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 92nd Academy Awards, 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 '' The Elephant Man'' (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 85th Academy Awards and onward. Makeup artist Rick Baker 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 – William J. Tuttle for '' 7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' * 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 Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; 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 92nd Academy Awards, 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 * Rick Baker ;4 wins *

Greg Cannom Greg Cannom (born 1951) is an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards. ...

;3 wins * Ve Neill ;2 wins * David LeRoy Anderson * Michèle Burke *

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 Kazu Hiro (born Kazuhiro Tsuji, ja, 辻一弘 ; born May 26, 1969) is a Japanese-born American special make-up effects artist and visual artist. He won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the biographical films ''Darkest Hou ...

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

Multiple nominations

;11 nominations * Rick Baker ;10 nominations *

;8 nominations * Ve Neill ;6 nominations * Michèle Burke ;5 nominations * Matthew W. Mungle ;4 nominations * Yolanda Toussieng * Michael Westmore *

(formerly known as Kazuhiro Tsuji) * Stan Winston ;3 nominations * David LeRoy Anderson *

Bill Corso Bill Corso is a makeup artist. He has worked on over 70 films since his start in 1986. Oscars All three were in the category of Best Makeup *77th Academy Awards – ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (Shared with Valli O'Reil ...

* Joel Harlow *

Edouard F. Henriques Edouard F. Henriques is a make-up artist. He has over 70 film and TV credits. Oscars All of these were in the category of for Best Makeup *73rd Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Cell''. Nomination shared with Michèle Burke. Lost to ''How t ...

Love Larson Love Larson (born June 11, 1978) is a Swedish make-up artist and hair stylist. He is best known for his works in ''Skyfall'' (2012), ''The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared'' (2013), '' A Man Called Ove'' (2015), and ''D ...

* Martin Samuel * Jenny Shircore *

Aldo Signoretti Aldo Signoretti (born 1953/54) is an Italian make-up artist. He has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, the first time for his work in ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), the second time for his work in ''Apocalypto'' (2006), a ...

* Eva von Bahr *

Lisa Westcott Lisa Westcott is a British make-up artist. Before winning an Oscar for her work in the successful film '' Les Misérables'' (2012), she earned two consecutive nominations for '' Mrs Brown'' (1997) and '' Shakespeare in Love'' (1998). Her other ...

;2 nominations * Howard Berger * Veronica Brebner * Lois Burwell *

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 * Patricia Dehaney * Ken Diaz * Naomi Donne * Dave Elsey * Paul Engelen * Carl Fullerton * Bob Laden * Tami Lane *

Göran Lundström Göran Lundström is a Swedish make-up artist. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the films ''Border'' and '' House of Gucci''. Selected filmography * ''Evil Ed'' (1995) (also screenwriter ...

* Conor O'Sullivan * Christina Smith * Dick Smith *

Vittorio Sodano Vittorio Sodano (Victor) is an Italian make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work in ''Apocalypto'' (2006) and for '' Il divo'' (2010). Born in Naples on 1 September 1974, at age 16, in London, he began h ...

* Daniel C. Striepeke * Peter Swords King * Richard Taylor * Arjen Tuiten * David White

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