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Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles

Another awards season has come and gone, but before we bid adieu to the hype that it brings, we're taking inventory of the best hairstyles from the red carpet.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
01
Best Updo

Kelly Rowland rocked a messy topknot with full, blunt-cut bangs at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
02
Best Updo
Garcelle Beauvais
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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03
Best Updo

Jill Scott attended HBO’s post Golden Globe Awards party in an intricate braided updo.  Scott’s stylist created this look as a combination of the trendy top knot and pompadour styles that are popular right now.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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04
Best Updo

Parris’s natural hair updo was all the rage among naturalistas when she arrived at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Get the scoop on this luxe look from her stylist here.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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05
Best Updo

Anika Noni Rose pulled her loose curls into a breezy updo at the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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06
Best Bangs

At the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards, Kerry Washington’s eyebrow-grazing bangs made a stunning style statement.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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07
Best Bangs
Kelly Rowland
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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08
Best Bangs

Niecy Nash rocked this season’s hottest bangs on the red carpet of the 44th NAACP Image Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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Best Bangs

Wendy Raquel Robinson sported eyebrow-grazing bangs at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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10
Best Bangs

Jennifer Hudson wore long, swingable strands with fluffy bangs when she walked the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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11
Best Long Hair

Kat Graham attended the 2013 BET Honors in long, waist-length locks swept over one shoulder. 

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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Best Long Hair
Golden Brooks
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Best Long Hair
Elle Varner attends the Grammy Awards.
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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Best Long Hair
Rihanna
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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15
Best Long Hair

Lauren London rocked her red in long waves with blonde tips at the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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16
Best Color

NeNe Leakes rocked a brilliant platinum blonde cut at the ESSENCE Black Women in Music event.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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17
Best Color

Beyonce opted for a very minimal red carpet look, choosing to rock a long, sleek ponytail in a delicious honey blonde color at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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18
Best Color

Halle Berry gave just a glimpse of gold with honey-dyed tips in her short pixie at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
19
Best Color

Alfre Woodard sported a bouncy bob in an auburn hue when she attended the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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20
Best Color

Tamia arrived at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in free-flowing curls kissed in a honey-blonde hue.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
21
Best Short Hair

Rising star RaVaughn Brown was all smiles in her glossy, short curls when she arrived at the ESSENCE Black Women In Music event.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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22
Best Short Hair

Emayatzy Corinealdi attended the 44th NAACP Image Awards in a sassy, shiny cropped cut.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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23
Best Short Hair

Vanessa Williams arrived at the 44th NAACP Image Awards in a smooth short cut with side-swept bangs.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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24
Best Short Hair

NeNe Leakes arrived at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in her trademark, bright blonde pixie cut.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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25
Best Short Hair

At the 2013 Golden Globe Awards, Halle Berry upped the glam in her signature short cut styled with gravity defying volume.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
26
Best Curls

Solange let her free-spirited energy shine through when she arrived at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in this full, fluffy halo of kinky curls. 

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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27
Best Curls
Kelly Rowland
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET
28
Best Curls
Gabrielle Union
Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
Getty Images/Steve Granitz
29
Best Curls

Annie Ilonzeh arrived at the ESSENCE Black Women In Music event wearing a halo of shiny curls.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
David Livingston/Getty Images
30
Best Curls

Erica Atkins-Campbell graced the Grammy red carpet in an abundance of loose, free-flowing waves accented with a center part.

Celeb Hairstyles: Best of 2013 Awards Season Hairstyles
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