The harder the role, the higher the stakes are for an actor because it’s more likely that their work will be appreciated by the viewers and judges of prestigious movie awards. Hollywood stars know what it’s like to make sacrifices to transform into certain characters — losing or gaining weight, learning new skills, and so on. But lending their faces to makeup artists for them to do anything they want is probably the hardest decision. We’ll never stop adoring our favorite actors that shave their eyebrows, cut their hair, and do other crazy things without hesitation.
Nicole Kidman — Erin Bell (Destroyer)
Ewan McGregor — Emmit Stussy (Fargo)
Renée Zellweger — Judy Garland (Judy)
Tom Felton — Grand Guignol (A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting)
Margot Robbie — Tonya Harding (I, Tonya)
Angelina Jolie — Rose Littleton (Come Away)
Robert Pattinson — Ephraim Winslow (The Lighthouse)
Mandy Moore — Rebecca Pearson (This Is Us)
Sienna Miller — Beth Ailes (The Loudest Voice)
Ryan Gosling — Dean (Blue Valentine)
Elizabeth Banks — Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games)
Blake Lively — Stephanie Patrick (The Rhythm Section)
Jim Carrey — Peter (The Bad Batch)
Emma Stone — Billie Jean King (Battle of the Sexes)
Mariah Carey — Mrs. Weiss (Precious)
Taron Egerton — Elton John (Rocketman)
Sigourney Weaver — Claudia Hoffman (Snow White: A Tale of Terror)
Which of these transformations amazed you the most? What other characters do you think deserve a place in this compilation?
Preview photo credit Snow White: A Tale of Terror / Polygram Filmed Entertainment and co-producers, Elizabeth Goodenough / Everett Collection / East News
