The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild have announced their nominees in this, their awards’ tenth year. Some surprises abound, mainly regarding what films were shut out, but plenty of the Oscar finalists show up throughout their categories. The Batman and Elvis lead with three nominations each, while, in the land of TV, American Horror Stories and Pam & Tommy rule over with triple nods. Though, if one wants to point towards the MUAHS favorite production, we must venture into their Live programming portion, where Legendary dominates with a total of five nominations. HBO recently canceled the show, so it’s good to see it go out with a bang among the guilds.
After the jump, discover the full list of nominees and some stray observations…
“The Batman” | © Warner Bros.
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
The Batman (Naomi Donne, Doone Forsyth, Norma Webb, Jemma Carballo)
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Michelle Chung, Erin Rosenmann, Dania A. Ridgway)
The Menu (Deborah LaMia Denaver, Mazena Puksto, Donna Cicatelli, Deb Rutherford)
Nope (Shutchai Tym Buacharern, Jennifer Zide-Essex, Eleanor Sabaduquia, Kato De Stefan)
Spirited (Monica Huppert, Autumn J. Butler, Vivian Baker)
Spirited is an odd nominee in this category since most of its narrative focuses on a fantasy world while its biggest set piece is firmly set in Victorian times. The most surprising omissions include the Oscar-shortlisted The Whale and other awards hopefuls like Glass Onion and Top Gun: Maverick.
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Amsterdam (Nana Fischer, Miho Suzuki, Jason Collins)
Babylon (Heba Thorisdottir, Shaunna Bren Chavez, Jean Black, Mandy Artusato)
Blonde (Tina Roesler Kerwin, Elena Arroy, Cassie Lyons)
Elvis (Shane Thomas, Angela Conte)
Till (Denise Tunnell, Janice Tunnell, Ashley Langston)
Only Till appears on this lineup without a corresponding spot on the Academy’s shortlist. It occupies the place where one might expect All Quiet on the Western Front or Emancipation to appear. With each passing day, I become more and more convinced that Amsterdam is a force to be reckoned with in this race.
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP
The Batman (Michael Marino, Mike Fontaine, Yoichi Art Sakamoto, Göran Lundström)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Joel Harlow, Kim Felix
Elvis (Mark Coulier & Jason Baird)
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (Barrie Gower, Emma Faulkes, Chloe Muton-Phillips)
The Whale (Adrien Morot, Kathy Tse, Chris Gallaher)
Which fat suit will get the prize? It’s astonishing how only Black Panther avoids that particular cinematic vice, while Matilda gets in despite the horrendous work on little Bruce Bogtrotter, who looks like a skinny kid with a pillow shoved down his front. I assume this is The Whale’s to lose.
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
The Batman (Zoe Tahir, Melissa Van Tongeran, Paula Price, Andrea Lance Jones)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Camille Friend, Evelyn Feliciano, Marva Stokes, Victor Paz)
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Anissa E. Salazar, Meghan Heaney, Miki Caporusso)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Jeremy Woodhead, Tracey Smith, Leslie D. Bennett)
The Menu (Adruitha Lee, Monique Hyman, Kate Loftis, Barbara Sanders)
The Menu continues to do surprisingly well in the guilds. One can’t say it’s undeserved, for even those who dislike the picture must agree that it’s beautifully designed. Apart from that, there’s nothing major to report.
“Blonde” | © Netflix
BEST PERIOD HAIR STYLING AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Amsterdam (Adruitha Lee, Lori McCoy-Bell, Cassandra L. Russek, Yvette Shelton)
Babylon (Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Ahou Mofid, Aubrey Marie)
Blonde (Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Lynnae Duley, Ahou Mofid, Robert Pickens)
Elvis (Shane Thomas, Louise Coulston)
The Woman King (Louisa Anthony, Jamika Wilson, Plaxedes Kelias, Charity Gwakuka)
Between its smashing performance amidst the guilds and the unexpected stanning from Jerrod Carmichael and Colin Farrell at the Globes, Blonde seems poised for more Oscar success than one might have expected after all that negative press. So is Ana de Armas coming for that Best Actress nomination? It seems like it.
With the brain consumed by Oscar talk, there’s little left to think about television, advertising, or theatrical prizes. One interesting thing to note is the guild’s willingness to recognize excellence even when it comes from canceled shows. Legendary is here, of course, but so is Dangerous Liaisons. On another note, curious that the Boulet Brothers got recognized for Dragula while Drag Race gets zilch. Without further ado, here are the rest of the MUAHS nominations:
“Pam & Tommy” | © Hulu
TELEVISION SERIES -LIMITED, MINISERIES OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
“Abbot Elementary” (Alisha L. Baijounas, Jenn Bennett, Constance Foe, Emilia Werynska)
“Emily in Paris” (Aurélie Payen, Joséphine Bouchereau, Carole Nicolas, Corinne Maillard)
“Euphoria”- Season 2 (Doniella Davy, Tara Lang Shah, Alexandra J. French)
“Hacks”- Season 2 (Bridget O’Neill)
“The White Lotus” (Rebecca Hickey, Federica Emidi)
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
“Bridgerton” (Erika Ökvist, Jessie Deol, Sophie Brown, Bethany Long)
“House of The Dragon” (Amanda Knight, Sara Kramer, Heather McCullen)
“Pam & Tommy” (David Williams, Jennifer Aspinall, Dave Snyder, Bill Myer)
“Stranger Things” (Amy L. Forsythe, Devin Morales, Lisa Poe, Nataleigh Verrengia)
“Wednesday” (Tara McDonald, Nirvana Jalalvand, Gabriela Cretan)
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP
“Angelyne” (Vincent Van Dyke, Kate Biscoe, Mike Mekash, Abby Lyle Clawson)
“Gaslit” (Kazu Hiro, Richard Redlefsen, Mike Ornelaz)
“Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” (Sean Sansom, Mike Hill)
“Pam & Tommy” (David Williams, Jason Collins, Mo Meinhart, Abby Lyle Clawson)
“Stranger Things” (Barrie Gower, Duncan Jarman, Patt Foad, Paula Eden)
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
“Abbott Elementary” (Moira Frazier, Dustin Osborne, Christina R. Joseph)
“American Horror Stories” (Valerie Jackson, Lauren Poole, Suzette Boozer)
“Black-ish” (Nena Ross-Davis, Stacey Morris, Shirlena Allen, Debra Brown)
“Emily in Paris” (Carole Nicolas, Mike Désir, Miharu Oshima, Julien Parizet)
“Kindred” (Jamie Amadio, Chantell Carrtherol)
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
“Bridgerton” (Erika Ökvist, Emma Rigby)
“Dangerous Liaisons” (Daniel Parker, Deborah Kenton, Claudia Stolze, Jana Radilová)
“Hocus Pocus 2” (Cheryl R. Marks, Curtis William Foreman, Mandy Lyons)
“Our Flag Means Death” (Margarita Pidgeon, Stacy Bisel, Kate Loftis, Christopher Enlow)
“Pam & Tommy” (Barry Lee Moe, Erica Adams, George Guzman, Helena Cepeda)
“Legendary” | © HBO
TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
“Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” (Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, Melanie Weaver, Angie Wells)
“Dancing with the Stars” (Julie Socash, Donna Bard, Alison L. Gladieux, Farah Bunch)
“Legendary” (Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Sean Conklin)
“Saturday Night Live” (Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Young Bek)
“The Voice” (Darcy Gilmore, Gina Ghiglieri, Ernesto Casillas, Kristene Bernard)
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
“Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” (Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, Tyson Fountaine, Julie Socash)
“The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special” (Michael Ornelaz, Matt Sprunger, Jon Moore, Robin Pritchard)
“Legendary” (Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Jennifer Fregozo, Glen Alen)
“Saturday Night Live” (Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Daniela Zivcovic)
“So You Think You Can Dance” (Tonia Green, Silvia Leczel, Jennifer Fregozo Natalie Malchev)
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