Oscars 2013: Men on the red carpet put best facial fuzz forward

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Lead actor nominee Bradley Cooper (“Silver Linings Playbook”) arrives on the red carpet for the Oscars. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)

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Supporting actor nominee Robert De Niro (“Silver Linings Playbook”) and wife Grace Hightower on the red carpet. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)

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Jamie Foxx (“Django Unchained”) and daughter Corinne Bishop on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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“Argo” producer George Clooney and date Stacy Keibler on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Jeremy Renner wearing a custom Givenchy suit. (Todd Williamson / InvisionAP)

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Chris Pine on the red carpet in Ermenegildo Zegna and shoes by Salvatore Ferragamo. (John Shearer / InvisionAP)

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Hugh Jackman wearing Tom Ford and his wife Deborah Lee Furness. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

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Lead actor nominee Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) and wife Rebecca Miller on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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“Argo” director and star Ben Affleck and actress-wife Jennifer Garner on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Longtime couple director Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter (“Les Miserables”) arrive at the Oscars. His film, “Frankenweenie,” is in contention in the animated feature film category. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

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Channing Tatum, wearing Gucci, and wife Jenna Dewan. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

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Supporting actor nominee Christoph Waltz and a guest on the red carpet. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)

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Gael Garcia Bernal arrives at the Oscars. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Daniel Radcliffe, clad in Prada, arrives at the Oscars. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

By Adam Tschorn

Feb. 24, 2013 6:02 PM PT

The bumper crop of beards and mustaches we first noticed in full bloom during January’s Golden Globe Awards is not only still with us, but the Fraternal Order of the Hollywood Hirsute seems to be inducting new members left and right.

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Among those joining the previously bearded Tommy Lee Jones, Bradley Cooper and Ben Affleck -- whose chin spinach apparently sprouted a parody Twitter feed in the last few days -- on the red carpet at the 85th annual Academy Awards tonight, are a suavely mustachioed Jason Schwartzman, a pine-needly Chris Pine and a mostly white-bearded George Clooney. The latter’s beard is all the more impressive since he was completely clean-shaven at the Golden Globe awards last month.

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