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- "Mask," Laura Dern and Eric Stoltz, 1985. Image Credit : ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The 1985 film “Mask” won Best Makeup and Hairstyling, awarded to Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek.
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* Makeup - Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith * Best Picture - Saul Zaentz, Producer * Sound - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
Mar 9, 2024 · Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 87th Academy Awards. The Oscar went to Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier.
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In 2012, the category was given its current name for use in the 85th Academy Awards and onward. Makeup artist Rick Baker holds the record for both most wins (7) and most nominations (11) for this award.
May 23, 2014 · Lonette McKee and Kelly LeBrock present the Oscar for Makeup to Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith for Amadeus, and Gregory Hines and Amy Irving present the Oscar for Sound to Mark Berger, Tom Scott,...
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- Oscar winning makeup artists. An American Werewolf in London (1981) The groundbreaking transformation scene. There were two main factors that led to the Academy Awards adding the Best Makeup category: first, an outpouring of wishes for The Elephant Man’s makeup to have been honored when it wasn’t.
- Oscar winner for best makeup. The Fly (1986) A quick taste of the body horror in The Fly. If there is one director who is synonymous with “body horror,” it is David Cronenberg.
- Best makeup Academy Awards. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) An impressive blend of makeup, miniatures, and other SPFX. Each of the Lord of the Rings films is deserving of the Best Makeup Oscar at the Academy Awards.
- Best makeup Oscar. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) The iconic “Pale Man” Guillermo Del Toro’s films have always been home to imaginative makeup and special effects creations.
The 57th Academy Awards were presented on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, and were hosted by Jack Lemmon. This ceremony marked the first time that multiple black nominees would win an Oscar, when Prince and Stevie Wonder won for their respective work on Purple Rain and The Woman in Red.
The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Oscar given to the best achievement in makeup and hair-styling for film. Usually, only three films are nominated each year rather than five as in most categories.
