Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards 2015 Nominations Revealed
It's been a pretty ostentatious year for make-up and hair styling on film, even with Elizabeth Banks portraying a far less fashion conscious Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has nominated some really gaudy, eye-popping choices for 2015, as the categories run the gamut of film, television, and theatrical stage productions. But this is one place where gaudy isn't a bad thing. The visuals on display among these nominees are genuinely impressive, particularly in such films as Guardians of the Galaxy, Into the Woods, Maleficent and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. There's even some really great subtle work here, such as the work in Winter's Tale, Selma, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Theory of Everything.
The nominees were just as varied in television, with Dancing With the Stars, The Voice, The Walking Dead, Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey and Sleepy Hollow making the cut, just to name a few. It's an interesting mix of reality TV, genre shows, and period pieces, including Mad Men and Masters of Sex. Naturally, some shows have subtler work than others, but I think it's generally of a uniform quality, as each of these shows is deserving, in my opinion. Hell, the Best Contemporary Make-Up category for television had so many contenders that a tie resulted, giving us six nominees instead of five. Overall, it's a strong collection of competitors, representing a strong year for the craft.
But what else was nominated by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild for 2015? Check out the full list of nominees below:
FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Make-Up Artists: Allan Apone, Nicole Sortillon and Lisa Rocco (Petition)
Gone Girl
Make-Up Artists: Kate Biscoe and Gigi Williams
Guardians of the Galaxy
Make-Up Artist: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Interstellar
Make-Up Artists: Luisa Abel and Jay Wejebe
Nightcrawler
Make-Up Artists: Donald Mowat and Malanie Romero
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Make-Up Artists: Ve Neill, Nikoletta Skarlatos and Conor McCullagh (Petition)
Into the Woods
Make-Up Artist: Peter Swords King
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Make-Up Artists: Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell
The Theory of Everything
Make-Up Artists: Jan Sewell and Lesley Smith
Unbroken
Make-Up Artists: Toni G. and Nik Dorning
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Foxcatcher
Make-Up Artists: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Guardians of the Galaxy
Make-Up Artist: David White
Into the Woods (Meryl Streep Witch Prosthetics)
Make-Up Artists: J. Roy Helland (Personal) and Matthew Smith (Prosthetics)
Maleficent
Make-Up Artists: Rick Baker, Toni G. and Arjen Tuiten (Petition)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Make-Up Artist: Gino Acevedos
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Birdman
Hair Stylists: Jerry Popolis and Kat Drazen
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hair Stylist: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Interstellar
Hair Stylists: Patricia Dehaney and Jose L. Zamora
St. Vincent
Hair Stylist: Suzy Mazzarese-Allison
Winter’s Tale
Hair Stylists: Alan D’Angerio and Jasen Sica
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Get on Up
Hair Stylists: Carla Farmer and Shannon Bakeman
Into the Woods
Hair Stylists: Peter Swords King and J. Roy Helland
Selma
Hair Stylists: Melissa Forney and Pierce Austin
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hair Stylists: Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell
The Theory of Everything
Hair Stylists: Jan Sewell and Agnes Legere
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA SERIES
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP (TIE)
Dancing with the Stars
Make-Up Artists: Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos and Patti Ramsey Bortoli (Petition)
House of Cards
Make-Up Artists: Tricia Sawyer and Vasilios Tanis
Orange is the New Black
Make-Up Artists: Michal Bigger and Karen Reuter
Sons of Anarchy
Make-Up Artists: Tracey Anderson, Michelle Garbin and Sabine Roller Taylor (Petition)
True Detective
Make-Up Artists: Felicity Bowring and Linda Dowds
The Walking Dead
Make-Up Artists: Essie Cha, Mayumi Murakami and Chauntelle Langston (Petition)
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Boardwalk Empire
Make-Up Artists: Michele Paris and Joe Farulla
Downton Abbey
Make-Up Artists: Magi Vaughan and Erika Ökvist
Key & Peele
Make-Up Artists: Scott Wheeler and Suzanne Diaz
Mad Men
Make-Up Artists: Lana Horochowski and Ron Pipes
Masters of Sex – Season 2
Make-Up Artist: Jean A. Black
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Boardwalk Empire
Make-Up Artists: Michele Paris and Joe Farulla
Grimm
Make-Up Artists: Barney Burman and Michael Smithson
Sleepy Hollow
Make-Up Artists: Leo Corey Castellano and Mark Nieman
Sons of Anarchy
Make-Up Artists: Tracey Anderson, Carlton Coleman and Margie Kaklamanos (Petition)
The Walking Dead
Make-Up Artists: Greg Nicotero and Jake Garber
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Dancing with the Stars
Hair Stylists: Mary Guerrero, Kimi Messina and Jennifer Guerrero-Mazursky (Petition)
House of Cards
Hair Stylists: Sean Flanigan and Shunika Terry
Orange is the New Black
Hair Stylists: Angel De Angelis and Valerie Velez
Pretty Little Liars
Hair Stylists: Kim M. Ferry and Shari Perry
The Voice
Hair Stylists: Shawn Finch, Jerilynn Stephens and Cheryl Marks (Petition)
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Downton Abbey
Hair Stylists: Magi Vaughan and Adam James Phillips
Key & Peele
Hair Stylists: Amanda Mofield and Raissa Patton
Mad Men
Hair Stylists: Theraesa Rivers and Arturo Rojas
Masters of Sex – Season 2
Hair Stylists: Kathrine Gordon, Darlene Brumfield and Candy Neal (Petition)
True Detective
Hair Stylists: Anne Morgan, Rita Parillo and Melizah Anguiano
TELEVISION MINI-SERIES or MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Fargo
Make-Up Artists: Gail Kennedy and Joanne Preece
Reckless
Make-Up Artists: Jeanne Van Phue, Gigi Collins and Ashleigh Chavis (Petition)
Sherlock
Make-Up Artists: Claire Pritchard-Jones and Sarah Astley-Hughes
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash and Kim Ayers
Fargo
Make-Up Artists: Chris Glimsdale and Keith Sayer
Houdini
Make-Up Artist: Gregor Eckstein
Olive Kitteridge
Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Gerald Quist and Liz Bernstrom (Petition)
The Normal Heart
Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash and Sherri Laurence
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash and Christopher Nelson (Petition)
Fargo
Make-Up Artists: Gail Kennedy, David Trainor and Gunther Schetterer (Petition)
Houdini
Make-Up Artist: Gregor Eckstein
Olive Kitteridge
Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Gerald Quist and Hiroshi Yada (Petition)
The Knick
Make-Up Artist: Justin Raleigh
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Fargo
Hair Stylists: Gail Kennedy and Joanne Preece
Reckless
Hair Stylists: Jeanne Van Phue and Gigi Collins
Sherlock
Hair Stylists: Claire Pritchard-Jones and Sarah Astley-Hughes
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Hair Stylists: Monte C. Haught and Michelle Ceglia
Houdini
Hair Stylist: Gregor Eckstein
Olive Kitteridge
Hair Stylist: Cydney Cornell
The Knick
Hair Stylists: Jerry Decarlo and Rose Chatterton
The Normal Heart
Hair Stylists: Chris Clark and Joe Whitmeyer
COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS
BEST MAKE-UP
2015 Audi A8
Make-Up Artists: Deborah Rutherford and Don Rutherford
American Horror Story: Freak Show Promo
Make-Up Artist: Kerry Herta
DIRECTV
Make-Up Artists: Scott Stoddard and Michael Ornelaz
“Handy” by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Make-Up Artist: Sean James Cummins
One Direction
Make-Up Artists: David Abbott and Shawn Blair
BEST HAIR STYLIST
Dodge Commercial
Hair Stylists: Judd Minter and Connie Kallos
Progressive Commercial
Hair Stylist: Dian Bethune Coble
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)
BEST MAKE-UP
Così fan tutte
Make-Up Artists: Vanessa Dionne, Rheanne Garcia and Mario Duran (Petition)
Kinky Boots
Make-Up Artist: Sarah B. Wolfe
La traviata
Make-Up Artists: Darren K. Jinks and Brandi Strona
BEST HAIR STYLING
Così fan tutte
Hair Stylists: Vanessa Dionne, Cassandra Russek and Rheanne Garcia (Petition)
La traviata
Hair Stylists: Darren K. Jinks and Linda Cardenas
Motown The Musical, National Tour
Hair Stylist: Brandon Bolton
Madama Butterfly
Hair Stylist: Gerd M. Mairandres
Show Boat
Hair Stylist: Gerd M. Mairandres