The make-up and hair styling teams behind Best Picture Oscar nominees Sinners, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein swept the film categories Saturday night at the 13th annual MUAHS Awards.
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild’s annual ceremony honoring the best in their crafts took place at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. Rachael Harris hosted.
Warner Bros’ Sinners, which was nominated for a record 16 Oscars last month, won for both Best Period and/or Character Makeup and Hair Styling, while Warners’ One Battle, up for 13 Oscars, won for both Contemporary Make-Up and Hair Styling. Netflix’s Frankenstein won for Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics.
Both Sinners and Frankenstein are in the running for the Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar this year, alongside Japan’s Kokuho, The Smashing Machine and body horror The Ugly Stepsister.
Last year, MUAHS voters tapped The Substance among its winners, with that Mubi pic going on to take the Oscar category. Since the modern MUAHS Awards began in 2014, one of its marquee film winners for makeup or hair has gone on the claim the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar every year except twice. The last time was in 2024, when the Academy Award went to Poor Things, which was up for two of the MUAHS awards but went home empty-handed. The only other time was in 2022, when The Eyes of Tammy Faye won the Oscar but was shut out at the MUAHS.
In the TV races tonight, NBC’s Saturday Night Live led the way with three wins including one for its 50th Anniversary Special, while Apple TV’s The Studio and Palm Royale won two awards apiece, each picking up individual make-up and hair styling wins.
Another double winner, in the Children and Teen Programming categories, was Disney+’s Skeleton Crew.
Tonight’s ceremony also featured honorary awards bestowed by the IATSE Local 706, with Amy Madigan receiving the Distinguished Artisan Award presented by her Weapons director Zach Cregger and the pic’s hair and make-up teams. Longtime Emmy-winning Nickelodeon make-up artist Michael Johnston received the Vanguard Award.
In addition, Raging Bull and Michael Jackson’s Thriller makeup artist Greg Nelson was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award for Make-Up, given by Robert Patrick and David Hussey, while Forrest Gump and The Matrix hairstylist Judy Alexander Cory received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Hair Stylists presented by Kathy Bates.
IATSE Local 706’s awards honor outstanding achievements in the artistry and creativity of makeup artists and hair stylists. Nominations for calendar year 2025 span 20 categories across film, TV, music videos and live stage productions — which include Broadway, international theater and theme parks.
Below is the full winners list:
Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Mike Hill, Megan Many
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max)
Ken Diaz, Siân Richards, Ned Neidhardt, Allison laCour, Lana Mora
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max)
Shunika Terry-Jennings, Elizabeth Robinson, Tene Wilder, Jove Edmond, Sherri B. Hamilton
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE
Best Contemporary Make-Up
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max)
Heba Thorisdottir, Mandy Artusato
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures / HBO Max)
Ahou Mofid, Gina Maria DeAngelis, Sacha Quarles
TELEVISION SERIES – LIMITED OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION
Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics
Stranger Things – Season 5 (Netflix)
Barrie Gower, Mike Mekash, Duncan Jarman
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
Tricia Sawyer, Marissa Lafayette, Marie DelPrete, Rory Gaudio, Alyssa Goldberg
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
Karen Bartek, Brittany Madrigal, Tiffany Bloom, Anna Quinn, Jill Crosby
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
The Studio (Apple TV)
Vanessa Price, Alexandra Ford, Lauren McKeever
Best Contemporary Make-Up
The Studio (Apple TV)
Jorjee Douglass, Gillian Whitlock, Robin Glaser, Cassie Lyons, James Freitas
TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up and/or Prosthetics
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Amy Tagliamonti, Joanna Pisani, Kim Weber
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Marion Rogers, Brittany Spaulding, Amber Nicholle Maher, Florence Witherspoon, Regina Rodriguez
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special (NBC)
Jodi Mancuso, Cara Hannah, Amanda Duffy Evans, Gina Ferrucci, Brittany Hartman
Best Contemporary Make-Up
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Young Bek, Madison Bermudez
CHILDREN AND TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Best Hair Styling
Skeleton Crew (Disney+)
Lane Friedman, Nanxy Tong-Heater, Richard DeAlba, Roxane Griffin
Best Make-Up
Skeleton Crew (Disney+)
Samantha Ward, Sonia Cabrera, Cristina Waltz, Alexei Dmitriew, Adina Sullivan
LIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)
Broadway and International: Best Make-Up and Hair Styling
Frankenstein (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
Lisa Ruth Zomer, Thomas Richards-Keyes, Timothy Santry
California Regional: Best Make-Up and Hair Styling
The Monkey King (San Francisco Opera)
Jeanna Parham, Christina Martin, Erin Hennessy, Maur Sela
COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS
Best Hair Styling
Walmart “WhoKnewVille” Holiday Campaign (multiple platforms)
Dean Banowetz, Amber Nicholle Maher, Johnny Lomeli, Maria Sandoval, Myo Lai
Best Make-Up
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” (YouTube)
Sarah Tanno, Phuong Tran