The mane attraction! Ariel Winter rocks new bangs while dropping jaws in sexy backless dress at Critics' Choice Awards

Ariel Winter was rocking a brand new hairstyle at the Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday.

The 18-year-old showed off a new set of bangs - which could very well have been clip-ins - as she walked on the blue carpet.  

However, no one was looking at Ariel's new fringe the moment she turned around. 

New 'do! Ariel Winter was rocking a brand new hairstyle at the Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday

Dropping jaws: However, no one was looking at Ariel's new fringe the moment she turned around

The star no doubt dropped jaws as she worked a sexy backless dress by Uel Camilo that flashed tons of skin. 

The glam black dress clung to her curves and was slashed at the waist to show off her midriff.

Fits her like a glove! The glam black dress clung to her curves and was slashed at the waist to show off her midriff

The mane attraction! The 18-year-old showed off a new set of bangs - which could very well have been clip-ins- as she walked on the blue carpet

Ariel's gorgeous dress was accented with yellow, white, and black beads.

And it had a modest train that skimmed the floor.    

The star had arrived in support of her long-running ABC show, Modern Family, where she plays Alex Dunphy.

Star-studded: Ariel had arrived in support of her long-running ABC show, Modern Family, where she plays Alex Dunphy

Critically acclaimed: Winter cosied up with co-stars Sarah Hyland, Eric Stonestreet and Nolan Gould as they arrived to support their hit show

The comedy series, which also stars Sofia Vergara, Ed O'Neill, and Sarah Hyland, has been nominated for Best Comedy Series. 

Modern Family won the same award for Best Comedy Series in 2011. 

This year, it's competing against Atlanta, Black-ish, Fleabag, Silicon Valley, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Veep for the honour. 

In 2012, Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell won Critics' Choice Awards for their roles in Modern Family, which is now in its eighth season.

Strike a pose! Winter posed up with her co-star as they awaited the big show

NOMINEES: 2016 CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

 Best Picture:

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Lion

Loving

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Sully

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea

Joel Edgerton - Loving

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling - La La Land

Tom Hanks - Sully

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress:

Amy Adams - Arrival

Annette Bening - 20th Century Women

Isabelle Huppert - Elle

Ruth Negga - Loving

Natalie Portman - Jackie

Emma Stone - La La Land

Best Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali - Moonlight

Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water

Ben Foster - Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel - Lion

Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress:

Viola Davis - Fences

Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women

Naomie Harris - Moonlight

Nicole Kidman - Lion

Janelle Monáe - Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea

Best Young Actor/Actress

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea

Alex R. Hibbert - Moonlight

Lewis MacDougall - A Monster Calls

Madina Nalwanga - Queen of Katwe

Sunny Pawar -- Lion

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Best Acting Ensemble:

20th Century Women

Fences

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Best Director:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land

Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge

Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea

David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water

Denis Villeneuve - Arrival

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Original Screenplay:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land

Barry Jenkins -- Moonlight

Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou - The Lobster

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea

Jeff Nichols - Loving

Taylor Sheridan - Hell or High Water

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Luke Davies - Lion

Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals

Eric Heisserer - Arrival

Todd Komarnicki - Sully

Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi - Hidden Figures

August Wilson - Fences

Best Cinematography:

Stéphane Fontaine - Jackie

James Laxton - Moonlight

Seamus McGarvey - Nocturnal Animals

Linus Sandgren - La La Land

Bradford Young - Arrival

Best Production Design:

Arrival - Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte/André Valade

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Stuart Craig/James Hambridge, Anna Pinnock

Jackie - Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery

La La Land - David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

Live by Night - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Best Editing:

Tom Cross - La La Land

John Gilbert - Hacksaw Ridge

Blu Murray - Sully

Nat Sanders/Joi McMillon -- Moonlight

Joe Walker - Arrival    

Best Costume Design:

Colleen Atwood - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Consolata Boyle - Florence Foster Jenkins

Madeline Fontaine - Jackie

Joanna Johnston - Allied

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh - Love & Friendship

Mary Zophres - La La Land

Best Hair and Make-Up:

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hacksaw Ridge

Jackie

Star Trek Beyond

Best Visual Effects:

A Monster Calls

Arrival

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Jungle Book

Best Animated Feature:

Finding Dory

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

The Red Turtle

Trolls

Zootopia

Best Action Movie:

Captain America: Civil War

Deadpool

Doctor Strange

Hacksaw Ridge

Jason Bourne

Best Actor in an Action Movie:

Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange

Matt Damon - Jason Bourne

Chris Evans - Captain America: Civil War

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

Best Actress in an Action Movie:

Gal Gadot - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Scarlett Johansson - Captain America: Civil War

Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad

Tilda Swinton - Doctor Strange

Best Comedy:

Central Intelligence

Deadpool

Don't Think Twice

The Edge of Seventeen

Hail, Caesar!

The Nice Guys

Best Actor in a Comedy:

Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys

Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins

Dwayne Johnson - Central Intelligence

Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

Best Actress in a Comedy:

Kate Beckinsale - Love & Friendship

Sally Field - Hello, My Name Is Doris

Kate McKinnon - Ghostbusters

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Sci Fi/Horror Movie:

10 Cloverfield Lane

Arrival

Doctor Strange

Don't Breathe

Star Trek Beyond

The Witch

Best Foreign Language Film:

Elle

The Handmaiden

Julieta

Neruda

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann

Best Song:

Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land

Can't Stop the Feeling - Trolls

City of Stars - La La Land

Drive It Like You Stole It - Sing Street

How Far Ill Go -- Moana

The Rules Don't Apply - Rules Don't Apply

Best Score:

Nicholas Britell - Moonlight

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival

Justin Hurwitz - La La Land

Micachu - Jackie

Dustin OHalloran, Hauschka - Lion 

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