Transformation

Acting icon Glenn Close is known for vanishing into her roles, but has never done so more dramatically than for her Oscar-nominated performance in Albert Nobbs. "It's not about pretending to be a man, it's just about disappearing," she told EW of her gender-bending character, the look of whom was achieved with the help of prosthetics. In her real life, she enhances her famous features with subtle-yet-effective maquillage. "I would prefer not to wear makeup unless I'm working, but I've come to the age where it actually helps me look better," she told People. Certainly, she's been making the awards show circuit looking more amazing than ever.

The theater-trained star of The World According to Garp wore her hair in a halo of ringlets.