Eryn Krueger Mekash is an American

make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and Prosthetic makeup, prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other simil ...

, producer and

special effects artist Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the fictional events in a story or virtual world. I ...

. She was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film ''

Hillbilly Elegy ''Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis'' is a 2016 memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's par ...

''. Mekash has also won eight

Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

and been nominated for 39 more in the categories Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup. She has won 11 Artisan awards and nominated for 23.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2020; co-nominated with

Patricia Dehaney Patricia Dehaney is an American make-up artist. She won an Academy Award and was nominated for one more in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the films ''Vice'' and ''Hillbilly Elegy''. Selected filmography * ''Vice'' (2018; co-won ...

and

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 and Hairstyling, Academy Award for Best Makeup, winning (as part of a three-person team) in 1992 for ...

)

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