Best Oscar-Worthy Transformations of All Time
The Oscars love a dramatic makeover.Whether it's gaining or losing weight, or donning prosthetics [...]
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
Robbie let go of her sultry good looks with several prosthetics, braces and wigs, to portray disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, which helped her secure a Best Actress nomination.
prevnextNicole Kidman, The Hours
Three hours (and an infamously large prosthetic nose) rendered the beautiful Nicole Kidman unrecognizable for her role as Virginia Woolf, for which she won the Best Actress award.
prevnextCharlize Theron, Monster
The beautiful actress transformed and gave an absolutely chilling performance as real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos. The role secured her a 2004 Academy Award for Best Actress.
prevnextTom Hanks, Philadelphia
Hanks shed 35 lbs. and shaved his head to play an HIV-stricken attorney suing his former firm for wrongful termination. Hanks took home Best Actor at the 1994 Oscars, and made a similar transformation for his Oscar-nominated performance in 2000's Cast Away.
prevnextMatthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
The Academy recognized McConaughey's extreme commitment to playing an HIV/AIDS stricken electrician with a Best Actor win during the 2014 ceremony.
prevnextJared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
The 2014 movie also landed Jared Leto an Academy Award Win for Best Supporting actor as he transformed into a HIV-positive transgender woman by losing 40 pounds, the actor was also known for being in character at all times on set.
prevnextNatalie Portman, Black Swan
Before taking home Best Actress at the 2011 Oscars, Portman lost 20 pounds and trained up to 16 hours a day for her role as a mentally ill ballerina.
prevnextRooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
At the 2012 Academy Awards, the actress was honored with a Best Actress nomination for her role as Lisbeth Salander in the thriller. Mara went as far as to pierce multiple body parts, bleach her eyebrows and chop her hair to transform into her character.
prevnextHilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry
The two-time Oscar winner dramatically altered her appearance to play real-life transgender man Brandon Teena in the 1999 drama, and did it again in Clint Eastwood's 2004 Best Picture winner, Million Dollar Baby.
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