It may not have made the Oscar shortlist curated by those Academy snobs, but Bill & Ted Face the Music leads all movies in the 2020/21 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild awards nominations. The fantasy comedy summons up an impressive four nods across the group's five feature-length film categories, landing in both Contemporary Make-Up and Period and/or Character Make-Up - something that's only been achieved once before in the awards' history. Movies like Hillbilly Elegy, Mank and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom will hope to capitalize on their own multiple mentions here in next month's Oscar nominations. Winners for the MUAHSG awards will be announced at the group's virtual gala on the 3rd of April.
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley, Bianca Appice) Hillbilly Elegy (Eryn Krueger Mekash, Jamie Hess, Devin Morales, Jessica Gambardella) Mank (Gigi Williams, Michelle Audrina Kim)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Matiki Anoff, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Carl Fullerton, Debi Young) Mulan (Denise Kum, Rick Findlater, Georgia Lockhart-Adams, James MacKinnon)
Best Contemporary Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley) Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Deborah La Mia Denaver, Sabrina Wilson, Miho Suzuki, Cale Thomas) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Katy Fray, Lisa Layman, Thomas Kolarek) The Prom (Eryn Krueger Mekash, J. Roy Helland, Kyra Panchenko, Donald McInnes) Promising Young Woman (Angela Wells, Brigitte Hennech, Adam Christopher)
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Hillbilly Elegy (Patricia Dehaney, Tony Ward, Martial Corneville, Stacey Butterworth) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Sharon Martin, Kat Fa)
Mank (Kimberley Spiteri, Colleen Labaff)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Mia Neal, Larry Cherry, Leah Loukas, Tywan Williams) Mulan (Denise Kum, Rick Findlater, Georgia Lockhart-Adams, Terry Baliel)
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Donna Spahn-Jones, Budd Bird, Jeri Baker, Ulla Gaudin) Birds Of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Adruitha Lee, Cassie Russek, Margarita Pidgeon, Nikki Nelms) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Kimberly Boyenger, Tyler Ely) The Prom (Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Ka’Maura Eley, J. Roy Helland) Promising Young Woman (Daniel Curet, Bryson Conley, Lee Ann Brittenham)
Best Special Make-Up Effects
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Bill Corso, Kevin Yagher, Steve Wang, Stephen Kelley) Hillbilly Elegy (Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew W. Mungle, Jamie Hess) Mulan (Denise Kum, Chris Fitzpatrick) Pinocchio (Mark Coulier) The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Adrien Morot) Wonder Woman 1984 (Jan Sewell, Mark Coulier)