Beauty Trends

Always a fashion and hair “do,” Charlize Theron got it right once again with a few soft waves.

Debra Messing kept her naturally curly red mane soft and long.

Deciding to be blunt about it, Hilary Swank wore her shortened one-length locks simple and straight.

Penélope Cruz looked va-va-va-voom with her voluminous brunet do.

Laura Linney is loveliest when she keeps it simple. We adored this hassle-free but slightly curled coif.

A stunning Jessica Alba turned heads on the red carpet with her do of face-framing layers-which, the actress admitted, kept getting caught in her lashes.

The normally brunet Alanis Morissette wore her hair longer and blond at the 2006 ceremony.

A flawless flush proved that everything was rosy for former Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker. After all, she was a Best Actress nominee for her role in The Family Stone.

Lost

castaway Evangeline Lilly enhanced her natural (and usually makeup-free) beauty with perfect peony-tinted cheeks.

Ziyi Zhang perfected her red-carpet look by highlighting her porcelain skin with a passion-fruit hue.

Life after Sex has been good to Cynthia Nixon. The mother of two looked radiant, with a sweet nectar-tinged glow.

First-time nominee Eva Longoria was a winner in our book. We loved that she put a spin on the traditional, wearing her long locks swept to one side.

Kyra Sedgwick might play it tough on her hit show The Closer, but she sure looked like a lady with her feminine curls pinned off to one side.

Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series winner Mary-Louise Parker accented her raven side-ponytail with a single large white flower.

Ingénue Emmy Rossum made an '80s look modern by adding curls and volume to her side pony.