The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) have announced nominations for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater during 2017. Winners will be honored at the black-tie annual MUAHS Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, hosted by Comedienne Loni Love. The announcement was made today by MUAHS President Sue Cabral-Ebert.
“Congratulations to all the nominees who should be very proud of their extraordinary creations! We had a record number of artisan entries this year, and we look forward to celebrating their unique achievements and exceptional bodies of work,” said Cabral-Ebert.
NOMINEES FOR OUTSTANDING MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLISTS:
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
BABY DRIVER Fionagh Cush, Phyllis Temple
THE BIG SICK Leo Won, Kirsten Sylvester
GHOST IN THE SHELL Deborah La Mia Denaver, Jane O’Kane
PITCH PERFECT 3 Melanie Hughes-Weaver, Judy Yonemoto, Erica Kyker
WONDER Naomi Bakstad, Jean Black, Megan Harkness
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR
THE BIG SICK Tonia Ciccone, Toni Roman-Grimm
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY-VOL. 2 Camille Friend, Louisa Anthony, Jules Holdren
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Cydney Cornell, Susan Buffington
PITCH PERFECT 3 Cheryl Marks, Melissa Malkasian, Andrea Bowman
WONDER Robert Pandini, Alisa Macmillian
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
BLADE RUNNER 2049 Donald Mowat, Jo-Ann MacNeil, Csilla Horvath Blake
BRIGHT Alessandro Bertolazzi, Cristina Waltz, Judy Murdock
DARKEST HOUR Ivana Primorac, Flora Moody
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Nicki Ledermann, Tania Ribalow, Sunday Englis
I, TONYA Deborah La Mia Denaver, Teresa Vest, Bill Myer
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR
ATOMIC BLONDE Enzo Angileri
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher, Charlotte Hayward
BLADE RUNNER 2049 Kerry Warn, Lizzie Lawson Zeiss, Jaime Leigh McIntosh
DARKEST HOUR Ivana Primorac, Flora Moody
I, TONYA Adruitha Lee, Mary Everett
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY-VOL. 2 John Blake, Brian Sipe
DARKEST HOUR Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
THE SHAPE OF WATER Mike Hill, Shane Mahan
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Neal Scanlan, Peter Swords King
WONDER Arjen Tuiten, Michael Nickiforek
TV AND NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
DANCING WITH THE STARS Zena Shteysel Green, Angela Moos, Sarah Woolf
GRACE AND FRANKIE Robin Siegel, David De Leon, Bonita DeHaven
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Burton LeBlanc, Talia Reinhold, Erika Caceres
RuPAUL’S DRAG RACE David Petruschin, Jen Fregozo, Natasha Marcelina De Poyo
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani
TV AND NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
DANCING WITH THE STARS Mary Guerrero, Kimi Messina, Gail Ryan
EMPIRE Melissa Forney, Theresa Fleming, Nolan Kelly
GRACE AND FRANKIE Julie Rea, Jonathan Hanousek, Marlene Williams
RuPAUL’S DRAG RACE Gabriel Villarreal, Hector Yovani Pocasangre
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio, Inga Thrasher
TV AND NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER MAKE-UP
THE CROWN Ivana Primorac
GAME OF THRONES Jane Walker, Nicola Matthews
GLOW Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani
STRANGER THINGS Amy Forsythe, Jillian Erickson
TV AND NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
THE CROWN Ivana Primorac
GAME OF THRONES Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks
GLOW Theraesa Rivers, Valerie Jackson
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio, Inga Thrasher
VIKINGS Dee Corcoran, Zuelika Delaney, Peter Burke
TV AND NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
GAME OF THRONES Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower
THE ORVILLE Howard Berger, Tami Lane, Garett Immell
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Tom Denier
STRANGER THINGS Amy Forsythe, Jillian Erickson
THE WALKING DEAD Greg Nicotero
TV MINI SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight
BIG LITTLE LIES Steve Artmont, Nicole Artmont
FARGO Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Danielle Hanson
MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND Geneva Nash Morgan, Sue Laprelle, April Chaney
TWIN PEAKS Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Mandi Crane
TV MINI SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT Michelle Ceglia, Samantha Wade, Brittany Madrigal
BIG LITTLE LIES Michelle Ceglia, Nickole Jones, Jocelyn Carpenter
FARGO Chris Glimsdale, Penny Thompson, Judy Durbacz
MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND Karen Dick, Liz Ferguson
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2017 Jerilynn Stephens, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Maria Sandoval
TV MINI SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION – BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER MAKE-UP
A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE Tonia Green, Silvia Leczel
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN Eryn Krueger Mekash, Robin Beauchesne
MUDBOUND Angie Wells, Carla Brenholtz, Emily Tatum
TWIN PEAKS Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Mandi Crane
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: TEN YEARS LATER Lindsay Garrison, Laura Peyer, Alex Perrone
TV MINI SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION – BEST PERIOD / CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT Michelle Ceglia, Samantha Wade, Julie Rael
A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE Dean Banowetz, Lotus Seki, Derrick Spruill
FARGO Chris Glimsdale, Carol Doran
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN Chris Clark, Ralph Abalos, Wendy Southard
MUDBOUND Lawrence Davis, Dana Boisseau
TV MINI SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION – BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, David Anderson
BLACK MIRROR: “USS CALLISTER” Tanya Lodge
FARGO Gail Kennedy, Dave Trainor, Christina Tea Scott
GENIUS Davina Lamont, Goran Lundstrom
TWIN PEAKS Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Jamie Kelman
COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS – BEST MAKE-UP
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Christina Waltz
FOO FIGHTERS “RUN” Tony Gardner, Thomas Floutz
KATY PERRY “SWISH SWISH” Koji Ohmura, April Hutchinson
PINK FEAT. EMINEM “REVENGE” MUSIC VIDEO KC Mussman, Kathy Jeung
SPECTRUM TV COMMERCIAL “PARENT TEACHER NIGHT” Edward French, Margaret Beserra-Prentice, Bart Mixon
COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS – BEST HAIR STYLING
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN Nicki Alkire, Fernando Navarro, Stephanie Rives
iPHONE X, DAVID BECKHAM AND SPRINT: GAME CHANGERS Jerilynn Stephens, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Ken Paves
KATY PERRY “SWISH SWISH” Audrey Futterman-Stern, Tom Opitz
SELENA GOMEZ “BAD LIAR” Linda Flowers, Anna Rose Kern, James Sartain
HONDA CAR COMMERCIAL WITH SEAN HAYES “JACK GOES BIG” Tim Burke, Renee Vaca, Ken Paves
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION – BEST MAKE-UP
KING CHARLES lll Raenae Kuaea; Jazmyn Aubrey
MAMMA MIA Vanessa Dionne, Christina Tracey, Romaine Markus Myers
NIXON IN CHINA Vanessa Dionne, Rheanne Garcia, Donna Levy
SALOME Darren Jinks, Brandi Strona
THE TALE OF HOFFMAN Darren Jinks, Brandi Strona, Renee Horner
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION – BEST HAIR STYLING
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Jessica Mills
MAMMA MIA Vanessa Dionne, Cassie Russek, Rheanne Garcia
NIXON IN CHINA Vanessa Dionne, Rheanne Garcia, Tim Bohle
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN Darren Jinks, Raquel Bianchini, Linda Cardenas
ZOOT SUIT Jessica Mills, Rick Geyer, Mario Duran
CHILDREN AND TEEN PROGRAMMING – BEST MAKE-UP
ANNE WITH AN E Diane Mazur, Larissa Palaszczuk
HENRY DANGER Michael Johnston, Patti Brand-Reese, Melanie Mills
JUST ADD MAGIC Myriam Arougheti, Merry Lee Traum
THE THUNDERMANS Michelle Keck Smith, Chelsea Jolton
WALK THE PRANK Jennifer Aspinall, Ned Neidhardt
CHILDREN AND TEEN PROGRAMMING – BEST HAIR STYLING
AN AMERICAN GIRL STORY – IVY & JULIE 1976: A HAPPY BALANCE Josie Peng, Jennie Lechleidner
HENRY DANGER Joe Matke, Roma Goddard, Dwayne Ross
JUST ADD MAGIC Gabrielle Suarez, Desiree Ponce
THE THUNDERMANS Jeanette (Jani) Kleinbard, Janet Moore
WALK THE PRANK Ursula Hawks, Mary Howd
DAYTIME TELEVISION – BEST MAKE-UP
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Christine Lai Johnson, Chris Escobosa, Jenna Wittman
THE REAL DAYTIME TALKSHOW Melanie Mills, Glen Gutierrez, Motoko Honjo-Clayton
SUPER SOUL SUNDAY Derrick Rutledge
DR. PHIL Cool Benson
DAYTIME TELEVISION – BEST HAIR STYLING
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Lisa Long, Danielle Spencer, Danielle Dixon, Jenna Wittman
THE REAL DAYTIME TALKSHOW Roberta Gardener Rogers, Ray Dodson, Noogie Thai
SUPER SOUL SUNDAY Nicole Mangrum
As previously announced, legendary Academy Award®-nominated actor GARY OLDMAN will be honored with the 2018 Distinguished Artisan Award. Oscar®-winning Make-Up Artist GREG CANNOM and Emmy®-Winning Hair Stylist MARY GUERRERO will receive the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Additional awards will honor nominees for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater.
Final ballot on-line voting at www.local706.org closes on February 16, 2018. Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Awards gala and live on Twitter via@Local_706 (#MUAHSawards). Further inquiries may be directed to Kathy Sain in the MUAHS Awards Office at 818.295.3933 or ksain@ialocal706.org.
MUAHS Awards is proudly sponsored by Diamond Level: M.A.C. Cosmetics; Ruby Level: Hask and Ardell; Sapphire Level: Schwarzkopf Professional and Croc Flat Irons; Silver Level: Cinema Makeup School, Japonesque, Kryolan, Make-up Designory; Media Sponsors: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and SHOOT.
About LOCAL 706
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 2,000 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 (@Local706) and Instagram.
