The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) tonight announced winners of its Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater. 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. M.A.C. Cosmetics served as the Diamond Sponsor and the Official Cocktail Reception Sponsor.
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). Englemans longtime client Cher could not attend the show, but prepared a video tribute in honor of the Lifetime Achievement honoree.
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 (Greys Anatomy), Riley Schmidt (Scream Queens) and former Academy president Hawk Koch. Catering was provided by Wolfgang Puck, and entertainment was provided by DJ Gianna courtesy of Hey Mister DJ.
Below please find winners of the 2017 Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards:
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: Lets 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
MUAHS Awards is proudly sponsored by: Diamond Sponsor: M.A.C. Cosmetics; Ruby Sponsor: Ardell Professional; Sapphire Sponsors: Hask Beauty, Nigel Beauty Emporium; Emerald Sponsor: CROC, Make-Up Designory, RCMA Makeup; Double Platinum Sponsors: Focus Features, Netflix; Platinum Sponsors: Beverly Center, Fox Television, FX Networks, HBO, IATSE Local 798 (Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists), Paramount, Universal Pictures; Silver Sponsors: Cinema Make-Up School, Cinema Secrets, Criterion Group, Dermaflage, Kryolan, Make Up For Ever, The Make Up Show; Premiere Products, Schwartzkopf Professional and Skindinavia. Gift bag sponsors include Ardell Professional, Brush Off, DHC Skin Care, European Body Art, Freeze Frames, Frends Beauty, Hair & Pins, Hempz, Hygeniskin, IT Cosmetics, Jovovo Naturals, Kevyn Aucoin, Novex Hair Care, ONLY YOURx, Pro Vision Care Associates, Qosmedix, Schwarzkopf; In-Kind Sponsors: The Powder Group, The Makeup Light and LirpaMakeup L.A. Media Sponsors include The Hollywood Reporter, SHOOTonline and Variety.
About Local 706
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 1,900 artisans in the entertainment industry worldwide. Local 706 members are make-up artists and hair stylists who have created the looks for Hollywood's most memorable characters and stars of stage, screen, television and now the Internet. The wide-ranging domains of these artists include feature films and television, commercials; "live" network television, all types of theatrical productions and Disneyland theme parks. Local 706 Members have created notable characters competing for Academy Awards®, Primetime Emmys®, Daytime Entertainment Emmys®, Saturn Awards®, BAFTA Awards®, and many other honors for make-up and hair styling artistry including their own Hollywood Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. The Local 706 Guild publishes The Artisan, a glossy quarterly magazine, and provides panels, workshops and training both for members and others interested in the field to foster a spirit of innovation in the craft. For more information, visit www.local706.org or get #MUAHSawards updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
