Kim Basinger Recalls 'Praying' Her 1999 Oscars Dress Wouldn't 'Fall Off' After Wardrobe Malfunction

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James Coburn holds up his Oscar after winning for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Leading Role for his part in the movie "Affliction" during the 71st Academy Awards 21 March 1999 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Presenting the Oscar is Kim Basinger. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY (Photo by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Kim Basinger almost suffered a very public wardrobe malfunction on Hollywood's biggest night.

The Oscar winner, 69, recalled the 71st Academy Awards in 1999 as "a truly memorable night... for many reasons" after nearly suffering a wardrobe malfunction onstage in her Randolph Duke strapless white dress, sharing photos from the evening.

"I stood behind the 3-story spinning Oscar while a guy bent down, headset on, and counted down from 10 on his fingers, looking at me," she wrote in the caption. "At about 5, I heard something in the back of my white, floor-length Randolph Duke gown POP…..

"I was shaking and I was mortified but I took the stage and I clenched my arms to my sides as tight as they would go… PRAYING… that the dress would not fall off… and I held that sucker up all the way through presenting the award to James Coburn," added Basinger.

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She ultimately managed to avoid a very revealing moment while presenting the late Coburn with Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Affliction.

Basinger added some perspective in the caption: "Don't ever forget… most of the time, these people are sewn into their gowns moments before hitting the red carpet… The #1 fear: you'll fall down. #2: The stitches won't hold!"

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The actress won her first Oscar a year before for Best Actress in a Supporting Role following her performance in L.A. Confidential.

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Basinger's post comes after she revealed last month that her and ex-husband Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland Baldwin is expecting a baby girl, after the first-time mother-to-be announced her pregnancy with boyfriend RAC.

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"Like mother, like daughter…. and a new baby girl coming our way. So looking forward to meeting this little Snoopy in June…" Basinger wrote, sharing images of both their sonograms.

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