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Screen sirens get ugly in pursuit of Oscar -- Since de-glamming paid off for Halle and Nicole, other hopeful hotties are courting awards voters by making themselves look (gasp!) ordinary

By Allison Hope Weiner | Jan 16, 2004

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Allison Hope Weiner is an EW staff writer based in Los Angeles

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Dirty Pretty Things

CHARLIZE THERON, ''MONSTER'' Gained 30 pounds, plucked her eyebrows (paging Anastasia!), and actually had to have liquid latex applied to her skin to get that leathery look that comes naturally to everyone else

CHARLIZE THERON, ''MONSTER'' Gained 30 pounds, plucked her eyebrows (paging Anastasia!), and actually had to have liquid latex applied to her skin to get that leathery look that comes naturally to everyone else Next Item in this Gallery

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