February 22nd, 2017
The Awards season is in full swing, having already seen J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips pick up a BAFTA golden mask for the hair and make-up in Florence Foster Jenkins. The Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guilds Awards are becoming increasing influential within the industry and beyond acknowledging the incredible skill of the screen make-up and hairstylists working in the studios today awarding 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theatre.
Winners in the film categories include La La Land, Nocturnal Animals, Suicide Squad, Hail Caesar! and Star Trek Beyond. Television winners included Westworld, Dancing With the Stars, Game of Thrones, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. The awards took place at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live before an audience of more than 700, including guild members, industry executives and press. MUAHS President Sue Cabral-Ebert presided over the awards ceremony with comedian Loni Love (The Real) serving as host for the second year in a row.
Ryan Murphy, four-time Emmy® Award-winning producer, received the Distinguished Artisan Award, presented by Darren Criss (Glee). Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Emmy-nominated make-up artist Leonard Engelman and Oscar® and Emmy-nominated hair stylist Barbara Lorenz (La La Land). Engleman’s longtime client Cher could not attend the show, but prepared a video tribute in honour of the Lifetime Achievement honouree.
Presenters for this year’s awards included Oscar-winning make-up artist and 2015 MUAHS Lifetime Achievement recipient Rick Baker, Charlotte Ross (Arrow), Violett Beane (The Flash), Chelsea Kane and Melissa Peterman (Baby Daddy), Logan Browning (Netflix’s Dear White People), Meg Donnelly (American Housewife), Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless), Bill Brochtrup (Criminal Minds), Mark D. Espinoza (The Bold and the Beautiful), Mara Hall (Grey’s Anatomy), Riley Schmidt (Scream Queens) and former Academy president Hawk Koch.
Winners for Feature Length Motion Picture (Feature Films):
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Nocturnal Animals
Make-Up Artists: Donald Mowat, Malanie J. Romero, Elaine Offers
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
La La Land
Hair Stylists: Barbara Lorenz, Jackie Masteran, Frida Aradottir
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Suicide Squad
Make-Up Artist: Alessandro Bertolazzi
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Hail, Caesar!
Hair Stylists: Cydney Cornell, Pauletta Lewis-Irwin, Matt Danon
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Star Trek Beyond
Make-Up Artists: Joel Harlow, Richie Alonzo
Winners for Television and New Media Series:
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Westworld
Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Elisa Marsh, Rolf Keppler
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Dancing With the Stars
Hair Stylists: Kimi Messina, Gail Ryan, Dean Banowetz
BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Game of Thrones
Make-Up Artists: Jane Walker, Kay Bilk
BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Game of Thrones
Hair Stylists: Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Westworld
Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Georgia Allen, Hiroshi Yada
Winners for Television Mini Series or Movie Made for Television:
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again
Make-Up Artists: Julia Valente, Pip Ayote
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
American Horror Story: Roanoke
Hair Stylists: Michelle Ceglia, Valerie Jackson
BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER MAKE-UP
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Zoe Hay, Heather Plott
BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Hair Stylists: Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
American Horror Story: Roanoke
Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, David Anderson
Winners for Commercials and Music Videos:
BEST MAKE-UP
American Horror Story: Roanoke – Promo
Make-Up Artists: Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Cristina Waltz
BEST HAIR STYLING
Dior J’adore “The Absolute Femininity” Feat. Charlize Theron
Hair Stylist: Enzo Angileri
Winners for Theatrical Productions (Live Stage):
BEST MAKE-UP
A Chorus Line
Make-Up Artists: Vanessa Dionne, Donna Levy, Romain Markus Myers
BEST HAIR STYLING
Amadeus
Hair Stylists: Laura Caponera, Melanie Hinchee
Winners for Children and Teen Programming:
BEST MAKE-UP
So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation
Make-Up Artists: Tonia Green, Danielle Rush
BEST HAIR STYLING
So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation
Hair Stylists: Dean Banowetz, Cory Rotenburg, Kimi Messina
Winners for Daytime Television:
BEST MAKE-UP
The Real
Make-Up Artists: Melanie Mills, Kevin Haney, Brian Penikas
BEST HAIR STYLING
The Young and The Restless
Hair Stylists: Regina Rodriguez, Adriana Lucio