The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the

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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

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, five films were nominated. The competitive category was created in 1981 as the Academy Award for Best Makeup, after the Academy received complaints that the makeup work in ''

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'' (1980) was not going to be 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. In 2012, the category was given its current name for use in the

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and onward. Makeup artist

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holds the record for both most wins (7) and most nominations (11) for this award.

Special Achievement Awards

Before 1981, Special Achievement Oscars were twice awarded to makeup artists for their work on a specific film: * 1964 –

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for ''

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'' * 1968 – John Chambers for ''

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Hairstylists

Starting in 1993, the award is to be shared with hairstylists if hair effects "contribute greatly to the appearance and effect of the characters".

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per

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convention, and generally correspond to the year of

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; the

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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.

1960s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Shortlisted finalists

Finalists for Best Makeup & Hairstyling are selected by the Makeup & Hairstylists Branch. Ten films are shortlisted. Prior to the

, up to seven films were shortlisted. 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.

Multiple awards and nominations

Multiple awards

;7 wins *

;4 wins * Greg Cannom ;3 wins *

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;2 wins *

David LeRoy Anderson David LeRoy Anderson is an American makeup artist who has won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup, first was at the 69th Academy Awards for the film '' The Nutty Professor'', then the following year at the 70th Academy Awards for ''Men in Bla ...

Michèle Burke Michèle Burke (born 1959) is an Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist. Burke emigrated to Canada with her brother Mark in 1973 and first worked as a model in Montreal before becoming a make-up artist. She currently holds both Can ...

Mark Coulier Mark Coulier (born 1964) is a British make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert, who has worked in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, '' X-Men'' and ''The Mummy Returns''. He and J. Roy Helland won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and BAFTA ...

* Kazu Hiro (formerly known as Kazuhiro Tsuji) * Yolanda Toussieng * Richard Taylor

Multiple nominations

;11 nominations *

;10 nominations * Greg Cannom ;8 nominations *

;6 nominations *

;5 nominations *

Matthew W. Mungle Matthew W. Mungle (born October 26, 1956) is an American make-up artist. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, winning (as part of a three-person team) in 1992 for '' Bram Stoker's Dracula''. He has also receiv ...

;4 nominations * Yolanda Toussieng *

Michael Westmore Michael George Westmore I (born March 22, 1938) is an American make-up artist best known for his work in various ''Star Trek'' productions, winning nine Emmy Awards, and is a member of the Westmore family. He won the Academy Award for Make-up in ...

* Kazu Hiro (formerly known as Kazuhiro Tsuji) * Stan Winston ;3 nominations *

* Bill Corso *

Joel Harlow Joel Harlow (born February 2, 1968) is an American make-up artist. He works steadily in many high-profile films. Harlow won an Academy Award for his work in the successful film '' Star Trek'' (2009), subsequently receiving another two nomination ...

* Edouard F. Henriques *

Love Larson Love Larson (born June 11, 1978) is a Swedish make-up artist and Hairdresser, hair stylist. He is best known for his works in ''Skyfall'' (2012), ''The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film), The 100-Year-Old Ma ...

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* Jenny Shircore * Aldo Signoretti *

Eva von Bahr Eva Elisabet von Bahr (born 17 December 1968) is a Swedish make-up artist and hair stylist. She is best known for her works in '' Arn: The Knight Templar'' (2007), ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011), '' The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed O ...

* Lisa Westcott ;2 nominations *

Howard Berger Howard Berger (born 20 December 1964) is a special make-up effects creator who is best known for his work on ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' films. He has over 200 films to his credit since 1977. Berger is the co-founder of KNB EFX Group along with ...

* Veronica Brebner *

Lois Burwell Lois Burwell (born 1960) is a British Academy Awards, Oscar-winning makeup artist. She won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Makeup Oscar at the 68th Academy Awards for the film ''Braveheart'', which she shared with Peter ...

John Caglione Jr. John Caglione Jr. (born c. 1958) is a make-up artist known for his work in film and television. Born in the late 1950s, Caglione began his career in the make-up industry at the age of 15. He had the opportunity to work with renowned make-up artist ...

Colleen Callaghan Colleen Callaghan (died April 6, 2020) was an Academy Awards-nominated hair stylist who has been nominated twice for Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. She worked on over 120 films and TV shows during her long career. In 2004, she re ...

Judith A. Cory Judith A. Cory is a make-up artist. She worked on 58 films from 1967 to 2005. Oscar nominations Both nominations were in the category of Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Makeup. *67th Academy Awards, 1994 Academy Awards-Nomina ...

* Patricia Dehaney *

Ken Diaz Kenneth Diaz is an American make-up artist who has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards for makeup. As well as winning an Emmy for the makeup in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He has done over 80 films and TV shows, including ''The Passion o ...

Naomi Donne Naomi Donne is a British make-up artist. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the films ''1917 (2019 film), 1917'' and ''Cruella (film), Cru ...

Dave Elsey Dave Elsey (born 9 February 1967) is a make-up artist known for special make-up effects, creature effects and animatronics in films such as '' X-Men: First Class'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''Star Wars'', ''Hellraiser'', ''Alien 3'', and ''Indiana Jones ...

* Paul Engelen * Carl Fullerton *

Bob Laden Bob Laden (AKA Robert Laden) is a makeup artist who has been nominated twice for Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Oscar nominations *60th Academy Awards, 1987 Academy Awards, nominated for ''Happy New Year (1987 film), Happy New Y ...

Tami Lane Tami Lane, born June 16, 1974, is an American prosthetic makeup artist who won the Academy Award for Best Makeup for the 2005 film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. She received an additional Academy Award nomina ...

* Göran Lundström * Conor O'Sullivan * Christina Smith * Dick Smith * Vittorio Sodano *

Daniel C. Striepeke Daniel Charles Striepeke (October 8, 1930 – January 17, 2019) was an American makeup artist who was nominated for two Academy Awards and who has often done make-up on Tom Hanks films. With a 40-year career he did makeup on over 100 films. He ...

Peter Swords King Peter King (born 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won at the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. He shared the award with filmm ...

* Richard Taylor * Arjen Tuiten * David White

References

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