Up Your Braid Game With the Best Plaits of Red Carpet Season

We're not living under a rock; we know that braids have been a major red carpet trend for years now. But that doesn't mean our obsession with pinning, re-creating, and, well, drooling over these stunning celebrity plaits has lessened. This award show season, we're on braid watch! Keep checking back for updates on the hautest plaits seen on the bigwigs of Hollywood.

Iggy Azalea at the 2015 Grammy Awards
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Iggy Azalea at the 2015 Grammy Awards

The badass rapper wrapped her blond locks up in a braided crown.

Iggy Azalea at the 2015 Grammy Awards
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Iggy Azalea at the 2015 Grammy Awards

The braided crown snaked around the side.

Ana Tijoux at the Grammy Awards 2015
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Ana Tijoux at the Grammy Awards 2015

This singer went with a long, loose, bohemian fishtail braid. Let it inspire your festival style!

Lupita Nyong'o at the SAG Awards 2015
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Lupita Nyong'o at the SAG Awards 2015

We're calling it: Lupita's cornrows braided into a crown are going to #breaktheInternet. Kim who? Beyoncé what? We are bowing down.

Lupita Nyong'o at the SAG Awards 2015
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Lupita Nyong'o at the SAG Awards 2015

Here's a close-up of the side of Lupita's braided bouffant. Tiara? Whatever it is, it's perfect! We can't look away . . .

Laverne Cox at the SAG Awards 2015
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Laverne Cox at the SAG Awards 2015

The Orange Is the New Black star showed off her gorgeous ombré hair with this voluminous headband braid.

Laverne Cox at the SAG Awards 2015
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Laverne Cox at the SAG Awards 2015

Here's a look at the big braid from the side. Total wedding inspo!

Dascha Polanco at the SAG Awards 2015
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Dascha Polanco at the SAG Awards 2015

From the front, it was hard to tell if the Orange Is the New Black actress was wearing a ponytail or braid . . .

Dascha Polanco at the SAG Awards 2015
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Dascha Polanco at the SAG Awards 2015

Dascha's lavender-gray hair color may be growing out, but the ombré effect gave her fishtail plait (and cutout gown) added drama on the SAG Awards red carpet.

Jessica Chastain at the Critics' Choice Awards 2015
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Jessica Chastain at the Critics' Choice Awards 2015

Jessica's hair may have just looked like a ponytail from the front, but wait till you see the back!

Jessica Chastain at the Critics' Choice Awards 2015
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Jessica Chastain at the Critics' Choice Awards 2015

This intricate braid gets more awesome the longer you look at it.

Jared Leto
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Jared Leto

From the front, Jared was all scruff and smiles . . . but you have to keep reading to see what he did with the back!

Jared Leto
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Jared Leto

First, Jared made us envious with his gorgeous ombré beach waves. And now he's mastering the easy-breezy long braid? We give up. You win, Jordan Catalano.

Emily Blunt at the Golden Globes 2015
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Emily Blunt at the Golden Globes 2015

Here are Emily's plaits from the side.

Joanne Froggatt at the Golden Globes 2015
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Joanne Froggatt at the Golden Globes 2015

Were Joanne's milkmaid braids a nod to her servant character on Downton Abbey? Either way, it awarded her a Golden Globe and a slot on our list of favorite beauty looks.

Joanne Froggatt at the Golden Globes 2015
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Joanne Froggatt at the Golden Globes 2015

Leaving a few strands loose made Joanne's braids look effortlessly cool.

Louise Roe at the Golden Globes 2015
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Louise Roe at the Golden Globes 2015

From the front, Louise's tied-up plaits looked like a basic braided headband.

Louise Roe at the Golden Globes 2015
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Louise Roe at the Golden Globes 2015

But from the side, you could see how the fishtail braids extended into a fashion-forward chignon.