by Nathaniel R
The acronym MUAHS always amused us since it sounds like a goofy platonic kiss --“Mwahh!” Perhaps that’s appropriate since Make Up involves many pairs of lips. The Makeup and Hairstylists Guild, an organization about 2100 members wide, have announced their nominees for 2019 in movies and television and theatre. The gala where the winners will be announced is on Saturday, January 11, 2020. “Bombshell” and “Rocketman” lead the movie portion of the awards...
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Avengers: End Game John Blake, Francisco Perez
Bombshell Vivian Baker, Cristina Waltz, Richard Redlefsen
Hustlers Margot Boccia, Roxanne Rizzo
John Wick: Parabellum Stephen M. Kelley, Anna Stachow
Us Scott Wheeler, Tym Shutchai Buacharern, Sabrina Castro
Great choices at first glance! These are almost the same nominations in “contemporary hairstyling a little further down so maybe they didn’t screen very many films. Two notable films that didn’t make the cut are A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Marriage Story.
PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Downton Abbey Anne Nosh Oldham, Elaine Browne, Sam Smart
Dolemite is My Name Vera Steimberg, Debra Denson, Deborah Huss-Humphries
Joker Nicki Ledermann, Tania Ribalow, Sunday Englis
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Heba Thorisdottir, Gregory Funk
Rocketman Lizzie Yianni Georgiou, Tapio Salmi, Laura Solari
More strong choices. Some high profile period films that were shut out entirely (no hairstyling or other nods either include Harriet, Judy, The Lighthouse, and JoJo Rabbit.
SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Bombshell Kazu Hiro, Vivian Baker, Richard Redlefsen
Captain Marvel Brian Sipe, Alexei Dmitriew, Sabrina Wilson
It Chapter Two Sean Sansom, Shane Zander, Iantha Goldberg
Rocketman Barrie Gower, Lizzie Yianni Georgiou, Victoria Money
The Irishman Mike Marino, Mike Fontaine, Carla White
We assume The Irishman’s honor here is the old age makeup rather than the CGI facework which would be a weird thing to honor. But where is MidSommar? I don’t even like the latter but come on now.
CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Bombshell Anne Morgan, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Adruitha Lee
Hustlers Angel De Angelis, Dierdre Harris
John Wick: Parabellum Kerrie Smith, Therese Ducey
Joker Kay Georgiou, Vanessa Anderson
The Laundromat Marie Larkin, Yvette Stone, J. Roy Helland
That Roy Helland. He’s always being honored for Streep’s coiff! Obviously Bombshell and Hustlers are competitive her for the win.
PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Downton Abbey Anne Nosh Oldham, Elaine Browne, Marc Pilcher
Dolemite is My Name Carla Joi Farmer, Stacey Morris, Linda Villalobos
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Audrey Futterman-Stern
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Janine Rath-Thompson, Michelle Diamantides
Rocketman Lizzie Yianni Georgiou, Tapio Salmi, Laura Solari
No honors for Timothee Chalamet’s bowl-cut in The King? We did. Naturally the period / character honors are super competitive each year (it’s basically everything that’s not “contemporary”
TELEVISION & NEW MEDIA CATEGORIES
SERIES - CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
Big Little Lies Michelle Radow, Erin Good-Rosenmann
Euphoria Doniella Davy, Kirsten Coleman
Grace and Frankie Melissa Sandora, David De Leon, Bonita DeHaven
Russian Doll Amy L. Forsythe, Heidi Pakdel, Danielle Minnella
The Handmaid’s Tale Burton LeBlanc, Alastair Muir, Faye Crasto
Euphoria is truly an excellent choice here, don’t you agree?
SERIES PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
American Horror Story: 1984 Carleigh Herbert, Michael Mekash, Abby Clawson
Chernobyl Daniel Parker, Natasha Nikolić-Dunlop
Game of Thrones Jane Walker, Kay Bilk
Glow Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke
Fosse/Verdon Debbie Zoller, Dave Presto, Jackie Risotto
Quality roundup.
SERIES SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
American Horror Story: 1984 Michael Mekash, Vincent Van Dyke, Carleigh Herbert
Chernobyl Daniel Parker, Barrie Gower, Paul Spateri
Fosse/VerdonDebbie Zoller, Vincent Van Dyke, Dave Presto
Game of Thrones Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower
Star Trek: Discovery Glen Hetrick, James MacKinnon, Rocky Faulkner
SERIES CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
Big Little Lies 2 Jose Zamora, Lorena Zamora, Lona Vigi
Black-ish Araxi Lindsey, Enoch Williams
Empire Melissa Forney, Al Payne, Nolan Kelly
Grace and Frankie Kelly Kline, Jonathan Hanousek, Marlene Williams
The Handmaid’s Tale Paul Elliot, Ewa Latak-Cynk
Empire was once the most-discussed show on network tv but doesn’t it seem now as if it barely exists? The media has lost interest though the guilds are occassionally still there for it.
PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
American Horror Story: 1984 Michelle Ceglia, Analyn Cruz, Taschi Lynell
Chernobyl Daniel Parker, Julio Parodi, Bozena Maise Jenko
Fosse/VerdonChristopher Fulton, Christen Edwards, Christine Cantrell
Glow Theraesa Rivers, Valerie Jackson
Pose Barry Lee Moe, Timothy Harvey, Sabana Majeed
Same exact nominees as “period/character makeup” except Game of Thrones fell to Pose.
MOVIE OR SPECIAL – CONTEMPORARY MAKE UP
American Idol Tonia Green, Gina Ghiglieri, Michelle Chung
Dancing with the Stars Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna Bard
Saturday Night Live Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani
So You Think You Can Dance Tonia Green, Silvia Leczel, Alison Gladieux
World of Dance Tonia Green, Danielle Rush
MOVIE OR SPECIAL -PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
Deadwood: The Movie Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke, Lesa Nielsen Duff
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jefferson’s” Patty Bunch, Farah Bunch
Patsy & LorettaJori Jenae McGuire, Julie Callihan, Laura Godwin
Rent Live! Zena Shteysel Green, Angela Moos, Donna Bard
Saturday Night LiveLouie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani
MOVIE OR SPECIAL - SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
6 UndergroundJana Carboni, Leonardo Cruciano
Celebrity Big Brother Season 2 Tyson Fountaine, Brian Penikas, Scott Wheeler
MTV- 2019 Video Music Awards Angelique Velez, Kyle Krueger
Paddleton Vyvy Tran
Saturday Night Live Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Tom Denier Jr.
MOVIE OR SPECIAL –CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
America’s Got Talent Dean Banowetz, Ryan Randall, Cory Rotenberg
Dancing with the Stars Mary Guerrero, Kimi Messina, Gail Ryan
So You Think You Can DanceDean Banowetz, Melanie Verkins, Ryan Randall
The Voice Jerilynn Stephens, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Amber Maher
World of Dance Dean Banowetz, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Cory Rotenberg
It’s all competition series for this prize.
MOVIE – PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
Deadwood: The MovieMelissa Yonkey, Laine Trzinski, Jose Zamora
Rent Live! Barry Lee Moe, April Schuller, Erica Adams
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jefferson’s” Tim Burke, Pixie Schwartz, Conrad Hilton
Patsy & Loretta Yvette Stone, Teresa Morgan
6 Underground Giuliano Mariano, Domingo Santoro, Luca Saccuman
DAYTIME – MAKE-UP
Dr. Phil Cool Benson, Alan Bosshardt, Christina Patch
Price is Right Carol Wood
The Bold and The Beautiful Christine Lai Johnson, Chris Escobosa, Stacey Alfano
The Real Melanie Mills, Uzmee Krakovszki, Motoko Honjo-Clayton
The Young and The RestlessPatricia Denney, Kathy Jones, Laura Schaffer Holmes
CHILDREN & TEEN TELEVISION – MAKE-UP
All That Michael Johnston, Melanie Mills, Allan Apone
A Series of Unfortunate EventsRita Ciccozzi, Tanya Hudson, Krista Seller
Henry Danger Michael Johnston, Patti Brand-Reese, Brad Look
Just Add Magic Myriam Arougheti, Merry Lee Traum
No Good Nick Myriam Arougheti, Merry Lee Traum, Jacklynn Evans
CHILDREN & TEEN TELEVISION – HAIR STYLING
All That Joe Matke, Dwayne Ross, Roma Goddard
A Series of Unfortunate Events Julie McHaffie, Dianne Holme
Fuller HouseAnna Maria Orzano, Sandra Munk
Malibu Recue Pavy Olivarez, Monique Hyman, Laura Caponera
Lip Sync Battle Shorties Jerilynn Stephens, Kathleen Leonard, Cory Rotenberg
COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS – MAKE-UP
All That Michael Johnston, Melanie Mills, Brad Look
Botched: Season 6 Promo Jason Collins, Carlton Coleman, Michael McCarty
GEICO: A Witch for a Third Roommate Dominie Till, Pepe Mora
Pose: Promo Campaign Kerry Herta, Sherri Lawrence
Warehouse’ The ‘Good/Evil’ Spectrum Communications Ad Campaign Edward French, Kevin Haney, Bruce Fuller
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION –MAKE-UP
Cats the Musical Jakey Hicks, Sierra Peterson
Into the WoodsVanessa Dionne, Donna Levy, Jeff Knaggs
La BohemeDarren Jinks, Brandi Strona
Reefer Madness Michael Johnston, Fernando Navarro, Lauren Lillien
Sweeney Todd Sharon Peng, Raven Winter
We don’t really understand this prize because there’s no indication as to where these productions are. Are they national tours, Los Angeles only theater event/situations? They definitely aren’t Broadway show nominations since none of these shows are currently on Broadway.
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION –HAIR STYLING
Cats the MusicalJakey Hicks, Sierra Peterson, Chanthy Tach
Hamilton Charles LaPointe, Daryl Terry
Into the WoodsVanessa Dionne, Stephanie Fenner, Jeff Knaggs
La Boheme Darren Jinks, Raquel Bianchini, Linda Cardenas
Sweeney Todd Sharon Peng, Raven Winter
Again not a Broadway prize but there’s no clarification in their press release about the “Theatrical” portion of their awardage.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Thomas Burman, make-up artist
He was once nominated for an Oscar for his work on the Bill Murray Christmas comedy Scrooged (1988) and he's won Emmys for Tracey Takes On.... and Nip/Tuck among others. Some notable film credits include Dead Again, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. His debut was as an assistant on the original Planet of the Apes!
Martin Samuel hair stylist
Samuel has been up for an Oscar three times for two Pirates of the Caribbean movies and Hitchcock (2012). Other noteworthy credits include the musicals Burlesque, Xanadu, and Evita... the stories he must have from those shoots!
Winners will be announced at the Annual MUAHS Awards Gala on Saturday, January 11, 2020.