‘Elvis’ Is King at Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
thewrap.commakeup and hairstyling as single words, while the guild hyphenates the first and separates the second.) Since the MUAHS Awards started up again after a hiatus in 2013, all but one Oscar winner for makeup and hair had previously won an award from the guild.
The MUAHS category for period and/or character makeup most often predicts the Oscar, with seven matches in nine years, while the contemporary makeup winner has taken the Oscar once.
Winners of hair styling awards from the guild have won the Oscar three times, while winners for makeup effects have won four times.The only Oscar recipient that had not previously won a MUAHS Award was last year’s winner, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”Those precedents seemingly put “Elvis” and “The Whale” in the best position for the Oscar.Meanwhile, in the television categories, “Pam & Tommy,” “Legendary,” “The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special,” “American Horror Stories,” and “The Quest” all won two awards, with other winners including, “Euphoria,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Our Flag Means Death,” “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration,” “The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans,” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”Hosted by actress Melissa Peterman, the ceremony also included featured five special honors.
Angela Bassett received the Distinguished Artisan Award, make-up artist Steve La Porte and hair stylist Josée Normand were given Lifetime Achievement Awards and make-up artist Fred C.
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