Submissions Open for 11th Annual Make-Up Artists, Hair Stylists Guild Awards, Some Timeline Changes

The online submissions for consideration for the 11th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) are now open and will close on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (PT), announced today by Julie Socash, IATSE Local 706 President. This year’s awards gala will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The MUAHS Awards honors outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in Motion Pictures, Television, Television Special, Daytime Television, Children and Teen, Commercials and Music Videos, and Live Theater.

The awards eligibility period for the 23 awards categories is the calendar year 2023. Please visit 2024 MUAHS Awards Information for a complete list of the updated instructions, rules, and regulations.

For more information, contact Sue Cabral-Ebert at [email protected].

Updated MUAHS Awards Schedule (*NEW DATES ARE IN BOLD)

*NOTE: Dates have changed

Submission deadline for entries is Sunday, November 5, 2023. Nominations for MUAHS Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Final online voting will begin on Monday, January 22, 2024, and closes on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Winners will be announced at the 11th Annual MUAHS Awards Gala on Sunday, February 18, 2024.

The Categories for Submissions are as follows:

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE

• Best Contemporary Make-up
• Best Period and/or Character Make-up
• Best Special Make-up Effects
• Best Contemporary Hair Styling
• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION LIMITED OR MINISERIES, OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES

• Best Contemporary Make-up
• Best Period and/or Character Make-up
• Best Special Make-up Effects
• Best Contemporary Hair Styling
• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES, OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION 

• Best Contemporary Make-up
• Best Period and/or Character Make-up
• Best Special Make-up Effects
• Best Contemporary Hair Styling
• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

DAYTIME TELEVISION

• Best Make-up
• Best Hair Styling

CHILDREN & TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

• Best Make-up
• Best Hair Styling

COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS

• Best Make-up
• Best Hair Styling

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE) 

• Best Make-up
• Best Hair Styling

Honorees for Distinguished Artisan Award, Lifetime Achievement Awards, and the Vanguard Award will be announced at a later date. Further inquiries regarding the MUAHS Awards may be directed to Sue Cabral-Ebert: [email protected].

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ABOUT LOCAL 706: The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, their diverse membership includes over 2,300 artisans in the entertainment industry worldwide. Local 706 members are make-up artists and hair stylists who have created the looks for Hollywood’s most memorable characters and stars of stage, screen, television and now the Internet. The wide-ranging domains of these artists include feature films and television, commercials; “live” network television, all types of theatrical productions and Disneyland theme parks. Local 706 Members have created notable characters competing for Academy Awards®, Primetime Emmys®, Daytime Emmys®, Saturn Awards®, BAFTA Awards®, and many other honors for make-up and hair styling artistry including their own Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. The Local 706 Guild publishes The Artisan, a glossy quarterly magazine, and provides panels, workshops and training both for members and others interested in the field to foster a spirit of innovation in the craft. For more info, visit local706.org or get #MUAHSawards updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.