyfish:
12.Aunt Patty and Aunt Selma from The Simpsons:
"My bestie and I went as Aunt Selma and Aunt Patty. We put the costumes together ourselves, and we were yellow for several days."
13.The actual "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting:
"I was Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting last year. I recreated the look with my own stuff. The head wrap was actually three bath towels. It was very heavy to hold up."
14.A frozen Jack and Rose from Titanic:
15.A ~dunkin'~ donut:
16.Remy, Colette, and Anton Ego from Ratatouille:
17.Ruth Vader Ginsburg:
"The mask requirement worked out great for my Star Wars–inspired costume! I was Ruth Vader Ginsberg and had a gavel coming out of my lightsaber."
18.Ms. Frizzle and her magic school bus:
"I was Ms. Frizzle, and my husband was the magic school bus! As a redhead, it was an obvious costume decision. We were a hit at the party."
19.A bunch of M&M's:
20.This very literal The Devil Wears Prada costume:
"I made the horns using Worbla, created a fake Runway cover, and glued a printed Prada logo onto a random purse. People seemed to really like the idea and execution. I had a blast!"
21.A Starbucks barista with a DIY Frappuccino:
22.Sexy Dobby, which is both hilarious and terrifying:
23.A Costco employee and their hotdog:
24.A killer bee:
25.Chucky and his bride, Tiffany:
26.Demi Moore and a blown-up Patrick Swayze in Ghost:
27.Christmas trees:
"We lit up and everything!"
28.Lara Croft...I mean Lara Kraft:
"A bit cheesy, but I went as Lara Kraft."
29.A Publishers Clearing House winner and spokesperson:
30."Deer" Evan Hansen:
31.Chocolate Lady from SpongeBob SquarePants:
32.Contestants on Supermarket Sweep:
"Borrowed a shopping cart for the ultimate prop as Supermarket Sweep contestants. Best part was running around the office and throwing whatever we could into the cart!"
33.This iconic TLC album cover:
"I went as TLC's CrazySexyCool album and even had a speaker in the corner so I could jam all night long. Chilli even reposted it on Instagram!"
34.Penny Proud from The Proud Family:
35.Tom Hanks and Wilson in Cast Away:
36.~Lorde~ Voldemort
37.A dill pickle and a doe (aka a dildo):
"We were a 'dill-doe.'
38.Leela from Futurama:
"I had so much fun with this costume."
39.Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in a bunchhhhh of denim at the 2001 AMAs:
40.Dooneese, one of Kristen Wiig's characters from SNL:
41.CatDog from Nickelodeon:
42.Miss Piggy:
43.Toy soldiers from the Toy Story series:
44.French fries:
45.Some DIY boxes of wine:
"Our skirts were made from the actual bags of wine that we sewed together with ribbon."
46.The Mayor of Flavor Town himself, Guy Fieri:
"I took Halloween to Flavour Town."
47.A container of Nerds:
"It took forever to make, but it was so worth it!"
48.Living pop art:
"I even did the makeup myself, and it took FOREVER."
49.The cast of Baywatch:
"We dress up in a group costume every year. This is my favorite one from a few years back."
50.Dennis Nedry and a Dilophosaur from Jurassic Park:
51.Mrs. Doubtfire and her hot flashes:
52.Okoye and her rhino from Black Panther:
53.The leg lamp from A Christmas Story:
"I even put battery lights inside the lampshade so it lit up."
54.Two contestants on The Price Is Right:
"My friend made the costumes. She's very artistic, and I think she did a great job!"
55.Spaghetti and meatballs:
56.Sexy Gandalf the Grey and Sexy Gandalf the White:
"We originally wanted to be the Tower of Sauron and Isengard, but we settled for Sexy Gandalf the Grey and White."
57.DoodleBob:
58.Netflix...and chill:
59.The house from Up:
60.Lindsay and Tobias from Arrested Development:
"Funniest part of the night was when I was alone and three guys dressed as the Blue Man Group happened to walk by me."
61.A cat lady:
62.The Energizer Bunny:
"I was really proud of this costume because I made everything! The battery pack was made from an oatmeal container, foil, duct tape, and electrical tape, the drum was an old hat box, and the sticks were microphones from the dollar store."
63.A Tamagotchi:
64.Ron Swanson and his favorite breakfast foods:
65.A fortune teller:
"I gave out sarcastic fortunes through the slot."
66.Team Rocket from Pokémon:
67.Wilson from Home Improvement:
68.The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who:
"We did win the costume contest, in case you were wondering!"
69.Willy Wonka and Violet Beauregarde:
70.The Agrocrag from Nickelodeon's Guts:
"This was 12 years ago and may be the thing I’m most proud of in my life. Since then, I’ve been honored with numerous awards at work, bought a house all on my own, and even became a volunteer EMT. But, yeah, this costume was definitely better than all of that."
71.Regan and Father Karras from The Exorcist:
72.The kids from Rugrats:
73.Contestants on Naked and Afraid:
74.Cap'n Crunch:
"I even won my office's Halloween costume contest with this!"