Online submissions for consideration for the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) honoring outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater are now open, it was announced by IATSE Local 706 President Sue Cabral-Ebert. Submissions and voting will be made online at www.local706.org. Submissions will close on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 5 PM (PT). This year's awards gala returns to the NOVO in L.A. Live on Saturday, February 24, 2018.

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) members will vote to determine the nominations. Online voting will begin for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Artisan Awards on October 18, 2017 and recipients will be announced later in the year. For a complete list of the MUAHS Awards Rules and Regulations visit www.local706.org

The upcoming key deadlines for the 2018 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards:

  • Monday, October 162017 - Submissions open for qualified entries ONLINE
  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - Voting begins for Lifetime Achievement & Artisan Awards
  • Friday, November 10, 2017 - Voting closes for Lifetime Achievement & Artisan Awards (5:00 pm PST)
  • Friday, November 17, 2017 - Deadline for submission of qualified entries close (5:00 pm PST)
  • Friday, December 8, 2017 - Nominations voting begins
  • Friday, December 28, 2017 - Nominations voting closes (5:00 pm PST)
  • Thursday, January 4, 2018 - Nominations announced
  • Thursday, January 25, 2018 - Final voting begins - ONLINE
  • Friday, February 16, 2018 - Final voting closes (5:00 pm PST)
  • Saturday, February 24, 2018 - Winners announced at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
*Dates subject to change

The 23 Categories for Submission are as follows:

  • Feature-Length Motion Picture - Best Contemporary Make-Up
  • Feature-Length Motion Picture - Best Contemporary Hair Styling
  • Feature-Length Motion Picture - Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
  • Feature-Length Motion Picture - Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
  • Feature-Length Motion Picture - Best Special Make-Up Effects
  • Television and New Media Series - Best Contemporary Make-Up
  • Television and New Media Series - Best Contemporary Hair Styling
  • Television and New Media Series - Best Period / Character Make-Up
  • Television and New Media Series - Best Period / Character Hair Styling
  • Television and New Media Series - Best Special Make-Up Effects
  • Television Mini-Series, Motion Picture Made for Television, or Special – Best Contemporary Make-Up
  • Television Mini-Series, Motion Picture Made for Television, or Special – Best Contemporary Hair Styling
  • Television Mini-Series, Motion Picture Made for Television, or Special – Best Period / Character Make-Up
  • Television Mini-Series, Motion Picture Made for Television, or Special – Best Period / Character Hair Styling
  • Television Mini-Series, Motion Picture Made for Television, or Special – Best Special Make-Up Effects
  • Commercials & Music Videos - Best Make-Up
  • Commercials & Music Videos - Best Hair Styling
  • Theatrical Production - Best Make-Up
  • Theatrical Production - Best Hair Styling
  • Children and Teen Programming - Best Make-Up
  • Children and Teen Programming - Best Hair Styling
  • Daytime Television - Best Make-Up; Daytime Television - Best Hair Styling

ABOUT LOCAL 706
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 1,800 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 TheArtisan, 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 info, visit local706.org or get #MUAHSawards updates on FacebookTwitter and Instagram.