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The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s and 2002 when there were only two nominees; in 1999, when there were four nominees. Beginning with the 92nd Academy Awards , five films were nominated.[ 1]
The competitive category was created in 1981 as the Academy Award for Best Makeup , after the academy received complaints that the makeup work in The Elephant Man (1980) was not being honored. Although no award was given to The Elephant Man , an entire category dedicated to honoring makeup effects in film was created for subsequent ceremonies. Previously, makeup artists were only eligible for special achievement awards for their work.
Ahead of nominations, a shortlist of titles is chosen by the makeup branch's executive committee and clips are screened by the members of the branch at an annual "bake-off." After only two films were shortlisted in 2002, rules were installed requiring that seven finalists be chosen each year with the top three becoming nominees. Beginning in 2020, the shortlist expanded from seven finalists to ten.[ 1]
In 2012, the category was given its current name for use in the 85th Academy Awards and onward.[ 2] [ 3] Makeup artist Rick Baker holds the record for both most wins (7) and most nominations (11) for this award.
Special Achievement Awards [ edit ]
Before 1981, Special Achievement Oscars were twice awarded to makeup artists for their work on a specific film:
Starting in 1993, the award is to be shared with hairstylists if hair effects "contribute greatly to the appearance and effect of the characters".[ 6]
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release ; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Films in dark blue background have received a Special/Honorary Award ; those in yellow background have won a regular Academy Award of Merit.
Non-competitive/Honorary Award winner
Academy Award of Merit winner
Year
Film
Nominees
1990 (63rd)
Dick Tracy
John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler
Cyrano de Bergerac
Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Edward Scissorhands
Ve Neill and Stan Winston
1991 (64th)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn
Hook
Christina Smith , Monty Westmore , and Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Michael Mills , Edward French , and Richard Snell
1992 (65th)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Greg Cannom , Michèle Burke , and Matthew W. Mungle
Batman Returns
Ve Neill , Ronnie Specter , and Stan Winston
Hoffa
Ve Neill , Greg Cannom , and John Blake
1993 (66th)
Mrs. Doubtfire
Greg Cannom , Ve Neill , and Yolanda Toussieng
Philadelphia
Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio
Schindler's List
Christina Smith , Matthew W. Mungle , and Judith A. Cory
1994 (67th)
Ed Wood
Rick Baker , Ve Neill , and Yolanda Toussieng
Forrest Gump
Daniel C. Striepeke , Hallie D'Amore , and Judith A. Cory
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Daniel Parker , Paul Engelen , and Carol Hemming
1995 (68th)
Braveheart
Peter Frampton , Paul Pattison , and Lois Burwell
My Family
Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez
Roommates
Greg Cannom , Bob Laden , and Colleen Callaghan
1996 (69th)
The Nutty Professor
Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
Ghosts of Mississippi
Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver
Star Trek: First Contact
Michael Westmore , Scott Wheeler , and Jake Garber
1997 (70th)
Men in Black
Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
Mrs Brown
Lisa Westcott , Veronica Brebner , and Beverley Binda
Titanic
Tina Earnshaw , Greg Cannom , and Simon Thompson
1998 (71st)
Elizabeth
Jenny Shircore
Saving Private Ryan
Lois Burwell , Conor O'Sullivan , and Daniel C. Striepeke
Shakespeare in Love
Lisa Westcott and Veronica Brebner
1999 (72nd)
Topsy-Turvy
Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Michèle Burke and Mike Smithson
Bicentennial Man
Greg Cannom
Life
Rick Baker
Year
Film
Nominees
2010 (83rd)
The Wolfman
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Barney's Version
Adrien Morot
The Way Back
Gregory Funk , Edouard F. Henriques , and Yolanda Toussieng
2011 (84th)
The Iron Lady
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Albert Nobbs
Martial Corneville , Lynn Johnson , and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Nick Dudman , Amanda Knight , and Lisa Tomblin
2012 (85th)
Les Misérables
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Hitchcock
Howard Berger , Peter Montagna , and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Peter Swords King , Rick Findlater , and Tami Lane
2013 (86th)
Dallas Buyers Club
Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Stephen Prouty
The Lone Ranger
Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
2014 (87th)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Foxcatcher
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Guardians of the Galaxy
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
2015 (88th) [ 7]
Mad Max: Fury Road
Lesley Vanderwalt , Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
The Revenant
Siân Grigg , Duncan Jarman , and Robert Pandini
2016 (89th) [ 8]
Suicide Squad
Alessandro Bertolazzi , Giorgio Gregorini , and Christopher Nelson
A Man Called Ove
Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
Star Trek Beyond
Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo
2017 (90th) [ 9]
Darkest Hour
Kazuhiro Tsuji , David Malinowski , and Lucy Sibbick
Victoria & Abdul
Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
Wonder
Arjen Tuiten
2018 (91st) [ 10]
Vice
Greg Cannom , Kate Biscoe , and Patricia Dehaney
Border
Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer
Mary Queen of Scots
Jenny Shircore , Marc Pilcher , and Jessica Brooks
2019 (92nd) [ 10]
Bombshell
Kazu Hiro , Anne Morgan , and Vivian Baker
Joker
Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
Judy
Jeremy Woodhead
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Paul Gooch , Arjen Tuiten , and David White
1917
Naomi Donne , Tristan Versluis , and Rebecca Cole
Year
Film
Nominees
2020/21 (93rd) [ 11]
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Sergio López-Rivera , Mia Neal , and Jamika Wilson
Emma
Marese Langan , Laura Allen , and Claudia Stolze
Hillbilly Elegy
Eryn Krueger Mekash , Patricia Dehaney , and Matthew W. Mungle
Mank
Gigi Williams , Kimberley Spiteri , and Colleen LaBaff
Pinocchio
Dalia Colli , Mark Coulier , and Francesco Pegoretti
2021 (94th) [ 12]
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Linda Dowds , Stephanie Ingram , and Justin Raleigh
Coming 2 America
Mike Marino , Stacey Morris , and Carla Farmer
Cruella
Nadia Stacey , Naomi Donne , and Julia Vernon
Dune
Donald Mowat , Love Larson , and Eva von Bahr
House of Gucci
Göran Lundström , Anna Carin Lock , and Frederic Aspiras
2022 (95th) [ 13]
The Whale
Adrien Morot , Judy Chin , and Annemarie Bradley
All Quiet on the Western Front
Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
The Batman
Naomi Donne , Mike Marino , and Mike Fontaine
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
Elvis
Mark Coulier , Jason Baird , and Aldo Signoretti
2023 (96th) [ 14]
Poor Things
Nadia Stacey , Mark Coulier , and Josh Weston
Golda
Karen Hartley Thomas , Suzi Battersby , and Ashra Kelly-Blue
Maestro
Kazu Hiro , Kay Georgiou , and Lori McCoy-Bell
Oppenheimer
Luisa Abel
Society of the Snow
Ana López-Puigcerver , David Martí , and Montse Ribé
Shortlisted finalists [ edit ]
Finalists for Best Makeup & Hairstyling are selected by the Makeup & Hairstylists Branch. Ten films are shortlisted.[ 15] Prior to the 92nd Academy Awards , up to seven films were shortlisted.[ 16] The full membership of the Makeup & Hairstylists Branch is invited to view excerpts and is provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determines the five nominees. These are the additional films that presented at the bake-off.
Year
Finalists
1999
Blast from the Past [ 17]
2000
Bedazzled , Cast Away [ 18]
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence , Hannibal , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Planet of the Apes [ 19]
2003
Cold Mountain , The Last Samurai , Monster , Peter Pan [ 20]
2004
The Aviator , De-Lovely , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Hellboy [ 21]
2005
A History of Violence , The Libertine , Mrs Henderson Presents , The New World [ 22]
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , The Prestige , The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause , X-Men: The Last Stand [ 23]
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , 300 [ 24]
2008
The Reader , Synecdoche, New York , Tropic Thunder , The Wrestler [ 25]
2009
District 9 , The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus , Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian , The Road [ 26]
2010
Alice in Wonderland , The Fighter , Jonah Hex , True Grit [ 27]
2011
Anonymous , The Artist , Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life , Hugo [ 28]
2012
Lincoln , Looper , Men in Black 3 , Snow White and the Huntsman [ 29]
2013
American Hustle , The Great Gatsby , Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [ 30]
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , Maleficent , Noah , The Theory of Everything [ 31]
2015
Black Mass , Concussion , Legend , Mr. Holmes [ 32]
2016
Deadpool , The Dressmaker , Florence Foster Jenkins , Hail, Caesar! [ 33]
2017
Bright , Ghost in the Shell , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , I, Tonya [ 34]
2018
Black Panther , Bohemian Rhapsody , Stan & Ollie , Suspiria [ 35]
2019
Dolemite Is My Name , Downton Abbey , Little Women , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , Rocketman [ 36]
2020
Birds of Prey , The Glorias , Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey , The Little Things , One Night in Miami... [ 37]
2021
Cyrano , Nightmare Alley , No Time to Die , The Suicide Squad , West Side Story [ 38]
2022
Amsterdam , Babylon , Blonde , Crimes of the Future , Emancipation [ 39]
2023
Beau Is Afraid , Ferrari , Killers of the Flower Moon , The Last Voyage of the Demeter , Napoleon [ 40]
7 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Multiple nominations [ edit ]
11 nominations
10 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
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1981–2000
1981: Rick Baker
1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke
1983: None given this year
1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
1987: Rick Baker
1988: Ve Neill , Steve La Porte , and Robert Short
1989: Manlio Rocchetti , Lynn Barber , and Kevin Haney
1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr.
1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
1992: Michèle Burke , Greg Cannom , and Matthew W. Mungle
1993: Greg Cannom , Ve Neill , and Yolanda Toussieng
1994: Rick Baker , Ve Neill , and Yolanda Toussieng
1995: Lois Burwell , Peter Frampton , and Paul Pattison
1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
1998: Jenny Shircore
1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
2001–2020
2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
2002: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson
2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor
2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly
2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane
2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé
2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne
2008: Greg Cannom
2009: Barney Burman , Mindy Hall , and Joel Harlow
2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott
2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
2015: Damian Martin , Lesley Vanderwalt , and Elka Wardega
2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi , Giorgio Gregorini , and Christopher Nelson
2017: David Malinowski , Lucy Sibbick , and Kazuhiro Tsuji
2018: Greg Cannom , Kate Biscoe , and Patricia Dehaney
2019: Kazu Hiro , Anne Morgan , and Vivian Baker
2020: Sergio López-Rivera , Mia Neal , and Jamika Wilson
2021–present
Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012