The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) held the 6th Annual MUAHS Awards at the NOVO by Microsoft at L.A. Live Downtown on February 16, 2019. Winners of the awards were announced at the formal gala in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater with more than 900 people in attendance, including guild members, industry executives and press.
Actress and comedienne Loni Love (The Real) served as host for the fourth year in a row. TV personality, actor and singer Frankie J. Grande returned as star host of the “Live From the Red Carpet,” presented by HASK® Beauty. Julie Socash, newly installed MUAHS President, and Randy Sayer, Business Representative, presided over the awards ceremony. Returning again as producer of this year’s MUAHS Awards was Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative.
Academy Award-nominated and two time Primetime Emmy-winning actress Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) received the MUAHS Distinguished Artisan Award which was presented by hair stylist Linda Flowers. McCarthy is the first female artist to receive this prestigious award. Sue Cabral-Ebert, local 706 President and award-winning make-up artist, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Make-up by longtime friend and actress Linda Grey (Dallas). Emmy-winning hair stylist Robert Louis Stevenson received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Hair Styling from Margaret Avery, Stevenson’s hair stylist on The Color Purple and The Jackson’s: An American Dream.
And the winners are:
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-Up:
A Star Is Born – Ve Neill, Debbie Zoller, Sarah Tanno
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Hair Styling:
Crazy Rich Asians – Heike Merker, Sophia Knight
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Period and/or Character Make-Up:
Vice – Kate Biscoe, Ann Pala, Williams, Jamie Kelman
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling:
Mary Queen of Scots – Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Special Make-Up Effects
Vice – Greg Cannom, Christopher Gallaher
Television Series, Mini Series or New Media Series – Best Contemporary Make-Up:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight
Television Series, Mini Series or New Media Series – Best Contemporary Hair Styling:
Dancing with the Stars – Gail Ryan, Brittany Spaulding, Jani Kleinbard
Television Series, Mini Series or New Media Series – Best Period and/or Character Make-Up:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Joseph A. Campayno
Television Series, Mini Series or New Media Series – Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Jerry DeCarlo, Jon Jordan, Peg Schierholz
Television Series, Mini Series or New Media Series – Best Special Make-Up Effects:
Westworld – Justin Raleigh, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Thomas Floutz
Motion Picture Made for Television or Special – Best Contemporary Make-Up:
King Lear – Naomi Donne, Sara Kramer
Motion Picture Made for Television or Special – Best Contemporary Hair Styling:
Cocaine Godmother – Trefor Proud, Vicki Syskakis
Daytime Television – Best Make-Up:
The Young and The Restless – Patricia Denney, Marlene Mason, Kathy Jones
Daytime Television – Best Hair Styling:
The Young and The Restless – Regina Rodriguez, Adriano Lucio, Vanessa Bragdon
Children and Teen Television Programming – Best Make-Up:
A Series of Unfortunate Events – Rita Ciccozzi, Krista Seller, Bill Terezakis
Children and Teen Television Programming – Best Hair Styling:
A Series of Unfortunate Events – Julie McHaffie, Dianne Holme
Commercials & Music Videos – Best Make-Up:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse “Promo” – Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Cristina Waltz
Commercials & Music Videos – Best Hair Styling:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse “Promo” – Joe Matke, Fernando Santaella-Novarro
Theatrical Production – Best Make-Up:
The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Rocky Horror – Michael Johnston, Tyson Fontaine, Lauren Lillien
Theatrical Production – Best Hair Styling:
Aladdin – Debra Parr, Michele Arvizo, Chanthy Tach
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