Cate Blanchett Cut Her Hair Especially for the Oscars

That's as good an excuse as any, right?

Notice anything different about Cate Blanchett at the Academy Awards? Other than the fact that her body was covered in blue flowers? The Oscar-nominated star debuted a bob on the carpet after chopping off six inches from her hair just before the awards.
Our friends at People noticed that hairstylist Robert Vetica posted a since-deleted photo of himself cutting his client's hair while prepping for the Oscars, which he captioned, "Sometimes haircuts happen on Oscar day too." Fortunately, Vetica kept up the "after," which he described as a "layered bob."
Here's Cate's look before (also styled by Vetica) for comparison:
It's hard to pick a favorite, but in the ongoing battle between lobs and bobs, we're thinking #TeamBob just took home a win.