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Hot Hair: The Best of 2012 Awards Season Hairstyles

The best 'dos straight from the red carpet.
Awards Season Hairstyles
139202928 Jill Scott
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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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.

At the start of the season, we saw our favorite starlets arrive at the Golden Globe awards in blonde buns, such as Mary J. Blige’s, and wispy layers like Amber Riley’s. The NAACP Awards welcomed stylish strands, such as Jill Scotts new asymetrical bob and later at the Academy Awards, natural hair reigned supreme as Esperanza Spalding and Viola Davis flaunted their kinky curls beautifully.

Let’s take a look back at more of our favorite styles from awards season.