The Brokeback Mountain actress opts for a delicate updo with an array of tiny braids.

Funny lady McCarthy goes for a retro look with a '60s-inspired bouffant, but ends up looking silly instead of sexy.

Someone went a little wild with the hairspray: The Spanish siren overwhelms her petite features with her seriously big do.

Alba shines in a loose shoulder-length style with delicate waves and subtle highlights.

Farrah Fawcett, anyone? The normally brunette singer (nominated for best song for "Wunderkind" from The Chronicles of Narnia) gives a feathered blonde look a spin, but should've stuck to her roots.

He's no slave to fashion, but it would have been nice if Depp, nominated for best actor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, had run a comb through his unruly locks.

The best actress nominee (for The Closer) frames her face with curly tendrils for an utterly feminine effect.

Nixon, a best actress nominee for the TV movie Warm Springs, looks lackluster with her half-up, half-down do.