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“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” “FURIOUS 7” “PITCH PERFECT 2” and “CINDERELLA” Among Feature Film Winners at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
“AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL” “GAME OF THRONES” and “DANCING WITH THE STARS” Among Television Winners
Johnny Depp Presented Lifetime Achievement Awards To Make-Up Artist Ve Neill and Hair Stylist Yolanda Toussieng
“American Horror Story: Hotel” Dominates the Night with Five Wins
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2016 – The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) tonight announced winners of its Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater. Winners in the film categories include “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Cinderella,” “Furious 7” and “Pitch Perfect 2.” Television winners included “American Horror Story: Hotel,” “Game of Thrones,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “The Walking Dead” and “Scream Queens.” The awards took place at Paramount Studios Theatre before an audience of more than 700, including guild members, industry executives and press. MUAHS President Sue Cabral-Ebert presided over the awards ceremony with The Real’s Loni Love serving as host. M.A.C. Cosmetics served as the Presenting Sponsor and the Official Cocktail Reception Sponsor.
Johnny Depp presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Oscar®-winning make-up artist Ve Neill (The Hunger Games, Face Off) and Oscar-winning hair stylist Yolanda Toussieng (Insurgent).
Presenters for this year’s awards included Tamera Mowry-Housley (The Real), Brandy (Zoe Ever After), Timothy Omundson (Galavant), LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Kate Flannery (The Office), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is the New Black), Arielle Kebbel (Ballers, Fifty Shades Darker), Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie), Melody Thomas Scott (The Young and the Restless), Brian Letscher (Scandal), Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Doug Jones (The Strain), AMPAS President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Michael Key (Make-Up Artist Magazine Publisher).
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MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS):
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
FURIOUS 7 Make-Up Artists: James Mackinnon, Autumn Butler, Roxy D'Alonzo
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
PITCH PERFECT 2 Hair Stylists: Cheryl Marks, Meagan Herrera, Daina Daigle
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Make-Up Artists: Lesley Vanderwalt, Nadine Prigge, Ailie Smith
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
CINDERELLA Hair Stylists: Carol Hemming, Orla Carroll, Wakana Yoshihara
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Make-Up Artists: Damian Martin, Elka Wardega, Jaco Snyman
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA SERIES:
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
DANCING WITH THE STARS Make-Up Artists: Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos, Patti Bortoli
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
DANCING WITH THE STARS Hair Stylists: Mary Guerrero, Kimi Messina, Jennifer Guerrero
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
GAME OF THRONES Make-Up Artist: Jane Walker
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
GAME OF THRONES Hair Stylists: Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
THE WALKING DEAD Make-Up Artists: Greg Nicotero, Garrett Immel
Page 2 of 5 MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR TELEVISION MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION (M.O.W):
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP
SCREAM QUEENS Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kelley Mitchell, Melissa Buell
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
WHITNEY Hair Stylists: Emanuel Millar, Rhonda O’Neal
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Sarah Tanno
BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL Hair Stylists: Monte C Haught, Darlene Brumfield, Frederic Aspiras
BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL Make-Up Artists: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, David Anderson
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS:
BEST MAKE-UP
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL PROMO Make-Up Artists: Kerry Herta, Jason Collins
BEST HAIR STYLING
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL Stylists: Nicole Alkire, Marissa Smith
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE):
BEST MAKE-UP
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Make-Up Artists: Vanessa Dionne, Rheanne Garcia, Deborah Bryan
Page 3 of 5 BEST HAIR STYLING
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Hair Stylists: Vanessa Dionne, Cassandra Russek
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR CHILDREN AND TEEN PROGRAMMING:
BEST MAKE-UP
HENRY DANGER Make-Up Artists: Michael Johnston, Patti Brand Reese, Melanie Mills
BEST HAIR STYLING
HENRY DANGER Hair Stylists: Joe Matke, Roma Goddard, Mary Lum
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARD WINNERS FOR DAYTIME TELEVISION:
BEST MAKE-UP
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Make-Up Artists: Patricia Denney, Marlene Mason, Kathy Jones
BEST HAIR STYLING
THE REAL Hair Stylist: Roberta Gardener Rogers
Sponsors include M.A.C. Cosmetics (Presenting Sponsor and Official Cocktail Party Host), Ardell Lashes (Ruby Sponsor), Make-Up Artist Magazine (Award Category Sponsor) I.AT.S.E. Local 798 and Universal Pictures (Gold Sponsors); Fox Searchlight, MUD Make-Up Designory, Netflix and RCMA (Silver Sponsors); FX, I.A.T.S.E., Paramount Pictures and Nigel Beauty Emporium (Bronze Sponsors); American Revolution Vodka and Stolen Rum (Liquor Sponsors). Gift bag sponsors include: Ardell Lashes, Beauty Blender, Belegenza, Ben Nye, Bodyography, Brush Off, Cheryl Lee MD Sensitive Skin Care, Cinema Secrets, Color Wow, DS Laboratories, Fromm International, The Hair Shop, Hask Beauty, Hempz, Jafra Cosmetics International, Kevyn Aucoin, Naturalook, Nigel Beauty Emporium, RCMA Makeup, Rock Your Hair and Stilazzi. Media sponsors include: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Below the Line, SHOOTonline and Metropolitan Fashion Week. ###
ABOUT LOCAL 706: The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 1,800 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®,
Page 4 of 5 Daytime Entertainment Emmys®, Saturn Awards®, BAFTA Awards®, and many other honors for make-up and hair styling artistry including their own Hollywood 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 follow MUAHS on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.
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