Best Makeup and Hairstyling Winners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

In 1981 critics and fans protested the lack of recognition for the makeup work done on The Elephant Man. Soon afterwards the Academy developed the Best Makeup. Prior to this category being added, the Academy only gave Special Achievement awards for work in makeup and hairstyling. It wasn’t until 2012 that the Academy renamed the award Best Makeup and Hairstyling. The many versions of this award have been given to a number of talented people. No one has been more recognized than Rick Baker (Star Wars). His seven wins out of eleven nominations puts him at the top of both lists.

Here are the winners…

Special Achievement Awards

1964 – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1968 – Planet of the Apes

Competitive Awards

1981 – An American Werewolf in London

1982 – Quest for Fire

1983 – No Award Given

1984 – Amadeus

1985 – Mask

1986 – The Fly

1987 – Harry and the Hendersons

1988 – Beetlejuice

1989 – Driving Miss Daisy

1990 – Dick Tracy

1991 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1992 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula

1993 – Mrs. Doubtfire

1994 – Ed Wood

1995 – Braveheart

1996 – The Nutty Professor

1997 – Men in Black

1998 – Elizabeth

1999 – Topsy-Turvy

2000 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002 – Frida

2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2004 – Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

2005 – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2006 – Pan’s Labyrinth

2007 – La Vie en rose

2008 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009 – Star Trek

2010 – The Wolfman

2011 – The Iron Lady

2012 – Les Miserables

2013 – Dallas Buyers Club

2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel

2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road

2016 – Suicide Squad