11 of Nicole Kidman's best wigs, ranked by how much they slay

Nicole Kidman has been working in Hollywood for almost 40 years, and in that time she has stunned audiences with her natural hair in movies like Eyes Wide Shut and had everyone scratching their heads when she was put into Party City-quality wigs for other roles.

Over the years, Kidman has talked about wearing wigs in her roles to protect her real hair, but while some are indistinguishable from natural hair, others are truly tragic. We’re looking at you, Little Orphan Annie wig from 2016’s Lion.

Kidman’s wig game ranges from distractingly bad to ones any drag queen would be proud of. But what we’re really focused on are the times her wigs were so good you wouldn’t even know she was wearing one if you didn’t already know she had a head full of red ringlets in real life.

11. 'Bewitched'

Columbia Pictures

When Kidman played the nose-twitching witch in this Bewtiched remake, she gave us a curly blond bob with bangs that both fits the character and her face.

10. 'The Stepford Wives'

Paramount Pictures

This is a two for one because her blunt brunette bob at the beginning of the move is just as good as her campy Barbie Doll-like hair after her transformation.

9. 'Margot at the Wedding'

Paramount Classics

There is nothing flashing about Kidman’s brunette wig, but the realism will have you questioning if she actually dyed and cut her own hair.

8. 'The Others'

Dimension Films

In one of her best roles, Kidman plays a single mother who has to protect her kids from ghosts in this gothic horror movie that gave audiences the actress's second-best wig of 2001 (the first was Moulin Rouge!).

7. 'The Peacemaker'

DreamWorks

This was a fierce as Kidman played played Dr. Julia Kelly, a nuclear specialist teaming up with an Army colonel (played by George Clooney) to track down stolen nuclear warheads.

6. 'Stroker'

Fox Searchlight

Kidman’s red bob while playing Mia Wasikowska’s mother in Stoker is sublime. Not everyone can pull off a bob, but she absolutely can.

5. 'Batman Forever'

Warner Bros.

When dating Val Kilmer’s Batman in Batman Forever, Kidman stunned in a strawberry blond wig with an Old Hollywood-style wave.

4. 'The Hours'

Paramount

This one is more humble and less flashy than other wigs on this list, but it really helped Kidman embody Virginia Woolf.

3. 'Moulin Rouge!'

20th Century Fox

Whether her hair is down and flowing or pinned up under a hat or headpiece, Kidman’s dark red hair in Moulin Rouge! is perfect.

2. 'Birth'

New Line Cinema

No one has pulled off a pixie cut this good since Mia Farrow broke the mold in Rosemary’s Baby.

1. 'Practical Magic'

Warner Bros.

The color is divine, and the late ‘90s curtain bangs and layers fit perfectly with her witchy feminine look in the film.