| Academy Award Winning Hair - 2002 |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 3/25/2002, 7/21/2005 |
Introduction
 As
the beautifully coiffed Cindy Crawford proclaimed in a Diet Pepsi
commercial during the Academy awards show - "Some things never
change and some things do". As far as hair went, very few stars
attending the 2002 Academy Awards show made significant new waves
with their tresses.
Overall the trend for both male and female celebrities was
towards much shorter hair lengths. Many of the male stars
sported close cropped Caesar dos. The major hair trends for
the female stars were soft curls and waves. Sleek chignons and buns
were also popular along with the hot new razored shattered
styles. It appeared that the male beret craze evident at the
past Golden Globes award has faded.
 Although
Nicole
Kidman lost the best actress Oscar to the completely shocked
Halle Berry, Nicole looked pretty in ruffled pink with her shoulder
length hair carefully arranged in a cascade of soft curls around her
beautiful face.
Nicole was one of the prominent curly girls along with Julia Roberts
and Sandra Bullock who embraced curly updos. (Photo of Nicole
Courtesy of ABC/CRAIG SJODIN). While many of the female stars
opted for shades of pink and cream, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock
looked splendid in sexy black.
 Julia
looked stunning with her natural curls pinned up into a soft ringlet
enhanced romantic updo. Last year's dark chocolate
brunette locks were ditched for a softer and romantic shade of
ginger.
 Sandra
Bullock also brought her curls out of the closet and had them pinned
up in a finished updo. (Photo of Sandra Bullock & Julia
Roberts Copyright ABC/CRAIG SJODIN).
Jennifer Lopez followed the pink gown trend but made a unique
hair statement. Jennifer's light brunette hair was heavily
backcombed into a "big hair" look that ended in soft
curls. Lighter highlights framed her pretty face and
eyes. Although less daring then past looks, Jennifer looked
marvelous. (Photo of Sandra Bullock & Julia Roberts (Copyright
ABC/CRAIG SJODIN).
 Best
Actress winner for her stunning work in Monsters Ball, Halle Berry
could do no wrong. She stole the entire evening starting with her
pre-show Barbara Waters interview.
Halle caused audible gasps pf admiration when she appeared on the
Red Carpet in a breathtaking gown with every gorgeous hair arranged
in place. Her hair was styled in her very short signature crop with
megawatt shine and carefully finished to create just a whisper of
disheveled dazzle. (Photo of Halle - Copyright - ABC/CRAIG
SJODIN). Halle's obvious shock and delight at winning the Best
Actress award resulted in a speech that left very few dry eyes in
the audience or in home audiences around the world.
 In
a rare Oscar historical event, two black actors, Denzel Washington,
coiffed in a short Caeser do and the beautiful Halle won the two top
acting honors as at the Awards. Although Denzel previously won a
Best Supporting Award, he triumphed in the Best Actor
category. Denzel escorted his beautiful wife who wore a gorgeous
shade of lilac and a sleek soft bob. (Photo copyright - ABC/CRAIG
SJODIN).
Berry is the very first black to win an Academy Award for a
leading role. Denzel is only the second black man to get the
Best Actor award.
Shattered,
Messy Razored Dos
 The
currently shattered messy razored bob styles were in evidence with
some of the stars. The platinum blonde hued Helen Hunt had a
longer shoulder length choppy wavy style that flattered her face and
eyes.(Photo of Helen Hunt copyright - ABC/CRAIG SJODIN). Legally
Blonde presenter Reese Witherspoon also appeared on stage wearing a
sleek and shiny shattered shorter bob.
Icy blonde Uma
Thurman looked radiant next to husband Ethan Hawke, a nominee
for supporting actor. Uma's hair was twisted into a soft yet
hip messy updo.
 Recovered
from her recent health scare, Sharon Stone was dressed to the teeth
for her presenter role. Sharon looked gorgeous in an elegant sleek
black gown. The normally short cropped Stone had a much
longer, softer flipped style that was sleek and very
flattering. (Photo of Jodie Foster & Sharon Stone -
copyright - ABC/CRAIG SJODIN).
Jodie Foster had a shorter but very finished shattered style that
looked beautiful with her elegant features.
The Cherub faced awards presenter Cameron
Diaz was one of the
biggest hair shocks of the evening. In a style that looked like she
confused her blender with her blow dryer, Cameron looked like she
had just finished doing battle for Charlie rather than primping over
her blonde tresses for hours. (Photo copyright - ABC/CRAIG
SJODIN).
 It
was hard to figure out exactly what was up with her do but it almost
looked like she had extensions that were whipped about in a 200 mile
an hour wind and then pinned on the back of her head. Cameron
honey, if you are reading this, you need a new do that is more
flattering to your gorgeous face. (Photo of Cameron Diaz
Courtesy of ABC/CRAIG SJODIN). Cameron wore a floral print
Kimona type of gown in the hot fashion shade of pink but her bedhead-gone-bad
do stole the show, but not in a good way.
Sleek Chignons & Bobs
  Best
Supporting Actress winner Jennifer Conley looked perfect in a soft
ruffled cappuccino colored gown with her brunette locks pinned back
in a soft chignon that nestled at the nape of her
neck.
Marisa Tomei wore her hair pulled back from her face and neatly
coiled into a soft bun that was pinned close to her head.
Although Marisa went with the more traditional black, her dress was
a gorgeous with a full skirt.
  Best
Actress nominee Rene Zellweger's traded in her 2001 forties
screen-goddess look, for a sleek bun pinned softly at the back of
her head. The Bridget Jones Star wore a breathtaking
black strapless gown that ended in a soft train.
Kirsten Dunst also opted for the pulled back soft bun style and
had a gown in a shade of the pink family. Faith Hill was on
the pink gown team and looked great with a medium length sleek light
blonde bob.
The long stick straight locks of just a few years ago were
nowhere in site. The closest thing to long and straight was
Russell's Crowe's lady who appeared with her very platinum blonde
hair pulled back in a very straight sleek ponytail.
Dreads & Braids
 Of
course the multi-talented Whoppi Goldberg was predictably coiffed in
her trademark dreadlocks that were decorated with colored
wrap. R&B singer, Eric Benet, husband to Halle Berry, was
also resplendent in well-formed dreads.
Although accent braids are touted as the next hot hair accessory,
only Gwenyth
Paltrow seemed to be a pioneer for this new style.
Appearing on stage as a presenter, Gwenyth's normally buttery
blonde hue appeared to be a much darker shade bordering on a less
flattering shade of dishwater blonde Her hair was parted on
the right and one french braid extended from the hairline on the
left around to the back of her hair ending in a soft chignon.
In my opinion Gwenyth did not look her best but what do I know? The
good news is that the very next time we see her we can count on a
whole new look. |