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For the Spider-Man premiere, Banks added highlights to her naturally blonde locks.

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2003

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She went dark for her role in Seabiscuit.

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2004

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The SAG Award nominee attended the ceremony with her buttery blond strands worn in loose layers.

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2005

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For the Match Point premiere, the The 40 Year Old Virgin star sported retro waves and apricot lipstick.

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2008

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She arrived at the Zack and Miri Make a Porno premiere with a sleek blond bob.

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2009

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For the Golden Globes, she swept back her waves with a diamond-studded comb.

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2009

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At the Cannes Film Festival, the face (and hair!) of L'Oreal Paris accented her blue eyes with smoky shadow.

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2009

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An auburn rinse to star opposite Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days.

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2009

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Banks looked chic at an L.A. benefit with stick-straight locks.

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2010

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Back to blond for the Academy Awards, she put the spotlight on her baby blues. "I rimmed her inner lids with metallic gray liner, which is sexy and sparkly, but not heavy," said her makeup artist, Fiona Stiles. She also added a swipe of violet liner under the bottom lashes and blended matte nude shadow along the brow bone. To make the eyes really shine, she filled Banks brows a bit: "A strong, sculpted brow provides a great frame for subtle eye makeup."

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2010

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For the Costume Institute Gala, Banks rocked an edgy low ponytail. "I wanted her hair to mimic the flirtation and texture of her dress," said Frederic Fekkai stylist Adir Abergel, who worked with the star. To keep the ponytail from feeling too gym-ready, Abergel had a little trick: He skipped elastics and turned to bobby pins instead. "I wanted the hair to hug the nape of the neck. If I had used a rubber band, it would have lifted the ponytail up and away from her neck too much," he explained.

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2010

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A loose, deconstructed chignon framed her face at the Cannes Film Festival.

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2010

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Banks branched out at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit gala with a high-volume updo crowned with a messy braided coronet.

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Long, easy layers for the new mom (and Hunger Games star)!

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2012

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"When Elizabeth's makeup artist and I arrived to get her ready, we took one look at her gorgeous beaded dress and thought of Old Hollywood glamour," said the star's hairstylist Matthew Monzon of her premiere look. "It needed to have that feeling, but with a modern twist."

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire actress went for a voluminous updo and a bold red lip, which matched her fiery ensemble at Variety's Fifth Annual Power of Women event.

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While attending a launch event in L.A., Banks went summery-chic with a loose chignon and a pretty pink lip.

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Dark eyeliner and a sleek updo completed the star’s feathery ensemble at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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Banks styles her short hair with a side part.

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2015

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The star opts for an updo, pairing her classic look with a bold red lip.

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The blonde beauty stepped out in early 2016 rocking relaxed waves, a shimmering lip, and a subtly smoky eye.

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